The MLA Honorary Member Award recognizes nonmembers for sustained and outstanding contributions to health sciences librarianship and to the advancement of the purposes of MLA. The nominee must be a non-member of MLA who has made outstanding contributions to the advancement of the purposes of MLA. The nominee must be outside of the library profession. The nominee must have demonstrated outstanding achievement in an appropriate field, such as library/health science education; medical informatics; legislation; information services; or systems development/management/administration. The nominee must have demonstrated notable leadership in his or her chosen field, such as positions held; honors/awards received; refereed publications; adherence to/promulgation of standards; or educational attainments. The nominee must have demonstrated impact on the advancement of MLA's mission as evidenced by acceptance of advocated philosophical tenets; adoption of new/modified methodologies in information management; promulgation of standards of performance; or influence on educational/service programs. The nominee must have garnered a professional reputation as evidenced by letters of support or commendation from professional colleagues; being cited by colleagues in the literature; or evidence of adherence to a professional code of ethics. Nominations are accepted from the membership-at-large and from members of the Fellowship and Honorary Members Jury or the MLA Board of Directors. Nominations should include documents or web links verifying the criteria noted above, plus any other pertinent information regarding suitability of the nominee for Honorary Membership. 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.