Alumni Class Notes

Click on the appropriate time period below to read what's happening in the lives of your friends from days gone by. Publications, awards, marriages, retirements, moves, promotions, birth announcements—you're sure to come across news from someone you remember.

While you're here, don't forget to submit a Class Note and let old friends know what you've been up to. Don't be a stranger—we'd love to hear from you!

Class Notes will remain posted online for at least six months and will be published in the next possible print alumni newsletter.

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Alumni in the News

Our alumni are leaders in the field of library and information science, and as such are often featured in the news for their work. As we see alumni in the news, we'll post the stories here. If you see a GSLIS classmate in the news, feel free to "let us know"-kimsch, at illinois.edu-!

Linda Musser (MS '85)

March 2, 2009
Penn State press release

Penn State Honors GSLIS Alumna

Linda Musser, head of Penn State University's Earth and Mineral Sciences Library, was recently named Distinguished Librarian by Penn State. Musser was one of two librarians from a total of fourteen faculty members who received the honor, which recognizes exceptional research, creativity, and service.

Musser is a nationally recognized engineering and geosciences librarian, and recipient of the 2006 Homer I. Bernhardt Distinguished Service Award by the ASEE Engineering Libraries Division. She is also a prolific author and speaker. Musser has held the highest leadership positions within the American Society for Engineering Education, the Atmospheric Science Librarians International, and the Geoscience Information Society, and was a member of the select committee that authored the National Science Foundation's publication, "Geoscience Collections and Data: National Resources in Peril."

Karen Schmidt (PhD '89), Wendy Allen Shelburne (MS '00), and David Vess (MS '06)

February 24, 2009
ALA Press Release

Schmidt, Shelburne and Vess Article Wins Best of LRTS Award

Three alumni have been awarded the 2009 Best of LRTS Award for the article, "Approaches to Selection, Access, and Collection Development in the Web world," published in Library Resources & Technical Services.

Lisa Powell Williams (MS '91)

February 16, 2009
ALA press release

Moline Public Library wins 2009 Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant

Lisa Powell Williams (MS '91) is the adult services coordinator at the Moline (IL) Public Library, which was honored for the best public awareness campaign in support of National Library Week (April 12-18, 2009).

Lynne M. Rudasill (MS '91)

February 10, 2009
ALA press release

Lynne M. Rudasill named 2009 Marta Lange/CQ Press Award Winner

This award honors an academic or law librarian who has made distinguished contributions to bibliography and information service in law or political science.

Kwasi Sarkodie-Mensah (PhD '88)

October 16, 2008
Wilmington Advocate

Brightening Lives with Laptops

For the last six years, Kwasi Sarkodie-Mensah (PhD '88) has led service trips to his hometown of Ejisu, Ghana, bringing laptop computers with him for students there. This year the laptops will become solar powered.

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