Jed Lyons Receives Jean Srnecz Lifetime Achievement Award

Jed Lyons, president and CEO of Rowman & Littlefield and National Book Network, was presented with the Jean Srnecz Lifetime Achievement Award during the Baker & Taylor Vendor Summit in Charleston, S.C. on March 16. 

The award was created three years ago in honor of longtime Baker & Taylor senior v-p, Jean Srnecz, who was killed in the crash of Flight 3407 near Buffalo in 2009.  The other honoree to date is Dean Karrell of John Wiley and Sons, who was given the award in 2013.   

In presenting the award, David Cully, president of retail at Baker & Taylor, said, “Rowman & Littlefield began as a humanities and social sciences publisher and has become one of the fastest growing independent publishers in North America.  Jed has been there providing insight and guidance to his employees and colleagues throughout those 40 years.”

Lyons added, “I am honored to receive this award named after my dear friend, Jean Srnecz.  Jean was a champion of independent publishing and a lover of books and people.  Calling on Jean in the 1970’s was an education in itself.  Our company is deeply grateful for this recognition of our 40 year journey from start-up to a house that now employs 600 professionals in the U.S. and the U.K.”