Please join us in congratulating our 2025 Sara Gregory Scholarship Award Winner, Roseline Onyeike! Roseline is a shining embodiment of the library’s core values – approachability, flexibility, investment, and professionalism. Rose wrote in her essay about how she exemplified Mrs. Gregory’s leadership, integrity, and a love of learning. She also shared in her application that interactions she has with patrons give her time as a student assistant meaning. She also shared that her time as a library assistant has enabled her to grow into a more confident leader, problem solver, and a compassionate advocate.
The Sara Gregory Scholarship Award was established in 2011 by Humanities Professor John W. Gregory, Sr., who retired from Oxford College in 1979. He established the scholarship in memory of his wife, a former chemistry and mathematics professor at Oxford who later became the college’s head librarian.
The Sara Gregory Memorial Scholarship provides financial support and is granted to an outstanding first-year student employee of the library. This year there were many commendable candidates! Roseline is this year’s recipient for best reflecting the four principles we expect of our student employees:
- A professional attitude in working with the staff and their peers
- Flexibility in taking on any task assigned to them or any problem that may arise
- Invested in the success of library programs and the endeavor to improve upon them
- An approachable disposition that makes the library a safe and welcoming space to all
- Roseline will be continuing to work at the library next year as one of our Library Leaders.
Congratulations, Rose! We are very proud to work with you!