ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 846 / C&RL News ■ Septem ber 2001 P e o p l e i n t h e N e w s Ann-Christe Young Betty B engston, retiring d irector o f libraries at th e U niversity o f W ashington, w a s a p ­ p o in te d a m em b er o f the National Council o n H u m a n ities b y f o rm e r P r e sid e n t Bill Clinton. She also has b e e n n a m e d special advisory to th e p resident for academ ic library services at OCLC. T he A ssociation o f Southeastern R esearch Li­ braries (ASERL) has elected th e following n ew m em bers to its 2001-2002 B oard o f D irec­ tors: president— Stella Bentley, d e a n o f li­ braries, A uburn University; p resident-elect— Connie McCarthy, d e a n o f university librar­ ies, C ollege o f William a n d Mary; p ast p resi­ d en t— Paul Gherman, university librarian, Vanderbilt University; Secretary-Treasurer— Barbara Dewey, d e a n o f libraries, Univer­ sity o f T en nessee at Knoxville; at-large m em ­ b ers—J e n n if e r C argill, d e a n o f libraries, Louisiana State University; Jerry Stephens, d e a n o f libraries, University o f A labam a at Birmingham; Joh n Ulmschneider, executive director, Virginia C om m onw ealth U niversity Libraries. Cherie Carl, reference a n d research services librarian at th e Virginia Beach H igher Educa­ tion C enter o f O ld D om inion University, has b e e n n a m e d Librarian o f th e Year fo r 2000. She is c red ited w ith establishing excellent ASERL 2001-2002 Board o f Directors (I to r): John Ulmschneider, Stella Bentley, Connie McCarthy, Paul Gherm an, Jerry Stephens, J ennifer Cargill. N o t pictured: Barbara Dewey. w o rk in g relationships w ith university staff m em bers, w hile m aintaining a w orking con­ nection w ith O ld D om inion’s m ain cam pus. In addition, she has increased interlibrary loan a n d do cu m en t delivery u se a n d has a tten d ed several co n ferences p rom oting professional developm ent. Nancy L. Eaton, d e a n o f university libraries at P ennsylvania State University, h a s b e e n a p p o in te d to th e N ational Digital Strategy Advisory B oard o f th e Library o f Congress. T he g ro u p will exam ine strategies th at will e n su re th e safekeeping o f digital m aterials for posterity, a p ro b lem w hich if n o t ad d ressed will result in g reat voids in historical archives. Connie Foster, serials co­ o r d in a to r in th e D e p a r t­ m ent of Library Automation a n d Technical Services at W estern K entucky Univer­ sity Libraries, is n o w editor o f Serials Review. Follow ing are th e w inners o f this y e a r’s Am igos Li­ brary Services Fellow ship aw a rd s: JaNae K inikin, Suzanne Holcome, Janet A h r b e rg , a n d T an ya Finchum (O k lah o m a State University) for their project Phase II: A Project to Create a Web-accessible Index to Four Oklahoma Pe­ riodicals; Cecilia Aros Hunter (Texas A&M University, Kingsville) for “Preserving Photo­ graphs in a Digital World” Seminar; Cesar Caballero (University o f Texas at El Paso) for Testing o f Two Strategic Planning Models f o r Development o f Electronic Resources in A cadem ic Libraries; a n d S herry Young (C am eron University) fo r Academic Library Friends Groups: Workshop a n d Consultation. Charles Lowry, d e a n o f libraries at th e Uni­ versity o f Maryland, has received th e Distin­ g u ish ed Alumni Aw ard from th e A lum ni As­ C&RL News ■ Se p te m b er 2001 / 847 so ciation o f th e University o f N orth Carolina School o f Inform ation a n d Library Science in Chapel Hill. A p p o i n t m e n t s Beth Hamm ond, univ ersity librarian an d c h a ir o f th e D ivision o f Library Services at M ercer U niversity, has b e e n n a m e d d e a n o f U niversity Libraries at Mercer. “This c h an g e in title b e tte r reflects the full ran g e o f resp o n si­ bilities a n d skills B eth e x ercises in m anaging th e university’s Division o f L ib ra ry