Ursula Williams graduate student awardee papers

Abstract

During the August 2015 FLEAT VI conference in Boston, MA, six graduate students were honored with the Ursula Williams Graduate Student Conference Grant. This grant provided funds to these six students to support their conference attendance. The grant stands in honor of Ursula Williams, a beloved IALLT member who passed away from cancer during her appointment as President-Elect of IALLT. The biography of Ursula Williams provided to each honoree explains that, “since Ursula loved students and always felt she never stopped being a student, herself, it is appropriate that IALLT give a scholarship award to graduate students in her honor.” Honorees reported that IALLT members shared their memories of Ursula Williams during the conference. “The love evident in the voices of those who had known her solidified my belief that what they say is really true, IALLT is family,” one honoree stated.