| WHEREAS |
Catherine Glass, Associate Professor, Catalog Librarian, retired in
July 1996, after 28 years of service to Millersville University; and |
| WHEREAS |
Professor Glass has been a dedicated and exemplary librarian both to
the department and to the profession as a whole; and |
| WHEREAS |
Professor Glass, as head cataloger since 1976, guided the library in
its transition from printed catalog cards to an automated online catalog
and has cataloged a variety of materials including monographs, textbooks,
videocassettes, filmstrips, pictures, rare books, maps, prints, and
broadsides; and |
WHEREAS |
Professor Glass has regarded service to the University community as a
top priority, walking to the library in rain, snow, sleet, and ice storms
in order to provide library services; and |
| WHEREAS |
Professor Glass was responsible for selecting the library's
children's books during the past 25 years, resulting in a very strong
Juvenile Collection that is well used by students taking Education
courses; and |
WHEREAS |
Professor Glass was an approachable and effective reference
librarian, willingly assisting students and other researchers in their
quest for information; and |
| WHEREAS |
Professor Glass served as an academic advisor to numerous students
having undeclared majors; and |
| WHEREAS |
Professor Glass for many years lent her time and expertise to the
Library Science Department, serving as faculty advisor to Alpha Beta
Alpha, supervising independent studies, and teaching cataloging; and |
| WHEREAS |
Professor Glass served on many departmental committees and task
forces including the Faculty Evaluation, Promotion and Tenure Committee,
Strategic Planning Committee, Social Committee, Disaster Planning
Committee, Serials Planning Committee, and numerous departmental search
committees; and |
| WHEREAS |
Professor Glass has served on many campus wide committees including
the Faculty Senate, Noonan Committee, and the Commencement Committee;
and |
| WHEREAS |
Professor Glass served on Student Service Inc's Board of Directors
from 1972-1996 and on the Faculty Student Ahtletic Committee for many
years; and |
| WHEREAS |
Professor Glass was an active member of APSCUF, elected as treasurer
of APSCUF-MU and serving three terms, elected as a delegate to the
Legislative Assembly and serving as Chair of the Social Committee; and |
| WHEREAS |
Professor Glass was active professionally, holding membership in the
American Library Association, the Association of College and Research
Libraries, Pennsylvania Library Association, and others, and was elected
treasurer of numerous organizations including Southcentral Pennsylvania
Continuing Education Council, local chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, and the
Friends of Ganser Library; and |