Congratulations to the 2012 Georgia Library Media Specialist of the Year!
Linda W. Davis
Needwood Middle School
Glynn County Schools
Southeast Georgia District
GLMA and GAIT (Georgia Association of Instructional Technology) co-sponsor the Georgia School Library Media Specialist of the Year award to recognize K-12 library media specialists whose services have resulted in exemplary library media programs. Each school system may select one library media specialist for this award. From those chosen for the system level award, one media specialist is chosen as the district Library Media Specialist of the Year. (Each district represents a different region of Georgia.) The state Library Media Specialist of the Year is selected from the district winners and will be announced the Georgia Council of Media Organizations conference.
The GLMA District Map can be downloaded here.
DEADLINES: Each System Library Media Committee should mail one complete application package postmarked to the GLMA Executive Office below by April 1, 2013.
Then, each GLMA district chair will convene a committee to review the system level applications in order to select a district winner by May 15, 2013.
GLMA, Inc. Executive Office
Library Media Specialist of the Year Application
2711 Irvin Way, Suite 111
Decatur, GA 30030
Phone: 404.299.7700
Fax: 404.299.7029
Library Media Specialist of the Year District Winners 2012-2013
| District | Name | School | County |
| Coastal Georgia | Joni Aycock | Mill Creek Elementary School | Bulloch |
| Southeast Georgia | Linda W. Davis | Needwood Middle School | Glynn |
| Metro District | Holly Frilot | Collins Hill High School | Gwinnett |
| Southwest Georgia | Karen Gould | Hamilton Elementary School | Colquitt |
| Middle Georgia | Janice Habersham | Skyview Elementary School | Bibb |
| East Georgia | Elizabeth Jackson | Washington-Wilkes Middle & High Schools | Wilkes |
| Northeast Georgia | Donna Jones | Greensboro Elementary School | Greene |
| Heart of Georgia | Elizabeth Shoemaker | Dublin High School | Dublin City |
| South Metro District | Leslie Coleman | Veteran’s Memorial Middle School | Newton |
Library Media Specialist of the Year District Winners 2011-2012
| District | Name | School | County |
| Coastal | Shannon Robertson | Southeast Bulloch Middle | Bulloch |
| East | Angela Dallis | Grovetown High School | Columbia |
| Metro | Susan K.S. Grigsby | Elkins Pointe Middle School | Fulton |
| Northeast | Andy Plemmons | David C. Barrow Elementary | Clarke |
| Southeast | Beverly Brostek | Brunswick High School | Glynn |
| Southwest | Cheryl Youse | Colquitt County High School | Colquitt |
| South Metro | Christopher R. Parker | Mt. Carmel Elementary School | Henry |
Library Media Specialist of the Year District Winners 2010-2011
| District | Name | School | County |
| Heart of Georgia | Janice Mock | Montgomery County Middle/High School | Montgomery |
| Middle Georgia | Kathy Cranford | Crawford County Elementary School | Crawford |
| North East Georgia | Lisa Delgado | South Jackson Elementary School | Jackson |
| West Georgia | Ginnie Walker | Franklin Forest Elementary School | Troup |
| South East Georgia | Shelia Arthur | Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School | Camden |
| South Metro | Alicia Stratton | Jackson Road Elementary School | Spalding |
| Metro | Jill Rose | Alpharetta High School | Fulton |
| North Georgia | Jennifer Parker | Chestatee High School | Hall |
| North Central Georgia | Buffy Hamilton | Creekview High School | Cherokee |
| Coastal Georgia | Denise Borck | William James Middle School | Bulloch |
Library Media Specialist of the Year District Winners 2009-2010
| District | Name | School | County |
| Southeast | Lydia J. Brantley | Sterling Elementary | Glynn |
| Coastal | Amy Altman | Statesboro High School | Bulloch |
| East GA | Jane Roupe | Cedar Ridge Elementary | Columbia |
| West GA | Pam Murphy | Long Cane Middle School | Troup |
| South Metro | Mary Kay Harris | Luella Middle School | Henry |
| Metro | Marie Yelvington | Centennial High School | Fulton |
Georgia Library Media Specialists the Year
| Year | Winners | System |
| 2012 | Linda W. Davis | Glynn County Schools |
| 2011 | Susan K.S. Grigsby | Fulton County Schools |
| 2010 | Buffy Hamilton | Cherokee County Schools |
| 2009 | Amy Altman | Bulloch County Schools |
| 2008 | Becky Greene | Bibb County Schools |
| 2007 | Linda Martin | Hall County Schools |
| 2006 | Melissa Johnston | Forsyth County Schools |
| 2005 | Betsy Razza | DeKalb County Schools |
| 2004 | Donna Milner | Camden County Schools |
| 2003 | Julie Stephens | Calhoun City Schools |
| 2002 | Pam Nutt | Griffin-Spalding County Schools |
| 2001 | Judy Serritella | Clayton County Schools |
| 2000 | Paula Galland | Glynn County Schools |
| 1999 | JaBra Harden | Valdosta City Schools |
| 1998 | Miriam Powell | Thomas County Schools |
| 1997 | Nancy B. Clark | DeKalb County Schools |
| 1996 | Deborah Hargroves | Savannah-Chatham County Schools |
| 1995 | Peggy James | Griffin-Spalding County Schools |
| 1994 | Cindy Thompson | Clayton County Schools |
| 1993 | Pam Kugel | DeKalb County Schools |
| 1992 | Cathy Anderson | Catoosa County Schools |
| 1991 | Marsha Goen (State Winner)– Middle School | Cobb County Schools |
| 1991 | Janice Richardson – Elementary | Wayne County Schools |
| 1991 | Betty White – High School | Floyd County Schools |
| 1990 | Carol Martin (State Winner) – High School | Polk County Schools |
| 1990 | Geraldine Welch – Middle School | Coweta County Schools |
| 1990 | Susan Preston – Elementary School | Decatur City Schools |
| 1989 | Nancy Chain – Elementary School | Forsyth County Schools |
| 1989 | Brenda Newbury – Middle School | Richmond County Schools |
| 1989 | Bertha Phillips-Furcron – High School | Fulton County Schools |
| 1988 | Gordon N. Baker – Elementary School | Clayton County Schools |
| 1988 | Grace Bellamy – Middle School | Lumpkin County Schools |
| 1988 | Helen Miller – High School | Henry County Schools |
| 1987 | Nancy Wayte – Elementary School | Gwinnett County Schools |
| 1987 | Linda Benson – Middle School | Jenkins County Schools |
| 1987 | No High School Winner Named | |
| 1986 | Barbara Kaden – Elementary School | DeKalb County Schools |
| 1986 | No Middle School Winner | |
| 1986 | Ethelene D. Jones – High School | Fannin County Schools |