Professional of the Year for 2009 in Library Science: Alice A. Sturzl

	Alice A. Sturzl
Industry	Education
Title	Instructional Media Specialist
Expertise	Library Director
Current Organization	School District of Laona
Type of Organization	School district
Major Product	Education
Area of Distribution	Laona, Wisconsin
University/Degree	B.S., Library Science, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, 1971
Born	May 22, 1949, Marshfield, Wisconsin
Honors & Awards	Who's Who Among America's Teachers; Who's Who in America; Who's Who in American Education; Who's Who in the World; Who's Who of American Women; Wisconsin Library Association Special Service Award; Wisconsin Library Association/DEMCO Librarian of the Year
Published Works	Articles
Affiliations	A.A.S.L.; N.E.A.; P.L.A.; Past President, Wisconsin Library Association
Hobbies & Sports	Reading, bowling, travel, community service
Career Accomplishments	Active involvement in education field and related activities; Active involvement in library field and related activities; Active proponent of multi-type cooperation among libraries; Assisting with automation of the Edith Evans Community (School/Public) Library through V-CAT and Wisconsin Valley Library Service and being the first school to be included, albeit through back door; Being recognized for her organizational work with the Wisconsin Library Association Special Service Award; Elected by her peers to serve as President of the Wisconsin Library Association; Led National Search-and-Screen Committee to hire Executive Director for Wisconsin Library Association; Led National Search-and-Screen Committee to hire System Director for Wisconsin Valley Library Service; Putting leadership skills to use; Serving as Library Trustee and working as School Media Specialist, with ability to see more than one side of an issue
Work History	Sts. Peter and Paul School, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 1970-71; School District of Laona, Wisconsin, 1971-73; Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, Glendale, Arizona, 1973-75; Most Holy Trinity School, Sunnyslope, Arizona, 1975-76; School Districts of Wabeno Area and Laona, Wisconsin, 1976-77; School District of Laona, Wisconsin, 1977-2008; School District of Goodman-Armstrong, Wisconsin, 2006-08
Children	Stepchildren-Bruce Jr., Scott, Daniel, Ann, Todd (deceased) Timothy
Spouse	Bruce R. Sturzl Sr.
Married	June 9, 1973
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