The Marcia C. Noyes Award, the association's highest professional distinction, recognizes a career that has resulted in lasting, outstanding contributions to medical librarianship. The award considers sustained and notable achievement in at least one area of activity cited in the mission of MLA and distinguished service and leadership in health sciences librarianship. The nominee must be a member of MLA. The nominee must have demonstrated sustained and notable achievement in at least one area of activity cited in MLA's objectives: fostering the art and science of health sciences library service; supporting health sciences research, education, and patient care; or promoting cooperation and communication among members. The nominee must have demonstrated distinguished service and leadership in health sciences librarianship in at least the areas of mentoring, publishing, and service in professional associations. The nomination must contain at least the following elements: a precise description of the nominee's achievements; a current curriculum vitae; any further information that may assist the Awards Committee in the evaluation of the nomination and the selection of the recipient. Up to three letters of support may be included with the nomination. Please visit the award's website or contact the Medical Library Association for more information.