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RonaudW. Force has been appointed dean of library services at the University of Idaho (UI), Moscow, a position he has held on an acting basis for the past year. Force joined the UI staff in 1982 as assistant science librarian, then served as associate dean of library services. Earlier in his career, Force served in the engineering, psychology, and geology libraries at Ohio State University. In 1984-85 he was assistant director for public services at the Washington State University Library. Force is the author of more than a dozen publications in the library science field, and is a member of both ALA and the Idaho Library Association.

Barbara J. Fordhas been named director of library services at Virginia Commonwealth Univer- sity, Richmond, effective August 16. She has been, since 1986, associate di- rector of libraries at Trin- ity University, San Anto- nio, Texas. From 1975- 84 she was at the Univer- sity of Illinois at Chicago, first as assistant docu- ments librarian and then as documents librarian. Ford received her bachelor’s degree from Illinois Wesleyan Univer- sity, Bloomington, and a master’s degree in inter- national relations from Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts. She received her MLS from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Austin. Ford served as the 53rd presi- dent of ACRL in 1990-91.

Barbara I. Ford

Samuel Y. Fustukjianhas been named director of the Tampa Campus Library, University of South Florida (USF). In 1980 he was appointed director of the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library at USF St. Petersburg; in 1983 he took a leave of absence to serve a one-year appointment as director of the library at the American University of Beirut; in 1985-86 he served as act- ing dean of the USF St. Petersburg campus; and in 1989-90 he was project director of ACCESS ERIC, a new national education network in Washington, D.C., spon- sored by the U.S. De- partment of Education. Fustukjian graduated with a degree in English literature from Haigazain College in Beirut. He has an MLS from Syracuse University, and a master’s in education from the State University of New York, Oswego.

SamuelY. Fustukjian

Thomas J. Michalak,associate vice-president of academic services and director of university libraries at Carnegie Mellon University, has been named president of Faxon Research Services, Inc., effective August 1991. Michalak has held library positions at Columbia University, Indiana University (Bloomington), and the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign). Hewasthe 1989 recipient of ALA’s Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award for academic library leadership and innovation in library automation.

Louise Saylorhas been appointed dean of libraries at Eastern Washington University (EWU), Cheney, effective July 1,1991. She joined the EWU faculty in 1977 as a catalog librarian, then became head of cataloging, assistant university librarian for technical services, and interim university librarian. She received a bachelor’s in English from Oregon State University in 1974, a master’s in English from EWU in 1975, and an MLS from the University of Oregon in 1976.

Carolyn A. Snyderhas been named dean of library affairs at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, effective September 1, 1991. She has been associate dean for public services in the In- dianaUniversity(IU) Li- braries, Bloomington, since 1978. Herotherpo- sitions at IU included in- terim development offi- cer (1989-91), acting dean of the U niversity Li- braries (1988-89), and personnel librarian (1973-76). She held po- sitions at the University of Nebraska from 1965- 68 and from 1970-73, and was a civilian librarian for the U.S. Army in Germany from 1968-70. Snyder received her M LS from the University of Denver in 1965. She is the receipient of the 1991 Indiana University William Evans Jenkins Award for out- standing contributions to IU and the profession.

Carolyn A. Snyder

Hope N. Tillmanhas been appointed director of libraries at Babson College, Wellesley, Massachusetts. She last served as assistant director for public services at Tufts University, and, before that, as coordinator of information services at Rider College in New Jersey. She earned a bachelor’s in English from the University of Pennsylvania, an MLS from Rutgers University, and an MBA from Rider College.

Nancy A. Van Househas been appointed acting dean of the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of California at Berkeley effective July 1991. She joined the faculty there in 1981 as assistant professor and was promoted to associate professor with tenure in 1987. She has also been coordinator of the campus Program on Public and Nonprofit Management. Van House, known for her work on library planning, measurement, and evaluation, is the co-author of several books published by ALA including ACRL’s Measuring Academic Library Performance (1990) and Output Measures for Public Libraries, 2nd ed. (1987).

