An Accomplished Summer for Kathleen Bethel

Recently, African American Studies Librarian Kathleen E. Bethel has enjoyed a few accomplishments. She won the Department of African American Studies’s Outstanding Affiliate Award for her service and commitment. She was elected to a three-year term on the Board of Directors for the Black Metropolis Research Consortium, an association of libraries, universities, and other archival institutions with major holdings of materials that document the African American and African diasporic experiences, with a specific focus on Chicago. In addition to this, biographical entries by Kathleen are published in Notable Black American Men: Book II (Thomson Gale, 2007). Kathleen was also surprised to learn recently of her inclusion in the 2006 and 2007 editions of Who’s Who in America and the 2006-2007 edition of Who's Who of American Women. Congratulations, Kathleen, on these successes!

Denise Shorey
Head of Reference