PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS AND SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES
PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS AND SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES
Fred Heath is Dean of the University Libraries at Texas
A&M University, consisting of the Sterling C. Evans Library, the Medical Sciences Library, the
West Campus Library, the Cushing Memorial Library, and the Policy Sciences and Economics Library.
He holds the Sterling C. Evans Endowed Chair.
He was elected VicePresident/President-Elect of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) in
October 2001. ARL is a not-for-profit membership organization of over 120 libraries at North
American research institutions. He also serves on ARL’s Scholarly Communication Committee and
on the steering committee of the Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC).
Dr. Heath is co-principal investigator (along with Colleen Cook, Duane Webster and Martha
Kyrillidou) of a three-year grant to measure service effectiveness in academic research libraries.
The grant is funded by the Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE)
and managed by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and Texas A&M University. He is
co-principal investigator of a second collaborative grant between Texas A&M and ARL which has
been approved for funding by the National Science Foundation. "Developing a National Science
Digital Library (NSDL) LibQUAL+ Protocol" will receive funding of $245,737 over a three-year
period to adapt the LibQUAL survey for use in the Science, Math, Engineering and Technology
Education Digital Library community.
He makes frequent presentations at national and international library and information
conferences on digital libraries, LibQual+ and service issues in
published extensively on library service and management issues. He has served as President
of the Virginia Library Association, as a delegate to the first White House Conference
on Libraries and Information Science. He is former editor of Library Administration &
Management, the LAMA journal. He formerly served as President of the Big Twelve Plus Library
Consortium as well as the Texas Council of State University Librarians.
He has served as Dean since 1993. Prior to his appointment at Texas A&M, Dr. Heath was
University Librarian of Texas Christian University (TCU). In his earlier career, he
served as director of a regional university library in Alabama, as interim director of the
Network of Alabama Academic Libraries and held positions at the University of Richmond and at
Radford University.
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Eddie J. Davis
President, Texas A&M Foundation
Ed Davis attended Texas A&M University, earning a bachelor's degree in ag
communications, as well as master's and doctoral degrees in higher education
administration.
In his senior year, 1967, Dr. Davis served as cadet colonel of the Corps of
Cadets. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army and served
four years on active duty, including a tour with the 173rd Airborne Brigade
in Vietnam. Dr. Davis retired from the Army Reserves as a colonel.
Dr. Davis began his career at Texas A&M in 1972. He served in a variety of faculty and staff positions including Vice President for Business Affairs of the University and Executive Deputy Chancellor of the System. In 1993, he became president of the Texas A&M Foundation. Under his leadership, the Texas A&M Foundation directed the successful conclusion of the "Capturing the Spirit" Campaign, which raised $637 million, and has built its assets to approximately $538 million.
Dr. Davis and his wife, Jo Ann, live in College Station and have two children
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Gwendolen Rochester Leighty has been the Smithsonian Institution Libraries' (SIL) Development Officer since 1994. She is responsible for seeking and attracting private support for SIL's priority activities and programs from individuals, corporations, and foundations, including staffing the Libraries' $20 million "Partners in Discovery Campaign" launched in October 2001. She was previously Development Specialist in the Smithsonian's Office of Membership and Development, Assistant Director of Communications for the Yale University Development Office, Coordinator of the Senior Series Education Outreach Program at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, and Coordinator of Student Housing for Women at Boston University. Leighty is a Founding Member of ALADN, the Academic Library Advancement and Development Network, and co-hosted the ALADN 2001 Conference at Georgetown University in April 2001. She has made presentations on development, marketing, and museum education at annual conferences of ALADN (1995-1999), ALA (1998), the Virginia Association of Museums (1994), the American Association of State and Local History (1987), and the American Association of Museums (1983, 1982). She received an M.P.A. in Museum Administration from The George Washington University, School of Public Administration in 1982 and a B.A. in Renaissance Studies from Dartmouth College in 1978.
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"Library Champions"
Gillian M. McCombs, Southern Methodist University; Karyle Butcher, Oregon State
University; Jackie C. McElhaney; C. Gwinn Morris, University of Texas Health
Science Center- Houston; and Mark A. Nerio
Gillian M. McCombs is currently the Central University Librarian at Southern
Methodist University with responsibility for the Fondren libraries, the
Science and Engineering Library, the DeGolyer Special Collections and Hamon
Arts libraries, the Norwick Center for Media and Instructional Technology,
the Institute for the Study of Earth and Man, the library at the Legacy
campus and the Fort Burgwin library in Taos.
