Founding dean of library studies program dies
'Brilliant, kind' person helped build program
Amanda Peterson
Campus Affairs Editor
Issue date: 10/1/07 Section: News
James Ramer, the founding dean of the UA School of Library and Information Studies, died Sept. 27 after a brief illness. He was 80 years old.
Ramer became the first dean in 1971 when the program was still known as the Graduate School of Library Services. He served as dean and professor until his retirement in 1988.
While serving as dean, Ramer developed the Master of Library Service degree, the educational specialist degree in librarianship and the Master of Fine Arts degree in book arts. Shortly after his retirement, the Ph.D. program in librarianship, which he helped form, was implemented. To continue reading click here.
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