 Hello Dr. Hirsch and the Scholarship Committee. I wanted to say thank you very much for awarding me one of the special sessions scholarships for continuing students. It's a great honor and I'm deeply appreciative. I really enjoyed my time here at San Jose State University as I complete the MLIS program. All of the professors have been incredibly passionate and each one has brought a unique perspective to librarianship based on their specialty areas. I've also enjoyed some of the benefits of being an MLIS student such as doing a year-long volunteering stint at Santa Clara University Library. While I was there I was able to do some level K cataloging of 16th to 18th century books from their original mission library. It was a wonderful experience and I gained a lot of knowledge in the area of librarianship. Thank you so much for awarding me this scholarship.