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CHICAGO - The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the 91´«Ã½, is announcing the awarding of the annual scholarships it sponsors jointly with three organizations: Baker & Taylor, LSSI and OCLC, Inc. These scholarships are for master’s level study, with an emphasis on library technology and/or automation, at a library school program accredited by the 91´«Ã½.

Frederica Lush is being awarded the LITA/Christian Larew Memorial Scholarship ($3,000) sponsored by Baker & Taylor. The LITA/LSSI Minority Scholarship ($2,500) is being awarded to Andrea L. Galbo. Lush and Galbo will pursue their studies in the Library and Information Science Program at the University of Pittsburgh. Diamond Camille Sankey is being awarded the LITA/OCLC Minority Scholarship ($3,000). Sankey will pursue her studies in the School of Library and Information Science at the Wayne State University.

Criteria for the scholarships include previous academic excellence, evidence of leadership potential and a commitment to a career in library automation and information technology. Two of the scholarships, the LITA/LSSI Minority Scholarship and LITA/OCLC Minority Scholarship, also require U.S Citizenship and membership in one of four minority groups: American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian or Pacific Islander, African-American or Hispanic.

Lush, Galb0 and Sankey will be honored at the LITA Awards Ceremony, which will be held from 3 - 4 p.m. CDT Sunday, June 26, 2011 in Auditorium A at the Morial Convention Center, in New Orleans.