Dr. Curtis R. Rogers, Communications Director of the South Carolina State Library, recently received the 2014 Founders Award at the 4th Annual Library Communications Conference held in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey.
The Library Communications Conference, sponsored by the Library Management Institute, connects marketing, public relations, special events, fundraising, outreach, and program development professionals from public, academic, and special libraries. The vision of the conference is to create a platform that connects professionals committed to promoting libraries. Presented by Rachel Fox, conference coordinator (pictured with Rogers), the award is for “dedication to furthering the profession of library communications and serving as a major influence in fostering new ideas and innovative discussions among his peers throughout the world.”
Rogers also coordinates the South Carolina Center for the Book and has been in the library and information science field for 27 years working at public, academic, and government libraries. Rogers developed and conducted a national survey on how libraries use social media for public relations and has presented at the American Library Association and German Library Association annual conferences. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Geography, Master of Library and Information Science, and Doctor of Education from the University of South Carolina as well as a certificate of study from the University of the Azores, Portugal. Rogers was the 2008 president of the South Carolina Library Association and currently serves on the South Carolina Book Festival advisory committee, is secretary of the South Carolina Academy of Authors, and chairs the USC School of Library and Information Science’s Annual Literacy Leaders Awards committee.
