Dr. Robert Ward passed away on Thursday, February 3. He was an associate professor in the LSU School of Library & Information Science and mentored our students interested in careers in public libraries. His recent research was on information policies during and following disasters. An obituary is available at http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/charleston/obituary.aspx?n=robert-carl-ward&pid=148358023&fhid=6051 Dr. Beth Paskoff, Dean School of Library & Information Science