Awards and Recognition

In 1980, Kilgour received an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Marietta College.

Legion of Merit, 1945

Librarian of the Year, Ohio Library Association, 1973

Recognition of Achievement, Central Ohio Chapter of American Society for Information Science, 1974

Margaret Mann Citation, American Library Association, 1974

Melvil Dewey Medal, American Library Association, 1978

Library and Information Technology Award, Library and Information Technology Association, 1979

Co-recipient Academic/Research Librarian of the Year Award, Association of College and Research Libraries, 1979

Award of Merit, American Society for Information Science, 1979

Honorary Doctor of Laws, Marietta College, 1980

Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, The Ohio State University, 1980

Honorary Doctor of Laws, College of Wooster, 1981

Honorary Life Membership, American Library Association, 1982

Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, Denison University, 1983

Marcia C. Noyes Award, Medical Library Association, 1984

Medical Library Association Fellowship, 1984

Ohio Governor’s Award in the Field of Education, 1986

Honorary Life Membership, Special Libraries Association, 1986

Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, University of Missouri–Kansas City, 1989

Ohio Library Association Hall of Fame, 1990

Senator George Voinovich Award for Information Innovation, 2002

TopCAT Hall of Fame, Columbus Technology Council, 2005