CALA Distinguished Service Award
The CALA Distinguished Service Award is given annually to individuals who consistently demonstrate outstanding leadership and achievement in library and information services at the national and/or international level. Distinguished contributions and services to the advancement of Chinese-American librarianship will receive special consideration from the CALA Awards Committee. This Award is a permanent and highest recognition given by the Association. No individual can receive the award more than once. There shall be no consideration for or against a candidate’s age, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, or length of service to the profession. The recipient needs to be a member of CALA.
Recipients
| 2025 Ray Pun |
| 2024 Wenli Gao |
| 2023 Hong Yao |
| 2022 Weiling Liu |
| 2021 Michael Bailou Huang |
| 2020 Guoying Liu |
| 2019 Dr. Lian Ruan |
| 2018 Dr. Zhijia Shen |
| 2017 Dora Ho |
| 2016 Clara M. Chu |
| 2015 Yongyi Song |
| 2013 Min Zhou |
| 2012 Ms. Barbara Ford |
| 2011 Dr. Rush G. Miller |
| 2010 Dr. Ling Hwey Jeng |
| 2009 Prof. John T. Ma |
| 2008 Mr. Haipeng Li |
| 2007 Dr. ShaLi Zhang |
| 2006 Ms. Liana Zhou |
| 2005 Ms. Susana Liu |
| 2004 Ms. Linna Yu |
| 2003 Mr. Peter R. Young |
| 2002 Prof. Xinxia Lai (来新夏) |
| 2001 Mr. Eugene Wu (吴文津) |
| 2000 Ms. Amy Ching-Fen Tsiang (吴慶芬) |
| 1999Ms. Priscilla Yu (于張品絲) |
| 1998 Mr. Karl K. Lo |
| 1997 Ms. Betty Tsai (蔡林麗芸) |
| 1996 Mr. Gary Strong |
| 1995 Mr. Shou-jing Zhuang (庄守經) & Dr. David Kaser |
| 1994 Ms. Julia W. Tung |
| 1993 Ms. Amy D. Seetoo (司徒達森) & Irene Yeh (葉方光晴) |
| 1992 Dr. Lois Mai Chan (麥麟屏) |
| 1991 Dr. Norma N. Yueh (樂乃儂) |
| 1990 Mr. Karl Ku (顧敏) & Prof. Harris Seng (沈寶環) |
| 1989 Dr. Margaret C. Fung (张鼎钟) |
| 1988 Dr. Tze-Chung Li (李志钟) |
| 1987 Prof. Chen-Ku Wang (王振鹄) |
| 1986 Dr. Wen-Yu Yen (嚴文郁) & Ms. Gloria Hsia (夏王詳明) |
| 1985 Dr. Tsuen-Hsuin Tsien (錢存訓) & Mr. David Ta-ching Liu (劉大經) |
| 1984 Ms. Sally C. Tseng (曾程雙修) |
| 1983 Dr. Hwa-wei Lee (李華偉) |
| 1982 Dr. Ching-chih Chen (陳劉欽智) |
| 1981 No one awarded |
| 1980 Dr. Ernest Wolff |