Lee Todd Takes over
as University of Kentucky President
Kim Fender to Recieve
Alumna Award at October Reunion
Professor JoAnn
Rogers retires from Faculty
Phase I Funded
for SLIS New Quarters
SLIS Wins IMLS
Grant to Develop Program
Jim Dankiewicz
Awarded Multi-Year Fellowship by UK Graduate School
Arianne Beaman
Wins Gates Scholarship
Cassie Domek Wins
Wethington Award
Twenty Inv ited
to Join Beta Phi Mu
Faculty Recognize
Contributions to School on Part of Easterling, Merritt
Students Say Thanks
to Tanzi Merritt
Martha and Emily
Damron, Mere et Fille, Complete Library Media Certification
For Scheiberg,
Life's a Beach and a Market
Lyle Martin Reports
in from Virginia
Alumni Activities
Among Recent Graduates
Alumni Deaths
Contact Information
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Lee Todd Takes Over as University of Kentucky
President
Entrepreneur, Kentucky Native, former College of Engineering Professor
Succeeds Charles Wethington to Become UK’s 11th Chief Executive
LEE TROVER TODD JR became president of Kentucky’s flagship university
on July 1, succeeding Charles Wethington, who had held the position since
1990. Todd, a native of Earlington, Hopkins County, in western Kentucky,
earned a B.S. in electrical engineering at UK in 1968. He was awarded the
John and Fannie Hertz Foundation Fellowship for graduate study at MIT,
where he earned a Ph.D. in electrical engineering in 1973. Research he
did while at MIT led to his being granted six patents by the time he completed
his doctorate. In 1974 Todd joined the University of Kentucky faculty as
an assistant professor of electrical engineering and subsequently was promoted
to associate professor and given tenure.
While on the faculty at UK, Todd continued the research
he had begun at MIT, having to do with applying sodalite phosphor to a
metal plate inside a picture tube to form a projection tube that achieved
new levels of brightness and resolution. He also saw possibilities for
the technology in teleconferencing. Eventually, he decided to form a company
and try to commercialize his research. The outcome was Projectron Inc which
produced projection tubes, and which he sold to Hughes Aircraft in 1990.
Todd formed a second company, DataBeam, to commercialize
his sodalite technology, and left UK in 1983 to develop a teleconferencing
system. In 1998 he sold the firm to IBM, which folded it into its Lotus
division. At that time Todd went to IBM and eventually was promoted to
Senior Vice President of Lotus Development Company.
In an interview, Todd told a Lexington Herald-Leader
reporter who asked about his hobbies, “’My hobby has been education and
economic development in Kentucky.’” He served on the Kentucky Council on
Postsecondary Education and on the committee that created the Kentucky
Virtual University, and he was among those who began the Kentucky Science
and Technology Corporation. He has talked of the importance of research
and the potential of the university as an agent for economic development,
and he has stressed the university’s obligation to the state and its people:
“’I don’t care how much research money we bring in; if we don’t change
the lives of children and the citizens of Kentucky, we will have failed.’”
He returned to that theme when the Trustees announced
he was their unanimous choice from among the three finalists. He reiterated
his commitment to moving UK to the ranks of the Top 20 public research
universities, but he said, “’If we don’t change the lives of children and
residents, if you don’t figure out how to raise the per capita income,
then we will have failed the land-grant mission, and I don’t intend to
fail.’”
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Kim Fender to Receive Alumna Award at October
Reunion
Saturday Banquet, Award Presentation Main Events of Weekend for
Graduates
KIM FENDER (’83), Director/Librarian of the Public Library of Cincinnati
and Hamilton County since 1998, will receive the School’s Outstanding Alumna/us
Award at a banquet to be held in Lexington Saturday October 6. In recent
years the award had been presented at the School’s spring awards banquet
for students and alumni. However, School Director Timothy Sineath has received
suggestions and requests from graduates to have an annual homecoming/reunion,
separate from the banquet. Dr Sineath stressed the event is not just for
those who graduated in certain years, but rather is a homecoming for all
graduates. In selecting the date and planning the program, Dr Sineath enlisted
the help of graduates Cindy Brown (‘82), Director, Boone County Public
Library, KY; Judith Gibbons (’78), Director, Field Services Division, Kentucky
Department for Libraries and Archives; and Joe Miller (’92), Coordinator
of Computing Services, UK SLIS.
