SCHOLARS IN RESIDENCE:

• Follett Chair
• Past Follett Chairs

Scholars In Residence

Follett Chair in Library and Information Science

In 2002, The Follett Corporation established the Follett Chair in Library and Information Science at Dominican University. This is the first endowed academic chair at Dominican and one of only four in field of library and information science in North America. An endowed chair is the highest academic honor bestowed upon a master teacher and scholar who has achieved renown in his or her profession. It is funded through perpetual interest earned from an endowment from the Follett Corporation.

Follett’s commitment to the academic chair for the Graduate School of Library and Information Science helps ensure that students will continue to receive high quality education for their future careers. It signals a high standard of academic achievement throughout the institution and serves as motivating factor in the recruitment of superior students as well as accomplished faculty members. The chair links GSLIS more closely to the professional community through both educational and service activities.

Appointment Process

The distinguished scholar designated to hold the Follett Chair Library and Information Science is selected through a national search process. The individual identified must be widely recognized for his or her outstanding teaching ability and superior scholarly achievements.

Read about the current GSLIS Follett Chair

Read about the past GSLIS Follett Chairs