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Arlene (Kairoff) Cohen
M.Lib, 1973
Arlene volunteers at the Historical Visual Materials Collections, a part of the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections describing and preserving historical photographs relating to the Pacific Northwest. Some of her projects include working with photographs of ferry boats and terminals from the 1950s; photographs from a Seafair Milk Carton Derby held on Seattle's Green Lake; and photographs from a 1917 expedition on the Kalmor II launch up the Inside Passage in British Columbia looking at logging operations. In working with these photographs, she is having great fun discovering the rich history of this region.
Lynne De Merritt
M.Lib, 1973
Since Summer Quarter 2017, Lynne has been volunteering in the Digital Collections of the UW Libraries Special Collections and reports that it's an interesting place to volunteer and has a great staff. She encourages iSchool retirees to consider volunteering their skills with UW Special Collections.
Michael Moffitt
M.Lib, 1972
Michael died on May 5, 2016. He was a reference librarian at Seattle Public Library for 31 years before his retirement in 2000.
Lawrence Onsager
M.Lib, 1972
Lawrence has served as Dean of Libraries at Andrews University since 2003.
John Ashford
M.Lib, 1971
John has written a book about traveling in the Kalahari Desert and making connections with the Kalahari Bushmen after a two-year stint in the Peace Corps. The book, "Meeting the Mantis," is available from Amazon. Recently, it won a 2016 writing award from Peace Corps Worldwide.
Donna Hanson
M.Lib, 1971
Donna spent her professional years as an academic librarian at the Science Library at Washington State University (1972-1981) and as the Science Librarian at the University of Idaho (1981-2001). After her retirement at the end of 2001, she remained active for several years in the Pacific Northwest Library Association and the Idaho Library Association. However, she found that kept her a bit too busy, so she has reduced her involvement and now focuses on spending time with her family.
Louise Lindsey
M.Lib, 1971
Louise retired in 2012 from the Mabee Legal Information Center at the University of Tulsa College of Law in Tulsa, OK. Her retirement plans include traveling, volunteering, and taking photography classes.
Jackie Spurlock
M.Lib, 1971
Jackie retired 2018 from her position as manager of Vancouver Community Library in the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District. She is a co-founder and current board member of Peace Corps Iran Association, representing Peace Corps volunteers who served in Iran between 1962 and 1976.
PCIA advocates for peaceful solutions to the current tensions and for mutual understanding between the American and Iranian people.
Jackie is the proud grandmother of three!
Nicholas Belkin
M.Lib, 1970
As of 2024, Nicholas was a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Rutgers University. At the 2023 ASIS&T Annual Meeting, he was honored to be named the first ASIS&T Fellow.
Robert "Bob" Pankl
M.Lib, 1970
As of 2024 Bob has been retired but states that, "being a librarian is forever."