Eastern Washington University interim provost Rex Fuller has named Richard Wilson, Ph.D, as dean of EWU Libraries. His appointment is effective on Sept.1.
Wilson comes to Eastern from Boise, Idaho, where he has served as associate state librarian since 2000. In this capacity, he has worked with strategic planning and program evaluation, personnel functions and fiscal operations, information technology and the Idaho Digital Repository, projects and services for special populations as well as early childhood literacy initiatives and physical facilities.
He has experience with continuing and distance education, and has taught graduate Library Science classes while directing the Idaho Distance Education program in partnership with the School of Library and Information Management at Emporia State University.
Wilson has an extensive record of scholarship, including numerous presentations and lectures to professional organizations. He has published more than 40 scholarly works in his career. Wilson holds a Ph.D in education from the University of Idaho, an MPA from Boise State University, an MA in library science from the University of Iowa, and a BA in history and social studies from Graceland College.
Wilson takes over for Patricia Kelley, who retired from EWU last fall.
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