The group agreed on October due to the likelihood
of some of the year’s nicest weather. The weekend of October 6-7 appealed
to them because UK plays an away football game then and the fall Keeneland
meet begins the 6th. The first activity for alumni will be a Saturday morning
reception and welcome in the William T Young Library. Because of the popularity
of Keeneland, it was decided not to schedule an event for Saturday afternoon.
However, there will be a banquet Saturday evening, at which the Outstanding
Alumna/us Award will be presented. The final planned event will be brunch
Sunday at the Tates Creek Branch of Lexington Public Library. Details and
a reservation form are inside the newsletter.
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Professor JoAnn Rogers Retires from Faculty
Professor JOANN V ROGERS, a member of the faculty of the School
of Library and Information Science for 27 years, has retired from her position
in the School. Dr Rogers joined the faculty in 1974 as Assistant Professor,
was subsequently promoted to Associate Professor with tenure, and in 1987
was promoted to Professor. She earned a BA in English at Connecticut College,
the MLS at Columbia University, and the PhD at the University of Pittsburgh.
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Phase I Funded for SLIS New Quarters
Early in July the School’s Director, Dr Timothy Sineath, received good
news. Phase I of the renovation project, that will transform the
top floor of what had been King Library North into new quarters for the
School, has been funded. Earlier in the year Dr Sineath worked with the
project architect to develop architectural plans for complete renovation
of the space, which, when completed, will have faculty and staff offices,
classrooms, and a computer lab.
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SLIS Wins IMLS Grant to Develop Program
The School has been awarded an Institute of Museum and Library Services
2001 National Leadership Grant for Libraries Education & Training in
the amount of $329,427. In the two-year project, the School will work with
the Jefferson County Public Schools to develop an innovative job-sharing
program to encourage certified teachers to complete the Master's degree
in library and information science and school media certification, and
will disseminate information about the program to the educational community.
Professor JACKIE WHITE developed the successful grant proposal.
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Jim Dankiewicz Awarded Multi-Year Fellowship by
UK Graduate School
JIM DANKIEWICZ, who entered the School’s master’s program this
fall, was awarded a UK Graduate School Multi-Year Fellowship. The Fellowship
is for $15,000 + tuition and is renewable for a second year. In addition,
he was awarded a Graduate School Daniel R Reedy Quality Achievement Award
in the amount of $3,000.
Jim, a California native, graduated from the University of California,
Santa Barbara, with a major in history. He graduated cum laude and with
distinction in the major. His senior year at Santa Barbara Jim was invited
to participate in the History Honors Thesis, one of only 12 students among
more than 300 history majors selected to participate.
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Arianne Beaman Wins Gates Scholarship
ARIANNE BEAMAN, who entered the master’s program summer 2001,
won a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Kentucky Librarianship Scholarship.
The Scholarship pays for tuition in the MSLS program and for a non-credit
internship in a Kentucky public library. Arianne chose Lexington Public
Library for the internship. In reviewing candidates for the Scholarship,
selection committee members who worked with the School’s Director, Tim
Sineath, were asked to pay particular attention to each candidate’s dedication
to improving public library service in Kentucky and commitment to spend
at least one year after graduation serving in a Kentucky public library.
Arianne is a native of Ashland, KY. She graduated cum laude from Brigham
Young University, Provo, UT, with a BS in human development and a minor
in psychology. Annie, as she is known to family and friends, returned to
Kentucky to attend UK’s James K Martin School of Public Policy and Administration,
where she completed one semester.
That she would attend UK seems inevitable, so strong is the family
connection. Her father, Gale, graduated from UK with a degree in accounting.
He was recruited by the VA Hospital while a UK senior, and has worked for
the VA for the past 25 years, in Lexington, Waco, TX, Denver, and Huntington,
WV. Annie’s mother, who also is Gail Beaman, graduated from UK with a BS
in psychology and then earned an MS at UK in psychology/psychometry. Mrs
Beaman worked for the Ashland public school system and currently works
for McGregor & Associates in Winchester, KY. Annie has two brothers.
