Winners Named for the 2006 EBSCO/ALA Conference Sponsorships

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., U.S.A., April 3, 2006 – EBSCO Information Services and the American Library Association are pleased to announce the winners of the 2006 EBSCO/ALA Conference Sponsorships. They are:

• Rita B. Baladad, Minnetonka , Minn.
• Tina Bradley, Mountain Home , Ark.
• Emily Chandler, Greenfield , Ind.
• Amy Joanne Chow, Brooklyn , N.Y.
• Nancy Cope, Venice , Fla.
• Angela Gonzalez, Warsaw, N.Y.
• Teresa Maria Mares, Hemet , Calif.
• Jill S. Ratzan, Highland Park , N.J.
• Mildred Waters, Santa Fe , N.M.
• Li Zhang, Mississippi State , Miss.

The sponsorship provides each winner with $1,000 to help pay for conference-related expenses in attending the ALA Annual Meeting. Award winners will be recognized at a breakfast held in their honor during the conference in June.

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