College & Research Libraries News vol. 85, no. 2 (February 2023)


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Richard S. Lewis has been named director of the University of Washington Bothell and 
Cascadia College Library and associate dean of University Libraries.

J. K. Vijayakumar is now director of library services and professor at American University 
of Antigua in the West Indies. He previously worked as the library director and strategic 
information advisor at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in 
Saudi Arabia and scientific technical officer at the UGC/INFLIBNET Center in India.

Gloria Willson is now director of education and research services at the Gustave L. and 
Janet W. Levy Library at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York.

Molly Abdalla has joined the University Libraries at Penn State University as student en-
gagement and outreach librarian at the Wilkes-Barre and Scranton campuses.

Debby Brennan is now reference and instruction librarian at Penn State University-
Shenango.

Monica Gingerich has been named student engagement coordinator with the Penn State 
University Libraries’ Library Learning Services team.

Nathan Hall has been named Penn State University Libraries associate dean for distinctive 
collections and digital strategies, effective April 1, 2023.

Jennie Levine Knies has been appointed as the inaugural associate dean for Common-
wealth Campus Libraries at Penn State University.

Rebecca Miller Waltz has been named associate dean for learning and engagement at Penn 
State University, with responsibility for a newly aligned portfolio focused on the libraries’ 
role in providing a transformative learning experience for Penn State students.

Danica White has been named student engagement coordinator with the Penn State 
University Libraries’ Library Learning Services team.