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Ann-Christe Galloway

Richard W. Clement,special collections librarian at the University of Kansas, is the recipient of the Gretchen and Gene A. Budig Distinguished Librarian Award for 2003. Clement joined the university faculty as assistant special collections librarian in 1986. He was named special collections librarian in 2001 and was promoted to librarian III in 2002. He is an elected member of the Grolier Club (an international bibliophilic society) and is editor of ACRL’s RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage.

Victoria A. Horst,public services librarian at Newberry College in Newberry, South Carolina, has returned to the United States after a one-year stint as library director at Iringa University College in Iringa, Tanzania.

Catherine A. Lee,library director at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia, has been selected as a Georgia Governor’s Teaching Fellow (GTF) for the 2003-2004 academic year. Lee will participate in the GTF Academic Year Symposia Program, where she will attend a number of three-day symposia on the University of Georgia campus while also engaging in instructional improvement projects at Wesleyan. Participants in the GTF Program are selected based on their teaching experience, interest in continuing instructional and professional development, ability to have an impact on their own campus, and a strong commitment by their home institution for release time and other forms of support for the duration of their participation in the program. Lee is the first librarian accepted into the GTF program.

Appointments

Ewa Barczykhas been appointed interim director of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, where she has served as associate director since 1998.

Patricia Denholmhas been appointed director of the Sidney Silverman Library at Bergen Community College. Denholm, who joined the Bergen Community College in 1999 as assistant director of the Sidney Silverman Library and served as interim director for the past year, brings to Bergen nearly 15 years of library experience. She served as the head of acquisitions at Essex County College Library and the records man- ager for the William T. Grant Foundation. She is a member of the ACRL Bylaws Committee, the Virtual Academic Library Environment Shared Information Literacy Committee, the New Jersey Library Association, and Beta Phi MU, Theta Chapter—the national library honor society.

Patricia Denholm

Hector Maymi-Sugrañeshas joined Shippensburg University as the new associate vice president of information technologies and services/dean of library and media services.

David J. Nuttyis now director of university libraries at the University of Southern Maine in Portland. Prior to this appointment, he was dean of library and technology services at Richmond American International University in London, associate university librarian for user services and technology at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and assistant university librarian for public services at Loyola University Chicago. He has been active in ACRL legislative issues and served as Chair of the Government Relations Committee.

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Taylor Ruhlhas been named university li- brarian for the University of La Verne’s Wilson Library. Ruhl has spent nearly 30 years as an academic librarian, and the last four as di- rector of library and media services for the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) in Essex, Mary- land. Prior to his ten- ure at CCBC, Ruhl op- erated an information services consulting practice (1996-99) and was dean of university libraries at Regent Univer- sity in Virginia Beach, Virginia (1994-97).

Taylor Ruhl

Innocent Afuhis now the science librarian in the Magrath Library at the University of Minnesota.

Douglas Andersonis now systems officer at the University of Alabama Libraries.

Gordon Andersonhas been appointed the Scandinavian area studies/Western European social sciences librarian in Wilson Library at the University of Minnesota Libraries.

Michael Arthuris now acquisitions and serials librarian at the Old Dominion University Libraries.

Michelle Baildonhas been appointed scholarly communications reference librarian at Boston College.

Charles W. Bailey Jr.has been appointed assistant dean for digital libraiy planning and development at the University of Houston Libraries.

Laura C. Barrettis now the reference and instruction/mass communications and technology librarian at Cascadia Community College and University of Washington, Bothell Collocated Campus.

Rob Beharyhas joined the staff of the Gumberg Library at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh as reference librarian and subject specialist for art history and classics.

Gerald Benoithas been appointed to the faculty at Simmons College’s Graduate School of Library Information Science, specializing in information management.

Lynne Biskohas been named nonprint librarian at Elon University in North Carolina.

Jim Blansettis now information resources librarian in the McLure Education Libraiy at the University of Alabama Libraries.

James Capobiancohas been appointed coordinator of Web development/reference librarian at Emerson College Library in Boston.

Lisa Carrollhas joined the California Maritime Academy Library as information fluency librarian.

Bryan Carsonhas been named electronic services/reference and instruction librarian at Middlebury College Libraries.

Heeja H. Chungis now serials librarian for the H. W. Wilson Company.

Nancy DuPreehas been named information resources librarian in the McLure Education Library at the University of Alabama.

Linda Eellshas been appointed social sciences/science librarian at Magrath Library at the University of Minnesota.

Tim Ericsonhas joined the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries’ School of Information Studies.

Mary Beth Facciolihas been named reference and instructional services librarian at the McCain Library at Agnes Scott College.

Christine Fergusonhas been appointed electronic resources/serials librarian at Furman University.

Jan Marie Fortieris now director of the Learning Resource Center at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham, Oregon.

Jim Galbraithhas been promoted to assistant director for collection development at the Columbia University Libraries.

Gary Geislerhas been appointed a faculty member specializing in information management at Simmons College’s Graduate School of Library and Information Science.

Kristin Gerhardhas been promoted to associate dean for collections and technical services at the Iowa State University Library.

Philip Heroldhas been appointed head of the Forestry Library at the University of Minnesota Libraries.

Rachel Hollishas been appointed bibliographic services coordinator at the Monterey Bay Library at California State University.

Marna Hostetlerhas been named head of the interlibrary loan department at the University of South Carolina-Columbia’s Thomas Cooper Library.

Lauren Ayn Katahas joined Georgia State University’s Pullen Library as archivist for the Southern Labor Archives.

