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BCRT Chair Dr. Marsha Smith	Dr. Marsha Smith leads the 2009-2010 class of Officers and Committee chairs Dr. Marsha Smith of Dallas became the 2009-2010 Chair of TLA's Black Caucus Round Table (BCRT) at Annual Conference in Houston. Demetria Williams is Chair-elect, 2007-2008 past chair Janice Newsum is Secretary Treasurer, Aundrea Wright-Young was appointed Webmaster. Kimberly Michelle Gay is the Scholarship/Conference stipend Chair. The officers and comittee chairs will have the traditional BCRT Executive Board meeting June 13, 2009 at the Bachman Lake Branch of the Dallas Public Library. THE PURPOSE OF BCRT To promote a partnership between librarians of African American descent and librarians serving the African American community that will enable them to work together and exchange information and ideas about providing services to the African American community.
Chair Dr. Marsha Smith	Chair-Elect Demetria Williams	Past Chair Barbara Knotts
Awards Gleniece Robinson	Councilor Jimmet Lawrence	Secretary Treasurer Janice Newsum
Nominations Lucile Dade	Membership Meller Langford	Scholarship/Councilor Alt Kimberly Gay
Newsletter/Bylaws Dean Washington	Webmaster Aundrea Wright-Young	Booth Chair Constance Matheny

The TLA Black Caucus Scholarships

The TLA Black Caucus Scholarships are two (2) grants of $300 each to be awarded to African American students enrolled as full-time or part-time students at a university and pursing a MLS/MLIS or certification requirement in library information services. The grant is designated for registration fees to attend the Texas Library Association Conference. Applicants are judged on essays of 250 words describing how the applicant will benefit from attending the library conference. For application and guidelines send request to Kimberly Michelle Gay .