Background
Lee, Hwa-Wei was born on December 7, 1933 in Guangdong, China. Came to United States, 1957, naturalized, 1962. Son of Luther Kan-Chun and Mary Hsiao-Huei (Wang) Lee.
Lee, Hwa-Wei was born on December 7, 1933 in Guangdong, China. Came to United States, 1957, naturalized, 1962. Son of Luther Kan-Chun and Mary Hsiao-Huei (Wang) Lee.
Bachelor of Education, National Taiwan Normal University, 1954. Master of Education, University Pittsburgh, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, University Pittsburgh, 1964.
Master of Library Science, Carnegie Mellon University, 1961.
Assistant library University Pittsburgh Libraries, 1959-1962. Head technical services Duquesne University Library., Pittsburgh, 1962-1965. Head library University Pennsylvania, Edinboro, 1965-1968.
Director library and information center Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, 1968-1975. Associate director libraries, professor library administration Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 1975-1978. Dean libraries, professor Ohio University, Athens, 1978-1999, dean emeritus, libraries, since 1999.
Distinguished visiting scholar Online Computer Library Center, 2000—2002. Chief Asian division Library. of Congress, 2003—2008. Fulbright senior specialist, 2001.
Project evaluator United States China Library. Collaboration Project, since 2009. Consultant Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations Educational, United States Agency for International Development, World Bank, International Development Research Center, Asia Foundation, Online Computer Library Center.
Delegate-at-large White House Conference Library and Information Services, 1991.
Member American Library Association (councilor 1988-1992, 93-97, John Ames Humphry/Forest Press Congressional Record award 1991), Academy Library. Association Ohio, American Society Information Science, Asian-Pacific American Libraries Association (Distinguished Service award 1991), International Federation Library. Associations and Institutions (standing committee university libraries and other general research libraries 1989-1993), Association College and Research Libraries Chinese-American Libraries Association (Distinguished Service award 1983, Lifetime Achievement award, 2008) International Association Orientalist Libraries, Ohio Library.
Council (board directors 1991-1992, Library. of the Year 1987, Hall of Fame Library. 1999), Online Computer Library. Center (users council 1987-1991), Ohio Chinese Academy and Professional Association (founding president 1988-1990), China Society Library.
Science (honorary life).
Married Mary F. Kratochvil, March 14, 1959. Children: Shirley, James, Pamela, Edward, Charles, Robert.