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Doug Way Appointed Dean of University of Kentucky Libraries
University of Kentucky (UK) has named Doug Way dean of UK Libraries, effective August 1, 2019, pending approval by the UK Board of Trustees. Way currently serves as associate university librarian...
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Memorial: Joe Hewitt, 1938–2018
Joe A. Hewitt, University Librarian Emeritus at The University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, died on December 19, 2018, at age 80. Hewitt served as associate provost for...
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Memorial: Susan Nutter, 1944–2019
Susan Keene Nutter, former vice provost and director of the NC State University Libraries, died on March 25, 2019, at age 74. Nutter led the NC State University Libraries from...
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Memorial: Sidney Verba, 1932–2019
Sidney Verba, director of the Harvard University Library from 1984 to 2007 and Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor Emeritus, died on March 4, 2019, at age 86. Verba led the...
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Robin Dale Appointed Associate Librarian for Library Services at Library of Congress
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden has named Robin L. Dale associate librarian for library services, effective April 1, 2019. In this role, Dale will serve as the Library of Congress...
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Beth McNeil Named Dean of Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies
Purdue University has appointed Beth McNeil as dean of Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies, effective July 1, 2019. McNeil currently serves as dean of library services at Iowa...
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Neil Romanosky Appointed Dean of Libraries at Ohio University
Ohio University has named Neil Romanosky as dean of libraries, effective September 1, 2019. Romanosky currently serves as associate chief librarian for science research & information and director of Gerstein Science...
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Memorial: Kaye Gapen, 1943–2019
Delores Kaye Gapen, who led the libraries at The University of Alabama, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Case Western Reserve University, and Trinity Washington University, died on February 14, 2019, at age...
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Kenneth Burhanna Appointed Dean of Libraries at Kent State University
Kent State University has named Kenneth Burhanna dean of University Libraries, effective March 1, 2019. Burhanna served as interim dean of libraries at Kent State from July 2017 through February...
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Memorial: William Gosling, 1943–2019
William Gosling, University Librarian Emeritus and Curator Emeritus of the Children’s Literature Collection at University of Michigan, died on February 11, 2019, at age 76. At University of Michigan (U-M),...
