(via Cynthia Reynolds, HSLI President)
The Jira Scholarship Fund was established in 2013 with a gift from the Helen Knoll Jira family. The purpose of the Fund is to aid Illinois residents who are pursuing either an ALA-accredited graduate degree in library science, or another graduate degree in a field that benefits the profession of librarianship in the state of Illinois. The Jira Scholarship Fund Working Group will determine how to market the Scholarship, develop an application process, and set the amount of the initial award.
One or two volunteers are invited to join the Working Group. HSLI members interested in volunteering should contact Cynthia Reynolds, at cmreynol@uic.edu, and Stacey Knight-Davis, at slknight@eiu.edu. This opportunity may have particular appeal to members who have experience working with a scholarship fund through church, a professional association, or another organization