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Campbell-Stone
Carisse Berryhill, Abilene Christian University, Convener

MEMBERS PRESENT 

• Carisse Mickey Berryhill, Abilene Christian University, Convener
• Robin Hartman, Hope International University
• David Kiger, Emmanuel Christian Seminary, Milligan University
• Sheila Owen, Harding School of Theology
• Kate Wimer, George Fox University

AGENDAS

Introductions, Round-Robin Reports.

YEAR IN REVIEW

Each librarian reported that during COVID-19 shutdowns and 
restrictions, their libraries continued to serve the educational 
and research needs of their constituents electronically. In general, 
librarians felt that their existing facility with electronic resources 
was of great help to their classroom colleagues when campuses 
pivoted almost overnight to remote instruction. Reopening timing 
was variable, depending on the policies of states and of campuses.

ROUND ROBIN REPORTS

Harding School of Theology
Sheila reported that the library’s new director, Jessica Holland, will 
begin her duties on July 1, 2021. Jessica is an alumna of Abilene 
Christian University and the University of Texas. Former director 
Bob Turner accepted a call in 2020 to full time congregational minis-
try. Sheila served as Interim Director. Previous director Don Mere-
dith was recalled in summer 2021 to teach Advanced Theological 
Research. Jessica will be teaching ATR in the fall.



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Milligan University / Emmanuel Christian Seminary
David serves as the theological librarian for Milligan’s Emmanuel 
Christian Seminary. The university has a single library in two loca-
tions. The director of libraries is Gary Daught. David serves as Assis-
tant Director and works in the theological library location. He has 
interests in early Christian theology and Syriac. The libraries at 
Milligan were open under COVID-19 restrictions during the 2020-
21 academic year with contactless pickup and delivery on campus.

George Fox University
Although George Fox University has Quaker origins, Kate identifies 
with the Campbell-Stone tradition. She is the theological librarian 
at George Fox. Although the graduate seminary programs moved 
entirely online in 2020-21, Kate was onsite at the library, teaching in 
person when possible.

Hope International University
Robin reported that her library spent March through August of 2020 
closed. During the closure, HIU relocated a satellite campus to Fuller-
ton and reallocated some of the library’s space to classrooms and 
office spaces and suffered reduction in staff. However, the library 
was opened minimal hours with COVID-19 protocols in place during 
the 2020-2021 school year to accommodate local students who did 
not have adequate WiFi, computers, or study space at home. They 
averaged about 4-5 student visitors per day.  The library is closed 
for summer 2021 but plans to reopen with regular hours in the fall.

Abilene Christian University
Carisse reported that former library dean John Weaver relocated to 
Florida College in Tampa in December of 2019. Director of Educa-
tional Technology Marisa Beard served as Interim Director. James 
A. Wiser began his duties as Dean of Brown Library on August 1, 
2020. After closure in the spring of 2020, the library was reopened in 
the summer but operated under COVID-19 restrictions for spacing, 
masks, and cleaning. The library’s large Packer Forum was used as 
a spatially-distanced classroom.



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2020–21 GROUP: [pictured, left to right] Carisse Mickey Berryhill, Shelia Owen, 
David Kiger, Kate Wimer, Robin Hartman


