School Notes & In Memorium

SILS extends condolences to the family and friends of alumni who passed away during the previous year. The following were drawn from obituaries published from November 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. Patricia W. Becker (MSLS ‘59) – March 14, 2022 Angelica F. Brosius (BSLS ‘45) – January 28, 2022 Mary T. Cameron (MSLS ‘63) – May 28, 2022 Peter W. Chang (MSLS ‘68) – January 21, 2022 Marion D. George (MSLS ‘71) – Ocotber 13, 2021 Patricia H. Gipe (BSLS ‘49) – June 25, 2022 Juanita G. Grant (BSLS ‘55) – June 27, 2022 Carolyn P. Harris (BSLS ‘49) – October 21, 2021 George M. Holloway (MSLS ‘50) – May 7, 2022 Douglas P. Hurd (MSLS ‘83) – April 16, 2022 Gail K. Ijames (MSLS ‘68) – July 15, 2022 Barbara H. Krueger (MSLS ‘69) – April 30, 2022 Marjorie W. Lindsey (BSLS ‘43) – February 13, 2022 Nancy Carol S. Ludlow (MSLS ‘73) – November 4, 2021 Carse O. McDaniel (MSLS ‘65) – November 12, 2022 Jane E. McFarland (MSLS ‘71) – April 5, 2022 Claude E. Petrie (BSLS ‘51) – April 4, 2022 Viginia W. Powell (BSLS ‘52) – August 16, 2022 Martha W. Ransley (MSLS ‘73) December 23, 2021 Neeri K. Rao (MSLS ‘10) – Fenruary 24, 2022 Eugenie C. Reid (BSLS ‘47) – March 22, 2022 Virginia V. Rolett (MSLS ‘69) – April 5, 2022 Andrea L. Ross (MSLS ‘67) – January 10, 2022 Marion H. Rutsch (MSLS ‘83) – May 6, 2022 Brian P. Shanley (MSLS ‘78) – March 2, 2022 Alice E. Tucker (MSLS ‘71) – July 7, 2022 Priscilla G. Warren (MSLS ‘66) – July 30, 2022 Donald B. White (MSLS ‘73) – November 26, 2021 Martha J. Williamson (BSLS ‘50) – February 8, 2022 Theodore G. Winter (MSLS ‘82) – April 14, 2022

NOTES FROM AROUND SILS

There are many great things happening across the SILS community! From new jobs to scholarship recipients, SILS is proud of the incredible work being completed by our students, alumni, faculty, and staff. ◊ Irene Owens (PhD ‘95) has been named the new chair of the SILS Alumni Inclusion and Diversity (SAID)

Committee for the 2022-23 school year. ◊ Renee Bosman (MSLS ‘04) was appointed as Head of Interlibrary Services of University Libraries at

UNC-Chapel Hill, effective August, 29, 2022. ◊ Current SILS students Madison Evans (MSLS) and Denise Mantey (MSLS) were recipients of the ALA

Awards Spectrum Scholarships for 2022, which were announced by ALA in August 2022. ◊ Sarah Morris (MSLS ‘15) co-edited the publication Learning in Action: Designing Successful Graduate Student Work Experiences in Academic Libraries available on the ALA Store. ◊ Haley Ferreira (MSLS ‘19) was named October 2021 Durham Public Schools Equity Champion of the

Month for her significant contributions to promote inclusiveness in Durham Public Schools. ◊ Sandra Hughes-Hassell, SILS Professor, has been named the 2022-23 Inclusion, Diversity, and Accessibilty (IDEA) Committee Chair at SILS. ◊ David Gotz was named SILS McColl Term Professor through July 2023 and has been promoted to full professor status at SILS, which was effective January 1, 2022. ◊ Rob Capra has been promoted to full professor status at SILS effective July 1, 2022. ◊ Anita Jotwani (BSIS ‘05) assumed the role of SILS Alumni Association (SILSAA) President during Summer 2022 effective through Summer 2023.

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