Annie Sadler (B.S. Information Technology ’11) is making moves as a woman in the male-dominated fields of technology and construction. A lover of project management and all things behind-the-scenes, she currently works at a medium-sized family-owned construction business in Colorado in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. She is a part of the company’s in-house IT department and also works …
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News about the alumni of the CCI School of Library & Information Studies
Alum Annie Sadler Succeeds in IT Industry
MLIS Alumna Jeannie Wallace Receives Grant for Literacy Program
Jeannie Wallace (MLIS, ’09) recently received a grant for the literacy program at Dixie Hollins High School in Pinellas County. Wallace has been sponsoring the literacy club for about seven and a half years, and added a spoken word poetry team in 2010 when she became a media specialist at Dixie Hollins High. This led her to begin attending …
CONTINUE READINGFSU MLIS Alum Sally Smollar Announced Finalist of School Librarian of the Year Award
MLIS graduate Sally Smollar has been selected as one of two finalists for the 2015 School Library Journal School Librarian of the Year Award. This annual award, sponsored by Scholastic Library Publishing, selects K-12 library professionals based on their exemplary use of 21st century tools and services in ways that encourage students to foster multiple literacies. Smollar …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Alum Mike Silverman Accepts Analyst Position at Lockheed Martin
Hard work and perseverance have brought Mike Silverman (B.A., Studio Art, ’10, M.S., Information Technology, ’15) to a highly coveted position with Lockheed Martin. As a Senior Cyber Intel Analyst, will be putting his education, experience and certifications to great use. In fact, Silverman says that education, experience and certifications are the three things that hiring managers look for …
CONTINUE READINGFSU Alum Dr. Plato Smith Accepts Position as Associate University Data Management Librarian at UF
As he finishes up his postdoctoral fellowship at the University of New Mexico, CCI alumnus Dr. Plato Smith (Ph.D., Information Studies, ’14) has accepted a new position with the University of Florida as Associate University Data Management Librarian on the tenure track. While at Florida State, Smith served as a Teaching Assistant as well as the Associate University …
CONTINUE READINGLibrary Science Alum Doreen van Assenderp Retires After Career with NASA
From working in both academic and public libraries to working as a support services contract manager for NASA, Doreen Cohen (van Assenderp) (M.A., Library Science ’68) has utilized her degree in a variety of exciting and unexpected ventures. Cohen earned her B.A. in History in 1966 from FSU and then traveled to FSU’s Florence Study Center from …
CONTINUE READINGMLIS Alum Cathy Seeds Embraces Passion for Reading as FDOE Library Media Specialist
When Cathy Seeds graduated from FSU with a degree in Literature (B.A., ’08), she wasn’t sure exactly what she wanted to do. However, her life-long love for reading and desire to help people led her to earn her MLIS degree (M.S., ’10). Today, she serves as the library media specialist of the Florida Department of Education. What exactly does …
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