Sam Houston State University (Sam Houston State University, Department of Library Science and Technology)

Sam Houston State University's Department of Library Science will partner with the Texas Education Agency's Regional Education Centers 1, 2, and 20 to recruit and provide scholarships to 40 students in south Texas studying to be certified school library media specialists. This project addresses a critical need for school library media specialists to serve the region's growing Hispanic student population. Scholarship recipients will benefit from an active mentoring program and leadership training as they earn a master's degree in librarianship with school library media certification.