Michele Reid, dean of libraries, received a 2012 Highly Commended Article Award at the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence for her article, “Is the Balanced Scorecard Right for Academic Libraries?” published in volume 24 of the journal, The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances. In her study, selected for the award by the journal’s editorial board, Reid found the Balanced Scorecard can be a useful approach in determining service value, in demonstrating fiscal responsibility and – through metrics focused on organizational goals and strategy – in validating a knowledge-based and networked institution’s role in the delivery of a quality educational product. 

NDSU is recognized as one of the nation’s top 108 public and private universities by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.