Four librarians have recently joined the permanent staff. On June 1, 1998, Venta Silins started as reference librarian, Bothell Campus Library, and Ju-yen Teng became publications services and cataloging librarian at the East Asia Library. As of July 1, 1998, Alan Grosenheider is the new International Studies cataloging librarian, and Linda Pitts now serves as Serial Services librarian.
Jean Hazen Hoodless died on April 16, 1998. She began working for the Libraries in February 1941 in the Cataloging Division. At the time of her retirement in 1976, she was assistant head, Serials Division, a position she had held since 1971.
Doris L. Jones died in July 1998. She retired in 1993, after working in the Cataloging Division and the Science Libraries, but continued to work part-time in the Natural Sciences Library until 1997 for a total of 31 years of service to the Libraries.
Thomas Kaasa died at the end of July 1998. He began working for the Libraries in October, 1964 in the East Asia Library as a subject specialist. Kaasa retired from the East Asia Library in 1990 as a library associate, a position he had held since 1974.
Suzanne Klinger, Tacoma Campus Library public service librarian, was honored with a UW Tacoma Distinguished Service Award for 1998. Klinger was appointed UWT's public service librarian in 1990. She was recognized for her efforts in developing the Tacoma Campus Library, for enriching the campus community with her work on the Diversity Committee, and for assuming additional duties after the resignation of the campus librarian.
Carol Green, Forest Resources Library, was awarded the 1998 Career Achievement Award from the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Special Libraries Association at its annual meeting in May 1998.