Where are they now?
By Tywanna Whorley and Ira Revels
In celebration of Black History Month, the Minority Concerns Council (MCC) would like to take this opportunity to recognize past and present African-American graduates of the School of Information Sciences. During the late eighties and early nineties, now Professor Emeritus, Dr. E.J. Josey was active in recruiting African Americans for the School of Information Sciences. As a result of his tireless efforts and dedication, the School of Information Sciences has produced the third most African-American Masters graduates, behind historically black colleges Clark Atlanta and North Carolina Central. Although the number of African Americans attending this school has significantly decreased in recent years, our black graduates are highly visible in the profession either as professors, directors of public libraries, or specialists in their field. This list serves two purposes, it is an example of the many African Americans who have gone through this program and a testament to their accomplishments. We look forward to adding present master’s candidates upon completion of their program.
They are as follows:
Ismail Abdullahi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
School of Library and Information Studies
Clark Atlanta University
James P. Brawley Drive at Fair Street, S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30314
404-880-6009
abdull@cau.edu
Phara Bayonne
Reference Librarian
Ferguson Library, Stamford
Stamford, Connecticut
203-964-1000
Kim Calhoun
UPMC Community Care
calhoun1@bellatlantic.net
Kristina Carlstrom
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
Claudia Gollop
Associate Professor
School of Information and Library Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
(919) 962-8362
gollop@ils.unc.edu
Arthur Gunn, PhD.
Dean of School of Library and Information Studies
Clark Atlanta University
James P. Brawley Dr. at Fair Street, S.W.
Atlanta, GA 3031
Holly Harden
Communication and Liaison Services
Welch Medical Library
Johns Hopkins University
(410) 502-7570
hharden@mail.jhmi.edu
Vivian Hewitt
Retired Librarian
New York City
Gretchen Higginbottom
Medical Informatics Fellow
Center for Biomedical Informatics and Faulk Library
University of Pittsburgh
grh@pitt.edu
Arif Jamal
BUHL Social Work Librarian
105 Hillman Library
University of Pittsburgh
ajamal+@pitt.edu
Edward Lomax
Assistant Professor
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
501 E. Daniel Street
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 265-0701
lomax@uiuc.edu
Desretta McAllister-Harper, PhD.
Professor
School of Library and Information Sciences
dmh@wpo.nccu.edu
Teresa Y. Neely
Assistant Professor
Morgan Library
Colorado State University
(970) 491-1906
tneely@manta.library.colostate.edu
Vaunda Nelson
Senior Youth Services Librarian
Rio Rancho
Public Library in New Mexico.
Lut Nero
Dean of Library and Media Services
L.P. Hill Library
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
(610) 399-2069
lnero@cheyney.edu
Udo Oyoyo
Medical Informatics Fellow
Division of Medical Informatics and Outcomes Research
School of Medicine
Oregon Health Sciences University
Deborah Rhodes
Assistant Dean
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
501 E. Daniel Street
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 244-7365
drhodes@uiuc.edu
Raquel Rodrigues
Faculty
Hillman Access Services
HLMAN G-22 Pittsburgh
(412) 648-7725
rarst50@pitt.edu
Dr. Lou Helen Sanders
Director of Libraries
H.T. Sampson Library
Jackson State University
Jackson, MS
lsanders@ccaix.jsums.edu
Tom Smith
Director of Sheridan Branch, Carnegie Public Library
720 Sherwood Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15204
(412) 331-1135
smith5@clpgh.org
Aissatou Sunjata
Reference Librarian
New Haven Free Public Library
New Haven, CT 06510
Tom Weissinger
Africana Studies
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-6401
Elaine L. Westbrooks
Metadata Librarian
Albert R. Mann Library
Technical Services
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-6401
elw25@cornell.edu
Maurice Wheeler
Director Detroit Public Library
(313) 833-3997
Aisha White
Director of Outreach
National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC)
WQED Pittsburgh
4802 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
(412) 622-6442
awhite@wqued.org
Leslie Williams
Reference Librarian
New Haven Free Public Library
New Haven, CT 06510
Mark Winston
Assistant Professor
Rutgers University
Department of Library and Information Science
School of Communication, Information, and Library Studies
(732) 932-3546
mwinston@scils.rutgers.edu
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University of Pittsburgh
135 N. Bellefield Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Last updated February 12, 2001