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Frances Benham,director of media/library science education at Delta State University, has been named director of the Leonard H. Axe Library at Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas, effective July 1, 1983.

Prior to coming to Delta State, Benham served as public services librarian and research assistant at Florida State University (1977-1980), library director of the University of Houston Victoria Campus (1973-1977), head of the Education Division (1972) and assistant social sciences librarian (1969-1972) at the University of Houston Library.

She holds a doctorate (1981) and an advanced MLS degree (1978) from Florida State University, an MLS from North Texas State University (1969), and a bachelor’s in secondary education from Texas Tech.

Benham has written several papers on library services for the blind and physically handicapped which are available in ERIC.

Frances Benham

Wilma Reid Cipollahas been appointed director of the Undergraduate Library at the State University of New York at Buffalo, effective February 1. She had been head of the Serials Department at SUNY-Buffalo since 1978 and head of Serial Records from 1974 to 1978.

Cipolla holds an MLS from SUNY-Buffalo (1974) and a master’s degree in music literature and piano from the Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester (1952). Her research in music literature has led to several publications, including A Catalog of the Works of Arthur Foote 1853-1937 (1980) and an article on music subject headings in Library Resources and Technical Services (1974).

Wilma Reid Cipolla

She serves as a member-at-large on the Executive Committee of the RTSD Serials Section and as a member of that section’s Committee on Union Lists of Serials.

Eric L. Ormsbyhas been named director of libraries at the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. He succeeds Fred Peterson, director from 1977 to 1982, who is now university librarian at Illinois State University, Normal.

Since 1977 Ormsby has been curator of Near East Collections at Princeton University. He holds an MLS from Rutgers University and a master’s degree and doctorate in Near Eastern studies from Princeton.

Ann Knight Randallhas been named chief librarian of the City College of the City University of New York, effective November 1,1982. Her immediate goals for CUNY’s new North Academic Center complex include implementing a GEAC circulation system, an online catalog, and a collection assessment project.

Randall was assistant university librarian for reference and collection development at Brown University since 1977.

She holds a bachelor’s in political science from Barnard College and an MLS and doctorate from the Columbia University School of Library Service. She was a 1982 CLR Senior Fellow at UCLA, a 1982 ARL Management Consultant trainee, and a 1981-82 member of the Brown Management Development Program. She has held faculty positions in the Queens College and Brooklyn College libraries, and has taught library science courses at Columbia, Rutgers, Pratt, and the University of Rhode Island.

Randall is an ALA councilor at large. She has served as chair of ACRL’s Education and Behavioral Sciences Section (1980-81) and the North Atlantic Health Sciences Librarians Association (1979-80).

Ann K. Randall

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

Marianna Tax Choldin.assistant director for the Slavic and East European Library at the University of Illinois, was recently awarded a visiting grant at the Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, D.C. She and Maurice Friedberg, chair of the university’s Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, have organized a conference on Soviet censorship which will take place at the Institute this spring. During her sabbatical in Washington, Choldin has been appointed visiting scholar in the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress.

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).

Arne Arnesonhas been appointed head of the Music Library at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Ragnhild Bairnsfatherhas been appointed social sciences subject specialist in the Dewey Library. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge.

Carl E. Bengstonhas been appointed user services librarian in the Library Systems Office of the University of California, Berkeley.

Kathleen Bergenis a new instruction/reference librarian at the Undergraduate Library of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Joan Biei.lahas been appointed cataloger on the Near East Cataloging Team, Princeton University Library, New Jersey.

Peter Blisshas been appointed reference librarian at the University of California. Riverside. Library.

Mary Jane Brustmanhas been appointed reference librarian in the Graduate Library of Public Policy, State University of New York at Albany.

Gary Byrdhas been named librarian of the University of North Carolina Health Sciences Library. Chapel Hill.

Lewis Carteehas been appointed coordinator of circulation services in the University of Maryland Libraries. College Park.

PINCFENG Chi has been named director of the Center for Chinese Research Materials at the Association of Research Libraries. Washington.

Wilma Reid Cipollahas been named director of the Undergraduate Library, State University of New York at Buffalo.

James L. Coenhas been appointed reference librarian in the Business Library of Columbia University, New York.

Kathryn A. Crawfordis now a catalog librarian at the University of Texas at Dallas.

Kathleen F. Crowehas been appointed librarian of the Office of Career Services and Off-Campus Learning at Harvard University.

Donna Crumpis now technical services librarian at the National Library of Medicine, Bethesda. Maryland.

Lloyd Davidsonhas been appointed life sciences librarian at the Science-Engineering Library, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.

Alma Dawsonhas been appointed head of the School of Library and Information Science Library, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge.

