Message-Id: <199701070515.XAA04522@library.wustl.edu> Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 00:11:06 -0500 From: Ingrid Hsieh-Yee <mailto:HSIEHYEE@CUA.EDU> Subject: CALA Scholarships To: Multiple recipients of list WEBCAT-L <mailto:WEBCAT-L@WUVMD.WUSTL.EDU>
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1997 CALA Scholarships Application Deadline: Feb. 15, 1997
The Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) is happy to announce two CALA Scholarships. The Sheila Suen Lai Scholarship of Library and Information Science, established in 1989, awards US$500 to a student of Chinese heritage who is currently enrolled in an ALA-accredited library school as a full-time student. The scholarship is designed to encourage the development of leadership in Chinese American librarianship.
The C. C. Seetoo/CALA Conference Travel Scholarship awards US$500 to a student to attend the annual ALA Conference and CALA program. The scholarship is designed to provide the award recipient mentoring and networking opportunities at the ALA conference. Students of Chinese heritage who are currently enrolled in ALA-accredited library and information science programs are encouraged to apply.
The application deadline for both scholarships is February 15, 1997. Winners of the scholarships will be announced by April 30, 1997. The awards will be presented at the ALA annual conference in San Francisco.
Copies of the full announcements and application forms have been mailed to deans and directors of graduate programs and schools in library and information science. Application forms may also be requested from the Chair of the Scholarship Committee. For further information please contact Professor Ingrid Hsieh-Yee at
School of Library & Information Science Marist Hall, Room 240 Catholic University of America Washington, D.C. 20064
Phone: (202) 319-6270 Fax: (202) 319-5574 E-mail: mailto:hsiehyee@cua.edu