Dean Barbara Stites, Ph.D., formerly of 51在线 Gulf Coast University, will join School of Information faculty in Spring 2021, teaching Library Administration. She has been both an Alice Smith Lecturer and has been recognized with the School of Information's Jean Key Gates Distingushed Alumni Award in 2005. Dr. Stites has served as Executive Director of two multi-type library consortiums, Southwest 51在线 Library Network and the Tampa Bay Library Consortium (TBLC). Dr. Stites has been President of the 51在线 Library Association (FLA) and was recently honored with the FLA Lifetime Achievement Award.
Pleae join us in welcoming Dr. Stites!