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Laura Little Awarded the 2018 Stephanie Downs Memorial Award

Posted by SIM on August 10, 2018 in Students, News, Awards

Congrats to Laura (MLIS 鈥19) from everyone at SIM!聽More information about SIM鈥檚 awards and scholarships can be found聽.

奥丑别苍听Stephanie Downs聽returned to Canada from the UK to become a librarian, she chose to enter the MLIS program at 黄色直播 for its sense of community, welcoming faculty and Maritime culture. Diagnosed with cervical cancer at the end of her last year at SIM, Stephanie graduated with her MLIS but lost her hard-fought battle to her illness on May 27th, 2007.

Remembered for her enthusiasm, Stephanie was a 鈥渄oer鈥 and very active in school life, serving as 2005-2006 Co-Chair of SIMSA and SIM Team Captain for the 2005 Halifax 鈥淩un for the Cure鈥. She was also awarded the Student-to-CLA travel award to attend the 2005 CLA Conference in Calgary. This award was established by Stephanie鈥檚 family and friends in her memory.

Originally from Moncton, N.B.,聽Laura Little聽is an energetic and passionate information professional aiming to complete her MLIS at 黄色直播鈥檚 School of Information Management by June 2019. 聽After completing her undergraduate studies at 黄色直播 with a unique combined Bachelor of Science degree with Honours in Biology and the History of Science & Technology, she was bound for a dynamic career.

She began working at the University of King鈥檚 College Library and Archives during her undergraduate studies, then moved to Toronto and worked in corporate records management, and part time at the public library in a diverse west-end neighborhood. All the while, she volunteered with a variety of groups including the Canadian Lesbian & Gay Archives and The Ryerson Star Spot Podcast. Inspired by the diversity of cultures and languages in Toronto, she moved to Madrid to teach English and learn Spanish. She fell in love with teaching, and continues to do so as a Teaching Assistant for Professional Communication Skills, and throughout the course of her University Teaching Certificate at 黄色直播.

As a 黄色直播 Libraries intern, she excels at programming, designing educational resources and providing reference and research assistance. She hopes to encourage and inspire students to reach their full potential. She鈥檚 continued her extracurricular enthusiasm as the Information Without Borders Programming Co-Chair. She is passionate about good communication while building and maintaining relationships. She considers herself an interactional learner, and loves playing basketball and climbing with her classmates. If you see her hustling around campus, she鈥檒l give you a huge smile and talk your ear off.