ANNANDALE, VIRGINIA — Recipients of Fairfax Library Foundation’s 2024 scholarships were recognized on Wednesday, May 8, at the Fairfax County Library Board of Trustees’ monthly meeting. This year’s awardees included 16 undergraduate recipients and 4 recipients of scholarships for staff development.
During the meeting Trustees Chair Brian Engler recognized each recipient individually and presented each with a certificate. Fairfax Library Foundation Chair Miriam Smolen and Executive Director Lisa Bryant were on hand to congratulate recipients, along with Foundation Scholarship Committee Chair Jennifer L. Disano.
This year’s recipients are:
![2023 Fairfax Library Foundation scholarship recipients at George Mason Regional Library, May 10, 2023. Pictured are undergraduate recipients Danny Tran, Calla Inman, Mia Simmons, Lor Ridgway, Sophia Brown, Lauren Tucker, Alice Cao-Dao, Katlyn Calustro, and Jocelyn Bliton, along with Trustees Chair Brian Engler, Foundation Executive Director Lisa Bryant and Foundation board member Jennifer Disano.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2c9953_ad2aecb2f33e4370859740dfc56baecc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_551,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/2c9953_ad2aecb2f33e4370859740dfc56baecc~mv2.jpg)
Undergraduate Scholarships
Melanie Alonzo, Friends of Pohick Regional Library Scholarship
Adella Bailey, Friends of Pohick Regional Library Scholarship
Alice Cao-Dao
Adrian Duncan
Liya Eshetu, Myra “Micky” Shulman New American Initiative Scholarship
Bethany Korenic
Matthew Hwang, Savkar-Loser Scholarship
Ishika Maisha
Zayan Meah, Christine Chambers-Chun Undergraduate Scholarship
Calynn Nelson
Taylor Otte
Susan Pirnat, Friends of the Burke Centre Library Scholarship
Stella Samereie
Nicole To, Joan and Richard Vaaler Scholarship (Friends of Pohick Regional Library)
Kaiya Williams
Allen Wu
![2023 Fairfax Library Foundation scholarship recipients at George Mason Regional Library, May 10, 2023. Pictured are staff development recipients Carolyn Tirona and Bethany Korenic, along with Trustees Chair Brian Engler, Foundation Executive Director Lisa Bryant and Foundation board member Jennifer Disano.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2c9953_3ee5c7be07804dfc8a5362c9fc48f65e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_551,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/2c9953_3ee5c7be07804dfc8a5362c9fc48f65e~mv2.jpg)
Staff Development
Denise Dorn
Valerie Drummond
Cheryl Ann Lee
David M. Mercer
Annually, the Fairfax Library Foundation awards three different scholarships to current library staff and volunteers in Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax. To date, the Foundation has awarded $249,000 to 89 graduate students, $198,000 to 153 undergraduate students, and $93,000 to 243 library employees for staff development.
Further information about Fairfax Library Foundation scholarships can be found here.
Since 1994, the Fairfax Library Foundation has existed solely with the mission to enhance the programs and services of the Fairfax County Public Library, the largest public library system in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Designated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable and educational organization, the Foundation provides supplementary support to the community by providing access to information, technology, innovations, civic engagement and entertainment, and by offering literacy and educational opportunities.
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