With a BA (Hons) in French and European Literature from the University of
Warwick and a masters degree from the Leeds School of Librarianship, Gillian
began her professional career in England as the music librarian in
Huddersfield Public Library, home of the famed Royal Huddersfield Choral
Society, in her native Yorkshire, England. Her career in the US has taken
her from Washington DC, where she worked at the Landscape Architecture and
Garden Library at Dumbarton Oaks, as well as numerous federal libraries such
as the National Library of Medicine, the Federal Reserve and the Department
of the Interior, to the University at Albany, SUNY, where she worked for 16
years. Her most recent appointment there before coming down to Dallas in
1998 was Assistant Director for Technical Services and Systems. She received
her MPA from the University at Albany in 1995.
Gillian has won numerous professional honors, including the Eastern New York
Chapter of the Association of College & Research Libraries Librarian of the
Year award (1998), the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Librarianship,
SUNY (1997), the University at Albany President's Award for Librarianship
(1997) and the Distinguished Service Award from the Hudson Mohawk Library
Association in 1997.
She regards one of her highest achievements to be the establishment of the
Miriam Snow Mathes Historical Children's Literature Collection at the
University at Albany - a collection of over 7,500 historical children's
books (primarily boys and girls' series books) - which she helped establish
in the 1980s, and considers a prime example of how librarians and the
community united to save a wonderful piece of cultural heritage. Gillian
serves as a vice-chair of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas
executive committee and board, a member of the editorial boards of College &
Research Libraries and Internet & Reference Services Quarterly, and is a
member of the OCLC Advisory Committee on College and University Libraries.
Karyle Butcher is the Donald and Delpha Campbell University Librarian and
Deputy Vice Provost for Information Services at Oregon State University
Libraries. She came to OSU Libraries as a business reference librarian in
1988 and has held positions of increasing responsibility since that time.
Professor Butcher has also worked in public libraries in Los Angeles and
Santa Barbara. She holds a Masters in Library Science from the University of
Southern California and a Masters of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies from
OSU. Professor Butcher has served on many committees, workgroups, and boards
with national organizations including the American Library Association
(ALA), and the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL). Butcher
currently serves on the Steering Committee on Scholarly Communication
(SPARC) and is a member-at-large of the Greater Western Library Alliance
(GWLA). She was awarded Oregon's Librarian of the Year in 1998, and OSU
Woman of Achievement in 1999. She was instrumental in raising the necessary
capital to execute a major $47 million expansion and renovation of Oregon
State University's Valley Library. As a result of her efforts, The Valley
Library at OSU won the coveted Library of the Year award in 1999.
Jackie McElhaney graduated summa cum laude and
Phi Beta Kappa from Southern Methodist University in 1962 and received her M.A.
in history from Southern Methodist University in 1982. She has served as President
of the Friends of SMU Libraries/Colophon and is currently a member of the SMU
Library Executive Board, the Advisory Board of the Archives of Women of the
Southwest at DeGolyer Library, and the Clements Center for Southwest Studies
Advisory Panel. Together with her husband John, Jackie donated the funds
for the John and Jackie McElhaney Circulation Desk in SMU's new Fondren Library
Center.
Jackie also serves as a Contributing Editor for Legacies: A History Journal
for Dallas and North Central Texas. She has contributed articles/essays to:
American Greats (1999), The New Handbook of Texas (1996),
Dallas Reconsidered: Essays in Local History (1995), Women and Texas
History: Selected Essays (1993); and is the author of Pauline Periwinkle
and Progressive Reform in Dallas (Texas A & M University Press, 1998).
C. Gwin Morris, Ph.D., is a native of Denton, Texas.
He holds the B.A. degree from Baylor University, the M.A. degree from the University of
North Texas, and the Ph.D. from Texas Tech University.
Morris chaired the History Department at Wayland Baptist College (Plainview, Texas) from
1966-1977 and then was named Vice President and Dean at East Texas Baptist College where
he served from 1977-1986. In 1986 his career took a new path when he was named Director of
Development for Dallas County, Baylor University. In 1988 he was appointed Assistant Vice
President for Development, Baylor University and then Associate Vice President in 1995. In
1999 he became Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement, University of
Arkansas for Medical Sciences and then returned to Texas last year when he was named Vice
President for Public Affairs at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston.
Mark A. Nerio is Vice President Human Resources at Citigroup,
San Antonio. Prior to coming to Citigroup he spent fifteen years at Sara Lee Corporation in
Detroit, San Francisco, Memphis and Fort Worth. He began his professional career with Pepsico,
Frito-Lay as a compensation analyst.
Nerio received the B.A. degree from Southern Methodist University and the Master of Education
degree from the Harvard School of Education. Nerio has a strong record of service at the local
and national level. Nerio is a member of the Southern Methodist University Board of Trustees
where he is chairman of the Student Affairs Committee and Chairman of the Library Executive Board.
