Oral Histories

Throughout her long and distinguished career, Beverly Allen was a mentor, strong role model, and fierce advocate for the library. She fearlessly embraced the challenges…

Ruth Holst, AHIP, FMLA, spent thirty-two years directing the library at Columbia Hospital in Milwaukee. She subsequently applied her knowledge of hospital libraries and the…

Jean P. Shipman, AHIP, FMLA, was executive director of the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library at the University of Utah. She was also health…

For thirty-six years, Ray Naegele was part of the Medical Library Association headquarters staff, primarily as director of financial and administrative services. He worked with…

From the perspective of different arenas of librarianship, Lynn M. Fortney, FMLA, and T. Scott Plutchak, AHIP, FMLA, shared interests in issues of scholarly communication…

Patricia L. Thibodeau, AHIP, FMLA, spent twenty-four years at the Duke University Medical Center, where she was associate dean for library services and archives. Under…

Jacqueline Donaldson Doyle, FMLA, is known for her leadership at Banner Health (formerly Samaritan Health System) in Phoenix, as well as for her work with…

Mark E. Funk, AHIP, FMLA, and Carolyn Anne Reid, AHIP, are recognized for their partnership in medical libraries and contributions to professional associations, where they…

Rosalind (Roz) Farnam Dudden, AHIP, FMLA, directed two libraries in Denver, at Mercy Medical Center, a Catholic general hospital, and then National Jewish Health, a…

Mary L. Ryan, FMLA, spent thirty years at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), where she was library director. She is recognized for…