Michael attends UK and Patrick is enrolled at UK’s Lexington Community
College.
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Cassie Domek Wins Wethington Award
CASSIE DOMEK, who entered the master’s program this fall, was
awarded a Charles T Wethington Jr 2001-2002 Fellowship for Graduate or
Professional Study. She is one of 10 recipients of Wethington Fellowships,
which are in honor of Dr Wethington, who retired from the UK presidency
June 30. The Fellowships, each in the amount of $20,000, are awarded to
UK graduating seniors and are for a first year of graduate or professional
study at UK.
Cassie, who graduated from Lexington’s Paul Laurence Dunbar High
School, and who majored in history as a UK undergraduate, worked as a Student
Assistant in UK Libraries Special Collections and Archives. She also was
an Intern at Ashland, the Henry Clay Estate. On her application to the
master’s program she noted a particular interest in archival and preservation
work.
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Twenty Invited to Join Beta Phi Mu
Twenty members of the annual graduating class were selected for membership
in Beta Phi Mu, the international honorary in library and information science.
Among August 2000 graduates were Jim Blanton, Retta Kelly, Mike O’Hara,
and Melissa Rabey. December 2000 graduates tapped for the honorary were
Dave Anderson, Cassie Beck, Katrina Bowling, Brian Easterling, Tom Enneking,
Terri Furgason, Misty Hockensmith, Jill Jensen, Sue Marshall, and Chris
Ryan. May 2001 graduates chosen for membership were Julia Allegrini, Sandy
Clayton, Natalie Fields, Barb Macke, Tanzi Merritt, and David Siders.
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Faculty Recognize Contributions to School on Part
of Easterling, Merritt
This year’s Melody Trosper Award went to BRIAN EASTERLING and
TANZI MERRITT. The Award, established as a memorial by family and
friends of Melody Katherine Trosper (’80), is given annually at the Awards
Banquet to a member or members of the graduating class, selected by the
faculty in recognition of “excellence and high achievement in scholarship,
leadership and service.”
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Students Say Thanks to Tanzi Merritt
Each spring at the Awards Banquet an officer of LISSO, the Library and
Information Science Student Organization, presents the LISSO Leadership
Award to a member of the graduating class chosen by fellow students to
receive the recognition, which is the way students have to thank one of
their peers for contributions to student life. This year the award was
presented to TANZI MERRITT.
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Martha and Emily Damron, Mère et Fille, Complete
Library Media Certification
We can’t say categorically it’s without precedent, but even the old-timers
around here can’t recall an earlier example. We’ve had married couples
go through the program; we’ve had students marry while in the program;
and not long ago a brother and sister, Rob and Mary Ellen Weber, entered
and completed the program at the same time – even sharing an apartment
while doing so, without either maiming or poisoning the other. But no one
can recall a mother and daughter going through the program together, until
MARTHA and EMILY DAMRON did just that, finishing in August.
Martha, the mother, entered the program fall semester
1998 and took a little longer to complete it, with good reason. Fall and
spring terms she commuted from Prestonsburg, while continuing to teach
school there. She satisfied the requirements for school library media certification
and is Library Media Specialist at Prestonsburg Elementary School. Martha’s
undergraduate degree also is from UK.
Emily, who also satisfied the requirements for school
library media certification, earned her undergraduate degree at Transylvania
University in May 1999 and enrolled in the School’s master’s program that
fall semester. She is Library Media Specialist at Winburn Middle School,
here in Lexington. Those who wish to be certified as school library media
specialists must meet the same admission requirements as do all other applicants
to the program, but they have an array of requirements to satisfy which
results in their having many fewer electives.
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‘Oh yeah, the job is great, too.’
For Scheiberg, Life’s a Beach and a Market
We were especially pleased to receive a report from SUSAN SCHEIBERG
(‘97):
“I just wanted to touch base to let you know about my latest
career move! Once again I have taken a very unforeseen turn in my career,
and I have moved from my position at the University of Southern California
to become the head of acquisitions and serials at RAND. RAND (http://www.rand.org)
is an international policy think-tank headquartered in Santa Monica, CA,
with offices in DC, Pittsburgh, and the Netherlands (I believe they also
just opened offices in Berlin and Cambridge, UK as well). The central library
is located in Santa Monica, and I am responsible for acquisitions and serials
in all of the offices.
