EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has awarded ten scholarships, including three new awards specifically for international recipients, to attend the 2019 ALA Annual Conference. The scholarships are in partnership with the American Library Association (ALA). The scholarships aim to help the winning librarians defray the cost of travel and other expenses so they can take advantage of the conference’s professional development and networking opportunities.
International Scholarship Winners include: Elizabeth Wangari Mwangi, Library Assistant/MLIS Student, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya (first-time attendee); Olivia Kerubo Ongera, Library Assistant, South Eastern Kenya University, Kitui, Kenya (first-time attendee); and Marie-Eve Berthiaume, Student Librarian, HEC Montreal, Montreal, Canada (first-time attendee).
EBSCO/ALA Scholarship Winners include: Rebecca J. Campbell, Adult Services Manager, Eustis Memorial Library, Eustis, Florida; Tracy S. Drake, Archivist/Librarian, Chicago Public Library, Chicago, Illinois; Alice Erickson, MLIS Student, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (first-time attendee); Aubrey Iglesias, Cataloging Librarian, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico; Ji Hye Lee, Electronic Cataloging Librarian, Nova Southeastern University Libraries, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (first-time attendee); Ayaba Logan, Research and Education Informationist/Assistant Professor, Medical University of South Carolina Library, Charleston, South Carolina; and Brianna N. Thurman, Administrative Support Specialist, Gaston County Public library and Library Student, East Carolina University, Gastonia, North Carolina (first-time attendee).
EBSCO is dedicated to supporting the library community around the world and maintains a long-standing tradition of co-sponsoring scholarships to ALA conferences that provide funds for conference registration, travel and expenses. The scholarship recipients will be honoured by EBSCO and ALA representatives during the conference at a scholarship breakfast.
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