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Fostering Careers & the Profession

An investment in the long-term development of qualified individuals and the growth of the profession of law librarianship, contributions to the ³ÉÈËÊÓƵScholarship Program enable ³ÉÈËÊÓƵmembers to continue their law and library education.

Scholarships are awarded in June of each year and the recipients are announced at the ³ÉÈËÊÓƵAnnual Meeting in July.

Scholarship Recipients

• 2025

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵSCHOLARSHIP

  LAW SCHOOL GRADUATE SEEKING LIBRARY DEGREE

  Emily K. Lindsay
  Research, Instructional Services, and Circulation Librarian
  Mississippi College School of Law
  Jackson, Mississippi

  Rhian Aguas
  Reference Librarian
  San Diego Law Library
  San Diego, California

  LIBRARY SCHOOL GRADUATE SEEKING LAW DEGREE

  Ally Ososki
  Law Librarian
  Minnesota State Law Library
  St. Paul, Minnesota

  COLLEGE GRADUATE SEEKING LIBRARY DEGREE

  Polya Tocheva
  Collections Specialist
  University of Connecticut
  School of Law Library
  Hartford, Connecticut

  LEXISNEXIS/JOHN R. JOHNSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

  LAW SCHOOL GRADUATE SEEKING LIBRARY DEGREE

  Christina Grey
  Visiting Assistant Professor
  USD Law School
  Madison, Wisconsin

  Elana Muroff
  Student
  San José State University
  Oakland, California

  Leland Sampson
  Head of Web Content and Services
  Thurgood Marshall State Law Library
  Annapolis, Maryland

  Timothy R. Sanzi
  Research Librarian and Assistant Professor
  University of San Francisco School of Law
  San Francisco, California

  COLLEGE GRADUATE SEEKING LIBRARY DEGREE

  Abigail Bean
  Public Services Assistant
  Law Library of Louisiana
  New Orleans, Louisiana

  Céili D. Lynch
  MSLIS Candidate at the University at Albany, SUNY
  Research Specialist
  Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
  New York, New York

  MARCIA J. KOSLOV SCHOLARSHIP

  Ana Isabel Delgado Valentín
  Chief Librarian
  Supreme Court
  San Juan, Puerto Rico

  GEORGE A. STRAIT MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP & FELLOWSHIP

  SCHOLARSHIP & FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS

  Monique Bailey
  Chief Consultant
  Bailey & Associates Consulting
  Friendswood, Texas

  Rachel Chu
  Undergraduate-Dual Degree
  Information Technology and Informatics
  Rutgers University
  New Brunswick, New Jersey

  Nina-Simone Edwards
  Senior Institute Associate
  Georgetown Law’s Tech Institute
  MSLIS Student at Catholic University
  Washington, DC

  Madison McElhinney
  Graduate
  Charleston School of Law
  Charleston, South Carolina

  Danny Mendoza
  Law Library Fellow
  Lincoln Memorial University
  Knoxville, Tennessee

  Theanne Liu Svedman
  Incoming MLIS Student
  University of Washington
  Seattle, Washington

  SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  Rhian Aguas
  Reference Librarian
  San Diego Law Library
  San Diego, California

  Elizabeth R. Hernandez
  Master of Management in Library and Information Science Candidate
  University of Southern California Bovard College
  Los Angeles, California

  Valerie Rose Ricot
  Electronic Resources Assistant
  William M. Rains Library
  Loyola Law School
  Los Angeles, California

• 2024

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵSCHOLARSHIP

  LAW SCHOOL GRADUATE SEEKING LIBRARY DEGREE

  Benjamin D. Fincher
  Student
  Reference Desk Assistant
  Gonzaga University School of Law
  Spokane, Washington

  C. Leland (Lee) Sampson
  Head of Web Content and Services
  Thurgood Marshall State Law Library
  Annapolis, Maryland

  Joleen Traynor
  Digital Resources Associate
  University of Richmond School of Law Library
  Richmond, Virginia

  Holly Tubbs
  Student
  Louisiana State University
  Baton Rouge, Louisiana

  COLLEGE GRADUATE SEEKING LIBRARY DEGREE

  Tara Bayer
  MLIS Graduate Student
  University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee
  Milwaukee, Wisconsin

  LEXISNEXIS/JOHN R. JOHNSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

  LAW SCHOOL GRADUATE SEEKING LIBRARY DEGREE

  Alison Guffey
  Student Engagement Librarian
  Georgia State University
  College of Law Library
  Atlanta, Georgia

  COLLEGE GRADUATE SEEKING LIBRARY DEGREE

  Sasha Nuñez
  Research Assistant
  University of San Diego School of Law
  Legal Research Center
  San Diego, California

  MARCIA J. KOSLOV SCHOLARSHIP

  Janine Liebert
  Librarian, Programs & Partnerships
  LA Law Library
  Los Angeles, California

  GEORGE A. STRAIT MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP & FELLOWSHIP