I never expected to leave academe, but this was
too good of an opportunity to let slip by. Although the prestige of RAND
is something not to be dismissed, what I love best is the location--we
are about 1/2 block from the Santa Monica beach! Needless to say, this
beats downtown LA. My commute is much shorter (practically nonexistent)
and instead of driving on the freeway for 40 minutes after work, I can
take out my bike and ride on the beach for an hour--not bad! The other
wonderful perk is being able to go to the world famous Santa Monica Farmers’
Market at lunch once a week, and stock up on unbelievable produce and fresh
flowers. How wonderful! Oh yeah, the job is great, too.
Besides the new job, I am editing the NASIG proceedings
this year, and have been appointed to 3 ALA committees within ALCTS (SS
Acquisitions Committee, CMDS Issues for the Practitioner Committee, and
AS Acquisitions Organization and Management Committee). I also gave my
fist ALA presentation last year, which was a blast. So librarianship is
moving right along! Moving jobs to RAND will do wonders for my quality
of life as well, as not only can I ride on the beach, park in Santa Monica
on nice days and at Christmas, and go to the Farmers' Market weekly, I
can now afford the luxury of a two-bedroom apartment! For the money I probably
could have a huge house in Lexington!”
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Lyle Martin Reports in from Virginia
In April, we received the following report from LYLE MARTIN (’86),
which she allowed us to reprint:
“Just got the spring newsletter! It is great to hear what
everyone is up to. I want to throw in my two cents for the next newsletter.
Reading Judy Stephenson's note inspired me to write. I worked for her at
UK Allied Health. She was a terrific influence on me while going to school
there, and it was great to hear what she is up to.
Following graduation I spent two years working as Assistant
Director of the Business Information Center for an international trade
association, now called the U.S.-China Business Council. From there I jumped
out into the consulting world and ran my own business for a few years as
a database application developer. Since then I have worked as a systems
developer/web developer for various companies including National Operator
Service, CyberCash and most recently for PlanetGov Inc. in Chantilly VA.
I have been with PlanetGov for almost 3 years, and am
Senior Interactive Web Developer there. I design, develop and maintain
all of our Intranet, Extranet, workflow and in-house applicatons, in addition
to a couple of our Internet e-commerce applications. In addition to all
that I also run a web consulting, custom computer/networking business with
my partner of 7 years. Love to hear from any of the guys from the class
of 85/86. Feel free to email me at lyle@altdb.com”.
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Alumni Activities
DR DEBORAH HARMELING (’73), Library Director at the Athenaeum of
Ohio in Cincinnati, recently completed her third term as President of the
Greater Cincinnati Library Consortium.
DON TOLZMANN’s (’73) book, The Memory of Mankind: The Story of
Libraries Since the Dawn of History, has been published by Oak Knoll Press.
VICKIE NOVAK (’74) is Director, Calumet City Public Library,
IL.
RAYNE ARMOUR (‘75) is Technical Services Librarian, College of
Lake County, Grayslake, IL.
DR CONSTANCE GILMAN (‘76) is Branch Administrator, Chinn Park
Regional Library, which has the highest circulation, most programs, and
most reference questions in the Prince William County Public Library System,
VA. She is on the Council of the Virginia Library Association, chairing
the Awards and Recognition Committee.
DR TRUDI BELLARDO HAHN (’76) is Chair of the Technical Program
Committee for the 2001 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information
Science & Technology, to be held in November in Washington DC. In her
day job Trudi is Manager, User Education Services, McKeldin Library, University
of Maryland, College Park.
HANNAH PICKWORTH (’77) is Middle School Librarian, Boland Park
Country School, Baltimore.
EILEEN BELL-GARRISON (’79) has been appointed Dean of Library
Services at Gonzaga University’s Foley Center Library.
