[Preservenw] Judith Henchy Honored for Preservation Work in Vietnam

[Gary Menges]

Judith Henchy, Head, South East Asia Section and Special Assistant to the 
Dean of University Libraries for International Programs at the University 
of Washington Libraries, was honored with a medal and a recognition 
ceremony by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism of Vietnam for 
her role in managing a project to microfilm early Vietnamese print 
resources in the National Library of Vietnam.

The project was conducted under the auspices of the Center for Research 
Libraries with financial assistance from the Henry Luce Foundation and the 
Harvard Yenching Institute.  As a result of Judith's work, the Southeast 
Asia Microform Project has filmed more than 250 titles representing a 
number of early journals and publications that are available nowhere else 
in the world.  Judith has long been associated with international studies 
and scholarship in and on Southeast Asia.  She is most deserving of an 
award recognizing her global impact and influence.