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FORMER SLA PRESIDENT FRANK SPAULDING DIES
Convened Task Force on Value of Information Professional
Alexandria, Virginia, USA, 26 July 2005 — Former Special Libraries Association (SLA) President Frank H. Spaulding died Sunday, 24 July, in Fort Myers, Florida, at the age of 73. Funeral services will be held 28 July in South River, New Jersey.
Spaulding served as SLA president from 1986 to 1987 and created the President’s Task Force on the Value of the Information Professional.
“The task force is notable in SLA’s long history,” said Executive Director Janice R. Lachance. “It helped library and information professionals get much-deserved and long-overdue recognition for their key contributions to their employing organizations. All of us join Frank’s wife, Eugenia, and his family in honoring his life and mourning his passing.”
Among Spaulding’s many accolades are his 1995 installation into the SLA Hall of Fame, 1988 SLA President’s Award, and 1990 selection as an SLA Fellow. He served two terms on the SLA Board of Directors between 1982 and 1988; served as New Jersey Chapter President from 1977 to 1978; and he convened the Retired Members Caucus in 2003.
“It was a satisfying and enjoyable 20 years for me being actively involved in SLA (and other information organizations),” Spaulding noted in his SLA memoir. “I remember every event, activity and the members who greatly enriched my professional and personal life.”
Spaulding was also active in the American Society for Information Science, American Library Association, and other professional organizations.
Funeral Home:
Calling Hours: 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. EDT
Wednesday, 27 July
Maliszewski Funeral Home
218 Whitehead Avenue
South River, New Jersey, USA 08882
+1.732.254.0428Funeral Service:
10:00 a.m. EDT, Thursday, 28 July
Maliszewski Funeral Home
(address/telephone above)
followed byBurial:
Saints Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church Cemetery
153 Kamm Avenue
South River, New Jersey 08882
+1.732.257.0102Contributions:
Hope Hospice
9470 HealthPark Circle
Fort Myers, Florida 33908
+1.800.835.1673 (USA toll-free)
hopehospice.orgSs. Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church Cemetery
Perpetual Care Fund
(address/telephone above)American Cancer Society
cancer.org
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