Haricombe to deliver GSLIS Convocation address

Lorraine Haricombe

GSLIS alumna Lorraine Haricombe (MS ’88, PhD ’92) will deliver the 2016 GSLIS Convocation address, "Imagine." The event will be held on Sunday, May 15, at 9:30 a.m. For those who would like to watch the ceremony online, live video will be available as well as archived for future viewing.

Born and raised in South Africa, Haricombe joined the University of Texas Libraries in 2015 as vice provost and director after serving as dean of libraries at the University of Kansas (2006-2015) and at Bowling Green State University in Ohio (2001-2006). She previously held administrative positions at the libraries at Northern Illinois University and Peninsula Technikon in the Republic of South Africa.

Haricombe is a recognized leader in the field of librarianship. Her experience includes positions as president of the Greater Western Library Alliance (GWLA) and the PubMed Central Advisory Board. She currently serves as chair of the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) and as an appointed member of the Board of Directors for the Association of Research Libraries.

In addition to her GSLIS degrees, Haricombe holds a teacher certification from the University of South Africa, an honors graduate degree in library and information science from the University of the Western Cape in South Africa, and a bachelor’s degree in library and information science, psychology, and sociology from the University of the Western Cape.

 

 

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