Carol Pitts Diedrichs Appointed Director of Libraries
October 8th, 2009
Joseph A. Alutto, Executive Vice President and Provost, has recommended to President Gordon Gee the appointment of Carol Pitts Diedrichs as director of University Libraries. Subject to approval by the Board of Trustees, her appointment will be effective January 5, 2010.
Ms. Diedrichs is currently serving as Dean of Libraries and the William T. Young Endowed Chair at the University of Kentucky (UK). She has vast experience in library administration and at UK provides intellectual leadership for the educational and service programs of 12 libraries; administers a $21+ million budget; and serves as a member of the Provost’s Dean’s Council.
In addition, she served at Ohio State from 1987 to 2003, first as head, Acquisition Department and assistant professor; next, as assistant director for technical services and liaison to regional campuses and associate professor; and then as assistant director for technical services and collections and professor. Carol earned her B. A. in library science at Baylor University and her M.L.I.S. degree in library science at the University of Texas at Austin.
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