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Ed Halina Parkland Region Trustee: advocate and champion in the development of library systems in Alberta Harry Newsom Alberta Librarian: leader and advocate in provincial and regional library service development Robert A. Bailey Yellowhead Trustee: advocate
Elizabeth Howery Yellowhead Trustee: first chair of Yellowhead
Dorothy Morgan Calgary Librarian: professional development of library service for children Bob Block Medicine Hat Librarian: leader and advocate: introduced arts and cultural programming George Dew Lethbridge Librarian: implemented professional services Hazel Bletcher Lethbridge Librarian: leader
Duncan Rand Lethbridge Leader in development of resource sharing in Alberta Lorna Haddow Calgary Leader in trustee development, training and continuing education Ivy Taylor Wainwright Librarian that built local library service; trailblazer Sue Dutton Calgary Trustee: educator and advocate
Dr. W. J. Collett Calgary Trustee: leader and advocate
John Dutton Lethbridge Librarian: one of the first professional librarians in Alberta Bob Bell Edmonton Librarian: innovator in children’s services; puppeteer and storyteller Hugh Gourlay Edmonton Librarian: innovator; Library Streetcar Gertrude Worth Cardston Librarian: advocate and builder of local library service Bruce Peel Edmonton Librarian: advocate and Prairie bibliographer; university librarian Betty Henderson Edmonton Librarian: advocate; instructor; professor of library science Eve Whitmey Peace River Trustee: advocate for library service Irene Arnold Grande Centre Trustee: advocate for library system service in the Northeast Olive Lancaster Fairview Librarian and trustee: Fairview College Phyllis Brazeau Grande Prairie Librarian and advocate
Bill Sutherland Barrhead Librarian: innovator: Bookmobile
Jean Mucha Edmonton Trustee: advocate for library service Hazel Hart Hinton Librarian: builder of local library
Cornelia Wood Stony Plain Trustee: advocate
Joan Vroom Banff Librarian: builder of local library service Mary Alice Stewart Banff Trustee: advocate
Margaret Mclean Camrose Trustee: advocate
Twig (Kay) Taylor Ponoka Trustee: advocate
Mary Lou Rose Parkland Trustee: advocate and educator
Sandra Weidner Parkland Trustee: advocate and educator
Myrna Speers Rocky Mountain Librarian: builder of local library House service; promoter of services Helen Hunley Rocky Mountain Trustee: advocate House Lois Hole Alberta Advocate; educator; writer; promoter Bob Irvine High River Trustee: advocate: champion of systems Dr. Stan Cockx Strathmore Doctor who volunteered as librarian; builder Karen Armbruster Brooks Librarian: children’s librarian; educator; storyteller Alice Avery Taber Librarian: builder of local service
Cliff Dacre Redcliff Trustee: advocate, builder of Shortgrass library system Bill Schieman Medicine Hat Trustee: advocate
Vic Juba Lloydminster Trustee: advocate; local builder of library service Patrica Cavill Strathmore Librarian: advocate; educator; writer; marketing strategist Nick Spillios Edmonton Trustee: advocate; Friends of Library promoter Verna Millican Edmonton Librarian: developer: multilingual biblioservice Jean Lewis High Prairie Trustee: advocate of library system service in Peace area
Rudy Nikiforuk Vegreville Trustee: advocate
Liz Hubbard Tofield Librarian: advocate, builder of local library service; educator Betty Cockburn Fort Librarian and advocate Saskatchewan Ray Campeau Bonnyville Trustee: advocate
Maureen Wilcox Mayerthorpe Trustee: advocate; educator
Marie Logan Lomond Trustee: advocate
Margaret Law Parkland Library system director: developer; educator; advocate Sheryl Pelletier High Level Librarian: builder; educator
Alexander Calhoun Calgary Librarian: professional; builder
Louise Riley Calgary Librarian: professional; writer
Dr. E. Hill Edmonton Trustee: advocate
Grace MacDonald Edmonton Librarian: Children’s services
Georgina Thomson Calgary Librarian: professional; advocate; writer; children’s advocate Flora MacLeod Edmonton UofA Librarian: builder; direct service to Albertans in the hinterland Harvey Treleaven Yellowhead Trustee: advocate; educator
Joseph Forsyth Alberta Librarian: leader, professional; advocate; visionary HeatherBelle Dowling Strathcona County Librarian: professional; advocate
E. E. Balantyne Edmonton Advocate: Provincial Secretary
E. A. (Ted) Wiltshire Alberta Librarian: first professional at provincial level for public library service Mac Coleman Red Deer Librarian: builder
Bill Bale Parkland System Director and service development
Harold Dawe Red Deer Trustee: advocate and supporter
Edith Helton Three Hills Librarian and trustee: advocate; library system developer in Marigold area Ethel Taylor Red Deer Trustee: advocate of library service Lucille Dougherty High River Librarian and trustee: advocate; builder of library system in Marigold area Gaye Ross Drumheller Trustee: advocate: builder of library system in Marigold area Alma Webster Edmonton School and public library supporter Laurence Wiedrick Edmonton Public and school library educator, assisted in establishment of School of Library Science Lorne MacRae Calgary Librarian: professional: Intellectual Freedom advocate; school library advocate Premier Rutherford Alberta Emissary that introduced the first Libraries Act February 23rd 1907 1st reading Barbara Clubb Alberta Librarian: educator
William Ashbury Edmonton 1st Alberta Legislature Librarian: Buchanan later Canadian Senator Edith Gostick Edmonton Legislature Librarian before the war Helen Skirrow Edmonton Trustee: advocate of public and school libraries John Blue Edmonton First Legislature Librarian
Derek Hoskins Old Man area Trustee: library system supporter
Cecilia Evans East Coulee Trustee: advocate
Laurence Solomon Parkland First system director
Joyce McFarland MD of Pincher Trustee; advocate for service e to Creek rural Albertans Jean Luthy Canmore Librarian: professional; builder of local library service Jean Wright Vermilion Trustee; advocate
Donna Dietrich Lomond Librarian: builder of library system in Chinook area Nanko Dubbelboer Forty Mile County Trustee; builder of library system in Shortgrass area Mrs. Shannon Sexsmith Librarian: builder of local library service Hansa Thaleshvar Cold Lake Librarian: builder of local and system service Jean Jackson Youngstown Librarian and trustee: builder of local and library system service Dorothy Brownlee Stettler Librarian: builder of local library service Alice Melnyk Two Hills Librarian: builder of local library service
Marilyn Corbett Edmonton Librarian: educator and technician developer at Grant MacEwan Gary MacDonald Calgary Librarian: educator technician developer SAIT Carrie Graham Vulcan Trustee: advocate; champion of systems Maureen Hall Cold Lake area Trustee: advocate of library system service Eileen Harris Beaverlodge Librarian: builder of local library service
Compiled July 2006