Colbert, Mariel
November 1, 2017September 18 Mariel Colbert became program coordinator for the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL).
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Dougherty, Megan
November 1, 2017August 28 Megan Dougherty became program officer for continuing education in the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services.
Vnuk, Rebecca
November 1, 2017Rebecca Vnuk, Booklist editor for collection development and library outreach, left ALA August 10.
Rivers, Alena
November 1, 2017July 24 Alena Rivers became deputy director of the Association for Library Service to Children.
Perez, Veronica
November 1, 2017Veronica Perez joined ALA Production Services as production editor/graphic designer August 28.
Mullikin, Madonna
November 1, 2017Madonna Mullikin became acting payroll coordinator August 3.
Kalko, Megan
November 1, 2017September 5 Megan Kaiko became meeting coordinator for Conference Services.
Page, Mary
November 1, 2017Mary Page became university librarian at West Chester University of Pennsylvania in August. Save
Lavin, Michael
November 1, 2017Michael R. Lavin, 62, retired business/management librarian at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo, died June 24. He received the 1991 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Librarianship in 1991 and the 1992 Gale Research Award for Excellence in Business Librarianship. Lavin was an early advocate for comics and graphic novel collections … Continue reading Lavin, Michael
Gardner, John
November 1, 2017John R. Gardner, 72, former director of Morley Library in Painesville, Ohio, for 17 years, died August 23. Before joining Morley Library, Gardner taught at Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire; St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York; and Lake Erie College in Painesville, where he also served as associate librarian.
Cherubin, Dan
November 1, 2017Dan Cherubin, 52, Caleb T. Winchester University Librarian at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, died September 13. He previously served as chief librarian and associate dean of Hunter College in New York. He wrote the chapter “Mentoring Across Boundaries and Across Borders: Looking Outside Your Comfort Zone (And Maybe Your Country)” in the book Librarian … Continue reading Cherubin, Dan
Benefiel, Candace
November 1, 2017Candace Benefiel, 60, humanities librarian and associate professor at Texas A&M University Libraries in College Station for 30 years, died August 1. Benefiel had been active in the American Library Association (ALA) for many years, playing a significant role in coordinating poster sessions at ALA conferences.