 Dr. Bolen, Dr. Harlin, and the Student Awards and Scholarships Committee. I'm Heather Mason. Please know how thankful I am to have been chosen as one of the recipients of the Special Sessions Scholarship Awards this year. I am especially honored because I do know that all of the submissions for this scholarship were of such high caliber, so I'm looking forward to studying alongside those who have the same passion for libraries as I do. I believe the decision to begin a graduate program is never one that is made hastily, and for someone like myself who has not attended university studies since 2004, it was an especially daunting endeavor to take the necessary steps to begin this program. However, as it turns out, the process to begin with SJSU has been seamless, and receiving this award is quite motivating. I've wanted to be a librarian for many, many years. My mom is a retired librarian herself, and she's instilled in me the importance of libraries and the importance of access to information. So I am looking forward to a career once I've completed this program with the public library. So I do feel librarianship is a lasting passion for me. And again, I'd like to thank the committee for this scholarship award, which will help immensely in the pursuit of this dream of mine. So many, many thanks to you.