Anne Woodsworthhas been named dean of the Palmer School of Library and Information Science at the C. W. Post campus of Long Island University, effective September 1, 1991. A faculty member at the University of Pittsburgh since 1986, Woodsworth was associate provost and director of University Libraries there from 1983-88. She was also director of libraries at York University, personnel director at Toronto Public Library, a reference and education librarian, and a high school teacher. She is a member of the ALA Committee on Accreditation, past- president of the Association of Research Libraries, and currently sits on the editorial advisory board for Library Administration & Management. Woodsworth holds degrees from the University of Manitoba (BFA), the University of Toronto (BLS and MLS), and the University of Pittsburgh (Ph.D.). Her most recent books are Patterns and Options for Managing Technology on Campus and Library Cooperation and Networks.

People in the News

David Block,Ibero-American bibliographer at Cornell University, has been selected to serve as president of the Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials (SALALM) for 1991- 1992. Block has previously served on SALALM’s executive board and currently chairs its Acquisitions Committee and the Latin American Microform Project. As a member of ALA, Block served on the then RTSD Resources Section’s Subcommittee for Selection Tools and is an ex-officio consultant to the sections’ Library Materials Price Index Committee. His publications include editing “Iberia, Latin America, and the Caribbean” for Selection of Library Materials for Area Studies (ALA, 1990) and essays in Interamerican Review of Bibliography, Latin American Research Review, and Information Technology and Libraries. In September Block will begin a four-month Fulbright lectureship to Ecuadorian librarians in Quito.

Kathryn Luther Henderson,professor in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign, received the 1991 UIUC Award for Excellence in Graduate and Professional Teaching. Henderson has been a UIUC faculty memberfor 26 years, teaching in the areas of cataloging and classification, technical services, and preservation.

Bobert P. Holley,associate dean of the Wayne State University Libraries, recently received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the Columbia University School of Library Service Alumni Association. The award recognizes Holley’s “outstanding contributions to the field of library administration, his dedication to enhancing the field of bibliographic control, and his commitment to academic library excellence.”

Evelyn Mathias–Mundyand Constance M. McCorkle are honorable mention recipients of ACRL’s 1991 Oberly Award for Bibliography in the Agricultural Sciences. The award is given to an American citizen for the best bibliography in the field of agriculture or one of the related sciences in the preceding two years. Mathias-Mundy and McCorlde received their honorable mentions for their bibliography Ethnoveterinary Medicine: An Annotated Bibliography, which combines 261 references with a review article on the field that combines anthropology and veterinary medicine. “The bibliography… is a pioneer information source in a hybrid field of study,” said Alena F. Chadwick, chair of the award committee. Mathias-Mundy is a research associate with the Center for Indigenous Knowledge for Agriculture and Rural Development at Iowa State University. McCorlde is director of the Agency for International Development Staff Strengthening through Environmental Training Program at the Institute of International Research in Arlington, Virginia.

Brad Robison,director of Oklahoma Christian University of Science and Arts, is the recipient of the first AMIGOS fellowship. He was awarded $1,000 for his proposal “The Effects of Automation on Academic Libraries,” and will use the money to conduct case studies of 25 highly automated university libraries to determine the effects of automation. The AMIGOS Fellowship Program was established in 1990 to encourage educational enrichment and development of library and information professionals in AMIGOS member libraries.

Habold B. Shill,librarian at West Virginia University’s Evansdale Library, has been appointed to the five-person National Technical Information Service (NTIS) Advisory Board. The two-year appointment was offered “in recognition of [Shill’s] expertise and standing in the community of technical information users and providers” by Secretary of Commerce Robert A. Mosbacher. Shill has previously chaired the ACRL Legislation Committee and the ALA Legislative Assembly, and he currently serves on the ALA Legislation Committee’s Subcommittee on Government Information. He has testified before Congressional committees on six occasions, consulted for the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment, and served as Federal Relations Coordinator for the West Virginia Library Association. He currently serves on the Government Information Quarterly editorial board.

