Background
Wedgeworth, Robert was born on July 31, 1937 in Ennis, Texas, United States. Son of Robert and Jimmie (Johnson) Wedgeworth.
Dean university librarian association executive
Wedgeworth, Robert was born on July 31, 1937 in Ennis, Texas, United States. Son of Robert and Jimmie (Johnson) Wedgeworth.
AB, Wabash College, 1959. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Wabash College, 1980. Master of Science, University Illinois, 1961.
Doctor of Letters, Park College, 1973. Doctor of Laws, Atlanta University, 1982. Doctor of Humane Letters, Western Illinois University, 1983.
Doctor of Humane Letters, College William & Mary, 1988.
Cataloguer Kansas City Public Library., 1961—1962. Assistant library, then acting library Park College, Parkville, Missouri, 1962—1964. Library Meramec Communications College, Kirkwood, 1964—1966.
Acquisitions library Brown University Library., Providence, 1966—1969. Assistant professor Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1971—1972. Executive director American Library Association, Chicago, 1972—1985.
Dean School Library Service Columbia University, New York City, 1985—1992. University library, professor University Illinois, Urbana, 1992—1999. President Laubach Literacy International, Syracuse, New York, 2000—2002, Proliteracy Worldwide, since 2002.
Member United States National Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyrighted Works, 1975—1978. Biomedical library review committee The National Library Medicine, 1975—1978, chairman, 1978—1979. Network advisory committee Library. of Congress, 1977—1978.
National advisory committee, executive committee, council Center for the Book, Library. of Congress, 1972—1982. Board directors Newberry Library., Chicago, since 1979, Public Service Satellite Consortium, 1975—1985. Board visitors University Miami Library., Air University.
Executive board International Federation Library. Association and Institute, The Hague, 1985—1991, president, 1991—1997. Trustee American Library. in Paris, 1986—1992.
Alumni board Wabash College, 1980—1989, president, 1987—1989, trustee, since 1989. Visiting professor School Library. Science University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1985.
Advisory council Princeton University Library., 1977—1978, Stanford University Library., 1989—1992, Harvard College Library. Visiting Committee, 1994—1997. National advisory committee Gannett Center for Media Service.
Member Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications, 1989—1997.
Chairman United States National Committee for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization/Post Graduate Institute, 1976-1981. Member American Library Association (life), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (life), American Society Information Science, Grolier Club, Am.Antiquarian Society.
Married Chung Kyun Wedgeworth, July 28, 1972. 1 child Cicely Veronica.