FIVE UHM STUDENTS NAMED SPECTRUM SCHOLARS

The following five students from our program have been awarded the ALA Spectrum Scholarship for 2010-2011:

Jennifer Hamada
Julie Motooka
Sandy Shitanishi
Mishalla Spearing
Kui Wedemeyer

The Spectrum Scholarship Program provides scholarships to American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander students pursuing graduate degrees in library and information studies. Its mission is to improve service at the local level through the development of a representative workforce that reflects the communities served by all libraries. Since 1997, the ALA has awarded over 680 Spectrum Scholarships.