[OPLINLIST] Dr. Mary T. Kim

[Susan Banks]

In response to my deep sense of loss and a desire to share the 
burden a little, I feel the need to publicly recognize the influence of 
Dr. Kim on this particular KSU-SLIS Columbus graduate.  

As an instructor, an advisor and a mentor, Dr. Kim was consistently 
tough, fair and funny.  She had high standards that drove us to 
achieve and made the Columbus program a force to be reckoned 
with.  I am incredibly proud to have worked for her, studied under 
her and been a part of the life of the Columbus program.  

In her time with us she created a sense of place and identity for 
those of us studying on the Columbus campus.  We built networks, 
friendships and professional relationships as strong, stable and 
scholarly as any on a larger campus.  I believe that sense of 
community and commitment to quality to be at the heart of 
librarianship -- and I attribute my success in the field (such as it is) 
to those very connections forged through my studies with Dr. Kim 
and her department. 

I will miss her.  The field will miss her.  And I regret that those who 
follow in the Kent SLIS program will not have the privilege of 
studying with her.  Thank you Dr. Kim.  Put in a good word for us 
up there.

Sue

Susan Banks
Director,
Marysville Public Library
937-642-1876, ext. 22
Fax: 937-642-3457
http://www.marysvillelib.org