S e r v ic e s ,” said R ussell G. W arren, Beth Hammond M ercer U niversity p r o ­ vost. Since joining Mer­ c e r in 1978, H a m m o n d h as h e ld v ario u s p o ­ sitions in collections, referen ce, circulation, a n d u s e r services in th e university’s librar­ ies. B efore beco m in g university librarian, she w as interim d ire c to r o f univ ersity libraries from O c to b e r 1998 to Ju ly 1999. She is a m em b e r o f n u m ero u s c o m m ittees a n d c o u n ­ cils w ith in th e university. She w a s se le c te d to p a rticip ate in th e inaugural Frye Institute a t Em ory University. She also s e rv ed a s chair o f th e A tlanta-M acon Private A cadem ic Li­ braries g ro u p fo r 1999-2000. Patrick W ilkinson w a s n a m e d d irector of Forrest R. Polk Library a t th e University of W isconsin O shkosh. Previously, W ilkinson w o rk e d at M urray State University in Ken­ tucky, th e U niversity o f N orthern Iow a, and th e University o f Vermont. Amira Aaron is n o w vice p resid e n t of library services at F axon RoweCom. Robert Alan has b e e n n a m e d h e a d o f the Serials D epartm ent at P ennsylvania State Uni­ versity Libraries in University Park. Becky Albitz is n o w e lectronic resources an d s cholarly c o m m unication librarian in the Arts a n d H um anities Library o f Pennsylvania State U niversity in U niversity Park. Joyce Ampuja is n o w reference librarian at Pennsylvania State’s Beaver Library in M onaca. Yurong “Jade” Atwill has b e e n n a m e d Asian stu d ies cataloging librarian in Catalog­ in g Services a t Pennsylvania State University in University Park. Stephanie Tama Bartels has b e e n a p ­ p o in te d instructional services librarian at the N ew B runsw ick Libraries o f Rutgers Univer­ sity. Laura Bow en has b e e n n a m e d system s librarian a t G ettysburg College. William Brockm an has b e e n ap p o in ted th e e n d o w e d p o sitio n o f Paterno Fam ily li­ brarian in L iterature in th e Arts a n d H um ani­ ties Library at P ennsylvania State U niversity in University Park. Kelly Brown has b e e n a p p o in ted instruc­ tion librarian in th e Linscheid Library at East Central University. Sara Brow nm iller has b e e n n a m e d h e a d o f library system s at th e University o f O regon. D eanna Chavez is n o w h e a d o f techni­ cal services at Randolph-M acon College in Ashland, Virginia. Melissa C onway is the h e a d o f special collections at the University o f California, Riv­ erside. Paul Conway has a c ce p te d th e position o f d irector o f inform ation technology services at D u k e University. Ann Copeland is n o w special collections cataloging librarian in C ataloging Services at Pennsylvania State University in University Park. Lorcan D em p sey has b e e n n a m e d vice presid e n t o f th e OCLC O ffice o f Research. Brenda Ellis is n o w reference a n d instruc­ tion librarian in th e Starr Library at Middlebury C ollege in M iddlebury, Vermont. David Farneth has b e e n n a m e d institu­ tional archivist fo r th e J. Paul G etty Trust. Terence Ford is n o w h e a d o f research d a tab ases a t th e Getty R esearch Institute. Cynthia Gibbon has b e e n a p p o in te d ac­ cess services librarian at Gettysburg College. Kevin Gunn h as b e e n n a m e d h u m an i­ ties librarian a t Catholic University o f America in W ashington, D.C. Patrick Hall has b e e n n a m e d reference librarian at Pennsylvania State’s H arrisburg Li­ brary. Roland C. Hansen is n o w h e a d o f access services at C olum bia C ollege Chicago. Claire Hoffm an is n o w h e a d o f Pennsyl­ vania State A bington Library in A bington. 