From: "Diane Goldenberg-Hart" Sender: To: CNI-ANNOUNCE Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 10:02:49 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [192.100.21.35] (account diane@cni.org [192.100.21.35] verified) by cni.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.9) with ESMTPSA id 27452189 for CNI-ANNOUNCE@cni.org; Mon, 29 Sep 2014 09:38:35 -0400 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-31--100981207 Subject: Jordan Eschler & Olivia Dorsey Receive Paul Evan Peters Fellowships X-Original-Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 09:38:35 -0400 References: <2D0F7596-3973-425A-A4DE-56B793230B1D@cni.org> X-Original-To: CNI-ANNOUNCE -- News from the Coalition X-Original-Message-Id: <2B2C19C1-A65F-4151-A838-7805BF81A4A4@cni.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1085) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1085) --Apple-Mail-31--100981207 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Washington DC =97 The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is = pleased to announce the selection of doctoral student Jordan Eschler and = master=92s student Olivia Dorsey as the 2014 recipients of the Paul Evan = Peters Fellowship for graduate study in library and information = sciences. The fellowship was established to honor the memory of CNI = founding executive director Paul Evan Peters; it recognizes outstanding = scholarship and intellectual rigor, a commitment to civic responsibility = and democratic values, and imagination. This is the first time two = fellowships are being awarded in one year. Jordan Eschler is a PhD student at the University of Washington=92s = Information School; she holds a BA in Economics and English from the = University of Michigan and an MS in Information Management from the = University of Washington. Eschler was selected for the Peters = Fellowship, in part, for her research in helping to empower patients in = their healthcare decisions, focusing especially on the unique = circumstances of young adults with chronic disease. This segment of the = population, Eschler points out, typically has fewer resources than older = patients, but it is generally more inclined to seek advice and = information from online communities. University of Washington iSchool = professor Michael Eisenberg, who recommended Eschler for the award, = wrote that she =93shares the same sense of passion and commitment to = using technology to improve society and services to people=94 as the = award=92s namesake. This year=92s recipient of the new award for master=92s students, Olivia = Dorsey, begins a program in information science at the University of = North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where she previously received a BS in = information science. Dorsey is particularly interested in using digital = humanities to explore issues surrounding diversity, experience and = identity. As an undergraduate research fellow, Dorsey created the = digital archive FranklinMemories.com, which documents the faces and = voices of the African American community in the racially diverse = Appalachian town of Franklin, NC. Dorsey =93has demonstrated outstanding = potential for research and scholarship,=94 wrote University of Maryland = professor Richard Marciano in a letter recommending her for the award, = concluding, =93she is committed to the archives profession and advancing = diversity concerns within it.=94 CNI executive director Clifford Lynch stated, =93This year we again had = a wonderful applicant pool that would have made Paul Peters both = delighted and proud, and we have a great pair of awardees that honor his = memory.=94 Commenting on this year=92s change to the fellowship, =93I am = particularly pleased that this cycle we were able to offer a second = award specifically targeted at a master=92s-level student; this allows = us to recognize people who are eager to move quickly into professional = practice, paralleling Paul's career trajectory.=94 =20 Selection committee members included: Ellen Borkowski, chief information = officer at Union College; Clem Guthro, director of the Colby College = Libraries; Jennifer Paustenbaugh, university librarian at Brigham Young = University; and Joan Lippincott, associate executive director of the = Coalition for Networked Information. About the Fellowship The Paul Evan Peters Fellowship was established to honor and perpetuate = the memory of the founding executive director of the Coalition for = Networked Information. Funded by donations from Peters's colleagues, = friends, and family, in 2014, the fellowship provides two two-year = awards: one to a doctoral student in the amount of $5,000 per year, and = one to a master=92s student in the amount of $2,500 per year. = Fellowships are given to students who demonstrate intellectual and = personal qualities consistent with those of Peters, including: =95 Commitment to the use of digital information and advanced = technology to enhance scholarship, intellectual productivity, and public = life =95 Interest in the civic responsibilities of networked information = professionals, and a commitment to democratic values and government = accountability =95 Positive and creative approach to overcoming personal, = technological, and bureaucratic challenges =95 Humor, vision, humanity, and imagination The fellowship will be awarded next in 2016; applications will be = available on CNI=92s website, www.cni.org. More information about the fellowship and its current and past = recipients is available at www.cni.org/go/pep-fellowship. -- CNI is a coalition of over 220 institutions dedicated to supporting the = transformative promise of digital information technology for the = advancement of scholarly communication and the enrichment of = intellectual productivity. The Coalition, which is sponsored by the = Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and EDUCAUSE, is headquartered = in Washington DC. More about CNI is at www.cni.org. The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization = of 125 research libraries in the US and Canada. ARL=92s mission is to = influence the changing environment of scholarly communication and the = public policies that affect research libraries and the diverse = communities they serve. ARL pursues this mission by advancing the goals = of its member research libraries, providing leadership in public and = information policy to the scholarly and higher education communities, = fostering the exchange of ideas and expertise, facilitating the = emergence of new roles for research libraries, and shaping a future = environment that leverages its interests with those of allied = organizations. ARL is on the web at www.arl.org. A nonprofit association and the foremost community of IT leaders and = professionals committed to advancing higher education, EDUCAUSE helps = those who lead, manage, and use information technology to shape = strategic IT decisions at every level within higher education. For more = information, visit educause.edu. -- Diane Goldenberg-Hart Communications Coordinator | CNI 202-296-5098 | diane@cni.org www.cni.org | twitter.com/cni_org --Apple-Mail-31--100981207 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252
Washington DC = =97 The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is pleased to announce = the selection of doctoral student Jordan Eschler and master=92s student = Olivia Dorsey as the 2014 recipients of the Paul Evan Peters Fellowship = for graduate study in library and information sciences. The fellowship = was established to honor the memory of CNI founding executive director = Paul Evan Peters; it recognizes outstanding scholarship and intellectual = rigor, a commitment to civic responsibility and democratic values, and = imagination. This is the first time two fellowships are being awarded in = one year.