Robert D. Stueakt,dean of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Simmons College, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant for lecturing and research at Khon Kaen University in Thailand from September 1991 to June 1992. While in Thailand, Stueart, who is Simmons’ representative to the Council on International Educational Exchange’s South Asia Consortium, will also represent the college as co-director of the new study-abroad program hosted by Khon Kaen University.

Appointments

(Appointment notices are taken from library newsletters, letters from personnel offices and appointees, and other sources. To ensure that your appointment appears, write to the Editor, C&RL News, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611-2795.)

Mark Andersonhas been named management reference librarian at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.

Sakah A. Andebsonhas joined the librarystaff at North Park College and Theological Seminary, Chicago, Illinois, as a reference and serials librarian.

JohnS. Bakey has been named acting director of library services at Connelly Library, La Salle University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Tatiana Goerner Barrhas been named Slavic cataloger at Stanford University Libraries, California.

Pamela Bixbyhas been named communications specialist in the ARL Executive Office, Washington, DC.

Fernandre D. Bozehas been appointed PC/ network coordinator at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana.

Donna Breyfoglehas been appointed coordinator of collections management at the University of Manitoba Libraries, Winnipeg.

Lynne C. Bbanche Bbownhas been appointed acquisitions librarian in the Approval Plans and Gifts Department at Penn State University, University Park.

Cassandra Brushhas been named automation systems librarian at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.

Tyrone C. Cannonhas been appointed senior associate university librarian in the Boston College Libraries, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

Maby Ann Cashinhas been appointed acting librarian at Augusta College’s Reese Library, Georgia.

Jo A. Cates has been named head of the Transportation Library at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.

Susan Cudnohfskyhas been appointed assistant FS INFO NW librarian at the University of Washington, Seattle.

Ana Diazhas been appointed original cataloger for the Sterling C. Evans Library at Texas A&M University, College Station.

Jane Doddhas been appointed business reference librarian at Texas A&M University, College Station.

Ellen Finnie Duranceauhas been named associate head of serials and acquisition services at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Richard Eissingerhas been named science/ technology reference librarian at Texas A&M University, College Station.

Karl Faītighas been appointed to the Cataloging Department at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.

William Fietzeris the new catalog librarian at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte.

Stephen Fitthas been appointed head nonbook librarian at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Erma Fritschehas been named head of the Media Center at the Hiram College Library, Hiram, Ohio.

Karen A. Hatcherhas been appointed dean of library services at the University of Montana, Missoula.

JohnN. Jax has joined the library faculty at East Central University, Ada, Oklahoma.

Hazel Johnsonhas been appointed social sciences reference/data resources librarian at North Carolina State University, Raleigh.

Rosemary Krolhas been appointed technical librarian at the Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois.

Joan K. Lippincotthas been named assistant director of the ARIVCAUSE/EDUCOM Coalition for Networked Information, Washington, D.C.

Elizaheth Gail McClenneyhas been named cataloging librarian at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia.

Mary S. Marchanthas joined the library faculty at East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma.

Margaret V. Meringhas been named serials principal cataloger at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.

Megan Mulderhas been appointed special collections cataloger in the Rare Books Department at Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Carolyn Myershas been appointed serials librarian at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

David J. Nuttyhas been appointed assistant university librarian for public services at Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois.

Janet Oberlais now documents reference librarian for Texas A&M University, College Station.

M. Colleen O’Connoris now the cataloging and systems librarian at North Park College and Theological Seminary, Chicago, Illinois.

Rima V. O’Connorhas been appointed reference librarian at Alfred University, New York.

Ann Pettingillhas been appointed head of reference at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia.

