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SLA 2005 SCHOLARSHIPS
REWARD ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

Alexandria, VA, USA, 5 April, 2005 - Five outstanding students from the United States and Canada have been selected as recipients of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) 2005 Scholarships. The winners were chosen by the SLA Scholarship Committee and will be honored at the Annual Conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 5 - 8 June, 2005.
 
The SLA Scholarship is awarded for graduate study in librarianship leading to a master's degree at a recognized school of library or information science. Applicants must have earned or be preparing to receive a bachelor's degree with an interest in special librarianship. This year's winners are Eugene Barsky, Megan Comey, and Terry Lynn Kline.

Eugene Barsky is a Master's of Library and Information Science (MLIS) candidate at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Behavioral Sciences from Ben Gurion University of the Negev Beer Sheba in Israel. He also holds a Certificate in Advanced Computer Programming from the Israeli Ministry of Labor in Safed, Israel. Barsky is from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Megan Comey is working toward an MLIS at Syracuse University in New York State, where she is president of the SLA Student Group. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in History at Humboldt State University in Arcata, California. Comey is from Glendale, California, USA.

Terry Lynn Kline is an MLIS candidate at the School of Library Science at Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis, Indiana. She earned a law degree from Valparaiso University School of Law in Valparaiso, Indiana. Previously, she earned a Bachelor of General Studies degree from Indiana University in South Bend, Indiana. Kline is from Elkhart, Indiana, USA.

The SLA Affirmative Action Scholarship is granted to a member of a minority group - defined by the U.S. government as American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latino - for graduate study in librarianship leading to a master's degree at a recognized school of library or information science. This year's recipient is Kelly Lynn Anders.

Kelly Lynn Anders is an MLIS candidate at San Jose State University in San Jose, California. She earned a law degree from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, and previously earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Anders is from Sacramento, California, USA.

The Mary Adeline Connor Scholarship Winner is granted to a post-MLIS certificate or degree program candidate in any subject area, technological skill, or managerial expertise relevant to the applicant's career needs and goals in special librarianship. This year's recipient is Jeannie Bail.

Jeannie Bail is a part-time student at Brooklyn Law School in Brooklyn, New York, and is a full-time reference librarian at Lazard Freres & Company, LLC. Her work as a special librarian sparked her interest in law school. Bail earned her MLIS at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication/English at Mills College in Oakland, California. Bail is from Brooklyn, New York.

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