2020 DLA Scholarship Recipients

The DLA Scholarships, Awards, & Citations Committee is pleased to announce the recipients for the 2020 DLA Scholarships: 

Helen H. Bennet Scholarship ($5000 each)
Mary Beth Barbro – Highlands Elementary School
For the University of Delaware school library certification program

Olivia Hobbs – Dover Public Library
University of Tennessee School of Information Sciences

Paul Weymouth – Selbyville Public Library
San Jose State University iSchool

Grace Estelle Wheeless Scholarship ($1600)
Beatriz Arechebala – William Lewis Elementary School
For the University of Delaware school library certification program

Linda Walge Penman Scholarship ($800)
Jessica Gardner​ – Cape Henlopen High School

The Committee Members were:

           Katie McDonough, Chair, Delaware Division of Libraries
           Maria Bunce, Dover Public Library
           Pamela Inskeep, Bear Public Library
           Julie Kirk, New Castle Public Library
           Steve Newton, Delaware Division of Libraries (retired)
           Marianne Reeves, Delaware Library Association
 
For more information about these scholarships, please visit the DLA website: https://dla.lib.de.us/scholarships/

Thank you to everyone who applied and who passed along the word to potential applicants. Please join us in congratulating these dedicated and accomplished scholarship recipients!