The Professional Regulation Commission conferred the Outstanding Professional Librarian of the Year Award on Marilou Palicte Tadlip on 20 June 2014. The citation reads:
For her professional and technical competence in the practice of the profession for 44 years — from a cataloguer to Director of the University Library System and Chairman of the Department of Library and Information Science at the University of San Carlos; for her excellent academic record, having graduated with a BS Education Major in Library Science degree, Magna Cum Laude, Doctor of Education at the University of San Carlos and Master in Library Science at the University of Hawaii; for her numerous accomplishments that had earned her the award for Outstanding Contribution to the Profession given by the Philippine Association of Academic and Research Libraries, Outstanding Leadership Award as President by the Academic Libraries Book Acquisition System, Inc., Velasco Award by the Philippine Librarians Association, Inc., the James J. Meany Award by the PAASCU and the ALBASA Outstanding Award of Recognition.
Thanks to Cynthia Zialcita for providing the photo and citation.