  SCHOLARSHIP & FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS

  Alayna Sofia Jasso
  Student
  The Catholic University of America
  Washington, DC

  Elaine Kong
  PhD Student
  University of Pittsburgh
  Pittsburg, Pennsylvania

  Monica King Slater
  Graduate Student
  University of Alabama
  School of Library and Information Studies
  Tuscaloosa, Alabama

  Melissa McCall
  MLIS Candidate
  University of Washington
  Seattle, Washington

  SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  Kennedy Castillo
  MLIS Student
  University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Information Studies
  Milwaukee, Wisconsin

  Joleen Traynor
  Digital Resources Associate
  University of Richmond School of Law Library
  Richmond, Virginia

• 2023

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵSCHOLARSHIP

  LAW SCHOOL GRADUATE SEEKING LIBRARY DEGREE

  Monica King Slater, Adamsville, Alabama

  COLLEGE GRADUATE SEEKING LIBRARY DEGREE

  Stephanie Ando, San Jose, California
  Melissa Grasso, Sudbury, Massachusetts

  LEXISNEXIS/JOHN R. JOHNSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

  LAW SCHOOL GRADUATE SEEKING LIBRARY DEGREE

  Emely Mabel Melling, Salt Lake City, Utah
  Amreet Sandhu, Sacramento, California

  COLLEGE GRADUATE SEEKING LIBRARY DEGREE

  Helena Petrouleas, Champaign, Illinois

  MARCIA J. KOSLOV SCHOLARSHIP

  Sarah Elizabeth Maran Martin, Los Angeles, California

• 2022

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵSCHOLARSHIP

  LAW SCHOOL GRADUATE SEEKING LIBRARY DEGREE

  Stephanie Falcon, Tampa, Florida
  Anjelica Violi, Indianapolis, Indiana

  LIBRARY SCHOOL GRADUATE SEEKING LAW DEGREE

  Shelby M. Nivitanont, Laramie, Wyoming

  LEXISNEXIS/JOHN R. JOHNSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

  LAW SCHOOL GRADUATE SEEKING LIBRARY DEGREE

  Genesis M. Agosto, St. Cloud, Florida
  Julia Elina, Houston, Texas
  Rachel M. Shields, St. Petersburg, Florida

  LIBRARY SCHOOL GRADUATE SEEKING LAW DEGREE

  Kelsey Renz, Miami, Florida

  COLLEGE GRADUATE SEEKING LIBRARY DEGREE

  Mia McGee, Santa Clarita, California

  GEORGE A. STRAIT MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP & FELLOWSHIP

  SCHOLARSHIP & FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS

  Margo Nguyen, Seattle, Washington
  Jeanine Xochitl Vasquez, Austin, Texas

  STRAIT SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  Diona Eberhart Layden, Nashville, Tennessee
  Janisha Musco, Shreveport, Louisiana
  Christian A. Wilson, Takoma Park, Maryland

   

• 2021

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵSCHOLARSHIP

  COLLEGE GRADUATE SEEKING LIBRARY DEGREE

  Jan Lah, Los Angeles, California

  LAW SCHOOL GRADUATE SEEKING LIBRARY DEGREE

  Adrienne J. Flory, New Orleans, Louisiana
  Natasha Landon, Springfield, Ohio
  Michael Muehe, Cranston, Rhode Island

  LEXISNEXIS JOHN R. JOHNSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

  COLLEGE GRADUATE SEEKING LIBRARY DEGREE

  Bailey DeSimone, Silver Spring, Maryland
  Deja Jenkins, Galesburg, Illinois
  Yana Verenich, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  COLLEGE GRADUATE SEEKING DUAL LAW/LIBRARY DEGREE

  Andrew Wisniewsky, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

  LAW SCHOOL GRADUATE SEEKING LIBRARY DEGREE

  Sophie Le, Brooklyn, New York
  Alex Clay Hutchings, Spokane, Washington

  LIBRARY SCHOOL GRADUATE SEEKING LAW DEGREE

  Lee Barber, Lexington, Kentucky

  GEORGE A. STRAIT MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP & FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS

  Arianna Alcaraz, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  Juan Fuentes, Granada Hills California
  Olivia Yvette Kane-Cruz, Lynnwood, Washington
  Jane Lah, Los Angeles, California
  Diona Layden, Nashville, Tennessee
  Michael Teresa Mellifera, Capitol Heights, Maryland

  GEORGE A. STRAIT MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  Lee Barber, Lexington, Kentucky
  Carla Bywaters, Las Vegas, Nevada
  Nadia Montenegro, Palmdale, California
  Alice Perez Ververa, Portland, Oregon

   

• 2020

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵSCHOLARSHIP

  COLLEGE GRADUATE SEEKING LIBRARY DEGREE

  Bailey DeSimone, Silver Spring, Maryland
  Annie Leung, Chino Hills, California
  Nadia Montenegro, Palmdale, California

