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Faculty Award Goes to Professor LipeWilliam D. Lipe, professor in theDepartment of Anthropology, wasawarded the WSU Libraries FacultyAward for 2000 on April 12. Profes-sor Lipe is the 15th recipient of thisaward.

Over the past 24 years at WSU,Prof. Lipe has actively assisted in theacquisition of an extensive collectionof resources in the fields of anthro-pology and archaeology, which sup-port bachelors, masters, and doctor-ate degrees. He regularly alerts theanthropology subject librarian tonew materials which are particularlyimportant for acquisition and makesfrequent recommendations for thepurchase of relevant books, docu-ments, grey literature, and serials. Inaddition, he has donated numerousresources to the Libraries from hisown personal collection and fromthe Department of Anthropologywhen serving as chair. MaryNofsinger, reference librarian andnominator for the award, noted, “Hehas always been generous with sageadvice and accurately conveys thescholarly needs of anthropologyfaculty, graduate students, and un-dergraduates.”

extensively. Nancy L. Baker, direc-tor of libraries, in her comments atthe ceremony, noted that “I haveoften appreciated Dr. Lipe’s sincereinterest in the WSU Libraries andhave enjoyed working cooperativelywith him.”

Previous faculty award recipientsinclude C. Gardner Shaw, WilliamE. Brandt, Tyre A. Newton, Kirk D.McMichael, Melvin Gibson,George Kennedy, Donald Bushaw,John Elwood, Paul Brians, Jacque-line Peterson, Loran Olsen, BruceMcFadden, Richard G. Law, andRobert Speth.

Private financial support comes to theWSU Libraries in many ways and frommany friends of the University. Somedonors make unrestricted gifts that areused for the Library’s greatest needs.Others place their gift in an endowmentor make it a current-expenditure gift.You can also support the Librarythrough a planned gift. This arrange-ment enables you to retain an interest in

L. to r.: Nancy Baker, director of libraries; Professor William Lipe, Anthropology; andMary Nofsinger, reference librarian.

As a teacher, Prof. Lipe stronglyencourages his students to utilizelibrary resources for research andclass assignments. He also frequent-ly refers to library materials in hisclass presentations and serves as adiligent academic model for gradu-ate and undergraduate students.With regard to his own research, hecontinues to utilize library resources

your gift, such as the right to receiveincome from it, or to make the gift throughyour estate. The Office of Gift and EstatePlanning staff can help you sort throughthe options and decide on a gift plan thatbest suits your charitable interest andfinancial situation. For more informationabout planned giving to WSU Libraries,please call 1-800-448-2978 or e-mail<gift-planning@wsu.edu>.

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Hail and FarewellIt has been a privilege to serve as thedirector of libraries at WashingtonState University for the last nineyears. So it will come as no surprisethat I announce my resignation fromWSU with very mixed emotions. Thissummer I will become the next Uni-versity Librarian at the University ofIowa.

Although I have loved many aspectsof my current position, one of mygreatest pleasures has been the oppor-tunity to get to know so many of you.The WSU Libraries have been fortunateto have many good friends and sup-porters during my tenure. I have en-joyed the conversations I have had withWSU alums, reminiscing about theircollege experiences. Many of ourfriends have fond memories of workingin the Libraries during their studentdays. For many of these individuals,student employment made it possiblefor them to afford college. Other

friends are“bookpeople”who cher-ish theintellectu-al pursuitsembodiedin thebook. Some of our friends have em-braced technology, recognizing itspotential for increasing access to infor-mation and scholarly publications. Allof them have shared my belief thatlibraries continue to be the intellectualcenter of the university. Only withexcellence in libraries can you haveexcellence in academic programs.

During these nine years, we haveopened a large, beautiful, and veryfunctional library addition to theHolland Library that has transformedour services. We installed a new on-line catalog that serves not only as acomputerized listing of our librarycollections, but also as a gateway toother electronic information resourc-es available off-site. Many wonderfulcollections were donated to the Li-

Nancy L. Baker

Bissinger Endowment EstablishedA $2.5 million gift from the estateof the late Mildred S. Bissinger,a longtime friend of the Libraries,has come to WSU, and nearly$500,000 of the gift is earmarkedfor the Manuscripts, Archives, andSpecial Collections unit of theLibraries.

