Background
Bush, Gail was born on May 2, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of George William and Norma T. Fish.
Bush, Gail was born on May 2, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of George William and Norma T. Fish.
Bachelor in Anthropology (magna cum laude), University Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1973. Master of Library Science, University Illinois, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Psychology, Loyola University, Chicago, 2001.
Head library National College Education (now National-Louis University), Chicago, 1977—1979. Manager corporation library Heidrick & Struggles, 1979—1982. Instructor graduate research, reference library National College Education, Wilmette, 1982—1992.
Curriculum library Maine Township High School West, Des Plaines, 1992—2002. Director school library media program Dominican University, River Forest, 2002—2006, associate professor, 2002—2006. Professor, director school library program Center Teaching Through Children's Books National-Louis University, Skokie, since 2006.
Advisory committee Illinois State Library., since 2003. Editions advisory board, American Library Association Editions, since 2002, Teacher Library. Advisory Board, since 2002, SLMR, since 2009.
Goals 2000 consultant Loyola University Chicago, 1997-1900, lecturer, since 1998. Member advisory board MindU., since 1998, Knowledge Quest, since 2003. Speaker in field, president,Illinois Library.
Association, since 2009.
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Member American Library Association, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, American Association School Libraries (National School Library. Media Program of Year 1996), International Reading Association, American Educational Research Association, Freedom to Read Foundation, International Federal library Association, Beta Phi Mu, Phi Delta Kappa.
Married Robert K. Bush, September 7, 1978. Children: Matthew Thomas, Claire Anne.