The BJ Wagner Fellows

Scholarship Program

Who was Betty Jean (BJ) Wagner?

​​First of all, a great friend of the Palestinian people. With her husband, Harold Kimball, she made several trips visiting Seraj libraries, delighting in the children who gathered there. BJ was an internationally-recognized scholar and teacher of reading and both she and her husband were Board members and deeply committed supporters. When she died in August of 2014 a Seraj fund was established to honor BJ's life and work. We trust BJ would be very pleased with our plans for these gifts.