The Friends of the Richardson Public Library, Inc. is pleased to announce that the Dorothy E. “Dot” McCalpin Memorial Scholarship for 2025 has been awarded to two recipients: Bailey Spence and Hailey Duggan.
Bailey Spence has volunteered with the Library Teen Advisory Board since 2020, along with participating in numerous extracurricular school activities and other community service events. She co-founded her school's Animal Science Club. This past semester she also interned at the Richardson Public Library in the Local History department. Bailey graduated from Richardson High School and will attend Southern Methodist University in the fall, majoring in Art History specializing in Museum Studies.
Hailey Duggan has been involved with the RIchardson Public Library a number of ways, including volunteering at the Friends book sale and participating in the Young Authors summer program multiple years. She serves in a variety of roles in her school and church community. This past year she was instrumental in creating the inaugural yearbook for her homeschool co-op. Hailey was homeschooled and will be majoring in Psychology at the University of Dallas in the fall semester.
About the Scholarship
The Friends of the Richardson Public Library award scholarships on an annual basis to college-bound senior year Richardson Public Library volunteers.
Our scholarship is named for Dorothy “Dot” McCalpin, a longtime Richardson resident and community leader, who believed that volunteer work should be a cornerstone of one’s life. We are delighted to make this annual scholarship available in Dot McCalpin’s honor and invite applications that exhibit this very spirit.
Graduating seniors who are college-bound and have been Richardson Public Library volunteers are eligible for this scholarship. The award is based on a combination of scholastic achievement, application essay, participation in school activities, community service, honors and organization affiliations, education objectives and academic and professional recommendations.
The application process is handled through the Richardson Public Library teen librarian. The scholarship is credited to the recipient's college account prior to the start of the fall semester.
Previous Scholarship Winners
