Winner of the Jimmy B. Parker Scholarship for SLIG 2016 Announced

The Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy is pleased to announce Janice Sellers as the winner of the Jimmy B. Parker Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy scholarship for 2016. The competition was strong and many candidates submitted worthy applications. The committee determined that Miss Seller's application exemplified the culture of giving back to the community as demonstrated by Jimmy B.Parker.

Miss Sellers volunteers for a wide range of organizations engaged in advancing genealogical research, communication, transcription, and general sharing. Her volunteer work includes services at libraries, teaching classes in the San Francisco area and throughout the country, editing genealogical journals, participating on boards of genealogical groups, as well as researching and transcribing information for several organizations.
 

Miss Sellers will be attending the course entitled “Research in the South.”