In addition to his commitments at SMU, he serves on the Board of Directors of the United Methodist
Scholarship Foundation and on the Board of Trustees of St. Paul School of Theology, a United
Methodist Seminary in Kansas City. Locally, he serves on the Board of Directors of the San Antonio
Public Library Foundation and the San Antonio Mexico/Friendship Council as well as on the
Marketing Advisory Board the United Way of Bexar County. He is married to Lou Ann Nerio and
is the father of three children.
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A panel discussion with three cases drawn from public and private universities in the east,
midwest and west. This will be a roll-up-the-sleeves working session with much audience
interaction to highlight the best tips and best practices for identifying and cultivating
prospects. Each panelist will present a short case in one of the following three areas:
Audience members can explore these topics in still greater depth with a panelist at the round table discussions that will follow at lunchtime.
Harrie Hughes has been Director of Development at Northwestern University
Library since 1993 and is currently fund raising within the context of Northwestern University's $1.4 billion comprehensive campaign, which
concludes in 2003. During the campaign, the Library has raised nearly $30 million against its original goal of $15 million and a revised goal
of $22.5 million. A yearly presenter at ALADN and DORAL (Development Officers of Research and Academic Libraries), she has earned
numerous awards from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) recognizing her for publications and events.
Prior to a full-time affiliation with Northwestern, she ran her own communications and marketing business for 10 years, and included
Northwestern University among her clients. She is the former Director of Public Relations at Saint Joseph Hospital and Rush-Presbyterian-
St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago, and was a writer for United Press International in New York and Chicago. Her education includes a
B.S. degree in American history from Manhattanville College, a master's degree in pastoral studies from Loyola University, Chicago,
certification in spiritual direction by the Institute of Spiritual Companionship (Chicago) and numerous writing series in fiction, poetry,
memoir, and screenwriting at the Ragdale Foundation.
Patrick O'Neall, a 17-year veteran of fund raising for educational and
cultural institutions, was appointed director of development for the Sheridan Libraries of the Johns Hopkins University in
February 2000. He came to Hopkins from the University of Maryland where he was director of development and alumni
relations for the School of Nursing. Previously, he was chief development officer for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
At the Sheridan Libraries O'Neall directs a comprehensive development program, with responsibility for major gifts,
annual giving, corporate and foundation relations and publications and special events.
Johns Hopkins completed its most recent campaign raising $1.52 billion. In that campaign the Sheridan Libraries raised
$39 million, surpassing its original campaign goal of $24 million.
O'Neall is a 1975 graduate of Butler University and earned a Masters of Arts in Arts Administration from Indiana
University at Bloomington in 1977.
Linda Bennett is Director of Development for External Relations for the University Library of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She is responsible for directing the fundraising and advancement programs throughout the 19 libraries in the University Library system. Along with directing a four-person staff in the areas of communications, special events, Web site development, coordination with U-M Alumni Association activities, and annual fund advancement, she focuses on planned gifts, donor stewardship, and corporate/foundation relations.
Prior to accepting her current position in 1999, Linda served the University of Michigan as a development officer for a variety of schools and colleges including the U-M Medical Center, School of Music, Department of Theatre and Drama, and the School of Information (formerly known as the School of Library Sciences). She holds two Master’s degrees from the University of Michigan and is the proud mother of a U-M graduate.
Laila Rashid came to the UCLA Library in 1999 and has served as Director of
Development for the past two years. Through programs such as “Honor with Books” and “Private Views of the Collection”, Laila has
helped increase the base of support for the Library while targeting segments of the prospect pool to support individual subject areas.
Prior to joining the UCLA Library, Rashid served as the assistant director or Women & Philanthropy at UCLA, a program designed to
promote and highlight women’s giving on campus. Before coming to Los Angeles in 1997, Rashid directed publicity, marketing and
advertising at Santa Barbara Winery. While in Santa Barbara she served as president of the Santa Barbara County Vintners’ Association
and the Santa Barbara Conference and Visitors Bureau. Rashid is a graduate of San Diego State University and is married to
Professor Jeffrey Grogger and they live in Pacific Palisades with their son, Miles.
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Learn how two state universities use their Special Collections to attract gifts. Oregon State University's
Linus and Ava Helen Pauling Collection and the University of Georgia's History of Georgia collections are
featured. Specific examples of how to use Special Collections to "move prospects" will
be highlighted.
Kim Thompson is the Director of Development for the Oregon State University (OSU)Libraries and the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University. She is a 1974 graduate of OSU in Home Economics. Kim has five years of experience in university fundraising and especially enjoys the personal relationships she develops with donors. Prior to joining the OSU Foundation she was the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library's liaison to the Corvallis School District and has many years of volunteer board experience in non-profit organizations. Kim has previously presented at the Oregon Library Association conference, the Public Library Association national conference, and the LOEX of the West conference.
