[Asis-l] Gretchen Whitney passes

[Richard Hill]

We have learned that Gretchen Whitney passed.

 

She served ASIST in a variety of ways, including as Deputy Director of the
SIG Cabinet and on the Board of Directors.

 

Gretchen also established and managed the e-mail list for Metrics.

 

Below is information from the University of Tennessee.

 

 

KNOXVILLE - - In Memoriam:  Gretchen Whitney, UT Knoxville School of
Information Sciences retired associate professor, passed away in early
April.  She graduated from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
with both a bachelor's and master's degree.  She completed her doctorate at
the University of Michigan in 1988. Both Whitney's master's and doctoral
degrees were in library science. Whitney is best known for creating the
jESSE listserv in 1994 which was the leading discussion group for library
and information sciences educators until the StanleyK discussion group was
established in 2007.   

  

Whitney came to UT in 1994 and taught courses in information environment,
web design and content representation until her retirement in Oct. 2009.
Prior to coming to UT, she was on the faculty at the University of Arizona.
Whitney also worked in special libraries and the information industry.
Whitney is survived by her sister Kay Whitney Fagundus of Winterville, NC.
Gifts in memory of Dr. Gretchen Whitney can be made to the UT School of
Information Sciences Enrichment Fund by selecting the "other fund not
listed" option at
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We want to stay connected with you!  CCI alumni can connect at
http://www.cci.utk.edu/webform/keep-touch. 

Donna Silvey

Communication Specialist

The University of Tennessee

College of Communication & Information

School of Information Sciences

1345 Circle Park Dr. Suite 451

Knoxville, TN  37996-0341

865.974.6727

 
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