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KeithM. Cottam, acting director of Vanderbilt University Library since 1982, has been named director of the University of Wyoming Libraries,

Laramie, effective July 1. He replaces Walter F.

Eggers, head of the Department of English, who has been acting director since August 1981. Cottam will direct the William Robertson Coe Library and the activities of the archivist and curator of Wyoming’s American Heritage Center.

Cottam has been at Vanderbilt since 1977, where he has served as associate director and deputy of the Vanderbilt library system and assistant director for public services and employee relations with the Joint University Libraries, the defunct library cooperative enterprise that formerly served Vanderbilt, Peabody College, and Scarritt College.

He was also assistant director of libraries for the Undergraduate Library at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville (1972-1977), head of the Social Sciences Library at Brigham Young University (1967-1972), assistant social science librarian at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville (1965-1967), and adult services librarian and librarian trainee with the Brooklyn Public Library (1963-1965). His MLS is from the Pratt Institute.

Cottam currently serves as chair of ACRL’s Continuing Education Committee. He was also chair of the College and University Section of the Utah Library Association, and president (1979-1980) of the Tennessee Library Association.

Cottam is co-author of Writer's Research Handbook: A Guide to Sources (1977), and has written over 20 articles and reports in the fields of library science and higher education. In 1975 he was awarded a fellowship from the Council on Library Resources for a cooperative study with ARL/OMS on the role of managerial and technical specialists in academic and research libraries. In 1979-1980 he was a participant in the first class of the OMS Academic Library Consultant Training Program.

Keith M. Cottam

George V. Hodowanec,director of libraries at Emporia State University, Kansas, has been named director of the university library and learning resources at the University of Akron, Ohio, effective September 1. He replaces Pauline Franks, who is retiring at the end of 1983.

Hodowanec has been at Emporia since 1975.

He was director of the Educational Media laboratory and assistant professor in the Graduate School of Library Science at Drexel University from 1969 to 1974. Prior to that he served as chief librarian in the Cambria-Somerset Library System in Johnstown, Pennsylvania (1967-1969), director of the Carteret Public Library (1965-1967), cataloger at Temple University (1962-1963), and reference librarian at the Free Library of Philadelphia (1960-1962).

Active in ACRL, Hodowanec is a member of the Standards and Accreditation Committee and helped to develop the “Guidelines for Extended Campus Library Services” reviewed by that committee in 1981. He spoke on the history of guidelines for library services to extension students at the first National Conference on Extended Campus Services at Central Michigan University in October, 1982.

Hodowanec has written many articles for such professional journals as College ir Research Libraries, Library Acquisitions: Practice and Theory, and Collection Management. He currently serves on the editorial board of College & Research Libraries.

George V. Hodowanec

He chaired the Council of Deans and Directors of Libraries in Kansas from 1978 to 1980.

Hodowanec earned his bachelor’s degree in 1958 from Temple University, an MLS in 1960 from Drexel University, an advanced certificate in librarianship in 1969 from the University of Pittsburgh, and a doctorate in communications and educational media from Temple in 1972.

Eileen Dubinhas been appointed director of the library at William Rainey Harper College, Palatine, Illinois. Prior to coming to Harper, she held several positions at Northern Illinois University from 1968 to 1983, including acquisitions librarian, head of the Interlibrary Loan Office, and associate head of circulation. Before that, she was a reference librarian at Chicago Public Library from 1959 to 1965 and supervisor of the Curriculum Laboratory Library at the University of Chicago, 1956-1957.

Dubin has an MLS from Northern Illinois University. She is currently serving as an intern on the ACRL Continuing Education Committee and as chair of the Research Committee of ALA’s Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT). In 1979-1982 she was chair of LIRT’s National Programs Study Task Force, and was elected treasurer of the Round Table for 1980-1981.

Dubin is the author of Basic Library Skills: A Self-Paced Workbook (1979), and co-author of Library Skills Test (1980), as well as numerous articles in professional journals.

JosephH. Treyz, director of libraries at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, has been appointed special advisor to the university chancellor, effective May 1. Administration of the 14 campus libraries has temporarily been turned over to Nancy Marshall, associate director of libraries.

As special advisor to the chancellor, Treyz will focus on national assignments involving library networking and automated cataloging.

Treyz has been director of libraries since 1971, during which time he served on the ALA and CRL Councils, the Board of Directors of ARL and RTSD, and as president of the Universal Serials and Books Exchange and the Midwest Regional Library Network.

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

Patricia Senn Breivik,director of the Auraria Library and Media Center, University of Colorado at Denver, has been named a Fellow in Academic Administration for 1983-84 by the American Council on Education. The 18-year-old Fellows program offers individuals the opportunity to participate in academic adminstration and policymaking at their home or a host campus.

