OUR HISTORY
Established in 1970 by Sterling C. Evans ’21 with his classmate Jeff Dykes ’21, the Friends organization promotes understanding and appreciation of the University Libraries. Mr. Evans served as the first president and pioneered in collection building and fundraising. He championed the Libraries until his death at age 101.
Friends of the Library Past Presidents
1971-73 Sterling C. Evans
1973-74 Jo Harold Dunn
1974-75 John Paul Abbott
1975-76 Chan Driscoll
1976-77 John Lindsey
1977-78 Chan Driscoll
1978-79 Jeff Dykes
1979-80 Loran Laughlin
1980-81 Olin Teague
1981-82 Fred Benson
1982-83 David Stewart
1983-84 Richard Goodson
1984-85 William Stokes, Jr.
1985-86 Buck Weirus
1986-87 Pinky McCully
1987-88 John Jacobs
1988-89 W. M. Von Maszewski
1989-90 Peggy Erickson
1990-91 Shirley Bryan
1991-92 Tim Cockburn
1992-93 Shirley Neal
1993-94 Victor Treat
1994-95 Wanda Roberts
1995-96 Royce Hickman
1996-97 Jo Burley
1997-98 Shari Robertson
1998-99 Katherine Edwards
1999-2000 Ron Beard
2000-01 Charles Thurston
2001-02 Harwood Hinton
2002-03 Shirley Tingley
2003-04 Jeanne Mitchell
2004-05 Sue Anderson
2005-06 David Kaspar
2006-07 Barbara Clinton
2007-08 Priscilla Meserole
2008-09 Larry Mitchell
2009-10 George Nelson
2010-11 Vic Reid
2011-12 Patsy Nichols
2012-13 Debbi Dimmick
2013-14 Vola Palmer
2014-15 David Chapman
2015-16 Kathy Steffen
2016-17 Fred Markham
2017-18 Dawn Powell
2018-19 Deanna Fischer
2019-20 Patty Eberhart
2020-21 Gary Taraba
2021-22 Troie Burch
2022-23 Cindy Craigen
2023-24 James H. Johnson
Sterling C. Evans ’21