There has been a Scholarship Committee appointed every year since 1982. During the past couple of years, the Dean has tried to keep at least two members from the previous year's committee on the new committee for continuity. In 1997, the Committee gained a staff member appointment and was broadened to include a Commonwealth Campus member as well. Committee members are officially appointed by the Dean of the University Libraries. There are typically 4 to 6 appointees.
Appointees can consist of up to three faculty members and one staff member.
The Committee should include at least one Commonwealth Campus appointment. This schedule is in order to keep the Scholarship Committee appointments in the same cycle as other University Libraries' committees. The chair is appointed by the Dean and it usually is a continuing member from the previous year's committee. The Committee's results are reported to the Dean of the University Libraries via memo. With the appointments made in May, the Committee now meets several times throughout the year to discuss matters relating to publicity of the Libraries scholarship as well as to revise Committee brochures.