NSB Spring 2013 - University of Nevada, Reno
NSB Spring 2013 - University of Nevada, Reno
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Alumna Elizabeth Ray<br />
establishes library fund to<br />
support geography and<br />
geology materials<br />
Alumna Elizabeth Ray ’78M.Ed. (education) has established the<br />
Elizabeth S. Ray Library Fund for Geography and Geology to advance<br />
the scope <strong>of</strong> geography and geology materials available at the <strong>University</strong><br />
Libraries.<br />
A native <strong>of</strong> Kentucky, Ray earned her bachelor’s degree in history and<br />
political science at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Kentucky. After moving to <strong>Nevada</strong>,<br />
she earned a master’s degree in education at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nevada</strong>,<br />
<strong>Reno</strong>, and worked as an elementary school teacher in northern <strong>Nevada</strong><br />
for 27 years. Although now retired, she volunteers two days a week<br />
in the classroom as a teacher’s aide and regularly visits area libraries<br />
and takes classes <strong>of</strong>fered by the <strong>University</strong>’s Osher Lifelong Learning<br />
Institute (OLLI).<br />
Elizabeth Ray ’78M.Ed. (right) and Carola Roach attend a holiday party<br />
at the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center. The retired 27-year elementary<br />
school teacher has been a longtime champion <strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong> Libraries,<br />
most recently establishing a library fund to advance the scope <strong>of</strong> geography<br />
and geology materials available.<br />
Ray made several gifts in support <strong>of</strong> the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge<br />
Center construction campaign, naming chairs in the Conrad Hilton<br />
Foundation Rotunda Reading Room and the Wells Fargo Auditorium.<br />
In 2010, she established the Elizabeth S. Ray Library Endowment to<br />
provide ongoing support for the acquisition <strong>of</strong> music, visual art, history<br />
and world politics materials.<br />
“I was captivated by the plans for the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge<br />
Center,” Ray says. “This new fund will enhance the <strong>University</strong> Libraries’<br />
ability to provide quality information resources so students and community<br />
members may stay current with the ever-changing geographic<br />
and geologic landscape <strong>of</strong> our global community.”<br />
—Roseann Keegan<br />
To learn more about supporting the <strong>University</strong> Libraries, please contact Millie Mitchell, director <strong>of</strong> development, (775) 682-5682 or mimitchell@unr.edu.<br />
Photo by Harry Thomas<br />
NEVADA SILVER & BLUE • <strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2013</strong> • Honor Roll <strong>of</strong> Donors – Jan.1-Dec. 31, 2012<br />
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