848 / C&RL News ■ September 2001 Karen Hogenboom has b e e n n am ed as­ sistant governm ent information librarian at the University o f Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Roum iana Katzarkov h a s b e e n a p ­ po in ted science librarian at the University of California, Irvine, Libraries. Kathleen Kern is n o w the visiting assis­ tant reference librarian at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Triveni Kuchi has b e e n ap p o in ted in­ stru c tio n a l serv ices lib rarian at th e N ew Brunswick Libraries o f Rutgers University. Nancy Kuhl is n o w reference/instruction librarian at Amherst College. Morgen Macintosh has joined DePaul University Library as archivist librarian in the Special Collections a nd Archives Departm ent. Kristan Majors has b e e n ap pointed sci­ en ce librarian in th e G eneral Libraries o f Em ory University. Amrita McKinney has b e e n n am ed h ead o f technical services at Gettysburg College. Breon Mitchell has b e e n n am ed director o f th e Lilly Library at In d ian a U niversity Bloomington. A d v e r t i s e r i n d e x ACRL 832,841 American Chemical Society 807 American Psychological 829 Association American Theological 786 Library Association Chemical Abstract Services Cover 2 EBSCO 803 Endeavor Info. Systems Cover 4 Faxon/RoweCom 792 G ale G roup 781 G reenw ood Publishing 817 Grolier Educational 838 H. W. Wilson 811 IEEE 824 Jo h n s H opkins 821 University Press LITA 812 netLibrary 782-83 OCLC O nline Com puter Lib. 834 SWETS/Blackwell Cover 3 University o f Maryland 823 West G roup Insert, 836-37 Rebecca Mugridge is n o w head o f Cata­ loging Services a t Pennsylvania State Univer­ sity Libraries in University Park. Garet Nelson is now library director at the Samuel Read Hall Library o f Lyndon State College in Vermont. Peter Nelson has b e e n ap p o in ted assis­ tant archivist a t Am herst College. James Niessen has been appointed world history librarian at th e N ew Brunswick Librar­ ies o f Rutgers University. Eric Novotny is n o w history librarian in the Arts an d H um anities Library at Pennsyl­ vania State University in University Park. Fyiane Nsilo-Swai has b een appointed electronic services/reference librarian at As­ sum ption College in Worcester, Massachusetts. Patricia O’Brien Libutti has been appointed social sciences/education librarian at the New Brunswick Libraries of Rutgers University. Michael Pelikan is n o w technology ini­ tiatives librarian at Pennsylvania State Uni­ versity Libraries in University Park. Laura K. Probst has been appointed head o f public services at Pennsylvania State Uni­ versity Libraries in University Park. Ashley Robinson is n o w G ateway librar­ ian at Pennsylvania State University Libraries in University Park. Deborah Schmidle is now reference li­ brarian/bibliographer a t the University at Al­ bany Libraries, SUNY. Stephen R. Shorb has joined University o f Florida, Gainesville, as associate director o f su p p o rt services in the Smathers Libraries. Paul Showalter has b e e n appointed busi­ ness reference librarian a t th e O ld D om inion University Libraries in Norfolk, Virginia. Rebecca Smith is n o w com m erce librar­ ian at th e University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign. Jason Synder has accepted a two-year ap­ pointm ent as electronic services/reference and instruction librarian in the Starr Library at Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont. Caroline Szylowicz has b e e n ap pointed Kolb-Proust librarian at the University o f Illi­ nois at Urbana-Champaign. Leo Voogt has b e e n ap p o in ted director o f library relations Europe, Middle East and Africa at Elsevier Science. Billie Earl Walker is n o w reference li­ brarian at Pennsylvania State Berks-Thun Li­ brary in Reading. C& RL New s ■ Se p te m b er 2001 / 849 Thom as B. Wall is n o w d ire c to r o f p u b ­ lic services a t D u k e U niversity Libraries. Marilyn Wilt h a s b e e n a p p o in te d librar­ ies training a n d learn in g co o rd in a to r a t th e R utgers University Libraries. Jill L. W oolums h as b e e n n a m e d refer­ e n c e librarian in th e E ducation Psychology Library at th e