E.J. Josey Scholarship Award

2010 E.J. Josey Scholarship Award Winners

Friday, January 14, 2010

Boston MA

BCALA, Inc. Executive Board approved the following GLIS students as the 2010 E. J. Josey Scholarship Essay Competition winners. Each award is a $2,000 unrestricted scholarship. Applicants had submitted essays:

… that reflect and memorialize the life and accomplishments of E.J. Josey, the founder of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association, former President of ALA, library leader, social activist and humanitarian.

Alice Etim , UNC Chapel Hill, “Following the footsteps of Dr. E. J. Josey: LIS Professionals Collaborating to Fix the Digital Divide in Modern Society”

Ashanti White, UNC Greensboro, “E.J. Josey: An American Avant-Gardist”

Four additional awards given in honor of the BCALA, Inc 40 th Anniversary are awarded to:

LaTrisha E. Milton , LSU, (Essay is untitled)

Roderic Crooks , UCLA, “Engagement and Empowerment: The Work of Professor E.J. Josey”

Brook Posley , Clarion University, “E. J. Josey Leaves an Enduring Mark on Society”

Melody Mitchell , Florida State U., “E. J. Josey, 1924-2009, American Activist and Library Leader”

Billy C. Beal

Co-Chair 2010 BCALA, Inc. E. J. Josey Scholarship Committee

Dean of Learning Resources

L O Todd Library

Meridian Community College

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Past Winners 1994-

2009	Sandra Eddie, Queens College, CUNY Teneka D. Taylor, U. of North Texas
2008	Orisanmi Burton, Long Island U. Myron McGhee, Valdosta State U.
2007	Jennifer Blakely, Wayne State U. Ms Kafi Laramore-Josey, Wayne State U.
2006	Angela Brooks, U. of Tennessee & Tamitra Rose, North Carolina Central University
2005	Cynthia Landrum, U. of Southern Miss. & Yasmin Morais, Univ. of Toronto
2004
2003
2002	Ms. Delphia Williams, San Jose & Mr. Steven K. Profit, South Carolina
2001	Ms. Tamika Maddox, Pittsburgh
2000	Ms. Avril Haughton, South Florida, Ms. Delores McLemore, Clark Atlanta, Ms. Dorothy W. Williams, McGill,
1999	Mr. Sterling Joseph Coleman, Jr., LSU, Mrs. Lucia G. Fisher, North Carolina Central, & Ms. Jeralyn Jackson, Clark Atlanta
1998	Ms. Danielle M. Green, Tennessee, Mr. Roland Lemonious, Clark Atlanta, & Ms. Patricia M. Richard, San Jose
1997	Ms. E. Murell Dawson, Florida State & Mr. Steven G. Fullwood, Clark Atlanta
1996	Mr. Steven Haynie, Buffalo
1995	Ms. Tamara Stewart, Long Island
1994	Ms. Beverly Huda Abdus-Sabur, Greensboro