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June 13, 2022
On 1 August 2022, Rebecca Lubas ('22)—who currently serves as Dean of Libraries and Interim Dean for the School of Graduate Studies and Research at Central Washington Universith—will take up new responsibilities as Dean of University Libraries at California State University, San Bernardino. Congratulations, Rebecca!
April 20, 2022
On 1 June 2022, Jonathan Harwell ('22)—who currently serves as Head of Collections and Systems at the Rollins College Olin Library—will take up new responsibilities as the Associate Director of Collection & Resource Services at Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville, Georgia. Congratulations, Jonathan!
April 14, 2022
Belated congratulations to Melissa Levine ('18), Director of the Copyright Office at the University of Michigan, on her appointment in 2021 to the IFLA Advisory Committee on Copyright and Other Legal Matters (CLM).
April 6, 2022
It is with deep regret that we have learned of the untimely passing of Alison Regan ('16), Assistant University Librarian for Public Services at UC Irvine. We extend our deepest sympathies to Alison's loved ones and to her colleagues in the 2016 Fellows cohort.
April 5, 2022
On May 1, 2022, Zheng "John" Wang ('22)—who currently serves as Associate University Librarian of Digital Innovation, Technology, and Effectiveness at the University of Notre Dame—will take up his new responsibilities as Dean of the Meriam Library at California State University, Chico. Congratulations, John!
On May 23, 2022, Emily Gore ('22)—who currently serves as Assistant Dean for Digital Initiatives and Technology Infrastructure at the University of Tennessee Libraries—will take up her new responsibilities as Associate Dean of Libraries at the University of Georgia. Congratulations, Emily!
August 25, 2021
On October 1, 2021, Michael Meth ('14)—who currently serves as Associate Dean for Research and Learning Services at Florida State University Libraries—will take up his new responsibilities as Dean of the Library at San Jose State University. Congratulations, Mike!
August 20, 2021
On August 16, 2021, Monica McCormick ('18)—previously Associate University Librarian for Publishing, Preservation, Research, and Digital Access at the University of Delaware—took up her new responsibilities as Dean of the Library and Academic Information Services at Barnard College in New York City. Congratulations, Monica!
June 25, 2021
On June 22, 2021, the Library of Congress announced the appointment of its new Copyright Public Modernization Committee. Amongst other luminaries, the Committee includes the Director of the University of Michigan's Copyright Office, Melissa Levine ('18). Congratulations, Melissa!
June 24, 2021
With apologies for having to play a little catch-up, I am very pleased to announce that:
In July 2020, Dr. Scott Walter ('16) took up his new responsibilities as Dean of Libraries at San Diego State University. Congratulations, Scott!
On February 15, 2021, Athena Jackson ('18) took up her new responsibilities as Dean of Libraries and the Elizabeth D. Rockwell Chair at the University of Houston. Congratulations, Athena!
In May 2021, Dr. Consuella Askew ('18) took up her new responsibilities as Interim Vice President of University Libraries and University Librarian at Rutgers University. Congratulations, Consuella!
July 14, 2020
On July 1st, Jennifer Nutefall ('12) took up her new responsibilities as Dean of Libraries at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, CO. Congratulations, Jennifer!
In doing so, she succeeds another member of the same UCLA Library Senior Fellows cohort, Helen Reed ('12). Congratulations to Helen as well, upon a retirement richly deserved.
May 7, 2020
Beth McNeil ('05) is interviewed in the May 4, 2020, issue of LJ/Library Journal: https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=purdue-dean-libraries-beth-mcneil-how-reopening-campus-might-look-covid-19
February 7, 2020
20 top managers named to UCLA Library Senior Fellows program
Academic librarians from across the U.S. will participate in 3-week session in July
Twenty top managers of academic libraries from across the nation have been selected for the 2020 UCLA Library Senior Fellows program. More than 250 fellows have attended the biennial program since it was established in 1982, and about 100 of its alumni have gone on to become library directors, including about 60 at Association of Research Libraries institutions.
“UCLA’s senior fellows program consistently produces the next generation of library leaders in the academic world,” said Brian Schottlaender, program director and a member of the 1995 cohort. “It’s the combination of management perspectives, strategic thinking, and practical and theoretical approaches to the issues confronting academic libraries that prepares our fellows to go on to distinguished careers in the field.”
Considered the longest-running leadership development program in the library profession, the UCLA Library Senior Fellows program is administratively hosted and generously supported by the UCLA Library.
The 2020 cohort will arrive on the UCLA campus July 13 for a three-week residential program featuring lectures, panels, workshops and field trips. Its members include:
Kelly Broughton
Assistant Dean for Research and Education Services
University Libraries, Ohio University
Shawn Calhoun
Associate Dean for Public Services
Gleeson Library/Geschke Center, University of San Francisco
Daniel Dollar
Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Resources
Yale University Library
Jennie Gerke
Associate Dean of University Libraries
University of Colorado, Boulder
Harriett Green
Associate University Librarian for Digital Scholarship and Technology Services
Washington University, St. Louis
Elizabeth Gushee
Associate Dean, Digital Strategies
University of Miami Libraries
Carolyn Hart
Assistant Director, Planning, Assessment and Communications
Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
Jonathan Harwell
Head of Collections and Systems
Olin Library, Rollins College
Amy Hoseth
Assistant Dean, Resource Delivery Services
Colorado State University Libraries
Regina Koury
Director of Paul Robeson Library
Rutgers University–Camden
Rebecca Lubas
Dean of Libraries
Central Washington University
Marla Peppers
Associate Dean, University Library
California State University, Los Angeles
Brian Rennick
Interim University Librarian
Brigham Young University
Brian Rossmann
Associate Dean
Montana State University Library
Joan Ruelle
Dean, Carol Grotnes Belk Library
Elon University
Anne Seymour
Director, Welch Medical Library
Johns Hopkins University
Zheng (John) Wang
Associate University Librarian–Digital Access, Resources, and Information Technology
Hesburgh Libraries, University of Notre Dame
Berenika Webster
Director of Assessment and Quality Assurance
University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
Suzanne Wones
Associate University Librarian for Digital Strategies and Innovation
Harvard Library, Harvard University
BethAnn Zambella
Director of Libraries
Denison University
October 25, 2019
Catherine B. Soehner ('18), currently Associate Dean for Research and User Services at the University of Utah, has been appointed Director of the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library (EHSL) at the University of Utah. She will retain her responsibilities as Associate Dean for Research.
October 16, 2019
Athena Jackson ('18), formerly Dorothy Foehr Huck Chair and Head of the Eberly Family Special Collections Library at Penn State University, will take up new responsibilities as Director of Library Special Collections at UCLA on October 21, 2019.