University o f California, B erke­ ley. Paul A. W yss h as jo in e d th e library staff at th e University o f W isconsin-Stout as refer­ ence/instruction/assistive technology/distance ed u c atio n librarian. R e t i r e m e n t s Bob (Robert K.) Bruce h as retired as c o ­ college librarian a n d referen ce c o o rd in a to r at th e St. O laf C ollege Libraries. A lifetime m em ­ b e r o f ALA, B ruce w o r k e d fo r m o re th an 30 years a t th re e institutions in M innesota (start­ ing a t C arleton C ollege a n d in cluding M inne­ apolis Public Library). H e a lso w o rk e d a t aca­ dem ic libraries in W yoming, N ew Jersey, Colo­ rad o , a n d Alaska— active in e a ch state’s li­ b rary association as w ell as serving o n vari­ o u s advisory b o ard s. In addition, h e serv ed as a library advisory to K abul U niversity in A fghanistan fo r tw o years a n d w as in th e first class o f ALA Library Fellow s, s p e n d in g a y e a r in Indonesia w orking w ith th e continuing e d u ­ c a tio n w in g o f th e n atio n al library in Jakarta. Roger Tarmen h as retired after m ore th an 35 years o f service as the m usic librarian at Rutgers University’s N ew B runsw ick Libraries. D e a t h s Elizabeth (Betty) Baughman, 75, w h o taught cataloging for m ore th an 20 years at th e G radu­ ate School o f Library a n d Inform ation Science ( n o w th e D epartm ent o f Inform ation Studies) at UCLA, d ied D ecem ber 13, 2000. B au g h m an e a rn e d th e M argaret M ann Citation in 1982. David K nipe Berninghausen, 85, retired d irector o f th e U niversity o f M innesota Library School, d ied April 2001. H aving se rv ed as h e a d librarian o f B irm ingham S o u th e rn U ni­ versity in A labam a for tw o years right a t the e n d o f W orld W ar II, B erninghausen accep ted th e p o sitio n o f c h ie f librarian at th e C ooper U nion in N ew Y ork City from (1947-53). It w a s d u rin g th is tim e th at h e b e c a m e th e f o u n d in g chair o f ALA’s C om m ittee o n Intel­ lectual F reed o m a n d p lay e d a m ajo r role in d rafting ALA’s Library Bill o f Rights in o p e n o p p o sitio n t o fierce a ttacks u p o n fre e d o m o f inform ation in public libraries an d dem ands for censo rsh ip com ing from political extrem ­ ists a n d self-appointed censors in tho se years. In 1953, B erninghausen becam e director o f the University o f M innesota’s g raduate school of library science, serving in that c apacity for the n ex t 21 years. H e sp e n t a year in Taipei, Tai­ w an , w h e re h e w a s a n exch an g e professor at N ational Taiw an University o n a Rockefeller F o undation g rant (1962-63). Pattie McIntyre, retired reference librarian at th e University o f N orth Carolina in C hapel Hill (UNCCH), d i e d J u n e 9. B efore co m in g to UNCCH, M cIntyre w o rk e d a t th e C harlotte Public Library a n d serv ed as a civilian librarian at Valley Forge G eneral H ospital in Pennsylva­ nia. In 1949, sh e a c cep ted a position a s refer­ e n c e librarian at UNCCH a n d spent 30 years in th e H um anities Division o f th e m ain library. Mary R osenb loom , 43, interim librarian o f G o rto n M usic a n d D a n c e Library a n d ex te r­ n al relations librarian at th e U niversity o f Kan­ sas, d ie d April 30. Prior to this p osition, s h e w as assistant to th e associ­ ate d ire c to r o f S tanford U niversity Libraries in P a lo A lto, C alifo rn ia. She w a s a n active m em ­ b e r o f ALA a n d h e ld c o m m i t t e e a p p o i n t ­ M ary Rosenbloomm e n t s i n ACRL’s W o m e n ’s Studies Section a n d th e Referenct a n d U ser Services A ssociation. ■ Ed. n o te : To ensure that y o u r personnel new s is considered fo r pub licatio n , w rite to Ann-Christe Young, production editor, C&RL News, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611-2795; e-mail: ayoung@ala.org; fax: (312) 280-2520. mailto:ayoung@ala.org