2012 Emmett Leahy Winner

Dr. David Giaretta

2012 Award Announcement

2012 Award Photos

Dr. Giaretta's 2012 UNESCO Memory

of the World conference Presentation

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THE "RIM ICON OF OUR TIME" CROWNED

Dr. Anne Thurston was crowned over the weekend as the "RIM ICON OF OUR TIME" during the annual Records and Information Management Awareness Awards organized by The Records and Information Management Awareness Foundation (RIMA Foundation) which was held on Saturday 29th October 2011 at the Sheraton Hotel Lagos, Nigeria. The "RIM ICON OF OUR TIME" title was conferred on Dr. Thurston following a poll conducted on Linkedin which had different RIM professionals across the globe involved in the voting exercise. The poll ran for over seven months and Dr. Thurston emerged as the eventual winner.

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The Emmett Leahy Award

The Emmett Leahy Award is the highest award for individual accomplishment in the information and records management profession. Given in honor of Emmett Leahy, the renowned and legendary pioneer of information and records management, this award annually recognizes an individual an individual whose contributions and outstanding accomplishments have had a major impact on the records and information management profession . Selection of the award recipient is made by the Emmett Leahy Award Committee that is composed of the last ten winners of this prestigious award. The Emmett Leahy Award is presented at the annual meeting of the Institute of Certified Records Managers that is held concurrently with the ARMA International Annual Conference . Past winners have included users, educators, archivists, records managers, and consultants - both within the United States and internationally.  The Emmett Leahy Award Committee is an independent entity and is not a part of or affiliated with any other organization. The selection of the annual Emmett Leahy Award recipient is the exclusive responsibility of the Emmett Leahy Award Committee.

Recent Leahy Award winners have made contributions and accomplishments in the following areas:

Electronic Recordkeeping

• Development of post graduate education in records management in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. Ann Thurston
• Teaching on records management, archives, and information management. Charles Dollar, Luciana Duranti, John F. McDonald, Mary F. Robek, Kenneth Thibodeau
• Development of Electronic Recodkeeping Software Applications. Bruce Miller
• Development of standards for Electronic Recodkeeping Software. Kenneth Thibodeaur
• Recordkeeping for SharePoint 2010. Bruce Miller

Records Management Education

• Development of post graduate education in records management in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. Ann Thurston
• Teaching on records management, archives, and information management. Charles Dollar, Luciana Duranti, John F. McDonald, Mary F. Robek, Kenneth Thibodeau

Archival Science

• Extension and adaptations of traditional diplomatics to electronic records. Luciana Duranti
• Understanding of the differences between electronic records and traditional records. Luciana Duranti and Kenneth Thibodeau

Digital Preservation

• Development of the Electronic Records Archives Program at the National Archives and Records Administration. Kenneth Thibodeau
• Research on technical challenges related to digital preservation.  Kenneth Thibodeau
• Design of best practices for dealing with technology obsolescence and media degradation. Charles Dollar
• OAIS Reference Model and Audit and Certification. David Giaretta

Resources for Records Management

• Establishment and funding of the International Records Management Trust. Ann Thurston
• Millions of dollars in grant funds for international research. Luciana Duranti

Professional Collaboration

• Creation of the Association of Commonwealth Archivists and Records Managers. Ann Thurston
• Leadership of the international, multidisciplinary, and long-running InterPARES Project. Luciana Duranti
• Fostering of the Institute of Certified Records Managers. Mary F. Robek
• Chairing the Electronic Records Committee of the International Council on Archives. John F. McDonald

e-Discovery and Legal Issues in Recordkeeping

• Jason R. Baron