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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.
Robin Haun-Mohamed
M.Lib, 1988
Robin is Chief of Library Services Content and Management, Outreach and Support with the U.S. Government Publishing Office. She recently visited several libraries participating in the Federal Depository Library Program in Oregon, Wyoming, and Vancouver, Washington.
Jane Keefer
M.Lib, 1988
Jane is retired, but still volunteers each week at the Providence Portland Cancer Center library for patients and families. She also teaches and performs folk music, plays with several Portland groups that perform protest and labor songs, and maintains and adds material to her index of recordings and books of tradition based musics.
Michael Maben
M.Lib, 1988
Michael recently retired after a 35-year career with the Indiana University Jerome Hall Law Library.
Teresa Bateman
M.Lib, 1987
Teresa is a school librarian and also a children's author. Her 26th book, "Ghastly Ghosts," came out recently. Books No. 27 and 28 will be published in 2020.
Charlie Crawford
MLIS, 1987
Charlie is the Executive Vice President of Instruction at Edmonds Community College. Prior to his appointment at Edmonds CC, Charlie served 11 years in various dean roles at Tacoma Community College.
Charlie's community college background includes serving as a dean in four different areas: academic services; business and workforce education; business, learning resources, and English for academic purposes; and learning resources and English as a Second Language (ESL). He also taught at TCC, Lesley University, and City University as an adjunct faculty for more than eight years.
Charlie received his Doctor of Philosophy in Education from the Community College Leadership Program at Oregon State University. He also earned his Master's in Librarianship and a Bachelor's in English from the University of Washington.
Ralph Hayden
M.Lib, 1987
Ralph works as a school librarian and media specialist at Parkview Elementary School in Bellingham, WA.
Phyllis Potter
M.Lib, 1987
Phyllis retired as owner-operator of an independent bookstore on Lopez Island, and is now a part-time parish administrator for her local Episcopal church and a full-time Borzoi breeder/owner/handler.
Rose Schreier Welton
M.Lib, 1987
Rose retired in November 2013 from the Alaska State Library in Juneau, after working there for 23 years as a Catalog Librarian.
Paige Andrew
MLIS, 1986
In September 2023, Paige was concluding an almost 37-year career as a maps cataloger. His first position a few months after graduating was at the University of Georgia Library, where he spent 8+ years learning how to catalog maps. He was hired by the Pennsylvania State University Libraries in February 1995. He earned tenure in 2001, was promoted to Librarian rank (equivalent to Professor) in 2012, and was named Distinguished Librarian in 2018.
He reports: "I am waiting word on whether I will be named an Emeritus Librarian, and hope that the university grants this honor. I look forward to the next stage of my life, including especially being a grandfather to our 9-month-old granddaughter as she grows up and maybe becomes a librarian some day too!"