DEBBIE BOGENSCHUTZ (’79) has received two awards from units of
the SLA. One was the “SLA Education Division Award for Professional Excellence
2001,” given to a member of the division who has demonstrated professional
excellence in the field of education librarianship or library education
and/or has provided outstanding service to the division over a period of
years. The other was the Cincinnati Chapter’s “Meritorious Achievement
Award,” given to a member for notable and enduring contributions to the
chapter and to the profession. The award represents a cumulative evaluation
of an individual’s career and emphasizes local activity and leadership
of an exemplary nature.
ELIZABETH RODERICK (’79) is Director of the Digital Library Program
(DLP) at the Library of Virginia, where she has worked for the past 10
years. In 1992 Elizabeth established the Virginia Library and Information
Network (VLIN), which provides Internet access and services to all of Virginia's
library staff. The DLP currently provides access to more than 1.5 digital
images of photos, maps and documents, as well as to more than 50 searchable
databases. “I am also the manager of the Cat-Chat listserv, an Internet
discussion list for fans of University of Kentucky sports, primarily basketball.”
Elizabeth’s e-mail address is eroderic@iglou.com.
HELEN STAUDERMAN (’81) has been Director of the Mark Twain Public
Library, Redding, CT, since March 1988. In her nice note she reported the
library recently completed a $2.7 million addition, and she said she’d
“love to have Kentucky/Ohio librarians visit us.” It turns out that Samuel
Clemens founded the library in 1908, and the library has a small collection
of memorabilia. Helen passed along her e-mail address: hms@marktwainlibrary.org
JAN CARVER (’82) has joined the library staff at Lexmark, here
in Lexington.
JOANNE GOODE (‘85) is Head, Science Library, Miami University,
Oxford, OH.
GARY STOTTLEMYER (’87) is the University of Virginia law library’s
Information Management Librarian. He is a member of the library’s senior
management team and is responsible for “all functions related to library
acquisitions, cataloging, serials management, and binding.”
MONA CHAPIN (’88) is Head Librarian at the Cincinnati Art Museum.
Last year was an eventful one for BERT CHAPMAN (’89). He
was promoted from Assistant to Associate Professor and granted tenure within
Purdue University Libraries as Government Publications Coordinator. In
addition, Bert married Becky Gick, a graphics designer in the Purdue Memorial
Union's marketing department. Finally, two articles of his were published:
“Immigration: An Overview of Information Resources." Reference Services
Review, 28 (3) (2000): 268-89; "The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety
Board´s First Decade." Journal of Government Information, 27 (3)
(2000): 345-83.
KELLE HOSKINS (‘89), who worked in 4 public libraries, in 3 of
which she was director, has left the field of librarianship. We asked her
for something to put in the newsletter, and she wrote the following: “My
years of public librarianship have been very rewarding ones, and I hope
that stewarding ‘my’ libraries through such projects as long-range planning,
renovation, fund-raising, team-building and automation has made each of
those libraries stronger and better equipped to face the future. Let's
hope that I, too, am stronger and better equipped for whatever comes next!”
We received a nice note from MELISSA ROBBINS MOORE (’89): “I
would like to share with the UK family that I am currently serving at Union
University as Information Services Librarian. I have been at Union for
over 8 years, and my current responsibilities include Circulation Supervisor,
aiding in Reference, doing Bibliographic Instruction, and most recently
teaching Young Adult Literature for our M.A.Ed. program, which now offers
school librarian endorsement. Many thanks to Mrs. Anne McConnell for all
her excellent training and preparation. Along with our Reference Librarian,
I have been charged with developing a cross-campus workshop on Information
Literacy for our undergraduates to be offered Fall 2001.”
ELLIOT APPELBAUM (‘90) is Assistant Manager, Beaumont Branch,
Lexington Public Library.
On the last day of July we had a nice visit from DUNCAN MCCLUSKY
(’90), who stopped in Lexington while driving from Georgia to Buffalo,
NY. Duncan is on the library staff at the University of Georgia College
of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Tifton Campus.
BARBARA WEATHERALL (‘91) last spring accepted the position of
half-time cataloger at the Ft Worth Public Library. JILL BLAKE (‘91) works
at the library as well.
EDIN WIRTH (’91) is Head of Reference, Marion Public Library,
Marion, OH.
PAM MULLINS (’92) is a Collection Development Specialist at BWI
(Book Wholesalers, Inc) here in Lexington. BWI is a children’s and young
adult bookseller to public libraries.