Hendrik Edelman,Rutgers University librarian, received the 13th Distinguished Service Award of the College and University Section at the Spring Conference of the New Jersey Library Association. The award honors any librarian whose outstanding contributions have enriched the librarianship of higher education in New Jersey.

Douglas Ferguson,head of the System Office at Stanford University Library, has been named Member of the Year by the California Academic and Research Librarians, an ACRL chapter. The honor was conferred for Ferguson’s successful activities as 1982 program chair, which included twelve successful programs offered by the CARL Northern Section on topics ranging from the online catalog to professional responsibilities of academic librarians. The award was presented at the December CARL meeting which took place at the California Library Association meeting in Los Angeles.

Bernard M. Fry,professor in the Indiana University School of Library and Information Science, has been selected as the recipient of the 1983 James Bennett Child Award. The award is given annually by the Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association to that individual who has made the greatest contriubution to documents librarianship. Presentation of the award will be made at the annual meeting of GO- DORT at ALA Annual Conference in Los Angeles.

MaryJo Lynch, director of ALA’s Office for Research, has been named visiting scholar in OCLC’s Office of Research. Lynch will study present and potential management information systems in libraries and how OCLC might support them.

Nancy Marshall,associate director for public services at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, was elected to a 6-year term on the Board of Trustees of OCLC in December.

Lorraine Mathieshas been named librarian emeritus by UCLA president David S. Saxon. Mathies, head of the Education and Psychology Library, is only the third librarian at the university to receive the honor. In May she also received the Distinguished Leadership Award from the Doctoral Alumni Association of the Graduate School of Education.

The State University of New York has honored five of its librarians with the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Librarianship. The recipients are: Marcia Zubrow, head reference librarian at SUNY-Buffalo; Judith Lingenfelter, reference librarian at State University College at Brockport; Susan P. Besemer, associate librarian at State University College at Buffalo; John Lee, reference librarian at the Maritime College at Fort Schuyler; and Christine Root, associate professor of the Learning Resources Center at Hudson Valley Community College, Troy.

The University of Illinois Library, Urbana, has honored four retired faculty members for developing its special collections. Each of the emeritus professors received the new title of Honorary Curator in the University Library. The five faculty members were: Robert B. Downs, dean emeritus of the library and the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, named Honorary Curator in Bibliography; George W. White, professor emeritus of geology, named Honorary Curator in the History of Geology; Marian Harman, professor emerita of library administration, named Honorary Curator of Incunabula; and Henri Stegemeier, professor emeritus of Germanic languages and literatures, named Honorary Curator of Emblem Books and Emblematics.

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, ACRL, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611).

Rosemarie Aridashas been appointed catalog librarian at Pace University Library, New York City.

Rosemary H. Arnesonis now picture librarian at the Virginia State Library, Richmond.

David A. Badertscherhas been appointed technical services librarian at Virginia Military Institute, Lexington.

Jack G. Bazuzihas been appointed systems manager at the Virginia State Library, Richmond.

Robert Berkhas joined the faculty of the University of Missouri School of Library and Information Science, Columbia.

Glenn L. Brudvig,has been named director of information resources at the California Institute of Technology Libraries, Pasadena.

Dale C. Burkehas been appointed WEST- FORNET librarian at the Forest Resources Library, University of Washington, Seattle.

DarcyE. Cahill has been appointed information retrieval/reference librarian at the Milton S. Eisenhower Library, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.

Ann Leong Casehas been appointed reference librarian at Baker Junior College of Business, Flint, Michigan.

Richard Clarehas joined the staff of the New York Academy of Medicine Library as a cataloger.

Lois Claxtonhas been appointed coordinator of information services at the University of Waterloo Library, Ontario.

JosephW. Constance, Jr., has been appointed archivist/instructor at the Pullen Library, Georgia State Universitý, Atlanta.

Nancy Douglashas been appointed head of cataloging at the University of California, Riverside.

Elizabeth E. Eatonhas been named director of the Health Sciences Libraries at Tufts Universitv, Boston.

Nancy I. Elderhas been appointed head librarian of the Science Library, University of Texas, Austin.

Michelle Fanelliis a new readers’ services librarian at the Pace University Library, New York City.

Adrienne Francois the new assistant head of Serials and Acquisitions Services at the New York Academy of Medicine Library.

Elizabeth Frickhas joined the faculty of the Dalhousie University School of Library Service, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Sylvia Geigerhas been appointed head of the Catalog Department at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana.

Barbara Geyerhas been appointed map reference librarian at Texas Tech University, Lubbock.

Arthur Clinton Gunnhas been appointed librarian of the Afro-American Library at the University of Pittsburgh.

Arnold Hirshonhas been appointed assistant director for technical services at Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries, Richmond.

JamesS. Hodgson has been named librarian of the Frances Loeb Library in the Harvard Graduate School of Design.

