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Pennington Ahlstrand
M.Lib, 1990
After contracting and consulting in Silicon Valley for 20 years, Pennington started working as the reference and processing archivist for the Computer History Museum.
Mary Furr
M.Lib, 1990
Mary retired to her family farm after a career in corporate systems development.
Carolyn Pearson
MLIS, 1990
As of 2025, Carolyn moved to Kamloops, BC, where her wife will be attending nursing school.
Kenneth Rudolf
MLIS Law, 1990
Kenneth retired as director of the law library at the University of La Verne on June 1, 2020. He is now a professor emeritus of law.
Irene Haines
M.Lib, 1989
After 15 years as a Branch Library Manager, Irene moved to her favorite position: Adult Services Librarian at the Broadview Branch of the Seattle Public Library. She started at Broadview in 1983 and worked in 10 different locations before ending up full circle back at Broadview.
Lorelette Knowles
MLIS, 1989
Lorelette is a retired librarian (academic, corporate, public community, school), now involved in music (choral singing) and doing a lot of traveling, mostly on her 46-foot sailboat.
Valerie (Schultheiss) Lawrence
M.Lib, 1989
After a many years spent working in health sciences libraries in and around the Pacific Northwest, Valerie (Schultheiss) Lawrence '89 returned to the Bay Area, her native land. In 2014, she she began working as a Consultant for the Care Management Institute, with Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, CA. She is part of Kaiser's Clinical Library team, responsible for content and project management.
Thurston Miller
M.Lib, 1989
As of 2025, Thurston was in his 33rd year as the physical sciences and mathematical sciences librarian at the University of Notre Dame. He’s also in his 21st year of teaching undergraduate chemistry & biochemistry majors how to find chemical information.
Patricia Davis
M.Lib, 1988
Patricia is retired after nearly 50 years in the workforce, most of it in libraries. In her words: "My opinion on retirement? It's sweet, and I highly recommend it!"
George Draffan
M.Lib, 1988
George conducts strategic research for a diverse range of clients, including environmental organizations and community groups, law firms, journalists, and labor unions.