Jordan Eschler is a PhD student at = the University of Washington=92s Information School; she holds a BA in = Economics and English from the University of Michigan and an MS in = Information Management from the University of Washington. Eschler was = selected for the Peters Fellowship, in part, for her research in helping = to empower patients in their healthcare decisions, focusing especially = on the unique circumstances of young adults with chronic disease. This = segment of the population, Eschler points out, typically has fewer = resources than older patients, but it is generally more inclined to seek = advice and information from online communities. University of Washington = iSchool professor Michael Eisenberg, who recommended Eschler for the = award, wrote that she =93shares the same sense of passion and commitment = to using technology to improve society and services to people=94 as the = award=92s namesake.

This year=92s recipient of = the new award for master=92s students, Olivia Dorsey, begins a program = in information science at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, = where she previously received a BS in information science. Dorsey is = particularly interested in using digital humanities to explore issues = surrounding diversity, experience and identity. As an undergraduate = research fellow, Dorsey created the digital archive FranklinMemories.com, which = documents the faces and voices of the African American community in the = racially diverse Appalachian town of Franklin, NC. Dorsey =93has = demonstrated outstanding potential for research and scholarship,=94 = wrote University of Maryland professor Richard Marciano in a letter = recommending her for the award, concluding, =93she is committed to the = archives profession and advancing diversity concerns within = it.=94

CNI executive director Clifford Lynch = stated, =93This year we again had a wonderful applicant pool that would = have made Paul Peters both delighted and proud, and we have a great pair = of awardees that honor his memory.=94 Commenting on this year=92s change = to the fellowship, =93I am particularly pleased that this cycle we were = able to offer a second award specifically targeted at a master=92s-level = student; this allows us to recognize people who are eager to move = quickly into professional practice, paralleling Paul's career = trajectory.=94  

Selection committee = members included: Ellen Borkowski, chief information officer at Union = College; Clem Guthro, director of the Colby College Libraries; Jennifer = Paustenbaugh, university librarian at Brigham Young University; and Joan = Lippincott, associate executive director of the Coalition for Networked = Information.


About the = Fellowship

The Paul Evan Peters Fellowship = was established to honor and perpetuate the memory of the founding = executive director of the Coalition for Networked Information. Funded by = donations from Peters's colleagues, friends, and family, in 2014, the = fellowship provides two two-year awards: one to a doctoral student in = the amount of $5,000 per year, and one to a master=92s student in the = amount of $2,500 per year. Fellowships are given to students who = demonstrate intellectual and personal qualities consistent with those of = Peters, including:

=95 = Commitment to the use of digital information and advanced = technology to enhance scholarship, intellectual productivity, and public = life
=95 Interest in the civic responsibilities of networked = information professionals, and a commitment to democratic values and = government accountability
=95 Positive and creative approach to = overcoming personal, technological, and bureaucratic = challenges
=95 Humor, vision, humanity, and = imagination

The fellowship will be awarded next = in 2016; applications will be available on CNI=92s website, www.cni.org.

Mor= e information about the fellowship and its current and past recipients = is available at www.cni.org/go/pep-fellowshi= p.

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CNI is a coalition of over = 220 institutions dedicated to supporting the transformative promise of = digital information technology for the advancement of scholarly = communication and the enrichment of intellectual productivity. The = Coalition, which is sponsored by the Association of Research Libraries = (ARL) and EDUCAUSE, is headquartered in Washington DC. More about CNI is = at www.cni.org.

The= Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization of = 125 research libraries in the US and Canada. ARL=92s mission is to = influence the changing environment of scholarly communication and the = public policies that affect research libraries and the diverse = communities they serve. ARL pursues this mission by advancing the goals = of its member research libraries, providing leadership in public and = information policy to the scholarly and higher education communities, = fostering the exchange of ideas and expertise, facilitating the = emergence of new roles for research libraries, and shaping a future = environment that leverages its interests with those of allied = organizations. ARL is on the web at www.arl.org.

A = nonprofit association and the foremost community of IT leaders and = professionals committed to advancing higher education, EDUCAUSE helps = those who lead, manage, and use information technology to shape = strategic IT decisions at every level within higher education. For more = information, visit educause.edu.


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Diane Goldenberg-Hart
Communications Coordinator | = CNI
202-296-5098 | diane@cni.org
www.cni.org | twitter.com/cni_org

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