Scholarship Committee

FUNCTIONS

  • To provide information about awards and eligibility rules to NJLA members
  • To review criteria for selection of scholarship winners and present recommended changes to the Executive Board
  • To advertise scholarship opportunities and benefits to prospective applicants
  • To solicit information about the availability of occasional specific scholarships
  • To review credentials of candidates, to interview selected candidates, and to select and notify recipients
  • To determine scholarships to be awarded pending funds available from Investment Subcommittee
  • To certify the names of the winners to the President, the Treasurer, and the Chair of the Investment Subcommittee
  • To arrange for appropriate recognition and announcements at the annual meeting
  • To cultivate scholarship winners for membership and leadership in the Association

COMPOSITION
10 members, including a representative from the Investment Subcommittee

 

Scholarship Committee Community Page 

 

LEADERSHIP

Scholarship Committee

  • Adele Puccio

    Director, Maurice M. Pine Free Public Library

    Chair

  • Layla Abdallah

    Vice Chair

  • Amy Babcock

    Director, Livingston Public Library

    Member

  • Akiema Buchanan

    Director, Free Public Library of Audubon

    Member

  • Kate-Lynn Grimm

    Senior Teen Services Librarian, Piscataway Public Library

    Member

  • Sarah Pike

    Teen Librarian, Hunterdon County Library

    Member

  • Robin Rockman

    Director, Caldwell Public Library

    Member

  • Nicole Zimmermann

    Jersey City Free Public Library

    Member

  • Jennifer Larsen

    MLIS

    Adult Services Librarian, Sayreville Public Library

    Past Chair

  • Dana Vocht

    Youth Services Librarian, East Brunswick Public Library

    Past Chair