Sylvia Yalowitz Kaplan Kaplan

Background

Kaplan, Sylvia Yalowitz Kaplan was born on May 23, 1921 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Max and Gertrude (Yalowitz) Kaplan.

Education

Bachelor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1956. Master of Arts in Liberal Studies, Rosary College, 1961. Postgrad, 1962; Postgraduate, University Illinois, 1965—1969.

HEA, Institute on Reclassification, Rosary College, 1969. HEA, DePaul University, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy candidate, University Pittsburgh, 1980—1986.

Career

Assistant library Argonne National Laboratory, University Chicago, 1943—1950. Chief medical library Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium, Chicago, 1953—1957. School library Gary, Indiana, 1957—1959.

Library Institute Applied Research University Chicago, 1961—1962. Chief library instructor medical bibliography Chicago Medical School, 1960—1964. Library Michael Reese Hospital School Nursing, Chicago, 1964—1966.

Chief library Illinois Department Mental Health, 1967—1970. Instructor library science Northeastern Illinois State College, since 1970. Assistant professor library science Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, since 1970.

Achievements

• Sylvia Yalowitz Kaplan Kaplan has been listed as a noteworthy librarian, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of American Association of University Professors (officer), American Association of University Women, International Association Semantics, Association Academy Librarians, Special Libraries Association, American Association Library Schools, Medical Library Association, Hadassah, International Platform Association (honorary), Delta Kappa Gamma (honorary).

Connections

Married Milton I. Kaplan, April 5, 1959.

Father:

Max Kaplan

Mother:

Gertrude (Yalowitz) Kaplan

Spouse:

Milton I. Kaplan