SHARON BATES PROFESSIONAL GROWTH SCHOLARSHIP

Sharon Bates Professional Growth Scholarship

Professional growth and leadership were key factors in Sharon Bates' successful 17-year career in education. She was a knowledgeable library science instructor at Eastern Washington University, an active exuberant library media specialist at Medical Lake Middle School and a strong insightful leader both in region 7 and on the state level of the Washington Library Media Association. Sharon epitomized the intent of this scholarship.

Today's information explosion challenges all library media specialists to provide more leadership in our schools than ever before. In an effort to meet that challenge, WLMA will annually provide practitioners grant funds to attend any professional library/media-oriented workshop or conference, other than the annual WLMA State Conference.

The scholarship requires the following for eligibility:

• Recipient must be a resident of Washington State.

• Recipient must be a member of WLMA.

• Recipient must be a practicing school librarian of at least five years.

• Recipient must have specific professional goals.

• Recipient will explain how he/she hopes to benefit from this workshop or conference.

• Recipient should show evidence of contribution to the profession.

• Recipient will be willing to share beneficial information gained with the organization - present a session at the WLMA fall conference or write an article for the Medium.

• Recipient must use these funds to attend a library-media oriented workshop or conference.

• Recipient must wait at least three years after having received this award to be eligible again.

• Recipient should show proof of registration to receive payment for this award.

Application Requirements:

Complete all parts of the General Scholarship Application.

In a word-processed document include the following information:

• Your reason for attending this workshop or conference

• How you hope to benefit from this workshop or conference

• Your professional goals.

• Please list any past contributions to the profession, such as innovations, writings,
  offices held, or committee work.

• At the end, sign and date this document.You may omit sending college transcripts as requested in the General Scholarship Application.

Submit the General Scholarship Application with the information requested above except the official transcripts to the Scholarship Committee between February 1 and April 1:

These documents may not be submitted electronically except for your headshot.  Thank you for your application.

If you have any questions, email: scholarships@wlma.org

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