Two Women Among the Four Finalists for University Librarian at the University of Georgia

The University of Georgia has announced four finalists for the post of University Librarian and associate provost. The candidates will all be visiting campus before the end of the month for a interviews, presentations, and receptions. Two of the four finalists are women.

Beth McNeil is associate dean for academic affairs and professor of library science at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. She has been at Purdue since 2007 and previously held library posts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English and a master of library and information science degree from the University of Illinois and has completed doctoral work in human sciences at the University of Nebraska.

Grace J. Agnew is the associate university librarian for digital library systems at Rutgers University in New Jersey. She has been on the staff of Rutgers University LIbraries since 2002. Agnew is a graduate of Louisiana State University, where she majored in Russian literature. She holds a master’s degree in librarianship from Emory University in Atlanta.