Background
Best, Rickey D. was born on September 18, 1958 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Carl Eston and Reba Marie (Newton) Best.
Best, Rickey D. was born on September 18, 1958 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Carl Eston and Reba Marie (Newton) Best.
Bachelor in History, University of California, Riverside, 1980; Master of Arts in History, University of California, Riverside, 1982; Master of Library Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1986.
Archival technical Federal Archives & Records Center, Laguna Niguel, California, 1980-1981. Student intern A.K. Smiley Public Library., Redlands, 1982. Docent Heritage Room Corona (California) Public Library., 1982.
Library San Diego History Society, 1982-1985. Archivist, special collections library Auburn University, Montgomery, Alabama, 1986—1999. Dean Auburn Library., since 1999.
Member 25th anniversary committee Auburn University, member faculty grievance committee, 1993-1994, member faculty senate, since 1988, member election committee, 1989-1992, chair, 1990, member nominating committee, 1989, 90, 92, member rules committee, 1989-1990, member academy standards committee, 1987-1992, member subcommittee on revision of core curriculum, 1988-1989, member athletics & intramural committee, since 1992, chair records management committee, since 1987, member 20th anniversary steering committee, 1989, judge history department student writing contest, 1992, member library committee on formula funding, since 1993, member committee to review library hours, 1988, member search committee bibliographic instruction library, 1988, member search committee head systems and operations, 1989-1991, member library goals and planning committee, since 1989, member library automation committee, since 1989, chair committee develop library travel funding guidelines, 1989, chair search committee cataloger, 1991-1992. Presenter in field.
Secretary/treasurer Friends of Auburn University Montgomery Library., since 1986, member planning committee fall book harvest, since 1991. Co-coordinator annual art exhibit Auburn University Montgomery Library. Tower, 1987-1990; member Montgomery Ballet Library.
Dance Committee, since 1992. Member advisory committee Montgomery City/County Archives, since 1992. Member American Library Association (college and research libraries since 1988), Society of America Archivists (professional affinity group for conservation, preservation, education, 1983-1985, 86-91, college & university archives section since 1987, reference, access & outreach section since 1987), Society Alabama Archivists (vice president 1988-1990, president 1990-1991, chair mission & goals committee 1988-1989, chair program committee 1989-1990, chair nominating committee 1991), Southern Archives Conference (chair local arrangements committee 1990, chair program committee 1992), Alabama Library.
Association (intellectual freedom committee 1989).
Married Charlotte Marie Redemann.