Wanda Dolehas been appointed Northeastern regional sales manager for Blackwell North America, Blackwood, New Jersey.

Eileen Dubinhas been named director of library services at William Rainey Harper College, Palatine. Illinois.

Earnstein Dukeshas been appointed catalog librarian at the.University of Texas at Dallas.

Donald Farrenhas been appointed associate director in the Special Collections Division of the University of Maryland Library, College Park.

Carole Fuentesis now a reference librarian in the Engineering and Mathematical Sciences Library, University of California at Los Angeles.

Darlene Gaetanois the new head of technical services at the University of Kansas Medical Center Library, Kansas City.

Laura Gewisslerhas been appointed cataloger on the Social Sciences Cataloging Team, Princeton University Library, New Jersey.

Emily Gili.ulahas been appointed management reference librarian at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.

Andrea S. Goldsteinhas been appointed cataloger at Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia.

Marianne Goldsteinhas been appointed head of reference and interlibrary loan services in the Lockwood Library, State University of New York at Buffalo.

Sal Guerenahas been appointed reference librarian in charge of the Coleccion Tloque Nahuaque at the University of California. Santa Barbara.

Laura Harrisis now head of the Real Estate Institute Library, New York University.

Robert Helferhas been appointed cataloger for the Pascal Pia project. Vanderbilt University. Nashville, Tennessee.

Sandra K. Hessis a new cataloger at Temple University Libraries. Philadelphia.

Patrice Hollidayhas been appointed assistant search librarian at Northwestern University. Evanston. Illinois.

Nancy Hunnhas been appointed cataloger for the Pascal Pia project at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.

Miles M. Jacksonhas been named dean of the Graduate School of Library Studies at the University of Hawaii, Honolulu.

Shirley M. Johnsonhas joined the staff of the Clarion State College Carlson Library, Clarion, Pennsylvania, as assistant reference librarian for business.

Lily Chia-jen Kecskesis now reference librarian and bibliographer for the East Asian Library, Columbia University, New York.

Margaret Kimballis the new project archivist of the RLIN Manuscripts Project, Stanford University, California.

Linda Kosminhas been named director of the R.E. Gibson Scientific and Technical Library of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Maryland.

Brenda Kuchinskyhas been appointed head of technical services in the John F. Kennedy School of Government Library, Harvard University.

Jim Lockwoodhas been appointed acting assistant vice chancellor of public affairs for the Oregon State System of Higher Education, Eugene.

Barbara MacAdamis now instruction and reference librarian at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Judith MacInishhas been appointed assistant head of the Hornbake Undergraduate Library Reference Unit, University of Maryland, College Park.

Scott B. Mandernackhas been appointed reference librarian at Temple University, Philadelphia.

Elizabeth Marguttihas been appointed public services librarian at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville.

Milton MeGeewas named coordinator of the Federal Library and Information Network (FEDLINK), Library of Congress.

James Meyerhas been promoted to authorities librarian and cataloger at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.

Joanna Mitchellhas been appointed acquisitions librarian at Northern Michigan University, Marquette.

Barbara Montanaryis the new head of the Bio-Agricultural Library, University of California, Riverside.

Cheryl S. Nelsonhas been named library director at Nichols College, Dudley, Massachusetts.

Karen Novakhas been appointed assistant serials librarian at the Science-Engineering Library, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.

LarryR. Oberg has been appointed reference librarian at Lewis-Clark State College, Lewiston, Idaho.

Carolynne Presserhas been named associate librarian for planning and systems at the University of Waterloo, Ontario.

Jill Rawnsleyhas been appointed coordinator of public services at the Jessie Ball duPont Library, University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee.

Virginia Rasboldhas been appointed assistant serials librarian at the University of South Carolina, Columbia.

James Reardon-Andersonhas been appointed East Asian Librarian at Columbia University, New York.

Stephanie Reynoldshas been appointed cataloger in the University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Philadelphia.

William Rhineharthas joined the Cataloging Department of the Ohio University Libraries, Athens, to catalog special collections.

Stephen M. Robertshas been appointed assistant director of university libraries at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

JaneRosov has been appointed librarian in the Bibliographic Services Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland.

PatsyS. Ross has joined the Thomas Cooper Library at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, as head of the Serials Department.

Cindy Schatzis the new reference librarian at the Northwestern University Medical Library, Chicago.

Sharon S. Scotthas been promoted to head catalog librarian at Moody Memorial Library, Baylor University, Waco, Texas.

Roxanne Sellberghas been appointed head of the Automated Processing Department, Indiana University Libraries, Bloomington.

