oct09b.indd C&RL News October 2009 550 Ed. note: To ensure that your personnel news is considered for publication, write to Ann-Christe Galloway, production editor, C&RL News, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611-2795; e -mail: agalloway@ ala.org; fax: (312) 280-2520. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology. The award is given for research relevant to the development of information technologies. The Library and Information Technology Association praised Mischo for this three-decades-long work on the design of user-centered information re- trieval tools and services. Christopher J. Prom, assistant university archivist and associate professor of library administration at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, received a 2009–10 U.S. Fulbright Distin- guished Scholar Award. Prom will spend the next academic year on sabbatical as a research fellow at the Center for Archive and Infor- mation Studies at the University of Dundee in Scotland, where he will pursue a project titled “Practical Methods to Identify, Preserve, and Provide Access to Electronic Records.” For his project, Prom plans to use several sets of records, including the fi les of a Nobel Lau- reate and those of a prominent champion of intellectual freedom. A p p o i n t m e n t s Carole Ann Fabian is now director of Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library at Colum- bia University. Paula Ganyard is now director of the Da- vid A. Cofrin Library at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Martin Halbert has been named dean of the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries. In his previous position as director of digital in- Barbara J. Ford, director of the Mortenson Center for International Library Programs and Mortenson Distinguished Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Li- brary, has been named a recipient of the Chi- nese American Librar- ians Association (CALA) 2009 President’s Rec- ognition Award. The award recognizes Ford for her contributions to the library profession, not only through her library work, but also through her professional services and schol- arly contributions. CALA honors Ford for her engagement and support of library and librarian’s activities and exchanges on an in- ternational scale. James Jacobs, government information li- brarian in the Stanford University Libraries, was appointed to the Depository Library Council. The council advises the public print- er on policy matters related to the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). FDLP provides access to the published information of the U.S. government through partnerships with more than 1,230 libraries. William H. Mischo, engineering librar- ian and head of the Grainger Engineering Library Information Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, has won the 2009 Frederick G. P e o p l e i n t h e N e w sAnn-Christe Galloway Christopher J. Prom William H. Mischo Barbara J. Ford October 2009 551 C&RL News Journal nonfi ction book reviewer of the year and served on the ALA’s Notable Council from 2004 to 2006. In 2008 he completed the Frye Leadership Institute, a program designed to develop the next generation of higher education leaders emerging from IT and library backgrounds. Ray Barker is now processor of the Robert Altman Collection at the University of Michigan. Bernd Becker is now senior assistant librarian at San Jose State University’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Library. Cathy Blake has joined the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign. Jennifer Bowen has been appointed assistant dean for information management services at the University of Rochester-River Campus Libraries. Peter Coco is now liberal arts librarian at Grand Valley State University Libraries. Miles Efron has joined the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign. Joshua Finnell is now humanities liai- son librarian at Denison University’s William Howard Doane Library. Crystal Goldman is now senior assistant librarian at San Jose State University’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Library. Eric Hartnett joined the Texas A&M University Libraries as electronic resources librarian. Brent Husher is the new library instruc- tion coordinator at the University of Missouri- Kansas City Miller Nichols Library. Pamela Mann is now reference, instruc- tion, and outreach librarian at St. Mary’s Col- lege of Maryland. Hazel McClure is now professional pro- grams librarian at Grand Valley State Univer- sity Libraries. Aaron McCollough is now text creation partnership librarian at the University of Michigan. novations for the Emory University Libraries, Halbert served as the principal investigator for digital library services and research proj- ects totaling $6.1 million. Halbert is also president of MetaArchive Coop- erative, an interna- tional consortium of research librar- ies and institutes that preserve digital archives in part- nership with the Library of Congress, as part of the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preser- vation Program. At Emory, Halbert developed a doctoral certifi cate in digital scholarship and new media, an interdisciplinary credential that provides graduate students with expertise in new forms of research and publication using digital media. Before being named to the position with Emory University Libraries in February 2007, Halbert was the libraries’ director for digital programs and systems for 11 years. He was also head of networked sys- tems for libraries and head of the Computing Resources Library at Rice University, taking a semester off from Rice in 1994 to work for the U.S. Information Agency in Tartu, Estonia as an ALA fellow, advising the national univer- sity library in automation planning. Marika Pineda is now interim director of Lane Community College Library. Scott Silverman has been named library director and coordinator of information services at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana. Silverman was most recently di- rector of the nodes/licensing and budget coordinator for Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. During his 25 years of service to Bryn Mawr, Silverman moved from technical services to positions of responsibil- ity within the Tri-College Library Consortium that serves library and information needs for Bryn Mawr, Haverford, and Swarthmore Colleges. Silverman was the 2004 Library Martin Halbert C&RL News October 2009 552 Holly Mercer joined the Texas A&M University Libraries as head of digital services and scholarly communications. Irene Munster has been appointed as- sociate director/head of the library at the Universities at Shady Grove, University of Maryland. Rodney Obien has joined Keene State Col- lege’s Mason Library as archivist. Marcus Richter is now technical services librarian at Alma College in Alma, Michigan. Margie Rupple has joined Boise State University’s Albertsons Library