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Willis E. Bridegam, Jr.

Willis E. Bridegam, Jr., formerly director of libraries at the State University of New York at Binghamton, has been named librarian of

Amherst College. Amherst President John William Ward announced the appointment, which became effective August 1, 1975, after an extended search by a committee consisting of members of the college’s faculty and administration.

At Binghamton since 1972, Mr. Bridegam was responsible for all library services — including the main, science, music, and three undergraduate libraries. During the preceding ten years, he was associated in a wide range of capacities with the Rush Rhees Library and the Edward G. Miner Medical Library at the University of Rochester, where he was also associate professor of bibliography.

Mr. Bridegam prepared for college at the Hill School in Pottstown, Pa., and earned a bachelor of music degree at the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester in 1957. Though his interest in music continued, he soon became involved in library activities and earned his master of science in library science degree at Syracuse University in 1964.

He has served on many national and New York State committees and as an officer of several professional organizations, including the American Library Association, the New York Library Association, and the South Central Research Library Council. In 1973 he was chairman of the Chancellor’s ad hoc Committee on Open Access in the State of New York Libraries. At Binghamton he has been a member of the university’s major committees and continues his interest in music as a member of the Binghamton Symphony and Choral Society Board of Directors.

Amherst’s Robert Frost Library, which was completed in 1965, has a collection of nearly 500,000 volumes. Since 1970, Professor Richard J. Cody, a member of the English department, has served as college librarian, and Dr. Charles T. Laugher has served as director of the Robert Frost Library. Mr. Bridegam will combine the two responsibilities.

APPOINTMENTS

Nancy Buckeye—serials librarian—Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant.

Joel G. Clemmer—assistant librarian I, reference department—Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Joy Vee Davis—catalog librarian—Auburn University Libraries, Alabama.

Ronald E. Day—acquisitions librarian, Tarlton Law Library—University of Texas, Austin.

Claudia M. Deardorff—director of libraries—Marymount Palos Verdes College, California.

Herbert Paul Dove, Jr.—assistant acquisitions librarian, James A. Rogers Library— Francis Marion College, Florence, South Carolina.

David R. Dowell—assistant university librarian for personnel and staff development, Perkins Library—Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

David Easterbrook—Africana bibliographer—Syracuse University Libraries, New York.

Shirley Ellsworth—head, acquired cataloging—Syracuse University Libraries, New York.

Richard Funkhouser—science librarian, Purdue University Libraries and Audio-Visual Center—Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.

Robert L. Goldberg—director of libraries —William Paterson College of New Jersey, Wayne.

Pearce S. Grove—director of libraries— Western Illinois University, Rock Island.

Laura Gutierrez–Witt—head librarian of the Latin American Collection—University of Texas, Austin.

Robert L. Hadlock—coordinator of technical services, Health Sciences Library—University of Maryland, Baltimore.

Joe Hewitt—associate university librarian for technical services—University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Margaret Hogue—assistant librarian, reference department—University of South Florida, Tampa.

Frances L. Hopkins—reference librarian— Franklin and Marshall College Library, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Rogers Kemp Hux—assistant reference librarian, James A. Rogers Library—Francis Marion College, Florence, South Carolina.

Patricia Keyser—assistant music librarian for public services—Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.

Edith Knepper—head reference librarian— University of South Florida, Tampa.

Suzanne K. Knudsvig—assistant reference librarian, Robert Scott Small Library—The College of Charleston, South Carolina.

Dr. Paul Koda—rare book librarian—University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Anthony R. Kwak—media specialist, Norris Medical Library—University of Southern California Health Sciences Campus, Los Angeles.

Terry Jankowski—reference librarian, Norris Medical Library—University of Southern California Health Sciences Campus, Los Angeles.

Donald L. Lanier—head, acquisitions division—Auburn University Libraries, Alabama.

Bertha R. Livingstone—biology-forestry librarian—Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

Caroline C. Long—assistant reference librarian—Franklin and Marshall College Library, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Marlene Manoff—assistant humanities librarian—Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge.

George E. Meisel—reference services, Tarlton Law Library—University of Texas, Austin.

Pauline L. Nease—science cataloger, Perkins Library—Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

Toby A. New—supervisor of copy cataloged, Perkins Library—Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

Barbara Opar—fine arts bibliographer— Syracuse University Libraries, New York.

Andres Ordono—assistant librarian, reference department—University of South Florida, Tampa.

Clayton S. Owens—reference librarian, Ida Jane Dacus Library—Winthrop College, Rock Hill, South Carolina.

Gregor A. Preston—CCL cataloger, catalog department—Pennsylvania State University, University Park.

Renate Sachse—assistant catalog librarian —Franklin and Marshall College Library, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Barbara W. Sapp—assistant librarian I, reference department—Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Joyce Schneider—circulation librarian— Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Alfred Sharlip—assistant university librarian for planning and finance—University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Loanne Snavely—assistant librarian I, reference department—Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Sarah Kathleen Stubbs—assistant cataloger, James A. Rogers Library—Francis Marion College, Florence, South Carolina.

David Taylor—undergraduate librarian— University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Ruth C. Traister—technical services librarian, Norris Medical Library—University of Southern California Health Sciences Campus, Los Angeles.

Edward J. Walsh—head cataloger—Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant.

Janet L. Wari—acquisitions/serials librarian, Norris Medical Library—University of Southern California Health Sciences Campus, Los Angeles.

Dr. Patrick Wreath—chief bibliographer —University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Ellen Yen—assistant science librarian for processing—Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge.

Daniel Zager—assistant cataloger—Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

James W. Zerwick—librarian, Science Library—Michigan State University, East Lansing.

RETIREMENTS

Mary Morton Barksdale, coordinator of library services, Danville Community College, Virginia.

Ann L. Beckham, assistant catalog librarian, University of South Carolina, Columbia.

Dr. Nettie Lee Benson, head librarian of the Latin American Collection, University of Texas, Austin.

Edwina D. Johnson, biology-forestry librarian, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

Wilhelmina Lemen, head, public documents department, Perkins Library, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

Benjamin E. Powell, university librarian, Perkins Library, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

Mary Opal Shuford, subject cataloging specialist, Perkins Library, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

Mary E. Timberlake, government documents librarian, University of South Carolina, Columbia.

DEATHS

John D. Hostetter, bibliographer at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, died suddenly on June 20, 1975.

John D. Lewis, Jr., assistant director of libraries at Bowling Green State University, Ohio, died July 30, 1975. ■ ■