For immediate release:
October 28, 2010
For more information, contact:
Mark A. Puente
Association of Research Libraries
202-296-2296
mpuente@arl.org
Washington, DC—The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Committee on Diversity and Leadership has selected 15 master of library and information science (MLIS) students to participate in the 2010–2012 Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce as ARL Diversity Scholars.
The ARL Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce offers stipend funding in support of MLIS education of up to $10,000 over two years to students from traditionally underrepresented racial and ethnic minority groups who are interested in careers in research libraries. The program is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and by voluntary contributions from 52 ARL member libraries. This program reflects the commitment of ARL members to create a diverse academic and research library community that will better meet the challenges of changing demographics in higher education and the emphasis on global perspectives in the academy. University of Hawaii director Paula Mochida, who served on the selection committee, offered these reflections on the awardees:
“It was not an easy task to determine the finalists from among so many strong applications. This group of scholarship recipients reflects a diversity of ethnicities, but more than that, an outstanding pool of potential role models and leaders in academic research libraries.”
The 2010–2012 ARL Diversity Scholars are:
JaTara Barnes, Syracuse University
Bertha Chang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Steven Chong, San Jose State University
Manuel de la Cruz-Gutierrez, Texas Women’s University
LaNesha DeBardelaben, Indiana University Bloomington
Mariaelena De la Rosa, University of Arizona
Hoan-Vu Do, San Jose State University
Angel Durr, University of North Texas
Mayu Ishida, University of British Columbia
Abraham de Jesus, University of British Columbia
Soyeong Jeon, University of British Columbia
Ashley Rayner, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Yasmeen Shorish, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Marina Torres-Aiello, San Jose State University
Qinqin Zhang, University of British Columbia
For more information about the ARL Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce, visit the program website http://www.arl.org/diversity/init/.
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization of 125 research libraries in North America. Its mission is to influence the changing environment of scholarly communication and the public policies that affect research libraries and the diverse communities they serve. ARL pursues this mission by advancing the goals of its member research libraries, providing leadership in public and information policy to the scholarly and higher education communities, fostering the exchange of ideas and expertise, facilitating the emergence of new roles for research libraries, and shaping a future environment that leverages its interests with those of allied organizations. ARL is on the web at http://www.arl.org/.