Background
Renner, Melinda Lee Swett was born on May 12, 1946 in Atlanta. Daughter of James Alexander and Dorothy Ellen (Sigman) Lee.
Renner, Melinda Lee Swett was born on May 12, 1946 in Atlanta. Daughter of James Alexander and Dorothy Ellen (Sigman) Lee.
Student, Georgia Southern College, 1965—1966. Bachelor, Emory University, 1968. Master in Librarianship, Emory University, 1969.
Postgraduate in legal research and information science, Catholic University, 1980—1982.
Group chief supervisor Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph, Atlanta, 1967—1969. Serials and microforms library DeKalb Community College, 1969—1975, public services library, 1975—1977. Assistant to program coordinator United States National Commission Library.
& Information Science, White House Conference Libraries & Information Services, Washington, 1977. Library program officer training and professional development United States Information Agency, Washington, 1977—1981. Technical information consultant National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, Bethesda, Maryland, 1981.
Library and technical information manager Atomic Industrial Forum, Washington, 1981—1982. Associate technical manager National Environmental Studies Project, 1982—1985, manager special projects, 1985—1987. Editor NESP Newsletter, 1982—1987.
Director operations Utility Data Institute, Washington, since 1987. Member advisory board Friends Libraries, Washington, 1981—1983. Advisor House of Ruth, Home for Battered Women, Washington, 1982—1985.
Member advisory board Station WETA-television, Atlanta, 1975—1977, Station WAMU-FM, Washington, 1986—1988. Active member Arthritis Foundation, Columbia History Society, National Museum Women in the Arts, Smithsonian Associates.
Member of National Organization of Women, American Library Association (standing committee on library education 1980-1981, chairman The National Library Week 1981-1982), Mensa, Planned Parenthood, National Abortion Rights Action League, Special Libraries Association, Nuclear Energy Women, Women in Energy, Electrical Women's Round Table, American Society Information Science, Georgia Library. Association (governmental affairs chairman 1975-1977), Society Risk Analysis, District of Columbia Library. Association (executive board member 1982-1984, treasurer 1982-1984), Beta Phi Mu, Eta Sigma Phi, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Roy Albert Swett, Junior, July 5, 1965 (divorced 1970). Married Stephen Alan Renner, August 4, 1979 (divorced 1984).