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The Battalion STATE & LOCAL Wednesday, May 9,1990 t Photo by Fredrick D. Joe Irene Hoadley, director of Sterling C. Evans Library, earns recognition as Librarian of the Year * IProfessors receive achievement awards you! Ross di- con- the that st be [the del faps the tght the y to Ives, and it’s time By SEAN FRERKING Of The Battalion Staff The Texas A&M Association of [Former Students rewarded faculty [members for excellance in academic [achievement. The association handed out 22 [Distinguished Achievement Awards [for the 1989-90 school year. Presentations consisted of a [$4,000 check, a gold watch and a ] framed certificate for each recipient. The former students association [has awarded outstanding faculty since 1955. The original cash award Lnv&s'S&QQ. Svuce 1984, faculty mem- 1 bers have received $4,000. The association also will select 29 teaching awards during Fall 1990. Recipients were nominated by va- | rious groups, faculty and students. A 36-member panel selected the win- | ners of the achievement awards. The recipients of the distin guished achievement awards are listed below in alphabetic order. Teaching: • Victor Arizpe, Modern and Classical Language • Leonard L. Berry, Marketing • Larry D. Claborn, Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology • William B. Clark, English • Richard M. Feldman, P.E., In dustrial Engineering • Charles J. Glover, Chemical En gineering • John F. Griffiths, Meteorology • Carlos Nick Pace, Biochemistry and Biophysics • William B. Smith, Statistics Research: • Kirk W. Brown, Soil and Crop Sciences • Donald J. Darensbourg, Chem istry • F. Russel Huson, Physics • Larry L. Keeley, Entomology • Don T. Phillips, P.E., Industrial Engineering • Ralph E. White, P.E., Chemical Engineering Student Relations: • Ronald E. Sasse, Student Af fairs • J.Malon Southerland, Student Services Continuing Education: • James M. McGrann, Agricultu ral Economics • Jerry M. Parsons, Agricultural Extension Service Staff: • Carolyn C. Grine, College of Veterinary Medicine • Barbara N. Sloan, Physics Administration: • Vauerhn M. Bryant Jr., Anthro P°logy. M NewBacardi f&T&zer Bright, light. Refreshing. BneezerS the taste. Il’s cool. Sparkling. And so special. ri\ unlike anphingyou've *ewr tmted. Wfr took a splosh of Bacardi* rum, a touch oj sparkle, and luscious natural fruit juices. All dclkiausly blende J into nen taste as light as an island breeze. That's nov Breexer, in Jour inviting flavors, each with their own little touch of paradise: Calypso Bern. Caribbean Kci l ime, Island Peach, Tropical Fruit Medley. Available in convenient 4-packs. r C RfeL'. 1 -’n-ucw NOW AVAILABLE IN PACKAGE STORES A&M library director earns recognition for improvements By KATHY COX Of The Battalion Staff Dr. Irene Hoadley, director of Sterling C. Evans Library, earned recognition as librarian of the year by helping the library gain national esteem for its technology. Hoadley was recognized by the Texas Library Association. “This library does have a national reputation in terms of utilizing tech nology,” Hoadley said. “A lot of the things we do now and take for granted are in almost every library, but very often we did them a little ahead of other people and some of our operations are more extensive.” Hoadley, a native Texan who re ceived her undergraduate degree from the University of Texas, came to A&M from a job at Ohio State University’s library. She has helped double Evans li brary’s volume of works, while using technology to make these resources more accessible. Hoadley said when she arrived at A&M in 1974, she realized the li brary did not have a background of building book collections. “Without that, it was obvious we could never catch up, so we had to find a way to make the most use of the materials we had,” she said. “You do that by increasing access to those materials.” Hoadley, who has a Ph.D. in li brary science from the University of Michigan, said she believes in taking one step at a time. “I don’t ever want to look at a job as being a big job, because then you’re put off doing it,” she said. “You want to look at the things that are ‘do-able’ ... and start in so that the bigger jobs get narrowed down into smaller ones.” Hoadley’s jobs have included put ting the library’s records into ma chine readable format, building a ood base of current collections, uying microform materials for older information and building up the journal collections. Hoadley said she now hopes to in crease research materials for faculty needs. Hoadley helped implement the New Online Texas A&M Informa tion System (NOTIS) — a computer database of all books and journal ti- “I I would like to see the University make a commitment to providing more study space that’s not library space.” — Irene Hoadley, library director ties, BRS After Dark — a computer search with access to millions of arti cles, journals and books across the country and the James and Virginia Wiley Laser Disk Service — compact and laser disk stored information that can be read on a microcom puter. Hoadley said technology was be coming available quickly, so she jumped on the bandwagon. “We jumped on in the back and we hope we’re out in the front now, helping to lead that parade,” she said. Future plans for the library in clude expansion of both space and technology, Hoadley said. An addition to the library has been approved, and Hoadley said a committee is looking at proposals. She said one proposal recom mends taking over the Agriculture Building and constructing a walkway between it and the main library. Vending machines could be put in the extra building, Hoadley said, and it could be used for group study. “We want to keep the library cen- | tralized, and having that building will help us to do that,” she said. This proposal includes building a | new facility on the west side of cam pus to keep up with the growth on that part of campus, she said. Hoadley also feels there are bet ter, more immediate solutions for lack of space. “I would like to see the University make a commitment to providing more study space that’s not library space,” she said. “This is very expen sive space to use for study space.” Students need a better place to study, Hoadley said, a place where they can spread out and eat and drink. “I’d like to see the dining halls open in the evening so you (stu dents) can do that,” she said. Hoadley feels food services could See Librarian/Page 12 Graduation ceremonies commence this weekend Graduation ceremonies for the College of Veterinary Medicine will be at 10 a.m. Friday with guest speaker William Jenkins of the Louisiana State University dean of veterinary medicine. The Graduate College and the colleges of Liberal Arts and Edu cation will have commencement exercises at 2 p.m. Friday. The speaker will be Secretary of Com merce Robert Mosbacher. Graduation for the colleges of Agriculture and Life Science, Business Administration and Ge osciences will be at 7:30 p.m. Fri day. Speaking will be Dr. Roy Schwitters, superconducting su percollider laboratory director. Students in the colleges of Ar chitecture, Engineering, Science and undergraduate Veterinary Medicine, will graduate at 9 a.m. Saturday. Speaking is Houston City Councilwoman Beverly Clark, Class of ’75. BOTHER’S BOOKSTORE We buy ALL books! 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