For several years UK’s Preservation Librarian, BECKY RYDER (’92),
has been teaching Day 1 of a three-day workshop called "To Film or To Scan,"
and she recently did so in South Africa. It is offered by the Northeast
Document Conservation Center (Becky reminded us the late George Cunha was
the first Director of the NEDCC) and is funded by NEH. According to Becky,
NEDCC has been a leader in developing international preservation initiatives.
They received Mellon Foundation support to hold a week-long "basic preservation"
workshop in South Africa fall 1998. "To Film or To Scan" was the
logical follow up. The workshop this spring was held at the National Library
in Cape Town and was attended by Conservators, Micrographics personnel,
Special Collections Librarians, and Digital Projects Coordinators from
Pretoria, Durban, Johannesburg, Cape Town and Stellenbosch. Following the
workshop, Becky and her husband, UK Librarian Gordon Hogg, vacationed for
two weeks in South Africa. One of the outcomes of Becky’s trip is 21 rolls
of film and the offer to give Newsletter staff the day-by-day tour.
LYNNE EDINGTON (’93) is Public Services Librarian, Marshall University
Graduate College, South Carleston, WV.
KAREN KASCAVAGE (‘94), who had been Director of the Montgomery
County Public Library, in Mt Sterling, KY, has succeeded Kelle Hoskins
as Director of the Woodford County Public Library, Versailles, KY.
CRAIG HAGGIT (’94) is Senior Librarian at MapQuest.com.
DR EILEEN MCELRATH (’94) is Assistant Professor, Master of Library
& Information Science Program, Valdosta State University, GA.
When, in the spring 2001 issue, we reported what NATALIE CUMMINS
(’95) was up to, we managed to get it wrong – twice. Natalie works
for Operation Read rather than for The Carnegie Center for Literacy and
Learning, as reported. And although she used to be the Volunteer and Program
Coordinator, she now is Assistant Director of Operation Read.
AMY WHITMER (’95) and ANDREA PEAK have formed Envision
Resume Services. The URL is www.envision-resumes.com
JAMES MANASCO (‘96) is Head Librarian, Shaver Engineering Library,
UK.
MICHIELE LANGLEY (’97) is Lecturer, University of Louisville
College of Business and Public Administration. She told the newsletter
she is working as co-author of a book on international finance, considering
a PhD program, and “looking into starting a local chapter of the House
Rabbit Society here in Louisville.”
CAROL WOOLVERTON (’97) is Manager, Collection Development Services,
BWI (Book Wholesalers, Inc) here in Lexington.
MALINDA BURTON (’98) is Library Media Specialist, Nicholasville
Elementary School, KY.
In February, CHARLENE BANDURRAGA-HOLE (’99) became Children’s
Librarian, Greenhills Branch, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton
County. Charlene asked that we pass along “special thanks to BECKY STEPHENS
(’74) for her wonderful & stimulating children’s literature class.
It was great preparation for becoming a children’s librarian!”
MARY KOCMAN (’99) has been promoted to Head of Technical Services,
Palos Verdes Public Library, Palos Verdes, CA.
Joe Miller passed along an e-mail note he received from MATT PELTIER
(’99), in which Matt wrote, “Well, I’ve gotten a promotion of sorts.
I’m now the Director of the Library here at King College. I’m excited about
the challenges ahead. I always thought I’d end up as a Director, but never
imagined that it would occur this soon.”
HILARY WRITT (’00) is a Collection Development Specialist at
BWI.
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Among recent graduates:
JULIA ALLEGRINI is Library Supervisor, Northern Kentucky Talking
Book Library.
DAVID ANDERSON has joined the staff of Campbell County Public
Library, Carrico Branch, in Ft Thomas, KY.
ANGEL CHAFFIN is Children’s Librarian, West Chester Library,
West Chester, OH.
BETTY COVELL is on the staff at the Louisville Free Public Library.
SUZANNE CROWDER is Children & Youth Services Consultant,
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives.
RHONDA CURRAN is Library Media Specialist at Nicholas County
Elementary School, Carlisle, KY.
EMILY DAMRON is Library Media Specialist at Winburn Middle School,
Lexington.