Chantel Dunham Chantel Dunham is the first Director of Development
for the University of Georgia Libraries. Starting from scratch 8 years ago, she has enjoyed the challenge of establishing a
Board, finding prospective donors, creating unique events, and igniting some enthusiasm for this hidden "treasure" of the
University of Georgia. Prior to this, Chantel owned a corporate gift business in Southern California, and a corporate travel
company in Maui, Hawaii. Originally from Lafayette, Louisiana, Chantel has a degree in Public Relations from the
University of Southwestern Louisiana.
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Many library development officers lament that the librarians and
staffs at their institutions do not donate money to the library. Is
this just because they feel that they are overworked and underpaid or
are there other reasons? Why are some in-house campaigns successful
and others are not? The discussion leaders have begun researching
these questions and will report on their preliminary findings.
Michele C. Russo is Director of Library Services at the Franklin D. Schurz Library, Indiana
University-South Bend.
Susan Anthes is Associate Director of Public Services at the University of Colorado Libraries,
University of Colorado at Boulder.
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What can you do when you have a big endowment goal, but no big donors
in your portfolio? At UC Santa Cruz, over the past 5 years, we have
built a collections endowment totalling over $2 million in increments
of $10,000 - $20,000, with only two $50,000 gifts and one gift of
$100,000.
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the UCSC Library Subject Endowment program [NB: web site in progress],
which allows donors to adopt individual (sub)fields -
ranging from Marine Science to Multicultural Children's Literature -
where a small gift can make a big impact, and then focuses on
customized stewardship, to keep the philanthropy flowing.
Margaret Gordon has been a Librarian at UC Santa Cruz for nearly 30
years, serving as Head of Reference, Literature and Theater Arts
Bibliographer, Assistant to the University Librarian, and currently
half-time as Library Development Officer.
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At many schools, athletics programs bring in big bucks, while academics wait at the back of the line for donations.
Can libraries attract support from the ranks of sports fans?
In 1999, the Madden Library at California State University, Fresno launched a program called Baskets for Books,
in which sponsors donate a dollar for every basket that the basketball team scores during the season. The money
was added to the Jerry and Lois Tarkanian Book Fund, which the Coach and his wife had established with a
$100,000 gift.
In return for their pledge, donors were recognized both in the library and at courtside. The program brought in a
modest $10,000 and was suspended the next year. This year, Baskets for Books was reinstated, featuring solicitation
of an expanded prospect pool. Additional incentives were added to appeal specifically to sports fans. Join us for
this discussion and learn how the program fared.
Marcie Morrison has been Director of Development of the Madden Library at California
State University, Fresno since 1999. She is a graduate of Newcomb College of Tulane University and received
her masters’ degree in Information Studies and Museology from Syracuse University. She also served as Librarian
of the Buffalo Museum of Science and headed Museum Services at Indiana University’s Lilly Library.
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This session is designed to be a (first for ALADN) discussion among those development officers
who also hold tenured or tenure-track positions in their libraries. Come ready to share your
ideas, experiences, challenges, etc.
Bron Solyom, University of Hawaii at Manoa library development officer, attended
her first ALADN Conference at Irvine, CA in 1996 and went on to host ALADN 1997 on the island of
Kauai. She has been involved with the ALADN Pre-Conference every year since. If she knows anything
about fund raising, she heard it first at ALADN. She did not expect to spend most of her time working
with significant gift collections but does so while trying to fit in the rest of her responsibilities.
Bron's diverse background includes working as assistant to a university librarian, as a reference
librarian, and as a cataloger in libraries all over the place including the Center for Research
Libraries in Chicago, the University of Tasmania, and the Bishop Museum and University of Hawaii in
Honolulu. She spent several years in Indonesia as a consultant to the Ministry of Education and
Culture and to the National Library of Indonesia. A graduate of the UH School of Library and
Information Studies, with a second masters in Asian studies, she also continues her research
on Indonesian art and has co-authored a number of books and exhibition catalogs with her
husband Garrett.
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Anne Murphy is Assistant Dean for Development at Ohio University Libraries. Ohio University is in the midst of the Bicentennial Campaign, which will raise $200M by 2004, $11.25M of which is the goal for the Libraries. Anne has been working closely with an Advancement Committee of volunteers and major donors to attract over $9M thus far toward Campaign priorities, which include a total renovation of the LIbraries' main floor.
Prior to joining Ohio University in May 2000, Anne served her alma mater, University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, for five years in various development roles concluding with
her appointment as major gift officer at the College of Commerce.
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