  LAW SCHOOL GRADUATE SEEKING LIBRARY DEGREE

  Alex Hutchings, Spokane, Washington
  Natasha Landon, Springfield, Ohio
  Michael Muehe, Providence, Rhode Island
  Christine Park, Staten Island, New York

  LIBRARY SCHOOL GRADUATE SEEKING LAW DEGREE

  Cynthia Bassett, Columbia, Missouri

  LEXISNEXIS/JOHN R. JOHNSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

  COLLEGE GRADUATE SEEKING LIBRARY DEGREE

  Marissa Rydzewski, Kirkland, Washington

  COLLEGE GRADUATE SEEKING DUAL LAW/LIBRARY DEGREE

  Emma Kearney, Bloomington, Indiana

  LAW SCHOOL GRADUATE SEEKING LIBRARY DEGREE

  Michael Poveromo, Bethesda, Maryland

  LIBRARY SCHOOL GRADUATE SEEKING LAW DEGREE

  Cynthia Bassett, Columbia, Missouri

  LIBRARY SCHOOL GRADUATE SEEKING NON-LAW DEGREE

  Victoria Capatosto, Bethesda, Maryland

  GEORGE A. STRAIT MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP & FELLOWSHIP

  SCHOLARSHIP & FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS

  Kimberly Villafuerte Barzola, Salem, Massachusetts
  Michael Muehe, Providence, Rhode Island
  Christine Park, Staten Island, New York

  SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  Brittany Butler, Vallejo, California
  Juan Andres Fuentes, Granada Hills, California
  Dinorah La Luz, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
  Sophie Le, Anaheim, California
  Kaia MacLeod, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  Rebecca Plevel, Tucson, Arizona
  Renu Sagreiya, Ambler, Pennsylvania

   

• 2019

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵEducational Scholarship

  College graduate seeking library degree

  Pearl McCrea, Seattle, Washington
  Nadia Montenegro, Palmdale, California

  Law school graduate seeking library degree

  Jennifer Chapman, Williamsport, Maryland

  Law school graduate seeking non law degree/Continuing Education

  Casandra Laskowski, Durham, North Carolina

  LexisNexis/John R. Johnson Memorial Scholarship

  College graduate seeking library degree

  Marissa Rydzewski, Kirkland, Washington

  Law school graduate seeking library degree

  Annalee Hickman, Provo, Utah
  Geraldine Kalim, Alexandria, Virginia

  Library school graduate seeking law degree

  Kristopher Turner, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin

  GEORGE A. STRAIT MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  Melissa Eng, Flushing, New York
  Nadia Montenegro, Palmdale, California
  Daniel Warren Cardwell, Riverview, Florida

  GEORGE A. STRAIT MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  Oheneba Amponsah, Alexandria, Virginia

• 2018

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵEDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  Law School Candidates with Library Degree

  Kristopher Turner, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
  Cara Sitton, Fort Worth, Texas

  LEXISNEXIS/JOHN R. JOHNSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  Library Degree Candidates with Law Degrees

  Traci Emerson, Anchorage, Alaska

  Library Degree Candidates without Law Degrees

  Jeannine Linnane, Mission, Kansas
  Pearl McCrea, Seattle, Washington

  Law School Candidates with Library Degrees

  Kristopher Turner, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
  Cara Sitton, Fort Worth, Texas

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ& THOMSON REUTERS/GEORGE A. STRAIT MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  Jieun Chang, Burke, Virginia
  Kelsey Cox, McHenry, Illinois
  Melissa Eng, Flushing, New York
  Ashley Matthews, Washington, District of Columbia
  Kerri-Ann Rowe, Aurora, Colorado
  Karen Sanchez, Long Beach, California
  Nam Jin Yoon, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• 2017

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵEDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  LIBRARY DEGREE CANDIDATE WITH LAW DEGREE

  Lora Johns, New Haven, Connecticut

  LIBRARY DEGREE CANDIDATE WITHOUT LAW DEGREE

  Karen Sanchez, Long Beach, California

  CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION CLASSES

  Carey Sias, Philadelphia, Philadelphia

  LEXISNEXIS/JOHN R. JOHNSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  LAW DEGREE CANDIDATES WITH LIBRARY DEGREES

  Pia Hunter, Chicago, Illinois
  Erin Schlicht, Chicago, Illinois

  LIBRARY DEGREE CANDIDATES WITH LAW DEGREES

  Alisha Hennen, Bristol, Rhode Island
  Suzanne Johnson, Elkridge, Maryland
  Matthew Matkowski, Wheaton, Illinois

  LIBRARY DEGREE CANDIDATES WITHOUT LAW DEGREES

  Eliscia Kinder, Summit, New Jersey
  Mariah McGregor, De Pere, Wisconsin
  Lachelle Smith, Washington, DC
  Amy Wilson, Somerville, Massachusetts

