The Los Angeles Chapter of the American
Society for Information Science and Technology offers annual Student
Scholarship Essay Competition for current library and information
science graduate students. This Competition, first established
in 1992, and renamed in memory of the late Margaret McKinley in
1993, is intended to encourage students in Librarianship and Information
Science Programs to consider the benefits of participation in
the activities of professional societies.
AWARD: The winner receives reimbursement funding up to US $1,000
for registration, airfare, and hotel expenses to attend ASIST's
Annual Meeting and a one-year membership in ASIST. Two runners-up
will receive one-year memberships in ASIST.
ELIGIBILITY: All students enrolled in Library
and Information Science Programs, including recent (current semester
or quarter) graduates, at universities within the areas represented
by the Los Angles Chapter of ASIST (Hawaii, California, and Australia)
are eligible to enter. Current membership in the American Society
for Information Science and Technology is not required to enter
the Competition.
Current Winner:
- 2007 - John Khuu, Department of Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles (Runners Up: Madaleine J. Laird, University of California, Los Angeles and Regina Koury, University of Pittsburgh (distance education program))
Past Winners:
- 2006 - Monique Escamilla, Department of Information Studies at University of California, Los Angeles (Runners Up: Rachel Clarke, School of Library and Information Science at San José State University and Katie Shilton, Department of Information Studies at University of California, Los Angeles)
- 2005 - Mary Wickline, Department of Information Studies, University of California , Los Angeles (Runners Up: Pamela Hoyte, University of Technology , Sydney and Hongyan Ma, Department of Information Studies, University of California , Los Angeles)
- 2004 - Youn Noh, Department of Information Studies, University of
California, Los Angeles (Runners Up: Mana Tominaga,
School of Library & Information Science, San Jose State University
and Eli Edwards, School of Library & Information
Science, San Jose State University)
- 2003 - Joanne Orsatti (runners-up: Lisa Nguyen, University
of Hawaii at Manoa and Weipang Yue, University of New South
Wales, Sydney, Australia)
2002 - Cheryl A. Bartel (runner-up: Rebecca Porter, San Jose
State University)
- 2001 - Jennifer Brown (runners-up: Renee Y. Rastorfer, UCLA
Department of Information Studies and David Tulanian, San Jose
State University)
- 2000 - Heather Hessel (runner-up: Kane Tsay)
- 1999 - Charlotte P. Lee
- 1998 - Holly Ying
- 1997 - Lisa C. Keller
- 1996 - Karen Hilzinger
- 1995 - Jason Binford
- 1994 - Kelli Ham
- 1993 - Kara Steiniger
- 1992 - Marianne Afifi
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