SCLA SCHOLARSHIP FOR DIVERSITY IN LIBRARIANSHIP COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT
October 26, 2002
The committee began the fiscal year December 4th, 2001 with a 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. meeting at the College of Charleston’s Faculty House. Discussion centered on ways to ensure the first $500 scholarship would be awarded in the fall of 2002. Joyce Durant was elected by acclamation to succeed Tom Gilson as chair of the Committee.
The Executive Board approved the motion that the Scholarship for Diversity in Librarianship Committee become a permanent standing committee of the South Carolina Library Association.
The first scholarship recipient, Mrs. Pamela Doreen Williams of Columbia, was named. The chair drafted a letter inviting Mrs. Williams to be presented at the first general session of the joint conference. She accepted and was presented to the body by Chairman, Durant.
The committee acknowledged Norman Belk’s dedication and role in securing larger donations to the Scholarship Fund. The committee also acknowledged the contributions of Chrissy Booth, Director of Development, College of Mass Communications and Information Studies at USC.
At the October 26 meeting, Chrissy gave the following status report on funding for the scholarship.
As of 10/23/02
Current Balance
$17,970.14
2002–2003 Award
$500.00
Outstanding Pledges Total balance paid in full by 12/31/05 Aprox. $1137.50 per year
Palmetto Donors
- SCLA
- Norman Belk
Founding Donors
- EBSCO
- SIRSI
- SCLA Public Library Section
- Jan Cambre
- Carl & Debbie Stone
- Craig, Gaulden & Davis
- M B Kahn Construction Company, Inc.
Endowing Donors
- Jeanette Bergeron
- Tom Gilson
- Drucie Raines
- Betsey Carter
Supporting Donors
- SCLA Roundtable for African American Concerns
- Carolyn Cody-Fuller
- Margie Herron
- Beverly James
- Gwen Johnson
- Judy Stanell
- Kathleen Turner
- Kathy Mitchell
- Katina Strauch
- Deborah Vaughn
- Martha Stackel
- the late Hilma F. Stone
- Joyce Durant
- Sue Ann Spears
- Dennis Adams
She also reported that approximately $800 was realized from the Garden Tour conducted by Angie LeClerc and the tips from the pianist at the exhibit area during the annual conference.
In addition, the following description of the Committee was presented at the meeting.
A. Membership:
Six members of the association including a past-president, one member each of RAAC, the Paraprofessional Round Table, the Public Library Section, the College and University Section, and one member at large. Also, the Director of Development, College of Mass Communications and Information Studies at USC who shall serve as a non-voting ex-officio member.
B. Duties:
- To ensure that an annual scholarship is awarded in the name of the South Carolina Library Association to a library school student(s) of an under-represented population at the USC College of Mass Communications and Information Studies. The school’s scholarship committee actually makes the award within the parameters of the gift agreement. Priority is to be given to an ALA Spectrum Scholar who is attending the university, and then to South Carolina residents.
- To seek donations of funds to augment the scholarship awards.
- To publicize the awarding of scholarships and present awardees at the Annual Conference.
- To solicit recommendations/nominations for the scholarship.
The description was adopted by the Executive Board and will be forwarded to the Constitution and By-laws committee.
- Joyce M. Durant, Chair, Francis Marion University
- Jeanette Bergeron, President, Lutheran Theological Seminary
- Tom Gilson, 1st Vice President, College of Charleston University
- Norman Belk, Past President, Greenville County Library
- Chrissy Booth, University of South Carolina
- Betsey Carter, Past President, The Citadel
- Nonnie Price, University of South Carolina
- Carl Stone, Anderson County Library
- Tom Sutherland, Medical University of South Carolina