TASL is proud to announce the 2007 recipients of the AASL Scholarship and Travel Stipend.

Cindy Buchanan, Library Systems Administrator from Aldine ISD, has been member of TLA/TASL for 20 years and has served as an officer and on numerous committees in TLA and in TASL. She is the current chair of the Legislative Committee of the TASL, and recently served on the TLA Executive Board as a representative-at-large.

Carol Deviney, librarian at Murphy Middle School in Plano ISD, had been a member of TLA/TASL for 17 years. She has been active in District 5 serving as treasurer in 1998-2000, and is currently the TASL By-Laws Committee Chair and a member of the Resolutions Committee.

Application Information

The AASL (American Association of School Librarians) National Conference will be held in Reno, Nevada, October 25-28, 2007.  The Texas Association of School Librarians is providing a travel scholarship to a Texas school librarian to attend this powerful conference focused on school libraries.

To qualify: 

1. Must be the attendees first AASL meeting
2. Elementary, Middle, or High School librarians (public or private)
3. Must be members of AASL and TASL at the time of the conference in October 2007
4. Must be an active and involved member of TLA and TASL
5. Have little or no travel funds available from your district

Send the following information to designees listed below:

Name

Home Address

Work phone number

Home phone number

Mobile phone number

Email address

Number of years you have been a member of TLA

Number of years you have been a member of TASL

Number of years you have been a member of AASL

Are you currently a member in good standing of both TASL and AASL?

Have you ever attended an AASL conference before?

Describe your professional involvement in TLA and TASL including awards, scholarship, prizes, honors, committee contributions and offices held.

Explain in 100 words or less why you believe attending the AASL meeting will help you in your professional life.

References: Provide information on two individuals who have written, or will write, letters of reference. (One must be from your employer/supervisor agreeing to your participation at the conference. Include name, position held, institution name and address, phone number, email.)

Because of the upcoming conference and the necessity to register in a timely manner, please send this application as soon as possible by email to:

 Scholarship Chairman
 

and

 TASL Chair
 

Deadline:        Selection should be completed by

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