Quoting Wanda Monroe <[log in to unmask]>:
> One of the most outstanding leaders in 20th century American
> librarianship, Dr. Edward G. Holley, died peacefully Thursday,
> February 18 in Durham, NC. A highly respected dean and professor at
> the School of Information and Library Science at the University of
> North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1972 to 1985 and William Rand
> Kenan, Jr. Professor from 1989 until he retired from the School in
> 1995, Dr. Holley was known as a giant in the library world.
>
> Holley was born in 1927 in Pulaski, Tenn. In 1949 he earned a B.A. in
> English from David Lipscomb College in Nashville, Tenn. He then
> received an M.A. in library science in 1951 from George Peabody
> College for Teachers, also in Nashville. In 1961 Holley completed a
> Ph.D. in library science at the University of Illinois at
> Urbana-Champaign. He began his professional academic career at the
> University of Houston, and he spent nine years in Texas before coming
> to Chapel Hill in 1972 to assume the position of dean and professor
> in UNC at Chapel Hill's SILS.
>
> Holley served as president of the American Library Association (ALA)
> from 1974-75 and received nearly every major award his profession
> bestowed, notable among them the ALA Scarecrow Press Award for his
> published dissertation, Charles Evans, American Bibliographer (1964);
> the ALA Melvil Dewey Award (1983); the ALA Joseph Lippincott Award
> (1987); Distinguished Alumnus Awards (Peabody Library School,
> Vanderbilt University, 1987; Graduate School of Library and
> Information Science, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana,
> 1988); the Academic/Research Librarian of the Year Award (Association
> of College and Research Libraries, 1988); and the Beta Phi Mu Award
> (1992). In 1994, he was honored with a festschrift, For the Good of
> the Order: Essays in Honor of Edward G. Holley, the title bearing
> witness to his tireless professional devotion.
>
> An eminent historian, Holley produced over 100 books, articles and
> essays on topics as diverse as library biography, the history of
> library education, copyright, library administration and the place of
> personal morality in public life. He served on countless high level
> committees, worked for accreditation standards, defended the MLS,
> testified before Congressional committees and acted as library
> consultant. As ALA president during turbulent times (1974-1975), he
> was largely responsible for establishing a federated system for ALA
> ("every tub on its own bottom").
>
> While dean of SILS, Holley established a doctoral program, hired
> distinguished faculty and expanded the master's program to two years,
> providing a core curriculum known famously to students during his
> years as "The Block." In 1975 he established the internship program
> at the Environmental Protection Agency Library that still exists
> today. As professor and advisor, he was an inspiration to his
> students.
>
> "Ed was not only a distinguished professional, but also a caring and
> compassionate individual," said Dr. Barbara B. Moran, interim dean of
> SILS. "He was one of the most unselfish people I ever met and was
> always concerned with the good of others. He was a wonderful mentor
> and someone who cared deeply about the students, the faculty and the
> School. Using his own term, he always put the "good of the order"
> before his individual needs. He was truly a remarkable person and one
> who will be missed deeply by those who had the opportunity to know
> him."
>
> Dr. Holley was preceded in death by his wife, Bobbie Lee Holley. He
> is survived by four children, Gailon Holley, Jens Holley, Amy Holley
> and Beth Holley; and three grandchildren, Melody Holley, Faith Holley
> and Julia Ruth. A special memorial to honor Dr. Holley is being
> planned. Details will be shared as they become available.
>
> Gifts in memory of Dr. Holley may be directed to the "Edward G.
> Holley Student Research Fund" at SILS. For more information on how to
> make donations in Dr. Holley's name, please contact the SILS office
> at 919-843-8337 or send e-mail to [log in to unmask]
>
>
> Portions of this news story have been reprinted from "Interview with
> Edward G. Holley" by Tommy Nixon, which was published in North
> Carolina Libraries, 56(2), Summer 1998, p.65-70.)
>
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> Wanda Monroe
> Director of Communications
> School of Information and Library Science
> University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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> Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3360
> Phone: 919.843.8337
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