The June S. Stillman Endowed Memorial Scholarship

for Libraries Student Assistants & USPS Staff

• History
• Current Status
• Criteria
• Recipients

Cheryl Mahan, June Stillman, and Phyllis Hudson (1996)

History

The June S. Stillman Memorial Scholarship is named for a remarkable woman who served this university for decades.

June S. Stillman, pictured right with scholarship co-founders Cheryl Mahan (left) and Phyllis Hudson (right), was a charter member of the library faculty in 1968 when the Florida Technological University (later renamed University of Central Florida) opened. She began as an Associate University Librarian in the Reference Department. In 1970, she became head of the Reference Department, serving in that capacity for 18 years. In 1979 she achieved the rank of University Librarian. June served as Collection Development Librarian with responsibilities for building the Engineering Collection from 1988 to 1992, and later directed the library’s Telephone Information Service from 1992 until her retirement in 1996. During this period she also found time to acquire a second master’s degree (English) – the first degree was in Library Science - in 1986 from UCF.

Under June’s leadership as head of Reference, the library moved forward with innovations in service and in applications of technology. During the 70s, June played a key role in the establishment of an online search service. In the early 80s, she lead the department’s effort to implement an integrated online catalog and to promote its use to students and faculty. In 1985, June again led public service librarians in the implementation of a second online catalog. UCF was one of the first libraries in the nation to make a conversion from one online catalog to a second system. June's leadership was also important in initiating and nurturing the Library Instruction program.

At the 25th reunion of the university’s first graduating class, alumni were asked to recall the name of one important person from their student days. June Stillman was the one most often remembered, for her kindness, helpfulness, and expertise.

June S. Stillman was an active member for many years in the American Library Association, Southeastern Library Association, Florida Library Association, and United Faculty of Florida. As a member of the Florida Library Association, June was instrumental in building involvement with the Library Orientation and Bibliographic Instruction Caucus, serving as its Clearinghouse Director for many years. She was an active member of the Beta Phi Mu and Phi Kappa Phi national honor societies.

Appropriately, June Stillman was the recipient of the first UCF Excellence in Librarianship award in 1984. She received the UCF Library Lifetime Service Award in 1996, at her retirement from the university and was posthumously designated Faculty Emerita in 2000.

What makes June Stillman’s contributions to the UCF Library remarkable is not her achievements, but her commitment to the university and the library profession. Her pursuit of accurate, timely information for faculty and students set a high service standard for the entire library staff. She valued learning for its own sake. Her work at the UCF Library has had an impact on the UCF experience of almost every graduate through the services she helped establish, and the collection she helped build.

By example and by encouragement, she was an inspiration to her family and friends and to the student assistants and university colleagues who worked with her. After her untimely death in 1998, this annual scholarship was established by those who loved and respected her, to honor June S. Stillman and to keep her memory alive forever.

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Current Status

The scholarship process is closed for 2013-2014.  Applications are no longer being accepted at this time.

Criteria

The June S. Stillman Memorial Scholarship for UCF Libraries Student Assistants and USPS Staff was established at the University of Central Florida Libraries by friends and family of Ms. Stillman after her tragic and untimely death in 1998. It is not necessarily based on financial need. This scholarship is for $2,000 for the 2013/2014 school year and will be awarded in the 2013 fall semester to a UCF student who has worked in the UCF Libraries as a student assistant or USPS staff member. This scholarship is awarded strictly on the basis of the specified criteria.

NOTE: Before submitting any application for scholarships, applicants are strongly advised to ascertain what effect, if any, receipt of the award will have on current or future financial assistance awards, including Federal Work Study.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to have a supervisor, mentor, or faculty member review the application packet, including letters of recommendation and personal statement, before submitting it to the selection committee.

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Recipients

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