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Carol Richards (BS ’64) obituary

Carol Jean Richards, née Mason passed away November 21, 2022. Born in 1942 in Minneapolis, MN, she graduated from Central High School in 1960. She earned a bachelor of science from the University of Minnesota in 1964. She began her career at the E. H. Butler Library of the State University College of New York at Buffalo (Buffalo State) in 1974, serving first as Reference Librarian and later as Library Instruction Coordinator. Carol served as Head of Information Services at E. H. Butler Library 1983-1992 and was promoted to the faculty rank of Librarian in July 1991. From 1992-2000 she was Coordinator of Reference and Circulation. From 2000-2005 she was Associate Director of Butler Library. Read more.