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Arkansas

Name Address Phone/ Fax/ Email
Carolyn Ashcraft
State Librarian
Arkansas State Library
One Capitol Mall, 5th Floor
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-682-1526
Fax: 501-682-1899
Email: cashcraft@asl.lib.ar.us
Carolyn Baker
Head Medical Librarian
M C Gilbreath Library
Baptist Health Medical Center
9601 Interstate 630, Exit 7
Little Rock, AR 72205-7299
Phone: 501-202-1109
Fax: 501-202-1318
Email: Carolyn.Baker@baptist-health.org
Joseph Bates, MD
Deputy State Public Health Officer
Arkansas State Department of Health
4815 W. Markham
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: 501-661-2412
Fax: 501-661-2388
Email: Joseph.Bates@arkansas.gov
Mark Chu
2nd year medical student
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
College of Medicine
Phone: 870-995-2708
Email: chumarky@uams.edu
Karan Cox
Associate Director
Delta AHEC
Director of Nursing Education
P.O. Box 729
1393 Hwy. 242 S.
Helena-W. Helena, AR 72342
Phone: 870-572-2727, ext 103
Email: KRCox@uams.edu
Vicki deYampert
Library Director
AHEC South - Carroll Medical library
460 W. Oak
El Dorado, AR 71730
Phone: 870-881-4404
Email: vdeyampert@ahecsa.uams.edu
Jennifer Goodson
Library Director
Fort Smith Public Library
3201 Rogers Ave.
Fort Smith, AR 72903
Phone: 479-783-0229
Fax: 479-782-8571
Email: jgoodson@fortsmithlibrary.org
Daphne Hyatt
Outreach Contact
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Library
4301 W. Markham, #586
Little Rock, AR 72205-7199
Phone: 501-686-8517
Fax: 501-686-6745
Email: DNHyatt@uams.edu
Alaine Martaus
Library Media Specialist
Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts
200 Whittington Ave.
Hot Springs, AR 71901
Phone: 501-622-5250
Email: martausa@asmsa.org
Teresa Ojezua
Head Librarian
Reynolds Library and Technology Center
Philander Smith College
One Trudie Kibbe Reed Dr.
Little Rock, AR 72202
Phone: 501-370-5306
Fax: 501-370-5307
Email: Tojezua@philander.edu
Pam C. Plummer
Director
Prevention Services/The Parent Center
Centers for Youth and Families
5905 Forest Place, Suite 205
Little Rock, AR 72207
Phone: 501-666-6833
Fax: 501-666-5997
Email: pplummer@cfyf.org
Jan Richter
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
College of Public Health
4301 W. Markham, #820
Little Rock, AR 72205

Phone: 501-526-6746
Email: RichterJan@uams.edu
RAC Chair:
Mary Ryan

Library Director
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Library
4301 W. Markham, #586
Little Rock, AR 72205-7199
Phone: 501-686-6730
Fax: 501-296-1423
Email: RyanMaryL@uams.edu

 

