ALA announces Spectrum Scholarship recipients
Contact: Wendy Prellwitz
312-280-5048
ALA News Release
For Immediate Release
August 2001
ALA announces Spectrum Scholarship recipients
The American Library Association's (ALA) Office for Diversity announced the fourth cohort of Spectrum Scholarships at ALA's Annual Conference in San Francisco, June 14-20. The Spectrum Initiative's major drive is to recruit applicants and award scholarships to African American, Latino/Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander and Native American/Alaskan Native students for graduate programs in library and information studies. Its mission is to improve service at the local level through the development of a representative workforce that reflects the communities served by all types of libraries in the new millennium.
The ALA committed resources for 50 annual scholarships of $5,000 a year for the Initiative's first four years. Due to generous donations from ALA Past President Betty Turock and the Medical Library Association/National Library of Medicine (MLA/NLM), two additional scholarships, the Betty Turock Spectrum Scholarship and the MLA/NLM Spectrum Scholarship, have been awarded for the 2001-2002 year. The 52 Spectrum Scholars are as follows:
Rhonda Allende, Jersey City, N.J.
Camille Andrews, Chelsea, Mass.
Cecilia Barber, Sanostee, N.M.
Cheryl (Bernadette), Beredo Ithaca, N.Y.
Nathalie Bouillon, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Stacy Brown, Silver Springs, Md.
Randi Carreno, Plano Ill.
Felecia Clark, Detroit
Niccole Coggins, Blacksburg, Va.
Jose Cordova, Boise, Idaho
Malynda Dalton, Belchertown, Mass.
An-Chi Dianu, Washington, D.C.
Tracy Ducksworth, Hazel Crest, Ill.
Antonia Dugan, Ypsilanti, Mich.
Cynthia Elizondo, Helotes, Texas
Alicia Ellis, Lexington, Ky.
Nance Espinosa, Fresno, Calif.
Hoa Vo Thi (Kate) Flanagan, St. Paul, Minn.
Trina Ford, Stone Mountain, Ga.
Amy Gonzalez, Waco, Texas
Helen Gonzalez, Tucson, Az.
Xan Goodman, East Lansing, Mich.
Todd Honma, Los Angeles
Petrina Jackson, Hoffman Estates, Ill.
Michael Johnson, Fort Myers, Fla.
Portia Johnson, Chicago
Willie James Johnson, Jr., Baltimore
Shannon Fuquay Jones, Varina, Calif.
Chungsil Kim, La Crescenta, Calif.
Beverly Ku, Danville, Calif.
Carolyn Lei-lanilau, Oakland, Calif.
Benjamin Longoria, San Antonio
Monica Lopez, Tampa, Fla.
Tamika Maddox, Decatur, Ga.
Carmen Markham, Chicago
Kassundra Miller, Bloomfield, N.J.
Petra Morris, Pasadena, Calif.
Renee Newry, Irving, Texas
Sandy Pon, Tempe, Az.
Silvia Reveles, Dallas
Alexandra Rivera-Rule, Jackson, Mo.
LaVera Rose, Oneida, S.D.
Nicholas Saunders, Chicago
Crystal Silver Smith, Springs. Md.
Joanne Suzara, Goose Creek, S.C.
Darren Seeper, South Orange, N.J.
Teri Tada, Seattle
Harry Ting, Flushing, N.Y.
Lin-Pyng (Lucy) Wang, Elkins Park, Pa.
Linda Crichlow White, Washington, D.C.
Felicia Smith, Chicago (Medical Library Association/National Library of Medicine Spectrum Scholar)
E. Chisa Uyeke, San Francisco (Betty Turock Spectrum Scholar)
To continue its dedication to promoting diversity within the profession, the ALA seeks to establish a $4 million endowment to support Spectrum Scholarships in perpetuity.
For more information on the
Spectrum Initiative and how you can contribute, please contact the Office for Diversity at 1-800-545-2433 ext. 4276.
