[IFLA-L] SALI-Trust Lifetime Achievement Award

[Theresa Schoeman]

The S.A. Library and Information (SALI) Trust and the Library and Information
Association of S.A. (LIASA) honoured one of South Africa’s foremost
librarians, Ellen Tise, with their Lifetime Achievement Award at the LIASA
Conference dinner in Somerset West on 12 October. This prestigious award
recognises an extraordinary career of service, commitment and impact on the
library profession and communities served.
In presenting the award jointly with the LIASA President, Nazeem Hardy,
Segametsi Molawa from the SALI Trust noted that for almost four decades Ellen
Tise had made an immense contribution in an illustrious library career and
professional involvement that had seen her rise to be the first President of
LIASA in 1998 and then to serve as President of the International Federation
of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) from 2009 – 2011, with many
other highlights along the way.
From humble beginnings as a library assistant at the then University of the
Orange Free State, Ellen Tise went on to senior positions, including Deputy
University Librarian at the University of the Witwatersrand, University
Librarian at the University of the Western Cape and, since 2006, Senior
Director of Library and Information Services at Stellenbosch University. Her
academic path culminated in an MPhil degree in Science and Technology Studies
from Stellenbosch University.
In addition to her institutional work, Ellen Tise has been prominent in a
number of leadership roles in the profession, both nationally and
internationally, including amongst others:
• A founding trustee of the SALI Trust in 1998
• Director on the Sabinet Online Board from 2003- 2018
• Member of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Access to Learning
Award Advisory Committee in 2007
• Member of the UNESCO International Advisory Committee for the Memory
of the World from 2011 – 2014
• Chairperson of the Board of the National Library of South Africa and a
member of the Board of the Qatar National Library from 2013 – 2015
The honours bestowed on Ellen Tise have been wide-ranging, including honorary
membership of the Golden Key International Honour Society, IFLA and LIASA. In
2010 she received a Special Recognition Award from the Association of College
and Research Libraries for her leadership and contributions to international
librarianship. She has also been honoured with several Stellenbosch
University Rector’s Awards and a Chancellor’s Award in 2020.

This stellar career and professional involvement continues serving as
Chairperson of the South African National Library and Information Consortium,
and on IFLA’s Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression
Advisory Committee, IFLA’s Copyright and Legal Matters Advisory Committee and
other bodies.
Ellen Tise’s extraordinary journey has encompassed exemplary service, many
achievements along the way, and considerable influence on and a great
contribution to the library profession on a global scale.

We wish her all the best!
Regards,
The SALI-Trust Committee
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