Background
Clair, Gloriana Strange St. was born on December 13, 1939 in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, United States. Daughter of Glen Leroy and Doris Mildred (Furber) Strange.
Clair, Gloriana Strange St. was born on December 13, 1939 in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, United States. Daughter of Glen Leroy and Doris Mildred (Furber) Strange.
Bachelor in English, University Oklahoma, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy in Literature, University Oklahoma, 1970. Master of Library Science, University California, Berkeley, 1963.
Master of Business Administration in Management, University Texas, San Antonio, 1980.
Research assistant, University of California, Berkeley, 1962-1963; assistant library, University of California, Berkeley, 1963-1965; cataloguer, U. Oklahoma, Norman, 1965-1968; supervising library, San Antonio Public Library., 1980-1984; head acquisitions division, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U. Libraries, College Station, 1984-1987; humanities bibliographer, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U. Libraries, College Station, 1985; head personnel operations, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U. Libraries, College Station, 1986; assistant director technical automation and administrative service, Kerr Library., Oregon State University, Corvallis, 1987-1990; associate dean, head information access services, Pennsylvania State University Libraries, University Park, 1990-1998; interim dean, university library, Carnegie Mellon U., since 1998.
Board of directors Towers Condo. Board, State College, 1993-1994. Member vestry, member book discussion group St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, State College, 1991-1998.
Examiner Pennsylvania Quality Leadership, 1994. Member Association College and Research Libraries (chair editorial advisory board 1990-1996).