Background
Earl, Martha Frances was born on August 18, 1956 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
Earl, Martha Frances was born on August 18, 1956 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
Bachelor of Science, University Tennessee, 1978. Master of Science in Library. Science, University Tennessee, 1985.
Science teacher First Assembly Christian School, Memphis, 1979—1980. Library clerk Memphis State University, 1980—1981. Senior library assistant University Tennessee, Knoxville, 1981—1987.
Reference library Meharry Medical College, Nashville, 1987—1990. Head of reference East Tennessee State University, College Medicine Library., Johnson City, 1990—1997. Reference coordinator University Tennessee Graduate School Medical, Knoxville, since 1997.
Consultant Indian Path Hospital, Kingsport, 1990—1994, Northeast Tennessee Rehabilitation Hospital, Johnson City, 1992—1997, Morristown Hamblen Hospital, 1993—1997, Northeast Tennessee Area Health Education Center, Greeneville, 1994—1998, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, since 2001. Member advisory board Tennessee Advisory Council on Libraries, Nashville, 1998—1999.
Organizer Tennessee Library. Legislative Day, 1999—2001. Historian Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity, Knoxville, 1976—1978.
Communications team Ebenezer United Methodist Church, 1998—2001, community analysis team, 2006. Library First United Methodist Church, Bristol, 1994—1997, Holston Chapel United Methodist Church, Knoxville, 1973—1978, Sunday school teacher, 1972—1978. Member of American Library Association (chapter relations council 1998-1999), Medical Library.
Association (Brodman committee for excellence in academy health science library 1995-1997, Southern chapter research committee chair 1997-1998, Southern chapter secretary 1999—2000, program committee leadership and management section 2000-2001, Research and Development and demonstration project jury chair 2000-2001, Kronick jury chair 2001-2002, Southern chapter communications committee since 2001, chapter leadership grant committee 2004-2006, chair since 2005, books panel since 2006, southern chapter program committee 2005-2007, Research award South Central chapter 2001, 2004, Chapter award 2004-2006), Association College and Research Libraries (state affiliate chair 1995-1996), Knoxville Area Health Sciences Libraries Consortium (president 2001-2002), East Tennessee Library. Association 2003-2005, Tennessee Advisory Council on Libraries (electronic library subcommittee 1998-1999), Tennessee Health Sciences Libraries Association (membership chair 1998—2000), Tri-Cities Health Sciences Libraries Consortium (chair 1994), Tennessee Library. Association (college and university libraries section chair 1996-1997, library editorial review board since 1996, president 1998-1999, conference committee program chair 1998—2000, associate president 1999, ad hoc committee on staffing 2000-2001, chair strategic planning 2000-2003, publications board chair since 2003, Appreciation award 1999, 2002, Centennial award 2002), Tennshare (TELII steering committee 2002-2004, chairman long range planning 2002-2004), University Tennessee School Information Science Alumni Board (mentoring subcommittee and member-at-large 2001-2006, chair since 2006, Distinguished Alumni award 2006), Pi Lambda Theta, Gamma Beta Phi.
D. Jefferson Davis Earl, Ruby Smith. Married Walter Robert Gawryla. 1 child Frank Gawryla.
Married Stephen Jack Cobert (divorced August 6, 1984).