The Margaret Ehrhardt Student Scholarship

Do you have a graduating library media center volunteer whom you would like to honor? The Margaret Ehrhardt Student Scholarship honors a high school senior library media center volunteer who has made an outstanding contribution to South Carolina school librarianship, school library media services, and/or SCASL. Nominations are made by the student’s library media specialist. Please note that the nominating library media specialist must be a current member of SCASL.

In order to nominate a student, the library media specialist must send a letter of recommendation and a letter from the student using the criteria stated below. Label all sections, and do not exceed indicated space limitations. Font size must be no less than 12. Do not send folders or binders. Applications for this award may be sent by email or email attachment. but faxes will not be accepted. Applications will not be returned. The scholarship funds will be sent to the winning student’s institution of choice.

Letter of Recommendation
The nominating LMS will write a letter of recommendation (not to exceed two pages) that describes the duties routinely performed by the student nominee, his/her length of service, and the outstanding accomplishments.

The following information should be included:

1. Name of Nominating Library Media Specialist
2. School District
3. School Name
4. School Address
5. Telephone Number
6. Nominating Library Media Specialist’s Email Address

Student Letter
The student nominee will write a letter (not to exceed two pages) about how he/she feels that libraries have enriched his/her life and impacted his/her education and personal growth.

The following information should be included:

Name of Nominee
School Name
Nominee’s Home Address
University or College Student Plans to Attend

Completed applications for the Margaret Ehrhart Student Scholarship including both letters are due no later than (or) be postmarked no later than December 1, 2007, and should be sent to Betty Jordan, Awards Committee Chair, 114 Nims Spring Drive, Fort Mill, SC 29715.


bjordan@rock-hill.k12.sc.us

 


 

 

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