Nighat Isphanyhas been appointed reference librarian at the New York Academy of Medicine Library.

KathleenS. Jackson has been named head of the Copy Cataloging Section at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

Deborah L. Jakubshas been appointed general bibliographer in the Collection Development Department at Duke University.

Pamela H. Jeffcoathas been appointed head of academic services at the Milton S. Eisenhower Library, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.

Carol Jenkinshas been appointed executive director of the Southeastern/Atlantic Regional Medical Library Services, University of Maryland Health Sciences Library, Baltimore.

Timothy D. Jewellhas been appointed online reference librarian at the Suzzallo Library, University of Washington, Seattle.

Janice Kellyhas been appointed resource sharing coordinator for the Southeastern/Atlantic Regional Medical Library Services, University of Maryland Health Sciences Library, Baltimore.

MarkH. Kibbeyhas been appointed assistant director of libraries for automation and planning at Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh.

Robin Kleinhas been appointed assistant reference librarian at the Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery, University of Maryland Baltimore County.

Jane Lambremontis now education coordinator for the Southeastern/Atlantic Regional Medical Library, University of Maryland Health Sciences Library, Baltimore.

Bruce Leachhas been appointed reference librarian in the Fogler Library, University of Maine at Orono.

Susan Leeis the new associate director for administrative services in the University of Connecticut Library, Storrs.

Stuart MacKinnonhas been appointed collections management coordinator at the University of Waterloo, Ontario.

KarlF. Millerhas been appointed audiovisual librarian in the Fine Arts Library, University of Texas, Austin.

NoraJ. Quinlanhas been appointed head of Special Collections in the University of Colorado Libraries, Boulder.

HelenI. Reed has been appointed head of acquisitions at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

Ellen Derey Safleyhas been appointed reference librarian in charge of government documents for the University of Texas at Dallas.

P. Steven Thomashas accepted appointment as instruction and reference librarian at the Undergraduate Library, University of Texas, Austin.

Susan A. Wayhas been appointed reference librarian in the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Library, Nashville.

RETIREMENTS

Doris Burges,head of the Science and Engineering Library Reserve Book Room at the University of Arizona, Tucson, retired in June.

Robert K. Johnson,professor and Individual Studies director at the University of Arizona Graduate Library School, Tucson, retired at the end of June. Johnson’s tenure at Arizona began in 1964 when he accepted the position of university librarian. Prior to that, he had been assistant director of libraries (1959-1962), director of libraries (1962-1964) ‚ and adjunct professor in the School of Library and Information Science (1959-1964) at Drexel University.

At Arizona Johnson was instrumental in establishing the Graduate Library School in 1969. He resigned as university librarian in 1972 to become a member of the GLS faculty, and in 1979 took over the Individual Studies Program in addition to teaching.

Joseph Leiter,associate director for library operations at the National Library of Medicine, retired in April after 18 years in that position and nearly 50 years of Federal service.

Ann Mitchell,head of public services in the Law Library at the University of California, Los Angeles, retired at the end of May after 20 years of service.

Joseph D. Paladinhas retired from his position as head of circulation services in the Harvard Law School Library.

Joe Park,microforms librarian at the University of Arizona, Tucson, retired in June after 19 years of service.

James H. Richards, Jr.,will retire on September 1 as librarian of Gettysburg College, Pennsylvania, a position he has held since 1974. Richards has also served as director of the University of Wyoming Libraries (1969-1974), librarian of Carleton College, Northfield,

Minnesota (1952-1969), and librarian of Earlham College, Indiana (1947-1950).

Richards directed the planning, equipping, and the moves into new library buildings at Carleton and Gettysburg Colleges (1956 and 1981), and equipping and move into a new Science Library at the University of Wyoming in 1970.

A life member of ALA, Richards served as president of the Library Administration Division in 1970-1971 and was on the ACRL Board of Directors in 1965-1969. He was also elected chair of ACRL’s Committee on Organization (1961-1962) and College Section (1955-1956), and was a member of the first Choice editorial board in 1963-1965. In 1973-1974 he served as president of the Wyoming Library Association and in 1978-1981 he was on the PALINET Board of Directors.

Richards was a captain in the U.S. Army Field Artillery during World War II and was awarded two Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart.

AnnieRoss, music cataloger at the University of Arizona, Tucson, retired at the end of June.

JamesR. Smart, reference librarian for sound recordings at the Library of Congress, retired on April 8 after 30 years of Federal service.

DEATHS

George J. Roman,senior specialist in the European Law Division of the Library of Congress, died on April 17.

RichardW. Trueswell, professor of industrial engineering and operations research at the University of Massachusetts, died on April 8 at Bolling Air Force Base, Maryland. Trueswell, an active member of both ALA and ASIS, was the author of several articles on collection maintenance and user satisfaction in College 6- Research Libraries. ■ ■

James H. Richards