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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Posted on Behalf of Unlimited Priorities
Corporation, an NFAIS member Organization.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><b><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Robert F. Asleson
Memorial ALA Conference<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><b><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Grant Initial Winner
is Announced<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><b><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>University of
Illinois Student to Attend 2011 ALA Annual Conference<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.0pt;text-autospace:none'><i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cape Coral, FL, May
26, 2011</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
– The board of directors of the <b>Robert F. Asleson Memorial ALA
Conference Grant</b> has announced this year’s award recipient. The
winning essay was submitted by Catherine Larson, a student in the Graduate
School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign. Ms. Larson will receive a $1,500.00 grant to help
defray the cost of attending ALA’s 2011 Annual Conference in New Orleans,
Louisiana in June.<span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The<b> Robert F.
Asleson Memorial ALA Conference Grant</b> was <span style='color:black'>established
by friends and colleagues within the information industry</span> to honor the
memory of Bob Asleson, late founder and president of The Redalen Group, for his
countless contributions to the library community. <span style='color:black'>An
advisor and guide to countless members of the profession, Bob’s 50-year
career spanned both traditional and innovative technologies, from reference
materials to CD-ROMs to online databases. He held presidential positions
at several leading industry companies and served on numerous industry
organization boards. The grant’s </span>monetary awards subsidize
attendance at the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting and the Annual
Conference for deserving Master of Library Science degree candidates. <span
style='color:black'>Successful applicants are selected based on economic need
and the quality of an essay based on criteria set by the board.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Scheduled
to graduate in 2012, Catherine Larson lives in Chicago and attends school on a
half-time basis while she works to pay her tuition. She serves as a
volunteer on </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>the
publications committee for MARS: Emerging Technologies Reference Section of
RUSA, requiring her attendance at ALA conferences for the next two years.
Her winning essay will be posted on the grant’s website.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In awarding the grant
Iris Hanney, <span style='color:black'>Chairman of the Board of Directors,</span>
said, “I am thrilled that Bob Asleson’s memory continues to be
honored through this award, and am extremely pleased to present it to Catherine
Larson. She submitted an outstanding essay discussing the impact of the
electronic consumer market on library services and spaces. We wish her
the best of luck in her future career!”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The board
of directors continues to seek both corporate and individual donations in
support of the </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Robert
F. Asleson Memorial ALA Conference Grant</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>. It believes that exposure to
the programs, seminars, contacts and other conference benefits will foster an
on-going love of and dedication to the cause of librarianship in students who
otherwise would be unable to attend, reflecting the values exhibited by Bob
Asleson throughout his life and long professional career.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Complete
details of the grant, including information on donation participation, are
available on the website at </span><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.aslesongrant.org">www.aslesongrant.org</a></span></u><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. Several<span
style='color:black'> levels of support are available, and all donations are
fully tax-deductible. Additional information may be obtained by
contacting:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Iris L.
Hanney, Chairman of the Board<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Robert F.
Asleson Memorial ALA Conference Grant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>1930 SW 48th Lane<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Cape Coral, FL 33914<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>239-549-23842<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>239 549-3168 Fax<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>info@aslesongrant.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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