Appointments & Retirements
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July 1 Brenda Mathenia became university librarian at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, British Columbia.
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May 28 Annette B. Thibodeaux retired as librarian at Archbishop Chapelle High School in Metairie, Louisiana, after 21 years of service there and 40 years as a school librarian.
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May 28 Barbara Wurtzel became dean of library services at Springfield (Mass.) Technical Community College.
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July 1 Ernie Ingles retired as director of the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.
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June 30 Samuel T. Huang resigned as associate dean for advancement and development at the University of Florida’s George A. Smathers Libraries to become curator of the university’s rare books collection.
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June 17 Patrick McCarthy became associate dean, library and information access, at San Diego State University. He has served since 2009 as head of the Social Sciences and Humanities Library at the University of California, San Diego.
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June 1 Kimberly Bunner became director of Parlin-Ingersoll Public Library in Canton, Illinois.
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May 31 Randy Wilson retired as director of Parlin-Ingersoll Public Library in Canton, Illinois, after 30 years of service.
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May 30 John Spears became executive director of Salt Lake City (Utah) Public Library. Spears previously served as executive director of the Naperville (Illinois) Public Library.
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April 8 Molly Khan became college archivist at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas.
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June 4 Axel Kaschte became product strategy director for OCLC. Kaschte has 20 years of experience working with library management systems and the library community throughout Europe.
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May 20 John Dorr became assistant head of research and information services at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.