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Patricia Devine
M.Lib, 1979
As of 2024, Patricia Devine was the Director, Community Outreach & HEALWA, an online library for healthcare providers in Washington State. Prior to that, she was the Outreach & Communications Coordinator at the National Network of Libraries of Medicine for the Pacific Northwest region. She taught online health information to health-care professionals, librarians and health-care consumers. She also led the Health Disparities Special Interest Group of the Medical Library Association and served as president of the Association of Librarians of the University of Washington for 2017-18.
Patricia Hedtke
M.Lib, 1979
Patricia is the Instructional Design and Curriculum Coordinator for the University of Washington School of Pharmacy.
Bruce Keck
M.Lib, 1979
In October 2013, Bruce attended the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesboro, TN. Using his banjo, he told his story.
David Kent
M.Lib, 1979
David is retired after 40 years working in libraries in the United States and Colombia, including libraries in K-12 schools, community colleges, and universities, and medical libraries. He has been traveling to see grandchildren in California, New York and Texas, and to other places such as India, Japan and Colombia from his home in southwestern New Mexico.
Melinda (Mindy) McCormick
M.Lib, 1979
Mindy was recently appointed by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee to the Adult Education Advisory Council, representing libraries, for a three-year term.
Melinda "Mindy" McCormick Coslor
M.Lib, 1979
Mindy completed a Ph.D. in Education in 2015. The title of her dissertation is "Libraries and the Community College Baccalaureate: Meeting the Challenge," a multi-case study of Washington state community college libraries whose institutions implemented baccalaureate degrees.
Thomas Moak
M.Lib, 1979
In 2021, Thomas reported that he has retired from Mid-Columbia Libraries in Kennewick, Washington, after 41 years as a librarian and manager. He continues to work as an elected commissioner of the Port of Kennewick and as an appointed commissioner of the Kennewick Housing Authority.
Bruce Newell
M.Lib, 1979
Bruce is a retired Montana public and special librarian. He completed his working career at the Montana State Library, directing a special project called the Montana Library Network, and moved on to serve as an OCLC trustee. He now serves on the Montana State Library Commission.
Lori Ricigliano
M.Lib, 1979
As of 2024, Lori was retired after dedicating four decades to the University of Puget Sound as the Associate Library Director. In retirement, Lori served as the managing editor of a scholarly journal, contributes as a board member to a local nonprofit, and coordinates a community garden's food bank efforts.
Robbe Sokolove
M.Lib, 1979
Robbe retired from public librarianship after 30 years, and is now volunteering for the American Red Cross as a Restoring Family Links Client Caseworker.