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Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Laura Bush Awards Nancy and Eliza's Proposal a $1,300,000 Grant to Board Certify Librarians




Today Nancy officially found out that her proposal to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has been awarded $943,000 according to the First Lady Laura Bush's announcement. This award which will be matched with $373,000. Nancy and fellow library professor Eliza Dresang spent months designing the project which will fund 30 full three year scholarships to prepare school library media specialists. They will complete the program with school library media certification and also be prepared for National Board Certification.

It is called Project LEAD.
  • Laura Bush Press Release

  • Nancy and Eliza's Official Award

  • FSU School Library Media Program

  • Pictures
    1 - Official Logo of the $1,300,000 project
    2 - Nancy's first day in the office in January 2005.
    3 - Eliza and Nancy with Dr. Dan Callison - of the University of Indiana

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