Felicia Piscitellihas been appointed original cataloger for Texas A&M University, College Station.

Sarah M. Pritchardhas been named the associate executive director of the Association of Research Libraries, Washington, D.C.

Terry Propeshas been named public services librarian at San Jacinto College’s Central Campus Library, Houston, Texas.

Jutta Reed-Scottis now senior program officer for access and collection services at the Association of Research Libraries, Washington, D.C.

Gary Rossihas been named audiovisual cataloger at the University of California, Irvine.

Sylvia S. Rulehas been named assistant librarian for collection development, reference, and NOTIS at Indiana University East, Richmond.

Terry Ryanhas been named assistant university librarian for systems at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Brian Schottlaenderhas been appointed assistant university librarian for technical services at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Marsha Neikirk Seamansis now senior catalog librarian at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

Amy Shannonhas been named science/technology reference librarian for Texas A&M University, College Station.

Ellen H. Sheafferhas been appointed technical services/reference librarian at West Virginia University’s Evansdale Library, Morgantown.

Pei Shiuhas been named U.S. government publications and microforms librarian at the University of California, Irvine.

Christina Sokolhas been named quality control librarian with WLN, Olympia, Washington.

Pamela Spoonerhas been named reference/ bibliographic instruction librarian at Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos.

Maureen Sullivanhas been appointed organization development consultant for the Office of Management Services at the Association of Research Libraries, Washington, D.C.

Wendy M. Thomashas been appointed public service librarian at the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

J. Mark Tuckerhas been appointed humanities, social sciences, and education librarian at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.

Timothy T. C. Weihas been named director of information services at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, California.

Mary Jeanne Weixelhas been appointed public access services coordinator for the Pasquerilla Library at Saint Francis College, Loretto, Pennsylvania.

C. Brigid Welchhas been named senior program officer for information services at the Association of Research Libraries, Washington, D.C.

Sandra Williamsonhas been appointed technical services coordinator for the Pasquerilla Library at Saint Francis College, Loretto, Pennsylvania.

Thomas C. Wilsonhas been named head of the newly created Systems Department at the University of Houston Libraries, Texas.

Yvette Woellhas been named manager of library information services at the Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois.

Elizabeth Ybarrahas been named technical librarian at the Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois.

Jingping Zhanghas been named the first serials librarian at Xavier University, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Dora Ziahas been named head of the Veterinary Medical Library at North Carolina State University, Raleigh.

Arleen A. Zimmerlehas been appointed media services librarian at the Connelly Library, La Salle University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Retirements

Wilma Reid Cipolla,Undergraduate Library director at the State University of New York at Buffalo, retired in June.

Heidi Duda,librarian in the Information Services Department at the Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard University, retired in May.

Marguerite F. Fogleman,associate librarian at Reese Library, Augusta College, retired in June after 26 years of service.

TïrusG. Harmsen retired in June from Occidental College where he served as college librarian from 1959-86, and as director of the Book Arts Program and professor of bibliography from 1986- 91. Harmsen planned the major extension of the Mary Norton Clapp Library which opened in 1971, and gave particular attention to the development of the collections. Additions to the special collections included the E. T. Guymon Collection of Detective and Mystery Fiction and important additions to the Robinson Jeffers Collection. Since Jeffers’s death in 1962, Harmsen has been instrumental in the publication of the Robinson Jeffers Newsletter. As a member of ALA, he served as secretary of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section in 1959-60, and was a program participant in the preconferences at Charlottesville, Oberlin, Austin, and Los Angeles. Since 1955 he has served as treasurer of the Rounce & Coffin Club which sponsors the annual Western Books Exhibition.

Jessie Howes,catalog librarian at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, retired in June after more than 40 years in the MIT libraries. Howes worked at Harvard’s Widener Library for a year after graduating from Radcliffe College, then received her MLS from Simmons College. She joined the Catalog Department at MIT in 1947.