Allison Sleemanhas been appointed serials conversion librarian at Temple University, Philadelphia.

MaryLou Stursa has been appointed government documents librarian at the Steenbock Agriculture Library, University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Maureen Sullivanhas been appointed head of the Yale University Library Personnel Office.

Thein Sweis now assistant director for collection management at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Terrie Sypolthas been appointed head reference librarian at Arkansas State University, Jonesboro.

Jean Thompsonhas been appointed head of reference at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Library.

WiliiamM. Treathas been named assistant university librarian for administrative services at Duke University Library, Durham, North Carolina, effective May 2.

Desidor Vikoris the new reference librarian in the Hornbake Undergraduate Library, University of Maryland, College Park.

BarbaraL. Wagner is now a reference librarian in the Science and Technology Library, University of Wyoming, Laramie.

Melanie Welchhas been appointed librarian in the Walker Management Library, Vanderbilt University, Nashville.

PhyllisM. Young has been appointed head of public services in the General Library Branch of the Virginia State Library, Richmond.

RETIREMENTS

Helen Druleyretired as head catalog librarian at Miami University Libraries, Oxford, Ohio, on December 31.

Anna Duartehas retired from her position as serial’s librarian in the University of California, Los Angeles, Library.

Richard A. Farleyretired on February 1 after 8 years as director of the National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, Maryland. Farley began his career as assistant librarian at Beloit College, Wisconsin, in 1941.

Ruth Harrod.head of interlibrary loan at Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne since 1970, retired on February 1.

Frank M. McGowan,director for acquisitions and overseas operations in the Library of Congress Processing Department, retired on December 30.

Lorraine Mathies,head of the Education and Psychology Library at the University of California, Los Angeles, since 1964, retired on December 28 after more than 31 years of service.

Sylvia Lyons Render,specialist in Afro-American history and culture in the Library of Congress Manuscript Division, retired on December 24 after more than 16 years of Federal service.

Linda Vizbaras,serials cataloger in the Serial Record Division of the Library of Congress, retired October 29 after more than 21 years of Federal service.

DEATHS

Mildred Baine Algee,professor emeritus of the School of Library Science, Memphis State University, died on January 22.

KenC. Baumann, former cataloger at the Cornell University Libraries, died on February 12. He was also founder and director of the Ithaca Opera Association.

Donald J. Lehnus,associate professor in the Graduate Library School of Library and Information Science at the University of Mississippi, died on January 8 in Lyons, Kansas.

Bess Lowry,who retired in 1964 from the University of California, Berkeley, as head of the Humanities Graduate Service, died in Berkeley on February 2.

Milada Souckova.poet, literary critic, and Czech and Slovak bibliographer in the Harvard College Library for over 25 years, died on February 1 in Cambridge. She taught at several universities including Harvard, the University of Chicago,and the University of California, Berkeley. Souckova’s publications include twelve volumes of poetry and fiction, numerous scholarly articles, and several major works of literary history.

Jens Nyholm,university librarian at Northwestern University from 1944 to 1968, died on January 27 in Santa Barbara at the age of 82. Danish by birth, Nyholm studied philosophy and comparative literature at the University of Copenhagen and library science at the Danish State Library School. He spent four years as a librarian in Aalborg before emigrating to the United States in 1927.

With a bachelor’s degree in library science from Columbia University in 1928, he moved to Washington for nine years as a cataloger at the Library of Congress. In 1934 he completed a master's degree at George Washington University in English and American literature.

Nyholm moved to Los Angeles in 1938 where he worked as head of the UCLA Library's Catalog

Jens Nyholm

Department for one year. During World War II he served as assistant librarian at the University of California, Berkeley. At Berkeley he met and married Amy Wood, then working in the Catalog Department, who was a pioneer in separating the dictionary catalog into author-title sections. In 1944 Nyholm was named university librarian at Northwestern, succeeding Theodore Wesley Koch.

He published two books of poetry, Portal til Amerika (1953) and Amerikanske stemmer (1968), and wrote many articles for C&RL‚ Library Journal, Bookman’s Yearbook, Library Quarterly‚ and the Wilson Library Bulletin. He served on the editorial boards of C&RL, Libri, and the International Library Review.

Nyholm was active in the American-Scandinavian Foundation since 1927 when he received a fellowship, and he served for many years on a bibliography committee for the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study as their Danish specialist. In Chicago he was active in the Caxton Club, serving as president for two terms, and he served on the board of directors of the Center for Research Libraries from 1949 to 1965, with one term as chair in 1955-56.

After his retirement in 1968 Nyholm served as bibliographic consultant for the University of California, Santa Barbara, Library, where he helped to build a major Twentieth Century Collection. ■ ■