Background

Oliger, Yvonne Chinn was born on October 26, 1949 in Butte, Montana, United States. Daughter of William Mun and Gene Letitia (Wu) Chinn.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Education, Montana State University, 1971. Master of Library Science, Indiana University, 1982.

Career

Teacher, Boulder (Montana) School, 1976-1979; children's library, Bedford (Indiana) Public Library., 1980-1992; director, Brown County Public Library., Nashville, Indiana, since 1992. Chair Children's and Young People's Division Indiana Library. Federation, since 1985.

Achievements

• Yvonne Chinn Oliger has been listed as a noteworthy Librarian by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President alumni board Indiana University School of Library and Information Science, 1994-1996. Member Dunn Memorial Hospital Foundation, Bedford, 1990-1992. Chair March of Dimes Walkathon, Bedford, 1988.

President Kappa Kappa Kappa Philanthropic, Nashville, Indiana, 1995.

Interests

• Avocations: skiing, hiking, reading, sewing.

Connections

Married Stephen P. Benowitz, February 3, 1973 (divorced 1990). Married Robert W. Oliger, July 20, 1991.