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MLA Fellow Brief Vitae

MLA Fellow Brief Vitae

Shirley B. Hesslein, 1918–1992

Fellowship Conferred: 1985

To top of page MLA Elected Offices and Committee Chair Appointments

MLA
  • Section Council, Member, 1980
  • Nominating Committee, Member, 1980–1983
  • Bibliograhic and Information Services Assessment Committee, Member, 1976–1978
  • Relevant Issues Section
    • Chair, 1981–1983, 1986
    • Steering Committee, Member, 1979–1982
Chapter
  • Upstate New York and Ontario Chapter (UNYOC)
    • Chair, 1976–1977
    • Vice Chair, 1975–1976
    • Secretary Treasurer, 1969–1971
    • Annual Meeting Chair, 1970

To top of page Honors and Awards

MLA
  • Fellow, 1985
  • Upstate New York and Ontario Chapter, Fellow, 1986
Other
  • University of Buffalo, Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Librarianship, 1976–1977 (first woman to receive the award)

To top of page Other Accomplishments & Activities

  • Volunteer, Long Island Jewish Medical Center Library
  • Volunteer Information Specialist, National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service Memorial Sloan Kettering
  • Volunteer Coordinator, Western New York Geriatric Education Center, State University of New York–Buffalo
  • Book Reviewer, Library Journal

To top of page Publications (4 representative)

Articles published in the Bulletin of the Medical Library Association or Journal of the Medical Library Association are available via PMC.

To top of page Positions

  • Library Manager, Parker Jewish Geriatric Institute, Wilpon Library, affiliate of the Long Island Jewish Medical Center
  • Director, Lockwood Memorial Library, State University of New York–Buffalo, 1981–1984
  • Instructor, Health Sciences Librarianship, School of Information and Library Studies State University of New York–Buffalo
  • Associate Director, Health Sciences Library, State University of New York–Buffalo, 1971–1981
  • Reference Librarian, Health Sciences Library, State University of New York–Buffalo, 1969–1971

To top of page MLA published statements about the fellow

To top of page Education

  • MLS, Graduate School of Library Science, Rutgers University, 1964–1967
  • M Ed, Chemistry, Columbia University Teachers College, New York, 1940–1941
  • BA, Chemistry, Barnard College, 1940
  • Wellesley College, 1936–1938

Contributed by Diane McKenzie, 2012

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