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ& THOMSON REUTERS/GEORGE A. STRAIT MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  Geraldine Cepeda, Dededo, Guam
  Pia Hunter, Chicago, Illinois
  Jennifer Kim, Herndon, Virginia
  Casandra Laskowski, Durham, North Carolina
  LaQuanda Onyemeh, High Point, North Carolina
  Jessica Salow, Gilbert, Arizona
  Karen Sanchez, Long Beach, California
  Lachelle Smith, Washington, DC

  MARCIA J. KOSLOV SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT

  Jessica  Lundgren, Augusta, Maine

• 2016

  LEXISNEXIS/JOHN R. JOHNSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  DUAL LIBRARY DEGREE AND LAW DEGREE

  Hans Joseph Herzl-Betz, Narbeth, Pennsylvania

  LIBRARY DEGREE FOR LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES

  Melissa Hyland, Huntersville, North Carolina
  Suzanne C. Johnson, Elkridge, Maryland
  Janet Kearney, New Orleans, Louisiana
  Nicholas Mignanelli, Campton, New Hampshire
  Felicity Murphy, Sandy, Utah
  Mariana Newman, Los Angeles, California
  Jamie Pamela Rasmussen, Springfield, Missouri
  Sarah Slinger, Wilmington, Delaware

  LIBRARY DEGREE FOR THOSE WITHOUT LAW DEGREES

  Lisa Lovello, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  Amy Wilson, Somerville, Massachusetts

  CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION CLASSES

  Megan A. O’Brien, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ& THOMSON REUTERS/GEORGE A. STRAIT MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  Ms. Rachel E. Gordon, Durham, North Carolina
  Pia Marie Hunter, Urbana, Illinois
  Carlos Rodriguez, New York, New York
  Karen Sanchez, Long Beach, California
  Michael Sistrunck, Anaheim, California
  Itunu Sofidiya, Houston, Texas
  Fang Wang, Tallahassee, Florida

  MARCIA J. KOSLOV SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  Sue Ludington, Hillsboro, Oregon

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵEDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  LIBRARY DEGREE FOR LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES 

  Melissa Hyland, Huntersville, North Carolina
  Itunu Sofidiya, Houston, Texas

  LIBRARY SCHOOL GRADUATES SEEKING A NON-LAW DEGREE

  Ms. Rachel E. Gordon, Durham, North Carolina

• 2015

  LEXISNEXIS/JOHN R. JOHNSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  LAW DEGREE FOR LIBRARY SCHOOL GRADUATES 

  Carolyn Child, Webster, Massachusetts

  LIBRARY DEGREE FOR LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES 

  Yael Bronner , New York, New York
  Christine Mathias, Malden, Massachusetts
  Felicity Murphy, Sandy, Utah
  Jessica Lauren Pierucci, San Luis Obispo, California

  LIBRARY DEGREE FOR NON-LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES 

  Lewis Giles, Dallas, Texas
  Janet Kearney, Mandeville, Louisiana
  Elliot Kuecker, Gainesville, Florida
  Laura Michelle Summers, Indianapolis, Indiana

  LIBRARY SCHOOL GRADUATES SEEKING A NON-LAW DEGREE

  Thomas Sneed, Decatur, Georgia

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ& THOMSON REUTERS/GEORGE A. STRAIT MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  Danyahel Norris, Houston, Texas
  Sarah Reis, Chicago, Illinois
  Mahum Saulat Shere, Corona, California
  Judith Simms, Bronx, New York

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵSCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  LAW DEGREE FOR LIBRARY SCHOOL GRADUATES 

  Carolyn Child, Webster, Massachusetts

  LIBRARY DEGREE FOR LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES 

  Yael Bronner , New York, New York
  Christine Mathias, Malden, Massachusetts
  Felicity Murphy, Sandy, Utah
  Jessica Lauren Pierucci, San Luis Obispo, California

  LIBRARY DEGREE FOR NON-LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES

  Lewis Giles, Dallas, Texas
  Janet Kearney, Mandeville, Louisiana
  Elliot Kuecker, Gainesville, Florida
  Laura Michelle Summers, Indianapolis, Indiana

  LIBRARY SCHOOL GRADUATES SEEKING A NON-LAW DEGREE

  Thomas Sneed, Decatur, Georgia

• 2014

  LEXISNEXIS/JOHN R. JOHNSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  LIBRARY DEGREE FOR LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES 

  Robert Beharriell, Davie, Florida
  Anne Mira Guha, Alexandria, Virginia
  Lidia Koelbel, Mesa, Arizona
  Jeremy James McCabe, DeKalb, Illinois
  Teresa Jean Myers, Apple Valley, Minnesota
  Cecily Harms Nicewicz, Thornton, Colorado
  Lacy Rakestraw, St. Louis, Missouri
  Paul Riermaier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  Mahum Saulat Shere, Palm Desert, California
  Shannon Stoneking, Burnsville, Minnesota
  Corrine Vogel, Urbana, Illinois

