 Good afternoon, Dr. Sandra Hirsch, faculty and staff of San Jose State University. My name is Amy DeBello, and I am the 2017 recipient of the School of Information Faculty Scholarship. I want to express my thanks and gratitude for this scholarship. I feel very encouraged and uplifted by this honor. Going to the library's school of online has allowed me to keep working full-time as a paraprofessional for the Albuquerque Public Library system while pursuing my goal to become a real librarian. The fascinating classes and burling professors have already turned my career into a fulfilling vocation. I have decided to pursue the career pathway of management, digitization, and preservation of cultural heritage and records. I am a native-born New Mexican, and New Mexico is a state rich in history and art, and Albuquerque's Cultural Services Departments offer wonderful opportunities to serve our community. I'm grateful for this scholarship, which will help me to pursue my studies and become a well-rounded professional committed to lifelong learning. I would also like to thank the outstanding professors I have learned with during my first three semesters. Stephen Tash, Cheryl Stenstrom, Virginia Tucker, Lori Lindberg, Maria Otera Bovar, and my fellow students for their inspiration and for holding me to the high standards of graduate-level coursework. The future of librarianship and archives is entering into an incredible era of technological innovations. San Jose School of Information is the best program to be enrolled in to meet these challenges and opportunities. Thank you very much for this generous scholarship, and have a great summer.