WLA Foundation Announces 2010 Scholarship Recipients

The Wisconsin Library Association Foundation is pleased to announce six recipients of its annual scholarship awards.

The library education scholarships are as follows:

Library Education Scholarship. (An applicant for this scholarship must be a Wisconsin resident and attend a master’s level program in library and information science at a Wisconsin school.)

Alexandra Hinrichs received an award of $1,300 to complete her master’s degree in library and information studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She plans to work as a children’s librarian in a public library after receiving her degree in 2011.

Diversity Scholarship. (This scholarship is available to a Wisconsin resident who attends a master’s degree program in library and information science at a Wisconsin school and who is African-American, Latino-Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, of Native American/Alaskan Native descent, or physically challenged.)

Kia Vang, received an award of $1,000 to attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison starting in September 2010. She plans to complete her degree in 2012 and work as a reference librarian in a public or academic library.

Sally Davis Scholarship. (This scholarship is available to a Wisconsin resident attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Library and Information Studies.)

Cristina Springfield was awarded $1,250 to pursue her master’s degree in library and information studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She started the program in the fall of 2009 and expects to complete her degree in 2011. She aspires to work as an academic reference librarian specializing in multicultural and bilingual materials.

Vida Cummins Stanton Scholarship. (This scholarship is available to a Wisconsin resident attending the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Information Studies pursuing a career as a school library media specialist or youth services librarian.)

Elizabeth Lowrey was awarded $1,400 to complete her master’s degree at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Information Studies. She plans a career as a youth services librarian in a public library setting. She expects to receive her degree in 2012.

The library continuing education scholarships:

George Bauer Continuing Education Scholarship. (This scholarship is available to a person employed in a library in Wisconsin, or someone who works with library employees in those communities, to attend a conference or other continuing education program within or outside Wisconsin.)

Dawn Wacek, Youth Services Manager, Rice Lake Public Library, was awarded $700 to attend the Wisconsin Library Association annual conference in November 2010 in the Wisconsin Dells.

Gloria Hoegh Scholarship. (This scholarship is available to a person employed in a library in a Wisconsin community with a population of 5,000 or less, or someone who works with library employees in those communities, to attend a conference or other continuing education program within or outside Wisconsin.)

$1,050 was available in 2010 for this scholarship and was awarded to two Wisconsin librarians. Jane Marie Smiley Frankiewicz, Director, Spooner Memorial Library, and Jill Elaine Fredrickson, Library Assistant, Spooner Memorial Library, were each awarded $525 to support their attendance at the 2010 Wisconsin Library Association Annual Conference in the Wisconsin Dells.

--Peg Branson
WLAF Scholarship Committee Chair 2010