Library School Faculty & Students Information
Here is some information about various faculty and students that we went to University of Arizona School of Library Science with. You can also search for classmates at UofA Alumni Find a Friend site: http://uagrad.org/FindFriend/

I have not included e-mail addresses or other contact information except websites if available. Enjoy.

Please email me with changes or if just don't want your name listed here.

UNIVERSITY WEBCAM

Nostalgic for the mountains around Tucson? Go to the University of Arizona's Webcam for a picture perfect view.

STUDENTS

April (Gorman) Agui?aga is a Virtual Services Librarian for Cerritos Library in Cerritos, CA. Jose Agui?aga is working for California State University Long Beach . He and April were married in July 1997.

Denice Adkins - She finished her PhD in is now teaching at School of Information Science and Learning Technologies, at the University of Missouri-Columbia. with two former professors from UofA SLS Charlie Seavey and John Budd

Jack Albrecht is a branch manager at the Kensington-Normal Heights Branch for San Diego Public Library.

Angel & Salvador Avila both work for Las Vegas Clark County Library system. They live in Henderson and have a daughter.

Adrian Barrientos is a Youth Services librarian for San Jose Public Library.

Linda Butterworth is a reference/internet librarian for Prescott College.

Pilar Castro-Reino is a branch managaer for Denver Public Library. She and her husband Frank have a son named Tomas.

Ronni (Hill) Chavez is a Librarian I at Florence Community Library. She and her daughter live in Florence, AZ.

Charles Diede is now the Library Director for DV Hurst Library at Northwest College in Seattle, WA. He married Martha in July 2002 who is also a professor at Northwest College.

Wes Edens is a librarian at the International Business Center (IBIC) Thunderbird, the American Graduate School of International Management. He is married to Melanie who is a reference librarian for Glendale Public Library.

Pat Evans works for the Center of Creative Photography at University of Arizona.

Constance Farr is a reference librarian for Richland Public Library in Richland, WA.

Paula (Hale) Fortier is working as a Children's Librarian for Phoenix Public Library. She married Kelly in February 2000 and they live in Phoenix, AZ.

Rick Gates - has his own business Net Assets. I'm not sure if he finished his PhD from UofA or not. Remember his Internet Hunts?

Christine (Bustillos) & Ramiro Gonzalez both work for the San Diego Public Library . Christine is currently the manager of Point Loma branch which is being rebuilt. They had their ground breaking Feb. 9, 2002. Ramiro is now the regional head of an area of branch services. They were married in May 1994.

Patrick Guzik is a librarian for Dallas Public Library in Dallas, TX.

Kitty Little works for Queens Borough Public Library. Last I heard she was working on a 2nd masters in Business Administration.

C.D. McLean owns her own company, McCleanWorks and lives in Florida.

Julie Middlemas married Glenn Van Houton in July 2000 and lives in San Diego. Glenn used to work in the front office of the Library School with Sue Fitzner. Julie currently works for Grossmont Community College in El Cajon. Julie & Glenn had girl, Olivia, on January 1, 2003.

Larry Scritchfield is a Internet services librarian for Washoe County Library System in Reno, NV.

Kurt Wagner is a Systems Librarian for the Cheng Library at William Paterson University of New Jersey. He is married to Victoria, who is head of the Lending Services department at the Library. He also created and manages the Library's web pages. He attained a second MA in Communication Studies in 1998. Here is one of his personal webpages. http://www.hodip.com/kurt/


Diane Walden is the program administrator at 11 prison libraries for the Florida Department of Corrections.

Anna Zanarini is a Young Adult Librarian in Salt Lake City, Utah where she lives with her husband and daughter, Sarah.

 
LIBRARY STAFF

Jack Mount stills works at the UofA library at the Science-engineer library. He used to manage the Quick Search that a bunch of us worked at.

Remember Alice Staples? She is now the Coordinator of Access Services for Herbert H. Lamson Library at Plymouth State College.

Mark Winston is an Assistant Professor at Rutgers University Department of Library and Information Science School of Communication, Information and Library Studies.

 
FACULTY

Don Dickinson is still active in the library world and has received many fellowships to study the life of the English bibliographer and bookdealer John Carter.

Sue Fitzner is working for VCampus - a distance learning service provider in VA.

Charlie Hurt is the Dean, College of Arts and Sciences for West Chester University.

Nancy Johnson is teaching at Wayne State University School of Library of Information Science Program.

Margaret Maxwell- Those of us who took Cataloging in library School remember the book Handbook for AACR2 written by Margaret Maxwell. Margaret Maxwell is still instrumental in the cataloging world and has given some lectures on the history of the Morman church in Arizona. She won the Margaret Mann Citation in 1991 for outstanding professional achievement in cataloging or classification either through publication of significant professional literature, participation in professional cataloging associations, or valuable contributions to practice in individual libraries.

Sarah Mort Cron is the director of Kent Library at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, MO.

Charlie Seavey is a professor at School of Information Science and Learning Technologies, at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Gretchen Whitney has been teaching at School of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee.

 
MESSAGE FROM BROOKE E. SHELDON, LIBRARY SCHOOL DIRECTOR

Dear SIRLS students:

First of all, my heartfelt thanks to all of you for your support during the past three weeks. The news that SIRLS was on the President's possible elimination list was a terrible blow to all of us. But you have shown your ability to work together creatively, and unite to SAVE SIRLS.

As you will recall from President Likin's initial statement, the wording offered some alternatives to elimination. Specifically, it implied that if SIRLS could become more self- sustaining, and find a suitable home in the university structure, it could remove itself from the elimination list. Several months ago the Provost's office asked us to develop a program fee proposal and a business plan. We had submitted both the fee proposal and business plan (last August), but on the day before the horrendous announcement on January 7th I was informed that the proposal was good, but, as proposed, it would not generate enough new revenues to sustain SIRLS.

We are very aware of the sacrifices many of you make to attend SIRLS, and the last thing we want to do is impose a program fee, but the reality is we must do so if SIRLS is to survive. Not only must we impose the program fee but it must be large enough to bring substantial revenues into the school.

You probably know that our tuition rates are among the lowest in the nation for LIS schools and we are proud to offer such a bargain, but our current situation demands that we adjust our costs more realistically. The proposed program fee will still place us in the lower 50% of tuition rates for peer schools. Additionally, we know that even as we move to institute our program fee (which must be approved by the Arizona Board of Regents), other LIS schools in California, Texas, Washington and throughout the country are in the process of raising tuition and/or fees as well. You should know that at least 15% of the money we raise with the program fee will go into financial aid for students. We will do everything we can to ease the burden for current students in the program during this transition, working with you on a case by case basis.

Below is the proposal that I have submitted to the University of Arizona administration and that I believe may be released to the press today.

PROGRAM FEE PROPOSAL

IN STATE OUT OF STATE

2003-2004 $100.00 per credit hour $400.00 per credit hour
2004-2005 $150.00 per credit hour $500.00 per credit hour

2005-2007 Range of fees: $l50.00 Range of fees: $500.00
to $500.00 per credit hour to $800.00 per credit hour

We are asking for approval of a range of fees for the years 2005 to 2007.

This would enable us to increase or maintain the 04-05 rates depending on enrollment growth, economic conditions, the LIS job market, tuition rates at our peer schools and other variables.

The monies derived from the program fee will be used to hire faculty, increase financial aid, and begin to institutionalize Knowledge River, update technology in the school, and improve student services.

I will be meeting with LSO officers today, and will be glad to talk with any and all who may have questions.

Again, I do believe that this measure, even though it may mean sacrifices for some, will save our school.

Sincerely,

Brooke E. Sheldon, Director