MARTHA DAMRON is Library media Specialist at Prestonsburg Elementary
School, KY.
ERIC DAVIS is on the staff at the Public Library of Cincinnati
and Hamilton County.
KRISTA DIETRICH is on the library staff at Elizabethtown Community
College, KY.
BRIAN EASTERLING is in the Business & Government Department,
Central Library, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
MICHELLE ELLIOTT is on the staff at the Public Library of Cincinnati
and Hamilton County.
NATALIE FIELDS is on the staff at the Public Library of Cincinnati
and Hamilton County.
MARY GEHRICH is another of our recent graduates whom the Public
Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County is fortunate to employ.
TIM HARRIS has joined the staff at Blazer Library, Kentucky
State University, Frankfort.
KAREN IANNITTI is Library Media Specialist, Amelia High School,
Cincinnati.
DUSTIN LARMORE is Assistant Cataloger/Public Services Librarian
, Watertown Public Library, Watertown, SD.
HEATHER MALONEY-NOYES is Reference and Electronic Services Librarian
at Thompson, Hine, & Flory, LLP, Cincinnati.
TANZI MERRITT is Reference Librarian at Kentucky Virtual Library.
Tanzi told us she answers reference questions and provides assistance to
students, faculty, and the public via telephone and e-mail. She also coordinates
the KYVL Information Literacy workgroup, provides reference services for
the Council on Postsecondary Education, and conducts statewide training
for KYVL services.
WENDY OVERFIELD is Youth Services Librarian at the Louisville
Free Public Library.
BARBARA RATHMAN is School Library Media Specialist, Summit Elementary
School, Ashland, KY
LARRY RICHMOND is Assistant Law Librarian, Cincinnati Law Library.
CHRISTINE RYAN is Reference/Instruction Librarian, Lupton Library,
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
JOHN SCHLIPP has been appointed Documents Delivery Supervisor
in the P&G Research Facility Library in Mason, OH. According
to John, this service in the library is provided contractually by Advanced
Information Consultants (An Infotrieve Company) of Canton, Michigan.
<http://www.advinfoc.com/>. “Although I will work in the P&G
corporate library, I will represent their document delivery service. I
will supervise a staff of five for this position and collaborate with other
P&G librarians throughout their 12 Cincinnati-area corporate libraries.”
DAVID SIDERS is on the staff at the Public Library of Cincinnati
and Hamilton County.
MELANIE SPERLING is Circulation Librarian at Xavier University,
Cincinnati.
SHERYL STAHL has moved from Cincinnati to Los Angeles and works
in the Frances Henry Library of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute
of Religion. Sheryl told us that as one of two librarians “I’ll be doing
a bit of everything: cataloging, reference, BI, etc.”
ALITA VOGEL is Library Assistant at the Cincinnati Art Museum.
SUSAN YOUNG is School Library Media Specialist, Washington County
High School, Springfield, KY.
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We regret having to report several deaths.
ILHAM KUM (’57) died in January of this year, but word reached
us too late for that issue of the Newsletter. Dr Kum, who had a PhD from
Ankara University, was the retired chairman of the Department of Librarianship
at Turkey’s Hacettepe University, in Ankara.
MARY POWELL PHELPS NORMENT (‘60) died in February. She was 89.
Mary Powell was Director of Lexington Public Library from 1968 to 1977
and was selected Kentucky’s Outstanding Public Librarian by the Kentucky
Library Association in 1975.
NANCY JO CANTERBURY (’64) died in June in West Virginia at the
age of 70. She had been a school teacher and was retired from the Kanawha
County Board of Education.
BARDIE C WOLFE JR (’72) died last fall, but word reached us only
this summer. According to information sent the School, he was a few days
short of his 58th birthday. Prior to earning the MSLS degree he had earned
a JD, also from UK. The last position he held was the founding library
director at Miami’s St Thomas University School of Law, from which he retired
in 1997.
CAROLYN G HAMMOND (’78) died in January, but word reached us
too late for the spring issue of the newsletter. Carolyn, who was a Library
Media Specialist, graduated from Centre College, Danville, KY, where she
majored in English. She was 55 at the time of her death.
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