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I am greatly saddened by the news of Dr. Whitney’s death. We were good friends, and kept in touch often after I graduated from SIS. She never stopped teaching me; I never stopped learning. My tribute to her is that I never will. Margaret Brown On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 1:22 PM, Silvey, Donna Annette <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > In Memoriam: Gretchen Whitney, UT Knoxville School of Information > Sciences retired associate professor, passed away in early April. She > graduated from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill with both a > bachelor’s and master’s degree. She completed her doctorate at the > University of Michigan in 1988. Both Whitney’s master’s and doctoral > degrees were in library science. Whitney is best known for creating the > jESSE listserv in 1994 which was the leading discussion group for library > and information sciences educators until the StanleyK discussion group was > established in 2007. > > > > Whitney came to UT in 1994 and taught courses in information environment, > web design and content representation until her retirement in Oct. 2009. > Prior to coming to UT, she was on the faculty at the University of Arizona. > Whitney also worked in special libraries and the information industry. > Whitney is survived by her sister Kay Whitney Fagundus of Winterville, NC. > Gifts in memory of Dr. Gretchen Whitney can be made to the UT School of > Information Sciences Enrichment Fund by selecting the “other fund not > listed” option at > https://securelb.imodules.com/s/1341/utk/index.aspx?sid=1341&gid=2&pgid=3204&cid=4841 > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > To join/leave the list or browse the ISALUMNI archives, please see: > http://listserv.utk.edu/archives/isalumni.html -- <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Margaret Dyer Brown Franklin, Tennessee 37067 [log in to unmask] <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To join/leave the list or browse the ISALUMNI archives, please see: http://listserv.utk.edu/archives/isalumni.html