ANNANDALE, VIRGINIA — In May, the Fairfax Library Foundation (FLF) awarded over $46,000 in scholarships to 28 recipients for both undergraduate, graduate and staff development opportunities.
This year’s recipients are:
Undergraduate Scholarships
Vipra Bhat
Breona Brogan
Katlyn Calustro
Cathy Chau
Yasmeen Galle
Daniel Hanna
Arielle Kim, Christine Chambers-Chun Scholarship
Eli Miller
Maha Noor
Susan Pirnat
Lauren Richardson, Burke Centre Friends’ Scholarship
Joseph Silver
Jaimi Turgeon, Pohick Friends’ Scholarship
Mia Simmons, Pohick Friends’ Scholarship
Safa Yosufzai, Pohick Friends’ Joan and Richard Vaaler Scholarship
Tara Yousef
Graduate Scholarships
Pamela Coughlan, Friends of Burke Centre Graduate Scholarship
Crystal Gillette
Vijaya Gollamudi, Edwin “Sam” Clay Scholarship
Rebecca Gray Kurylo, Pohick Friends’ Graduate Scholarship
Claire Quin
Becca Snider, Burke Centre Friends’ Graduate Scholarship
Staff Development
Shelby Allen
Renee Costello
Sondra Eklund
Alana Quarles
Caroline Tirona
Stephen Walker
“I am grateful for this opportunity to expand my knowledge. Fairfax Library Foundation has helped me immensely in the past with the undergraduate and graduate scholarships I earned while pursuing my degree, and I'm thrilled that I can continue to give back to the library through my work,” said FLF Finance Manager Shelby Allen.
Annually, the Fairfax Library Foundation awards four different scholarships to current library staff and volunteers in Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax. To date, the Foundation has awarded $244,000 to 83 graduate students, $2,647 to two post-graduate students, $155,100 to 120 undergraduate students and $82,369 to 228 employees for staff development.
Further information about the FLF scholarships can be found here.
For more information about scholarships contact Shelby Allen at 703-324-2411 or Shelby.Allen@fairfaxlibraryfoundation.org.