  LIBRARY DEGREE FOR NON-LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES 

  Esther Ojuri, Odenton, Maryland

  DUAL LIBRARY DEGREE AND LAW DEGREE

  Andrew William Lang, Madison, Wisconsin

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ& THOMSON REUTERS/GEORGE A. STRAIT MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  Kelly Lynn Anders, Kansas City, Missouri
  Anne Mira Guha, Alexandria, Virginia
  Lidia Koelbel, Mesa, Arizona
  Esther Ojuri, Odenton, Maryland
  Mahum Saulat Shere, Palm Desert, California

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵSCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  LIBRARY DEGREE FOR LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES 

  Jeremy James McCabe, DeKalb, Illinois
  Lacy Rakestraw, St. Louis, Missouri
  Paul Riermaier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  Corrine Vogel, Urbana, Illinois

  DUAL LIBRARY DEGREE AND LAW DEGREE

  Andrew William Lang, Madison, Wisconsin

• 2013

  RECIPIENTS OF THE LEXISNEXIS®/JOHN R. JOHNSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  LIBRARY DEGREE FOR LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES

  Artie W. Berns, Carbondale, Illinois
  Rhonda B. Evans, Bronx, New York
  Matthew Edmund Flyntz, Rockville, Maryland
  Zanada Joyner, Neptune, New Jersey
  Nina Rose, Miami, Florida
  Sarah Susanne Weldon, Austin, Texas

  LIBRARY DEGREE FOR THOSE WITHOUT JDS

  Lorelle Yvette Gianelli, Denver, Colorado
  Saira Raza, Atlanta, Georgia
  Marianne Sterna, Carlsbad, California

  LAW DEGREE FOR LIBRARY SCHOOL GRADUATES

  Donyele Darrough, Auburn Hills, Michigan
  Raphael Daoud Jackson, Frankfort, Kentucky

  DUAL LIBRARY DEGREE AND LAW DEGREE

  Brett Daniel Currier, Carrboro, North Carolina
  Elizabeth Ann Schiller, Washington, DC

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ& THOMSON REUTERS/GEORGE A. STRAIT MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  Rhonda B. Evans, Bronx, New York
  Donyele Darrough, Auburn Hills, Michigan
  Raphael Daoud Jackson, Frankfort, Kentucky
  Zanada Joyner, Neptune, New Jersey
  Saira Raza, Atlanta, Georgia
  Sarah Susanne Weldon, Austin, Texas

  MARCIA J. KOSLOV SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT

  Janine Liebert, Los Angeles, California

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵSCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  LIBRARY SCHOOL FOR THOSE WITH JDS

  Daniel L. Bell, Tulsa, Oklahoma
  Abigail L. Deese, Charleston, South Carolina

  LAW SCHOOL FOR THOSE WITH MLS/MLIS

  Bonnie Shucha, Waunakee, Wisconsin

• 2012

  LEXISNEXIS®/JOHN R. JOHNSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  LIBRARY DEGREE FOR LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES

  Catherine Biondo, Charlestown, Massachusetts
  Michelle Hook Dewey, Murphysboro, Illinois
  Cassie DuBay, Brandon, Florida
  Jason Murray, Jacksonville, Florida

  LIBRARY DEGREE FOR THOSE WITHOUT JDS

  Rachel Decker, Los Angeles, CA
  Claire Hand, Henderson, Nevada
  Jessica Randall, Hartford, Connecticut

  LAW DEGREE FOR LIBRARY SCHOOL GRADUATES

  Lucie Olejnikova, White Plains, New York

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ& THOMSON WEST/GEORGE A. STRAIGHT MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  Cattleya Concepcion, Arlington, Virginia
  Donyele Darrough, Auburn Hills, Michigan
  Claire Hand, Henderson, Nevada

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵSCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  LIBRARY SCHOOL FOR THOSE WITH JDS

  Katharine Hales, Golden, Colorado

  LAW SCHOOL FOR THOSE WITH MLS/MLIS

  Lucie Olejnikova, White Plains, New York

  LAW SCHOOL FOR THOSE SEEKING A DUAL JD/MLIS DEGREE

  Amy Lipford, Crawfordville, Florida

• 2011

  LEXISNEXIS®/JOHN R. JOHNSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  LIBRARY DEGREE FOR LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES

  Andrea M. Alexander, Northville, Michigan
  Michael McArthur, Lincoln, Nebraska
  Jeff McGowan, Salt Lake City, Utah
  Ellen Richardson, Durham, New Hampshire

  DUAL LIBRARY DEGREE AND LAW DEGREE

  Kathryn Crandall, Tallahassee, Florida

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ& THOMSON WEST/GEORGE A. STRAIGHT MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  Donyele Darrough, Auburn Hills, Michigan
  Domonique Roberts, Culver City, California

  MARCIA J. KOSLOV SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT

  Janine Liebert, Los Angeles, California

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵSCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
  

