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     During his tenure at TCU, Roger worked with some wonderful people on library staff, two University Librarians, Paul Parham
     and Dr. Fred Heath, and two Library Deans, Robert “Bob” Seal and Dr. June Koelker. In addition, there have been four TCU
     Chancellors: Moudy, Tucker, Ferrari and Boschini.


     “ I have worked with a combination of some very eccentric and some not so eccentric people, and it worked,” says Roger. “I am
     happy to have had the relationships and special experiences with these delightful people over the years.”


     After 37 successful years at Texas Christian University, Roger looks forward to doing a whole lot of nothing, just relaxing. He also
     looks forward to spending more time reading. We at the Mary Couts Burnett Library are indebted to Roger for his deep expertise
     and dedicated service and wish him the very best in this next chapter of his life.



           Student Spotlight: Sara Davy




     As you probably know from visiting the library, our student
     workers are the best! Meet student worker Sara Davy. A
     criminal justice major from San Antonio, Texas, Sara began
     working in Information Commons in the fall of 2015 and as
     her graduation date gets closer, the Library would like to
     thank her for all she does for the Library!
                                                                                                                               Press, specializes in regional                                                                      Rebecca Allen,
     Where do you work in the library and what do you do?                                                                                                                                                        TCU Press marketing coordinator
     I work in the Information Commons, where I monitor the                                                                    literature and history
     library computer lab and printers. We also provide student
     scantrons, school supplies and answer any questions students
     may have.                                                                                                               Texas Christian University Press, the book  Shots of Knowledge: The Science of   written by Thornberry’s grandson. With
                                                                                                                             publishing office of the university since   Whiskey is a coffee table book for whiskey   a foreword by Jack Pickle, the book has
     What skills have you learned while working at the library                                                               1947 and a member of the Association   lovers. Organized into fifty-eight essays   received praise from Luci Baines Johnson,
     that might help you in your future career?                                                                              of American University Presses since   accompanied by full-color photos and    Ben Barnes, former lieutenant governor,
     Communication skills, both with co-workers and patrons,                                                                 1982, advances the knowledge and       illustrations, the book samples selected   and the late Jim Wright.
     organizational skills and time management.                                                                              preservation of history and scholarship   topics in whiskey production through the
                                                                                                                             by publishing books and journals. The   lenses of science, history and engineering.   Adele Briscoe Looscan: Daughter of the
     What resource or service do you find most helpful at the                                                                mission of TCU Press is to expand upon   The book was co-written by Rob Arnold,   Republic by Laura Lyons McLemore is a
     library?                                                                                                                the university’s core mission through the   Head Distiller at Firestone and Robertson   valuable and compelling biography for
     The online databases and the research librarians who are very                                                           discovery, development and dissemination  Distilling Co., and Eric Simanek, Robert   what it reveals about women and culture
     helpful with research questions and essays.                                                                             of knowledge by the publication of     A. Welch Professor of Chemistry and     in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century
                                                                                                                             significant, relevant and innovative titles   Chair of the Department of Chemistry and   Texas and for what it reveals about the
     What has been your favorite class at TCU and why?                                                                       in the areas of history and literature   Biochemistry at TCU.                  nature, origins and shaping of Texas’s
     Basic Sign Language because I always wanted to learn sign                                                               of Texas and the American West, with                                           modern identity.
     language and this class was ideal and fun.                                                                              a distinct focus on the discovery and   Amado Muro and Me: A Tale of Honesty   The Boar’s Head Festival: A Christmas
                                                                                                                             preservation of local history.         and Deception is a memoir by Robert     Celebration by TCU Professor of Costume
     What will you miss about TCU?                                                                                                                                  Seltzer, the son of Chester Seltzer, a white   Design LaLonnie Lehman is a dazzling
     I will miss all the fun events that TCU has every week for                                                              TCU Press is small, even among other   newspaperman from Cleveland, Ohio,      pageant that brings to life stories and
     students. Also the football games!                                                                                      university presses, and it operates in   who wrote Latino/a literature under the
                                                                                                                             an unstable industry in the midst of   pseudonym Amado Muro. A coming-of-      traditions originating in medieval times.
                                                                                                                             significant transition. Yet despite its   age tale, this book begins in El Paso and   The Boar’s Head and Yule Log Festival is
     What will you miss about the library?                                                                                   small size and many challenges, TCU    chronicles the year the family left Texas   a Christmas celebration that weaves both
     I will miss my boss Desmond and the friends I work with.                                                                                                                                               religious and secular
                                                                                                                             Press successfully competes with both   and a young Robert, with the help of his
                                                                                                                             larger university presses and commercial   controversial father, grapples with racism,   narratives into a radiant
     What are your plans after graduation?                                                                                   publishing houses.                     identity and cross-culturalization.     tapestry.
     After earning my bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice, I plan to work in this field with juvenile offenders.
                                                                                                                             TCU Press has recently published several   Homer Thornberry: Congressman, Judge, and   Visit prs.tcu.edu to see
                                                                                                                             books that have received positive reviews:  Advocate for Equal Rights is a biography of   their full collections.
                                                                                                                                                                    the Texas congressman and federal judge
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