 Hello, my name is Elizabeth Thapia and I'm sincerely honored to have been selected as a recipient for the Director's Scholarship for Excellence Award. I would like to take this moment to thank the Student's Awards and Scholarship Committee, Dr. Linda Main, and the School Information Faculty for this incredible opportunity. Thank you. This scholarship will allow me to begin my journey as a graduate student within the Library and Information Science program here at SDSU. As a middle school library technician, I know that by pursuing my Masters in Library Science, I will get the opportunity to explore and learn more about library programming, collections, resources, all things that will help me meet my school's library needs and interests. I could not be more grateful for this incredible opportunity. Thank you again.