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Ron Bauerle
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Dr. Richard Chapin, Director emeritus of Michigan State University
Libraries, passed away July 30, 2009. He was born in Danville, IL on
April 29, 1925, the son of Harry W. and Lula May (Briggs) Chapin.
After graduation from Danville High School, he enlisted in the Naval V-12
program and was assigned as a bomb disposal officer with the Naval
Technical Mission to Japan. He received a BA, and later an honorary
doctorate, from Wabash College. While at Wabash he was a member of Sigma
Chi Fraternity and earned Blue Key and Phi Kappa Phi honoraries. He also
quarterbacked the Wabash College football team. His graduate studies
were at University of Illinois where he received his MS (library science)
and PhD (communications). He worked in the libraries at Florida State
University, University of Illinois, and University of Oklahoma before
coming to Michigan State in 1955 as Associate Director and then Director
of Libraries and Professor of Journalism from 1959 until 1990. He also
served as Director of the MSU Press from 1985 to 1989.
Dr. Chapin was an active member of his profession, serving as officer and
board member of the Michigan Library Association, Michigan Library
Consortium, American Library Association, Association of Research
Libraries and the Ohio Library Consortium. He served as a consultant to
libraries in this country and abroad, including Vietnam, Brazil and the
United Arab Emirates. As co-founder and president of the Michigan
Library Consortium he was instrumental in updating libraries in Michigan
and beyond as technology began to influence his profession.
He was an active member of the East Lansing community. He served as
member of the East Lansing Human Relations Committee, the East Lansing
Board of Education, the Capital Literacy Coalition and the Tolman
Foundation.
He is survived by Eleanor, his loving wife and colleague of 60 years, his
sons Bob (Karen) and Dave (Laurie), daughter Becky (Sharon O'Leary), six
grandchildren Robert, Jason, Andrew, Cari, Elle and Alex and two great
grandchildren Jason Jr. and Carson.
He will be remembered by family and friends for his wonderful sense of
humor, respect for the dignity of all people and his contagious
personality.
A memorial service will be held on Monday, August 3, at 3:00 p.m. at The
Peoples Church, 200 W. Grand River Ave, East Lansing with the Rev. Dr.
Harry Johnson officiating. The family will receive friends at the church
following the service.
Those desiring may make contributions to the Eleanor and Richard Chapin
Endowment for Staff Development at Michigan State University Libraries
c/o MSU Development Office, 300 Spartan Way, East Lansing MI 48824-9911,
the Great Lakes Alzheimer's Chapter, 310 N. Main St., Suite 100, Chelsea,
MI 48118, or the East Lansing Education Foundation, 841 Timberlane, East
Lansing, MI 48823 in memory of Richard Chapin.
Published in Lansing State Journal from 8/1 to 8/2/2009.
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