Maura Kennyhas joined the Archives and Special Collections Department at the New Mexico State University Library as processing archivist

Debbie Landihas been named special collections librarian and university archivist at Furman University.

Mark Leachhas been appointed assistant music librarian at the University of South Carolina’s School of Music Library in Columbia.

Jonathan Lillhas been appointed project archivist/surveyor in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at the Columbia University Libraries.

Alan Mayhas been appointed catalog librarian at the University of Alabama Libraries.

Kevin Messnerhas been appointed science librarian jointly in Magrath and the Bio-Medical Libraries at the University of Minnesota.

Susan Metcalfis the new social sciences reference librarian in the Reference and Research Department at the New Mexico State University Library.

H. Clark Nallhas joined Georgia State University’s Pullen Library as instruction/ref- erence librarian.

Justin Ottohas been named economics librarian for General Libraries of Emory University.

George I. Paganelisis now the inaugural curator of the Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection at California State University-Sacra- mento.

Daille Pettithas been named acquisition/collections librarian at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Cindy Pierardis the new head of the reference and research services department at the New Mexico State University Library.

Janet Pinehas joined the staff of the Iowa State University Library as a science and technology librarian.

Steve Postihas been appointed access services librarian at Duquesne University’s Gumberg Library.

Anna Salyerhas been named reference librarian in the Tacoma Library at University of Washington.

Scott Salzmanhas rejoined Furman University as systems librarian.

Michelle Searsis now electronic resources acquisitions librarian at the University of Alabama Libraries.

Hilary Seohas joined the staff of the Iowa State University Library as the head of preservation.

Eileen Smithis now a catalog librarian II on the Rare Book Team of the Yale University Library.

Dorothy Taohas been named associate librarian in the Arts and Sciences Libraries at the University of Buffalo.

Joe Tothhas been named collection development librarian at Middlebury College Libraries.

Jeremiah Trinidad-Christiansenhas joined the Columbia University Libraries as GIS/map librarian in the Social Sciences Division.

Scott Vineis now reference services librarian at Franklin & Marshall College.

Justin M. Wadlandhas been appointed reference librarian in the Tacoma Library at University of Washington.

Mary Weberhas been appointed head of biomedical information service in the Bio- Medical Libraiy at the University of Minnesota.

Sally Wymanis now senior reference librarian/bibliographer for chemistry and physics at Boston College Libraries.

Ye Xuhas been appointed Chinese studies librarian at the University of Washington Libraries.

Song Yuhas been named chemistry librarian in the Science and Engineering Division of the Columbia University Libraries.

Retirements

Marie Morris Nitschkehas retired after 35 years in the General Libraries of Emory University. Nitschke began working at Emory as documents librarian, moving on to reference and research services for most of her career. She specialized in Ameri- can History as a part of her collection management responsibilities.

John Schacht,reference librarian in Re- search and Information Services at the Uni- versity of Iowa Libraries, has retired.

Peter Watson-Boonehas retired from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), after 13 years of service as director of librar- ies. During Watson-Boone’s tenure, the UWM Libraries added 1.5 million items, a 43 per- cent increase in holdings; implemented a new online catalog; established a digitization unit; and inaugurated ser- vices, such as E-re- serve, document deliv- ery, electronic full-text, and digital spatial data. Watson-Boone led the planning for the Stage IV expansion of the Golda Meir Library building and substan- tially strengthened the Libraries’ Archives, Special Collections, and American Geographical Society Library (AGSL). In 1999, the libraries received a ma- jor funding commitment from the Univer- sity of Wisconsin System Administration to recatalog the AGSL’s vast collections. Watson-Boone has been active locally, re- gionally, and nationally in library organiza- tions, most recently serving on the Execu- tive Committee of ACRL’s University Librar- ies Section. A cofounder of two RASD sec- tions (CODES and MARS), he received ALA’s Isadore Gilbert Mudge Citation in 1991 for distinguished contributions to' reference librarianship. Watson-Boone was university librarian at Idaho State University from 1987 to 1990; before that, he held various library positions at California State University, Chico and UCLA. He served on the editorial boards of Reference Seivices Review, Behavioral and Social Sciences Librarian, Journal of Aca- demic Librarianship, and Journal of Access Services, and has authored over 75 publi- cations, including monographs, chapters, ar- ticles, technical reports, and book reviews.

Peter Watson-Boone

Deaths

Gertrude “Trudy” Jacobson,83, who retired from Iowa State University in 1986 after serving many years in library instruction, has died. In 1983, Jacobson coauthored “Motivation via Videotape: Key to Undergraduate Library Instruction in the Research Library” in the Journal of Academic Librarianship. She also coauthored “Ninety Years of Library Instruction” in the 1981 ALA Yearbook.

Gerald Jahoda,77, professor emeritus of the Florida State University School of Information Studies, has died. Jahoda began his library career as the chemistry librarian at the University of Wisconsin and later directed the technical information centers at Colgate-Palmolive and the Esso Research and Engineering Company. In 1963, he joined the faculty at Florida State University. He dealt with a progressive failure of his vision by incorporating assistive technology into his own work environment and by becoming an advocate for blind and physically handicapped students and library patrons. He applied his research skills to developing new techniques for audible indexing, while continuing his work in improving information access to sighted scholars and students. He was a prolific author and active consultant.

ElizabethA. Windsor, 94, retired head of the reference department at Iowa State University Library, has died. She began her career at Iowa State in 1954 and retired in 1974.