  LIBRARY SCHOOL FOR THOSE WITH JDS

  Andrea M. Alexander, Northville, Michigan

  CONTINUING EDUCATION CLASSES

  Donna M. Fisher, St. Louis, Missouri
  Katherine (Kasia) Solon, Austin, Texas

• 2010

  LEXISNEXIS®/JOHN R. JOHNSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  LIBRARY DEGREE FOR LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES

  Ronald Fuller, Layton, Utah
  

  LAW DEGREE FOR LIBRARY SCHOOL GRADUATES

  Robert Malesko, Brooklyn, New York

  DUAL LIBRARY DEGREE AND LAW DEGREE

  Jennifer Ekblaw, Indianapolis, Indiana

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ& THOMSON WEST/GEORGE A. STRAIGHT MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  Andrew Christensen, Seattle, Washington
  Donyele Darrough, Flint, Michigan
  Benita Ghura, San Diego, California
  Jeffrey Nelson, Washington, D.C.
  Grace Rosales, Los Angeles, California

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵSCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  LIBRARY SCHOOL FOR THOSE WITH JDS

  Scott Akehurst-Moore, Concord, Massachusetts
  Benita Ghura, San Diego, California
  Ellen Richardson, Ithaca, New York
  Grace Rosales, Los Angeles, California

  LIBRARY SCHOOL FOR THOSE WITHOUT JDS

  Joanne Gialelis, Ogden, Utah
  Jeffrey Nelson, Washington, D.C.

  LAW SCHOOL FOR THOSE SEEKING A DUAL JD/MLIS DEGREE
  

  Jennifer Ekblaw, Indianapolis, Indiana

• 2009

  LEXISNEXIS®/JOHN R. JOHNSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  Donna Bowman, Indianapolis, IN
  Marianne Sterna, Carlsbad, CA
  Ellen Qualey, Madison, WI
  Joanne Gialelis, Salt Lake City, UT

  JAMES F. CONNOLLY LEXISNEXIS® ACADEMIC & LIBRARY SOLUTIONS SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT

  Caitlin Connelly Smith, Buffalo, NY

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ& THOMSON WEST/GEORGE A. STRAIGHT MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  Maria Femenia, Seattle, WA
  Tiffany Paige, Jackson, MS
  Sarah Nolan, Brooklyn, OH

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵSCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
  

  LIBRARY SCHOOL FOR THOSE WITH JDS

  Cindy Guyer, Pasadena, CA
  Mindy Rush Chipman, Union, NE
  Errol Adams, Brooklyn, NY
  Thomas Sneed, Columbus, OH
  Tina Brooks, Lincoln, NE
  Ian Bourgoine, Eliot, ME

  LIBRARY SCHOOL FOR THOSE WITHOUT JDS

  Phanelson Braxton, Bowie, MD

• 2008

  LEXISNEXIS®/JOHN R. JOHNSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  Jennifer Duperon, Providence, RI
  Stacy Hinkel, Phoenix, AZ
  Robert Hudson, Miami Lakes, FL
  Mindy Rush, Bennet, NE

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ& THOMSON WEST/GEORGE A. STRAIGHT MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  Stephen Chan, Carrboro, NC
  Hsi-yen Chen, Carrboro, NC
  Pablo Sandoval, Oakland, CA

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  LIBRARY SCHOOL FOR THOSE WITH JDS

  Julia Michelle Byrd, Macon, GA
  Lisa Junghahn, Philadelphia, PA
  Sean Kaneshiro, San Francisco, CA
  Jeff Woodmansee, North Little Rock, AR

  LIBRARY SCHOOL FOR THOSE WITHOUT JDS

  Luz Evelyn Hernandez Carrion, Boston, MA
  Holly Gale, Seattle, WA
  Lindsay Given, Mishawaka, IN
  

  CONTINUING EDUCATION CLASSES

  Patricia Court, Ithaca, NY

• 2007

  LEXISNEXIS®/JOHN R. JOHNSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  Valerie Bowen, Winona, MN
  Christopher Hudson, Frederick, CO
  David Dames, Brooklyn, NY

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ& THOMSON WEST/GEORGE A. STRAIGHT MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  Mary Godfrey-Richards, Glen Cove, NY
  Xiaomeng Zhang, Alexandria, VA
  Taciana Williams, Plano, TX
  Clarence Robertson, Dallas, TX

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵSCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  LIBRARY SCHOOL FOR THOSE WITH JDS

  Caitlan Elwood, Concord, NH
  Jacob Sayward, New York, NY
  John Hadler, Babylon, NY
  Louis Rosen, Casselberry, FL

  LIBRARY SCHOOL FOR THOSE WITHOUT JDS

  Katherine Stockert, Seattle, WA
  Katherine Sosnoff, Watertown, MA
  Lauren Seney, Newport News, VA
  Sara Balls, Alexandria, VA

   

