Local nonprofit Friends of the Richardson Library presented the 2021 Dorothy E. “Dot” McCalpin Memorial Scholarship this week. Owais Sayeed, recent graduate of Richardson High School, received $2,000.
The scholarship is presented each year to college-bound teens who have served the Richardson Public Library in a volunteer capacity, demonstrating the volunteer spirit of the late Dot McCalpin. (McCalpin founded Helping Agencies Serving Richardson and spent more than 40 years in Richardson serving on numerous civic and community boards.
Teens in grades 7-12 are eligible to volunteer at the Library through the Teen Advisory Board. For more information, call the Teen Librarian at 972-744-4358.
