Abstract
At the 1996 CAUSE annual conference in San Francisco, CAUSE presented its Award for Exemplary Leadership and Information Technology Excellence to Patricia Battin. The award recognizes outstanding professionals in the field of information technology management in higher education. This article, a transcript of her remarks upon accepting the award, emphasizes the importance of mentoring and diversity to the information resources professional. Her talk is also included on the award presentation video available through this library as VID0030.