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ENDOWED LIBRARY SCHOLARSHIP
AND AWARD FUNDS
Endowed Library Scholarship and Award
Funds help provide opportunities to support the
education and work of today's and tomorrow's Librarians, who
chart for us our information landscape and help others navigate
within that landscape.
Alice Hastings Murphy Scholarship Fund
Established in 1994 by colleagues and friends to honor Alice
Hastings Murphy, Director of Libraries from 1956 to 1970,
this fund is designed to support scholarships for full-time
library staff employees and student assistants who plan to
become librarians. Individuals in the process of enrolling
in or already accepted into an American Library Association
accredited library and information science degree program
are eligible for these scholarships.
Friends of the Libraries Student Service Excellence
Award Fund
Established in 1992 by the Friends of the Libraries to recognize
the valuable contributions student assistants make to Albany's
Libraries, this fund is used to award cash prizes annually
to selected student assistants in the University Libraries
who have contributed outstandingly to the Libraries while
maintaining solid academic records. Awards are announced to
the University community and presented to recipients at the
Library's annual Recognition Luncheon.
Pritchard Award Fund
Established in 1998 by Miriam Snow Mathes to honor the memory
of Martha Caroline Pritchard, the first Director of the Library
School of the former New York State College for Teachers,
this fund is used to award cash prizes annually to library/information
science school students and library faculty members working
in partnership on a project or new initiative that leads to
an improvement in the services of the University Libraries
and makes a positive contribution to the profession of librarianship.
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