2024 Merryll Penson Scholarship Recipient Announced

The University System of Georgia Foundation has awarded the 2024 Merryll Penson Scholarship to Valdosta State University (VSU) student Emily Johnson.

The scholarship support students pursuing a master of library and information science at VSU, Georgia’s only ALA-accredited library sciences program.

About the Merryll Penson Scholarship:

Merryll Penson, who served as GALILEO executive director from 2000-2016, led efforts to create GALILEO while library director at Columbus State University. Penson was integral in not only establishing GALILEO, but also the GALILEO Interconnected Libraries and the New Georgia Encyclopedia.

Additionally, she strengthened and expanded the Digital Library of Georgia, the Civil Rights Digital Library, and the Georgia Knowledge Repository. The University System of Georgia’s libraries and the Georgia Public Library Service established the Penson Scholarship in recognition of her leadership and substantial contributions to libraries across the state.

Want to apply for the scholarship? Valdosta State University students may apply here. The deadline is February 2025.