• 2006

  LEXISNEXIS® /JOHN R. JOHNSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  Laureen Adams, Albany, GA
  Jennifer Bascom, Oregon City, OR
  Michele Gernhardt, Richmond, VA
  Thomas Kimbrough, Allen, TX
  Tammy Pettinato, Ann Arbor, MI

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ& WEST/GEORGE A. STRAIT MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  Olugbenga Ademodi, Miami, FL
  Karma Ardrey, Silvery Spring, MD
  Vanessa Chavez, Albuquerque, NM
  Jessica de Perio, Buffalo, NY

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵSCHOLARSHIPS RECIPIENTS

  LIBRARY SCHOOL GRADUATES ATTENDING LAW SCHOOL

  Alison Shea, Washington, DC

  LIBRARY DEGREE FOR NON-LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES

  Beth Stanley, Grundy, VA
  Morgan Stoddard, Carrborro, NC

  LAW LIBRARIANS IN CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES

  Stacy Etheredge, Columbia, SC

• 2005

  LEXISNEXIS® /JOHN R. JOHNSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  Casey Duncan, Hickman, NE
  Cyril Emery, Baltimore, MD
  Emily Janoski, Independence, KY
  Theresa Leming, Aurora, CO
  Shawn Nevers, Provo, UT
  Jason Raymond, Cheyenne, WY

  JAMES F. CONNOLLY LEXISNEXIS® ACADEMIC & LIBRARY SOLUTIONS SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT

  Jennifer Behrens, Buffalo, NY

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ& WEST/GEORGE A. STRAIT MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  Michelle Cosby, Bloomington, IN
  Wendy Duplechain, Omaha, NE
  Jennifer Frazier, Frankfort, KY

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵSCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
  

  LIBRARY DEGREE FOR LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES

  Timothy Baland, St. Paul, MN

  LIBRARY DEGREE FOR NON-LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES

  Diana Daleo, Albuquerque, NM

  LAW LIBRARIANS IN CONTINUING EDUCATION 

  Karen Beck, Newton, MA

• 2004

  JAMES F. CONNOLLY LEXISNEXIS™ ACADEMIC & LIBRARY SOLUTIONS SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT

  Melanie Nelson, Tulsa, OK

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ& WEST GROUP/GEORGE A. STRAIT MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  Kelly Anders, Sacramento, CA
  Helane Davis, Seattle, WA
  Donna Joseph, New York, NY

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵSCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  LIBRARY DEGREE FOR LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES

  Alana Carson, Portland, OR
  Teresa Kline, Elkart, IN
  Virginia McVarish, Cambridge, MA
  Maria Templo, Lansing, MI
  Cindie Leigh, Hempstead, NY

  LIBRARY DEGREE FOR NON-LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES

  Stephanie Gardner, Boston, MA
  Michelle Martin-Larsen, Racine, WI
  Jill Milhorat, New Rochelle, NY
  Rhodora Bulay, Glendale, CA

  LAW LIBRARIANS IN CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES SCHOLARSHIP

  Marianne Alcorn, Tempe, AZ

• 2003

  LEXISNEXIS™ /JOHN R. JOHNSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  LIBRARY DEGREE FOR LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES

  Stacy Etheredge, Redmond, Washington
  Steven Probst, Valparaiso, Indiana
  Trina Tinglum, Eagan, Minnesota
  Lance Werner, East Lansing, Michigan

  LIBRARY DEGREE FOR NON-LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES

  Lisa Britt, Cincinnati, Ohio
  Rebecca Colbert, Las Vegas, Nevada
  James Thurow, Rock Island, Illinois

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ& WEST GROUP/GEORGE A. STRAIT MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  Filoberto Govea, Oakland, California
  Florante Ibanez, Carson, California
  Deborah Taylor, Bolingbrook, Illinois

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵSCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
  

  LIBRARY DEGREE FOR NON-LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES

  Rebecca Colbert, Las Vegas, Nevada

  LAW LIBRARIANS IN CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES

  Thomas Enneking, Cincinnati, Ohio

• 2002

  LEXISNEXIS™ /JOHN R. JOHNSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  LIBRARY DEGREE FOR LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES

  Jennifer Sekula, Williamsburg, Virginia
  Druet Klugh, Boulder, Colorado

  LIBRARY DEGREE FOR NON-LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES

  Christine Kujawa, Grand Forks, North Dakota
  Heather Miller, Richmond, Virginia

  JAMES F. CONNOLLY LEXISNEXIS™ ACADEMIC & LIBRARY SOLUTIONS SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT

  James Donovan, New Orleans, Louisiana

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ& WEST GROUP/GEORGE A. STRAIT MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT

  Mary Thai, Sacramento, California

  MEIRA PIMSLEUR SCHOLARSHIP FUNDED BY THE ARTHUR W. DIAMOND LAW LIBRARY, COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL RECIPIENT

  Andrew Evans, Manhattan, KS

  INSTITUTE FOR COURT MANAGEMENT SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT

  Kay Newman, State Law Librarian, Washington State Law Library, Olympia, Wa

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵSCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
  

