2022 Beta Phi Mu Scholarship and Fellowship Winners
Frank B. Sessa Scholarships
We're pleased to announce the winners of the March 2022 drawing for the Frank B. Sessa Scholarships for Continuing Professional Education of Beta Phi Mu Members. This round's winners are:
March 2022 winners:
Livia Garza, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Alpha
Chrissy O'Grady, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Alpha
Caterina Reed, University at Buffalo, Beta Delta
Melinda Berg, University of South Florida, Beta Phi
Hazlett Henderson, Emporia State University, Beta Epsilon
Each winner receives $150 toward an approved professional continuing education opportunity. Much thanks to Library Juice Academy for their generous support of these awards!
The 2022 Sessa lottery for the September drawing is now open. For more information, visit: https://www.betaphimu.org/sessa.html
We're pleased to announce the winners of the March 2022 drawing for the Frank B. Sessa Scholarships for Continuing Professional Education of Beta Phi Mu Members. This round's winners are:
March 2022 winners:
Livia Garza, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Alpha
Chrissy O'Grady, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Alpha
Caterina Reed, University at Buffalo, Beta Delta
Melinda Berg, University of South Florida, Beta Phi
Hazlett Henderson, Emporia State University, Beta Epsilon
Each winner receives $150 toward an approved professional continuing education opportunity. Much thanks to Library Juice Academy for their generous support of these awards!
The 2022 Sessa lottery for the September drawing is now open. For more information, visit: https://www.betaphimu.org/sessa.html
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Beta Phi Mu Honor Society Announces 2021 Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Winners
July 26, 2021
At its Annual Membership Meeting, held online July 10, 2021, the Beta Phi Mu International Library and Information Studies Honor Society (BPM) announced the winners for its 2021 scholarship season.
Six recipients of the EUGENE GARFIELD DOCTORAL DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIP for 2021 were announced. These $3,000 awards provide support for doctoral students who are working on their dissertations in Library and Information Science, Information Studies, Informatics, or a related field. The names, institutional affiliations, and dissertations working titles for the 2021 winners are listed below.
STEPHEN ABRAMS, Queensland University of Technology/San José State University, A Communicological Critique of Evaluative Norms for Digital Preservation Success
ELIZABETH CAMPBELL, Drexel University, A Framework for Measuring and Mitigating Bias in Electronic Health Record Data; A Case Study in Childhood Obesity Incident
YI-YUN CHENG, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Agreeing to Disagree: Applying a Logic Based Approach to Reconciling and Merging Multiple Taxonomies
JULAINE CLUNIS, Kent State University, Semantic Analysis Mapping Framework for Clinical Coding Schemes
LO LEE, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Exploring Information Behavior of Hobbyists and the Making Process of Arts and Crafts
RONGQIAN MA, University of Pittsburgh, Bridging Sight and Insight: Visualization in Action among Digital Humanists
Application reviewers were selected according to the Garfield Fellowship requirements including appointee(s) from ALISE and ASIST. The names and institutional affiliations of reviewers are listed below.
Dr. Sarah Buchanan, University of Missouri
Dr. Clara Chu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dr. Heidi Julien, University at Buffalo
Dr. Lauren Mandel, University of Rhode Island
Dr. Linda Most, Valdosta State University
Congratulations to all of the 2021 Beta Phi Mu Award winners! Much thanks to Mirah Dow Chair of the BPM Scholarship Committee, Alison Lewis Executive Director of BPM International and all committee members for their work in reviewing the many applications for these awards. The 2022 Beta Phi Mu scholarship application season will open on November 15, 2021.
For more information:
Beta Phi Mu International Library and Information Studies Honor Society:
http://www.betaphimu.org/
Beta Phi Mu Scholarships:
http://www.betaphimu.org/scholarships.html
2021 Beta Phi Mu Scholarship & Fellowship Recipients:
http://www.betaphimu.org/current-scholarship-winners.html
Contact:
Beta Phi Mu Honor Society
headquarters@betaphimu.org
Beta Phi Mu Honor Society Announces 2021 Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Winners
July 26, 2021
At its Annual Membership Meeting, held online July 10, 2021, the Beta Phi Mu International Library and Information Studies Honor Society (BPM) announced the winners for its 2021 scholarship season.
Six recipients of the EUGENE GARFIELD DOCTORAL DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIP for 2021 were announced. These $3,000 awards provide support for doctoral students who are working on their dissertations in Library and Information Science, Information Studies, Informatics, or a related field. The names, institutional affiliations, and dissertations working titles for the 2021 winners are listed below.
STEPHEN ABRAMS, Queensland University of Technology/San José State University, A Communicological Critique of Evaluative Norms for Digital Preservation Success
ELIZABETH CAMPBELL, Drexel University, A Framework for Measuring and Mitigating Bias in Electronic Health Record Data; A Case Study in Childhood Obesity Incident
YI-YUN CHENG, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Agreeing to Disagree: Applying a Logic Based Approach to Reconciling and Merging Multiple Taxonomies
JULAINE CLUNIS, Kent State University, Semantic Analysis Mapping Framework for Clinical Coding Schemes
LO LEE, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Exploring Information Behavior of Hobbyists and the Making Process of Arts and Crafts
RONGQIAN MA, University of Pittsburgh, Bridging Sight and Insight: Visualization in Action among Digital Humanists
Application reviewers were selected according to the Garfield Fellowship requirements including appointee(s) from ALISE and ASIST. The names and institutional affiliations of reviewers are listed below.
Dr. Sarah Buchanan, University of Missouri
Dr. Clara Chu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dr. Heidi Julien, University at Buffalo
Dr. Lauren Mandel, University of Rhode Island
Dr. Linda Most, Valdosta State University
Congratulations to all of the 2021 Beta Phi Mu Award winners! Much thanks to Mirah Dow Chair of the BPM Scholarship Committee, Alison Lewis Executive Director of BPM International and all committee members for their work in reviewing the many applications for these awards. The 2022 Beta Phi Mu scholarship application season will open on November 15, 2021.
For more information:
Beta Phi Mu International Library and Information Studies Honor Society:
http://www.betaphimu.org/
Beta Phi Mu Scholarships:
http://www.betaphimu.org/scholarships.html
2021 Beta Phi Mu Scholarship & Fellowship Recipients:
http://www.betaphimu.org/current-scholarship-winners.html
Contact:
Beta Phi Mu Honor Society
headquarters@betaphimu.org