The establishment of the John C.and Mildred S. Bissinger MASCExcellence Endowment will be feltfor generations by assuring themost up-to-date equipment, materi-als, and resources for preservation.Her gift will also enable the Librar-ies to purchase topical materialsthat she enjoyed—poetry, history,philosophy, and fine-press books.

Laila Miletic-Vejzovic, head ofMASC, noted the impact that Mrs.Bissinger had on the Libraries. “Mrs.Mildred Bissinger was always veryhappy to give, not expecting any-thing. Her generous giving cannot becompared with little gifts, like WSUPress books I sent her at Christmastime. Still, she was very grateful andwould acknowledge them as perfectgifts. As per her words, she needednothing and wanted nothing ‘butideas to stimulate her brain.’ Sheremained an avid reader until thevery end. She was one of the mostgenerous persons while living a verymodest life.”

Historic Journals Donated to OwenA.D. Dunn, son of former WSCregent Duncan Dunn, donated150 volumes of the Journal of theAmerican Shorthorn, dating from1879, to the Owen Science andEngineering Library. The collectionextends our holdings to the 1870sand fills in missing volumes. Dunnand his wife, Midge, residents ofZillah, Washington, have been inthe cattle business for manyyears. These journals were part ofthe collections of Dunn’s fatherand grandfather, Captain Dunn,one of the first pioneering settlersin the Yakima Valley.

The Libraries thank the Dunnfamily for its generosity in makingthis gift to the Owen Library.

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braries. All of these have served toenhance our academic program in somany ways. With the support of theWashington State Legislature and inpartnership with our sister state-supported college and universities,we developed a joint online catalog ofthe holdings of all libraries, thuscreating a super university library forall the students, faculty, and staff atour six institutions. This CooperativeLibrary Project has also given uselectronic access to the full text ofarticles from many journals. We havebegun digitizing some of our ownunique collections of historical pho-tographs and manuscripts, makingthem accessible at a distance over theInternet. Our library education pro-gram has flourished, ensuring thatstudents develop the critical informa-tion-seeking skills needed to prosperin this “information age.”

Although I will soon be leavingWSU, a part of me will always be aCougar. Thank you for your supportfor the WSU Libraries. It has made allthe difference.

Nancy L. BakerDirector of the Librariesbakern@wsu.edu, 509-335-4558

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The 1999 Honor Roll of Donorsgifts of library material and thenames of anonymous donors, all ofwhom we thank as fully as we dothose whose names are listed below.We sincerely value the support andgenerosity of all of our friends. If

The Honor Roll of Donors recognizesFriends of the Libraries who havecontributed to the Libraries fromJuly 1 to December 31, 1999. Absentfrom the list are the names of manyloyal supporters who have made

your name was inadvertently omit-ted or improperly reported, pleasecontact Robert L. Staab, 509-335-8726, or <rstaab@wsu.edu>.

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Radio Exhibit in MASCA spring exhibit, entitled “Radio: 1921-65: An Exhibit,” opened in Manu-scripts, Archives, and Special Collections April 17 and will continuethrough June 30, 2000. The exhibit compiles the resources of MASCfrom diaries, photographs, scripts, memos, and equipment on the his-tory of radio broadcast at WSU.

The history of radio at WSU begins with KWSC. The first program wasbroadcast to the “boys and girls on campus” on a five-watt channel inJune 1922. In October the station was licensed, and by October 1923 ithad increased its wattage to 500. KWSC was one of the earliest stationsto be licensed, after KDKA of Pittsburgh in 1921.

One of the letters exhibited called for donations from 25 cents toone dollar to support the broadcast of the 1941 National CollegiateBasketball Championship game from Kansas City, where the Cougswere playing the Badgers of Wisconsin.

For a view and a complete description of the exhibit, see the MASCWebsite through <www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/general/events.htm>.

Artwork Installed in Holland/New LibraryFive original pieces of artworkhave been donated to the Librar-ies. These include “Custer Blue”by Andrew Hofmeister (1990),contributed by his daughter, An-dree Castoldi; “Destiny” by An-drew Hofmeister (1992) donated

by his son, Jon Hofmeister;“Holland 1995” by Jon Aesoph(1995), donated by the artist; “Can-taloupe” (1982) and “SatelliteTransmission” (1992) by Stanton E.Schmid, donated by Barbara andWalt Dryfoos. The five pieces are

installed in the Holland/New Li-brary along with plaques identify-ing the artists and the donors. TheLibraries wish to thank the artistsand the donors for these specialgifts that enhance the Holland/New Library facility.