At the end of Spring Quarter 1998, five University Libraries student assistants were awarded $200 scholarships for their winning entries in an essay contest sponsored by the Libraries Staff Development Office. The contest was an effort to highlight the student assistants in the Libraries and reward them for their contributions to the work of the Libraries. The five winners, in addition to writing effective essays directed to other students as to why they should work for the Libraries, were each recommended highly by their supervisors.