The Estelle Ray Reid Scholarship in Library Science

The Estelle Ray Reid Scholarship in Library Science was established from the estate of the former Appleton resident in 1961. The scholarship is awarded during the spring term and is meant to assist a female student, past or present, planning to pursue the graduate study of Library Science.

Selection

A committee composed of the Library Director and two other current library faculty members will evaluate submissions based on the applicant's experience and apparent potential for success in the library profession as expressed in the written statement.

Application Procedure

A printed application including the following information and written statement should be submitted to Pete Gilbert, Library Director, by March 21, 2008.

Name
Lawrence University Graduating Class
Address
Phone
E-mail address
Major at Lawrence
Schools of Library and Information Science to which you have applied, and date of acceptance
Written Statement of up to one page which describes your reasons for entering the library profession, experience or training relevant to the field, and career expectations.

More about Estelle Reid and the Scholarship:

The following is an excerpt from The Lawrence Alumnus, 1961. The terms of the scholarship have changed since the scholarship was initially established

"Bequests totaling over $25,000 dollars were made to Lawrence college, it has recently been announced, in the will of Miss Estelle Rae (sic) Reid, a former Appleton resident who recently died in California. Endowments for Lawrence scholarships in graduate schools for journalism, art and library work, a cash gift for the purchase of books, preferbly in the art department, and all of her books at the time of her death comprised the bequest.

In her will Miss Reid set aside $15,000 in a trust to endow a scholarship in graduate journalism. The scholarship is to be awarded to some male student named by the president of the First Trust company of Appleton.

On the same basis she established two other funds of $25,000 each, the incomes of which were to be used as scholarships for graduate work in art, preferably at the Chicago Art Institute and in library work. There is no restriction as to the sex of the one to receive the art scholarship but the recipient of the scholarship in library science must be a woman. The recipients of all these are to be named by the presidents of Lawrence college and the First Trust company.

The scholarship in journalism which Miss Reid endowed is in memory of her father, Thomas B. Reid, former owner and editor of The Appleton Post."