When a flyer about the Al Ashley Career Development Fellowship crossed Pauline Wethington’s desk in June she thought briefly about applying. That was before she heard dynamic Juneteenth speaker LaDoris H. Cordell, Vice Provost of Stanford’s Campus Relations.

The inspiration from that talk led Wethington to get Cordell’s business card and later to meet with her. From that meeting came Wethington’s award-winning plan.

The Fellowship will enable Wethington to spend the next year broadening her career experience and forging stronger ties between SLAC, Stanford University and the community.

Starting in September, Wethington will be working with SLAC Human Resources and Stanford Campus Relations to provide academic and career counseling to diverse SLAC employees. "Cordell suggested that if I am chosen for the Fellowship I consider being a liaison between SLAC and Campus Relations as one of my activities. I liked the idea."

Wethington has a Masters Degree in Counseling Education and is a 13-year veteran of the SLAC Public Affairs Office as well as a counselor at DeAnza College where she counsels students and has worked for the Math Performance Success Program.

She will continue her SLAC career outreach work with students in East Palo Alto and Menlo Park as well as visit colleges, schools and community organizations to educate them about SLAC job options and tour programs. "We’re in your backyard, come and visit us," Wethington said.

To apply for the Fellowship, a SLAC employee must propose a project that will both improve his or her career skills and benefit SLAC.

For more information on the Fellowship, see: http://www-group.slac.stanford.edu/hr/er/fellowship/awa-fellowship.html