Kathryn Hammell Carpenter

Background

Carpenter, Kathryn Hammell was born on January 1, 1954 in Beloit, Wisconsin, United States. Daughter of Jay B. and Josephine Anne (Winter) Hammell.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, University Illinois, 1976. Medical Science Liaison Society, University Illinois, 1977.

Career

Assistant education and social science library, visiting instructor University Illinois, Urbana, 1977—1978. Documents library, instructor Library. Health Sciences, University Illinois at the Medical Center, Chicago, 1979—1980, interlibrary loan library, assistant professor, 1980—1983.

Acquisitions library, associate professor Library. Health Sciences, University Illinois, 1983—1987. Bibliographer for the health sciences, associate professor University Illinois, 1988—1993.

University library, associate professor Valparaiso (Indiana) University, 1993—1998. Library director, professor library science Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, since 1998. Director at large Academic Libraries Indiana, Indianapolis, 2004—2005, director, since 2005.

Achievements

• Kathryn Hammell Carpenter has been listed as a noteworthy library director, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Sourcebook on Parenting and Child Care

    ("This thorough and well-written source-book will be usefu...)

Membership

Director Hammond Reads, 2003—2005. Secretary, director Montessori Children's Schoolhouse, Inc., since 2003. Member of American Association for Higher Education, American Library Association (director at large Library.

Administration and Management Association 2003-2005), Woodmar-Hammond Kiwanis.

Interests

• Resistance training, skiing, ballet, fashion.

Connections

Married John Charles Carpenter. 1 child Caleigh Sage.

Father:

Jay B. Hammell

Mother:

Josephine Anne (Winter) Hammell

Spouse:

John Charles Carpenter

child:

Caleigh Sage Carpenter