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Rec'd with a technical glitch. --gw ----------------------------- > > It is with great sadness that I share news that our friend and >colleague, Dr. Deborah Barreau, lost her battle with cancer earlier this >morning. Although some of you may not have had the opportunity to know >Deborah, she was a talented and gifted teacher and researcher who >specialized in personal information systems, organizational behavior and >organizational communication as well as the design, development and use >of information systems. She was a student of our School, graduating with >her Master's in Library Science in 1986 and earned her Ph.D. from the >University of Maryland at College Park. She was a Tar Heel at heart, >receiving her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Sociology from the >University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She came to SILS in 2002 >from Catholic University where she had been an assistant professor. >Deborah was a wonderful addition to our faculty, most recently serving as >the Frances Carroll McColl Term Professor. She put our School above her >own ambitions and did many things to make us civil, effective and >collaborative. She did this through her wisdom, warm smile and >willingness to go the extra step to give us all her time, advice and a >sympathetic ear. She was an exceptional teacher, winning the School's >Award for Teaching Excellence twice and the international teaching award >from the American and Society for Information Science & Technology. Her >involvement with professional associations such as ASIS&T where she was >elected as Director at Large to its Board, ACM, the Association for >Library and Information Science Education, Special Libraries Association >and others, demonstrated her extraordinary commitment to the field. > > Deborah was not only a remarkable faculty member and researcher, she was >also one of the most compassionate and understanding people I've had the >opportunity to know. She truly cared about her students and their >successes, and her fellow faculty members and staff of our School. I >have never met anyone as selfless and devoted to others, especially to >our students. She has been a great influence in my life, the lives of her >students and colleagues and has brought true meaning to the words >kindness and integrity. Deborah had a quote on her door that exemplified >her beliefs and her life practice: "Everyone is indispensable." She >believed this and lived her life accordingly. Her spirit and inspiration >is truly indispensable and although we will miss her terribly, we are all >better for having known her. Her death is an incredible loss to SILS and >to the information and library science world. > > Our thoughts and prayers are with Deborah's family as they struggle with >this great loss. A memorial tribute to her life will be planned. Details >will be available on our Web site when they are available. I'm unsure of >funeral arrangements, but when we learn of them we'll make sure to add >them to our Web site as well. > > Gary > > > ********************************** > Wanda Monroe > Director of Communications > School of Information and Library Science University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill > 100 Manning Hall, CB 3360 > Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3360 > Phone: 919-843-8337 > Web: sils.unc.edu > Follow us on Twitter at: UNC SILS > > > > >