Willard (Ted) Hunsberger,assistant director of Helmke Library, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, retired last summer after 23 years of service. Hunsberger made his mark on the library by planning it, moving it from Kettler Hall to its present location with a “book walk” in 1972, and introducing the use of microcomputers there. A graduate of Goshen College, Temple University, and Florida State University, Hunsberger taught at Texas Women’s University and worked as a librarian at IIT. He also taught and worked as a librarian for six years in Guam. Following a sabbatical leave in 1980, he published Clarence Darrow: A Bibliography. He has been active in the Indiana University Library Association, the Technical Services Division, and the College and University Division.

Eileen Kibrick,serials cataloger at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, retired in June after 40 years of service. Kibrick began her career at MIT as a general assistant filling in at all the libraries as needed. She then worked as assistant engineering librarian and life sciences librarian while she studied for her MLS, which she received from Simmons College in 1958. She spent most of her post-degree career in the Catalog Department as a monograph cataloger for engineering titles.

Kevin Leonard,associate university archivist at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, retired in June to assume the full-time position of caring for his three children.

Deaths

Lillian Huchanan,director of Western Carolina University (WCU) Library from 1932-67, died in May at the age of 94. Buchanan was the first woman to achieve the rank of full professor at WCU and was a leader in state and regional library associations. She also helped organize the first public library in Sylva, North Carolina.

Margaret Elizabeth (Reth) Miller,coordinator of the Cooperative (Work/Study) Program at the University of Western Ontario’s (UWO) School of Library and Information Science, died in May. Miller was active in the library and information field in both Canada and the United States. She served as president of the Canadian Library Association from 1985-86, and of the Ontario Library Associa- tion from 1982-83. She was the first recipient of the Ontario College and University Librarian Associa- tion Award of Merit in 1985. She was particularly involved in accreditation issues, serving as a mem- ber of the steering committee, ALA/USDE Commit- tee of Accreditation from 1984–86, and as chair of the CLA Special President’s Committee on Cana- dian Accreditation from 1983–86. She was also a member of the present ALA Standards Revision Committee. On the international scene, Miller was secretary of the Continuing Professional Education Round Table of the International Federation of Library Associations.

Before joining the SLIS staff, Millerwas UWO’s head of Rare Books and Special Collections at the D.B. Weldon Library. She received an MLS from UWO and a B.A. from Acadia University.

Downing E. O’Hλrra,former library director at Wichita State University (WSU), died in June at the age of 88. A native of Illinois, O’Harra gradu- ated from Southwestern College in Winfield, Kan- sas, in 1925, then received his MALS from the Uni- versity of Illinois in 1928. He worked at U of I as a librarian from 1928 to 1935, when he accepted a position as head librar- ian at WSU. During his career he published a number of professional ar- ticles and planned two newbuildings—Morrison Library (1939) and Ablah Library (1962). After retiring in 1972, he received Southwestern College’s Mound Builder Awardin 1981 and a Kansas Library Association President’s Award in 1985 in recogni- tion of his outstanding contributions to Kansas libraries.

Downing E. O’Harra

Katherine Whipple Hughes Osborn,a librarian for 42 years at Oregon State University’s (OSU) Kerr Library, died in March at the age of 84. At OSU, Osborn dedicated her energies to developing a quality science/technology collection, and to teaching. She received an M.A. in botany from OSU in 1939 and an M LS from the U niversity of Washington .She was a member of ALA, ACRL, the Pacific Northwest Library Association, and the Oregon Library Association.

Sara Krentzman Srygley,professor emeritus at the School of Library and Information Studies, Florida State University, died in April. Srygley was a faculty member of the school from its founding in 1947 until her retirement in 1976. Before that, she served as school library media supervisor in the Florida Department of Education and played a key role in the development of school libraries in that state. She was a vice-president of the American Association of School Librarians and served on the Council of the ALA. She also served as president of the Florida Library Association and the Florida Association of School Librarians.