as reference librarian. Nancy Schafer is now head of reference and research services at Old Dominion Uni- versity Libraries. Amauri Serano is now humanities collec- tion librarian at Appalachian State University’s Belk Library and Information Commons. Cynthia Snyder is now public services librarian at Rollins College’s Olin Library. Amy Thompson joined Miami University of Ohio as education librarian. Maura Valentino has been appointed co- ordinator of digital initiatives at the University of Oklahoma Libraries. Amy Vecchione has been named refer- ence librarian at Boise State University’s Albertsons Library. Norah Xiao is now science and engineer- ing librarian at the University of Southern California. R e t i r e m e n t s Faye Backie has retired from Michigan State University (MSU) Libraries. Backie began her career in 1975 at the University of South- western Louisiana-Lafayette (now the Uni- versity of Louisiana-Lafayette) as reference and interlibrary loan librarian. She left to pursue an MBA at MSU in 1983. After acquir- ing her degree and working for the Chrys- ler Corporation, she returned to MSU and became the head of the Business Library in 1985. In 1995, she moved to the Main Li- Advertisers Annual Reviews 541 Archival Products 503 Association of Research Libraries 517 Chemical Abstracts Service 494 Choice 542 EBSCO 531 H. W. Wilson cover 2 John Wiley 511, 539, 545 MIT Press Journals cover 3 Modern Language Association cover 4 ProQuest 493 Rittenhouse Book Distributors 497 brary to serve as assistant director for public services. Backie was active in professional associations; SLA, ALA, and, most notably, the Michigan Library Association, where she served in a variety of positions, including treasurer and secretary. B. Donald Grose has retired as dean of the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries. As director, then dean, of the UNT Libraries, Grose oversaw the creation of the nation’s only CyberCemetery in 1997 to preserve ac- cumulated information from defunct govern- ment agency Web sites. Under Grose’s ten- ure as dean, the UNT Libraries also created its Digital Projects Unit, which supports the libraries with digital imaging, archival stor- age of electronic fi les, metadata development ,and other activities. Grose is a member of the governing board of the Texas Digital Library and was on the Council of Library Directors for the Alliance for Higher Education, the ex- ecutive committee of the Theatre Library As- sociation, and the boards of directors for the Boston Library Consortium and the Fenway Library Consortium. He is the author of A Mir- ror to Life: A History of Western Theatre, which is used by theater departments throughout the United States. Thomas G. Kirk Jr. retired as library direc- tor and coordinator of information services at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana. After graduating from Earlham, Kirk was appointed science librarian. After serving an interim year October 2009 553 C&RL News preted, and downloaded. There is a strong American focus in the content, but extensive international data is also available. Also impressive are the wide array of EIA reports and publications made avail- able through the site, all of which are full text and include access to both current and back issues. The site is easy to navigate by topic. A search feature is provided, but there is little reason to use it, as the information presented lends itself to browsing by general topic or energy source. Although it is fairly clear that the site is targeting government and industry analysts as their main audience, the informa- tion would be useful for both undergraduate and graduate social sciences students, par- ticularly those working in the areas of envi- ronmental studies, public policy, business, or current affairs.—Jennifer McKinnell, Mc- Master University, mckinn@mcmaster.ca (“Reviews,” continued from page 544) as acting director of library and media resourc- es at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kirk was appointed library director at Berea College, in Berea, Kentucky. He served in that capacity for 14 years before returning to Earlham College as library director, and later also as coordinator of information services. Kirk received the Miriam Dudley Bibliographic Instruction Librarian Award in 1984 and the ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year Award in 2004. He has been involved in the development of cooperative projects among private college libraries of Kentucky and In- diana and served on the boards of SOLINET (Southeast Library Network) and the OCLC Members Council representing SOLINET and INCOLSA (Indiana Cooperative Library Servic- es Authority). Kirk’s active involvement at the national level is exemplifi ed by his service as ACRL president and his continued participation in the ACRL Library Director Mentors Program. During retirement, Kirk expects to remain ac- tive in college librarianship. D e a t h s E. J. Josey, 85, professor emeritus at the University of Pittsburgh, has died. At the 1964 ALA Annual Conference, Josey wrote a resolution prohibiting association offi cers and staff from participating in state associa- tions that refused to admit black librarians, which resulted in the integration of library associations of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Josey was the fi rst black li- brarian to be accepted into the Georgia Li- brary Association. In 1984, 20 years after the resolution, Josey was elected ALA president and emphasized in his inaugural address that only the library, with its community ser- vice goal and trained experts, “can provide the full scope of information for the total population in a fair and objective manner.” His career included leadership positions in New York, Delaware, and Georgia, includ- ing chief of the bureau of specialist library services for the New York State Library. Lothar Spang, 66, who served as a librar- ian at Wayne State since 1970, has died. Beginning his career at Wayne State in the early 1960s as a student assistant, Spang was tenured in 1974. He taught classes in the School of Library and Information Science and served as a grievance coordinator and executive board member of the Wayne State University American Association of Univer- sity Professors union. In recent years Spang focused his efforts on outreach, by improv- ing literacy in Detroit area schools through the chapbook program, where Wayne State librarians worked with K–12 students in the classroom to create artwork and poetry that was compiled and published. Spang served as a member of numerous professional asso- ciations, including ACRL; Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters; and the Michi- gan Library Association, as well as serving as a member of the Wayne State Academic Sen- ate and AAUP. Coauthor of several works on outreach and partnerships, he received the Outstanding Faculty Award from Educa- tional Accessibility Services in 2006.