{"id":1106,"date":"2014-11-19T16:30:16","date_gmt":"2014-11-19T16:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hsli.org\/?page_id=1106"},"modified":"2026-05-06T16:43:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T16:43:12","slug":"member-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/member-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Member News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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New Members<\/h2>\n

2015<\/h3>\n

Kirstin Duffin<\/p>\n

2014<\/h3>\n

Frances Drone-Silvers<\/p>\n

JJ Pionke<\/p>\n

Thomas Dennis<\/p>\n

Julie Dietrich<\/p>\n

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Retirements<\/h2>\n

2026<\/h3>\n

Jacqueline Lescovek<\/p>\n

Deborah L Lauseng<\/p>\n

2018<\/h3>\n

Karen Douglas, Passavant<\/p>\n

2015<\/h3>\n

Royden Jones, OSF<\/p>\n

2014<\/h3>\n

Ruth Holst, UIC\/GMR<\/p>\n

Marie Burns, Lutheran<\/p>\n

Fran Kovach, SIU-COM<\/p>\n

Arlis Dittmer, Blessing<\/p>\n

Rhona Kelly, SIU-COM<\/p>\n

Beth Robb, Provena<\/p>\n

Cleo Pappas, UIC<\/p>\n

2013<\/h3>\n

Jerry DeWitt, Carle<\/p>\n

Karen Stoner, DMH<\/p>\n

Elissa Cochrane, Provena<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

On the Move<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

2015<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Molly Horio moves to OSF St. Francis<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2014<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

JJ Pionke, Wichita State University, moves to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. JJ is the Kinesiology, Recreation, Sports & Tourism, Speech and Hearing Science Librarian at the Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eleanor Truex, Presence Saint Joseph Hospital, becomes Medical Librarian, Lakefront Region when Presence Saint Francis Hospital Library is regionalized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Estelle Hu, University of Illinois – Chicago LHS-C, becomes Health Sciences Bibliographer and Assistant Professor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul Blobaum, Governor’s State University, becomes Head of Reference and Scholarly Communications at GSU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary Schultz, University of Illinois – Chicago LHS-U, moves to University of Nevada School of Medicine. [Read More<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ryan Rafferty, University of Illinois – Chicago LHS-U, becomes Interim Regional Head Librarian at LHS-U.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frances Drone-Silvers, Parkland College, moves to Carle Foundation Hospital. Frances is the Biomedical Information Specialist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Julie Dietrich moves to Blessing Health Professions Library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2013<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Emily Johnson, Virginia Commonwealth University, moves to University of Illinois – Chicago LHS-P. Emily is the Regional Assistant Librarian and an assistant professor. [Read More<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Estelle Hu, Silver Cross Hospital, moves to University, moves to University of Illinois – Chicago LHS-C. Estelle is a Visiting Assistant Information Services Librarian and Visiting Instructor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2012<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Daneen Richardson, Grahm Hospital, moves to Western Illinois University. Daneen is the Health Sciences\/Sciences Librarian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greg Youngen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, moves to Indiana State University. Greg is the Associate Dean of Library Services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stacey Knight-Davis, Eastern Illinois University, becomes Head of Library Technology Services at EIU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Library Changes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

2016<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Greater Midwest Region office moves to Iowa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2015<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Traditional undergraduate programs close at Benedictine University, Springfield [Read More<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2014<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

2013<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Decatur Memorial Hospital Library closes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Provena Covenant Medical Center Library and closes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2012<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sanford-Brown University announces it is closing Illinois locations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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