2006 Jennifer Cowan-Henderson

Jennifer Cowan-Henderson is the recipient of the Tennessee Resource Sharing Award for 2006.

Jennifer has served as the Tennessee State Library and Archives’ Public Library E-Rate Coordinator since 2002. E-Rate is the program that provides discounts to assist most schools and libraries in the United States to obtain affordable telecommunications and Internet access. As coordinator of the program in Tennessee, Jennifer has assisted Tennessee public and school libraries  in receiving nearly $46 million in E-Rate assistance. The process for libraries to apply for E-Rate and to have continued funding is quite lengthy and can be confusing. Without Jennifer’s knowledgeable and patient guidance, many libraries would get lost in the process.

An MLS graduate of the University of Tennessee, Jennifer is the Director of the Upper Cumberland Regional Library in Cookeville and has also served as Assistant Director of the Reelfoot Regional Library in Martin.