  LIBRARY DEGREE FOR LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES

  Druet Klugh, Boulder, Colorado
  Dawn Chavez, Dallas, Texas
  Maryellen O’Brien, Buffalo, New York

  LIBRARY DEGREE FOR NON-LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES

  Ethel Leslie, Washington, DC

• 2001

  LEXISNEXIS™ /JOHN R. JOHNSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  LIBRARY DEGREE FOR LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES

  Merrill Chertok (Alexandria, Virginia)
  Lisa Wagenheim (Seattle, Washington)
  Andrew Larrick (Ann Arbor, Michigan)

  LIBRARY DEGREE FOR NON-LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES

  Mary McGraw (Lindenwold, New Jersey)

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ& WEST GROUP/GEORGE A. STRAIT MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  Tanya Cain (Lansing, Michigan)
  Veronica Foster (Detroit, Michigan)
  Kristy Moon (Irvine, California)
  

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵSCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
  

  LIBRARY DEGREE FOR NON-LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES

  Rachelle Pacchiano (Seattle, Washington)
  Sarah Yates (St. Paul, Minnesota)

  LIBRARY SCHOOL GRADUATES SEEKING A NON-LAW SCHOOL DEGREE

  Greta Boeringer (Astoria, New York)

  LEXISNEXISâ„¢ FUNDED SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  LIBRARY DEGREE FOR NON-LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES

  Maureen Dunnigan (Los Angeles, California)
  Krista Lindhard (Washington, DC)

• 2000

  JAMES F. CONNOLLY CONGRESSIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT
  

  LIBRARY SCHOOL GRADUATES ATTENDING LAW SCHOOL

  Rae Ellen Best – Arlington, VA

  JOHN JOHNSON LEXIS-NEXIS™ MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
  

  LIBRARY DEGREE FOR LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES

  Scott DeLeve – University, MS
  Kathryn Hensiak – Milwaukee, WI
  Robert Mead – Lawrence, KS

  LIBRARY DEGREE FOR NON-LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES

  Teresa Kent – Odessa, FL
  Stephanie Hess – Alameda, CA

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ& WEST GROUP/GEORGE A. STRAIT MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  Tanya Brown – Washington, DC
  Francis Howard – Vallejo, CA
  Africa Smith – Cincinnati, OH

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵSCHOLARSHIP ¸é·¡°ä±õ±Ê±õ·¡±·°Õ³§Ìý

  GEORGE A. STRAIT MINORITY STIPEND

  Annie Leung – Los Angeles, CA

  LIBRARY DEGREE FOR LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES

  Jennifer Selby – Ann Arbor, MI

  LIBRARY SCHOOL GRADUATES ATTENDING LAW SCHOOL

  Rae Ellen Best – Arlington, VA

  LIBRARY DEGREE FOR NON-LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES

  David Djentuh – Accra, Ghana
  Patricia Garvey – New York, NY 
  

  LAW LIBRARIANS IN CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES

  Alison Ewing – Tempe, AZ
  Sophia Mowlanejad – Boston, MA

  LEXIS-NEXISâ„¢ FUNDED SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
  

  LIBRARY DEGREE FOR NON-LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES

  Michael Meise – Roanoke, VA
  Shawn Kaderlik – St. Paul, MN

• 1999

  JAMES F. CONNOLLY CONGRESSIONAL INFORMATION SERVICE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT

  LIBRARY SCHOOL GRADUATES ATTENDING LAW SCHOOL

  Stacey L. Gordon – Missoula, Montana

  
  JOHN JOHNSON LEXIS-NEXISâ„¢ MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  LIBRARY SCHOOL GRADUATES ATTENDING LAW SCHOOL 

  James R. Wirrell – Champaign, Illinois

  LIBRARY DEGREE FOR LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES

  Seneca J. Gray – Portland, Oregon
  Jennifer Korpacz – Mt. Airy, Maryland

  ³ÉÈËÊÓƵSCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  LIBRARY SCHOOL GRADUATES ATTENDING LAW SCHOOL

  Ginger B. Fearey – Chicago, Illinois

  LIBRARY DEGREE FOR NON-LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES

  Marie A. Gosselin – Springfield, Massachusetts
  Kristy A. Yarnell – Centerville, Virginia

  MATTHEW BENDER & COMPANY FUNDED SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS:

  Library Degree for Law School Graduates 

  William E. Magee – Norfolk, Virginia
  Adria P. Olmi – San Francisco, California

  WEST GROUP FUNDED SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  Library Degree for Law School Graduates

  Ann E. Hemmens – Carrboro, North Carolina

  Library Degree for Non-Law School Graduates

  Diana C. Jaque – Redondo Beach, California
  Tisha M. Zelner – Williamsburg, Virginia

  George A. Strait Minority Stipend

  Annie Leung – Chino Hills, California
  Donna L. Nixon – Redwood City, California