College & Research Libraries News vol. 85, no. 1 (January 2023)


January 2023 46C&RL News 

David Free P e o p l e  i n  t h e  N e w s

David Banush has joined the University of South Carolina as the 
new dean of libraries. Banush most recently served as dean of libraries 
and academic information resources at Tulane University, a role he as-
sumed in 2015. He previously served as associate university librarian 
for access services and collections at Brown University in Providence, 
Rhode Island. Prior to that appointment, he served in several roles of 
increasing responsibility at Cornell University Library in Ithaca, New 
York. 

Chrystal Carpenter has joined the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as head 
of special collections and archives.

Wesley Chenault is now associate director for strategic initiatives and programs at the 
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives.

Melissa Gasparatto has been named associate vice provost for operations, access services, 
and strategic partnerships at the University of Pennsylvania Libraries. 

Loftan Hooker is now the head of access services at Virginia Commonwealth University 
Libraries.

Jordan Nielsen was recently appointed department chair for user services at Middle Ten-
nessee State University. 

Annie Peterson will become head of preservation and conservation at the University of 
North Carolina-Chapel Hill University Libraries effective January 23, 2023.  

Karen Reed is now the research and data librarian at Middle Tennessee State University.
Rebecca Miller Waltz has been named associate dean for learning and engagement in the 

University Libraries at Penn State University.
Brigitte Weinsteiger has been named Gershwind and Bennett Family Senior Associate 

Vice Provost for Collections and Scholarly Communications at the University of Pennsyl-
vania Libraries. 

David Banush