Cohen Awarded SLA Scholarship -- Party to Give

Cynthia Cohen, a Northridge, CA resident currently entering her fourth and final year in the MLIS program at San José State University (SJSU) who is expected to graduate in May 2012, is selected as the 18th recipient of the Karen Gersten-Sternheim Memorial Scholarship. The Karen Gersten-Sternheim Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually by, and at the discretion of, the Southern California Chapter of the Special Libraries Association [SLA], to provide assistance to a student who seeks a career in special librarianship.

Celebrate Cynthia’s recognition – and make possible future scholarships by attending the Gersten-Sternheim Memorial Scholarship Fundraiser on August 21 at the LA County Arboretum.. There will be food and drink, raffles, fun and conviviality! You can get all the important details at http://www.sla-scc.org/scholarship/scholarship.html

Bill Lee (mmlee@flash.net) is taking RSVPs, and Robin Dodge (rdodge@fidm.edu)is collecting donations for the raffle/silent auction.