Louisiana

Name Address Phone/ Fax/ Email
Dr. Lee Bairnsfather
Department Chairman
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport
Biometry Department
P.O. Box 33932
Shreveport, LA 71130-3932
Phone: 318-675-6536
Fax: 318-675-7757
Email: lbairn@lsuhsc.edu
Carolyn Bridgewater
Outreach Contact
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Libraries - New Orleans
433 Bolivar St., Box B3-1
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: 504-568-6102
Fax: 504-568-7718
Email: cbridg@lsuhsc.edu
Marianne Comegys
Library Director
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Medical Library - Shreveport
P.O. Box 33932
Shreveport, LA 71130-3932
Phone: 318-675-5449
Fax: 318-675-5442
Email: mcomeg@lsuhsc.edu
Kay Gammill
Librarian
Caddo Parish Magnet High School
1601 Viking Dr.
Shreveport, LA 71101
Phone: 318-227-9774
Fax: 318-227-1393
Email: lkgammill@caddo.k12.la.us
Rebecca Hamilton
State Librarian/Assistant Secretary
The State Library of Louisiana
701 N. 4th St.
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone: 225-342-4923
Fax: 225-219-4804
Email: rhamilton@crt.state.la.us
Dixie Jones
Librarian
Medical Library (142D)
Overton Brooks VA Medical Center
510 E. Stoner Ave.
Shreveport, LA 71101-4295
Phone: 318-424-6036
Fax: 318-424-6170
Email: dixie.jones@va.gov
Ethel Madden
Director
Center for Knowledge Management, Ochsner Health Systems
1516 Jefferson Hwy.
New Orleans, LA 70121
Phone: 504-842-3271
Fax: 504-842-3544
Email: emadden@ochsner.org
Janet Mentesane
Executive Director
Martin Luther King Health Center
1233 Sprague St.
Shreveport, LA 71101
Phone: 318-227-2912
Fax: 318-227-8105
Email: martincenter@bellsouth.net
Millie Moore
Librarian
Rudolph Matas Medical Library
Tulane University Health Sciences Center
1430 Tulane Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70112-2699
Phone: 504-988-2060
Fax: 504-988-7417
Email: millie@tulane.edu
Neville Prendergast
Library Director
Rudolph Matas Medical Library
Tulane University Health Sciences Center
1430 Tulane Ave., SL-86
New Orleans, LA 70112-2699
Phone: 504-988-5319
Fax: 504-988-2412
Email: nprender@tulane.edu
RAC Chair:
Debbie H. Sibley
Associate Director
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Libraries - New Orleans
433 Bolivar St.
New Orleans, LA 70112-2882
Phone: 504-568-7698
Fax: 504-568-7720
Email: dsibl2@lsuhsc.edu
Emilie Smart
Division Head, Reference Services
East Baton Rouge Parish Library
7711 Goodwood Blvd.
Baton Rouge LA 70806
Phone: 225-231-3735
Fax: 225-231-3736
Email: esmart@ebr.lib.la.us
Jim Sprinkle
Executive Director
Families Helping Families at the Crossroads of Louisiana
P.O. Box 3356
Pineville, LA 71361-3356
Phone: 318-641-7373
Fax: 318-640-4299
Email: jamessprinkle152@bellsouth.net
Lori Steib
Director
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Library Services
6400 Perkins Rd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Phone: 225-763-2556
Fax: 225-763-2558
Email: Lori.Steib@pbrc.edu
Donna Timm
Outreach Contact
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Medical Library - Shreveport
P.O. Box 33932
Shreveport, LA 71130-3932
Phone: 318-675-5474
Fax: 318-675-5442
Email: DTimm@lsuhsc.edu

Oklahoma

Name Address Phone/ Fax/ Email
Stewart Brower
Library Director
University of Oklahoma-Tulsa Library
4502 E. 41st St.
Tulsa, OK 74135
Phone: 918-660-3222
Fax: 918-660-3229
Email: stewart-brower@ouhsc.edu
Dan Chandler
Assistant Librarian
Integris-Baptist Medical Center
Medical Library
3300 NW Expressway
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
Phone: 405-949-3767
Email: chandw@integris-health.com
Shari Clifton
Outreach Contact, Ex-officio
Robert M. Bird Health Sciences Library
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
P.O. Box 26901
Oklahoma City, OK 73126-0901
Phone: 405-271-2285, ext.48755
Fax: 405-271-3297
Email: Shari-clifton@ouhsc.edu
Beth Anne Freeman
Library Director
Oklahoma State University - Center for Health Sciences
CHS Medical Library
1111 W. 17th St.
Tulsa, OK 74107
Phone: 918-561-8451
Fax: 918-561-8412
Email: beth.freeman@okstate.edu
Sohail Khan
Epidemiologist
Cherokee Nation Health Services
P.O. Box 948
Tahlequah, OK 74465
Phone: 918-453-5000
Fax: 918-458-6174
Email: sohail-khan@cherokee.org
Melissa Kash-Holley
Medical Librarian
L.C. Baxter Medical Library
Oklahoma State University
Medical Center
744 W. 9th St., H230
Tulsa, OK 74127
Phone: 918-599-5297
Fax: 918-599-5829
Email: kashhomj@hillcrest.com
Michael Lapolla
Lecturer
University of Oklahoma-Tulsa, College of Public Health
Health Administration and Policy
SAC 1G18
4502 E. 41st St.
Tulsa, OK 74135
Phone: 918-660-3676
Fax: 918-660-3671
Email: Michael-lapolla@ouhsc.edu 
Renee Leasure
Associate Professor

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
College of Nursing
CNB 316
Oklahoma City, OK 73126-0901

Phone: 405-271-2401
Fax: 405-271-1224
Email: renee-leasure@ouhsc.edu
Kathryn Lewis
Director

Media Services & Instructional Tech
Norman Public Schools
4100 N. Flood
Norman, OK 73069

Phone: 405-366-5863
Fax: 405-573-3560
Email: klewis@norman.k12.ok.us
Dohn Martin
Outreach Contact, Ex-officio
Oklahoma State University - Center for Health Sciences
CHS Medical Library
1111 W. 17th St.
Tulsa, OK 74107
Phone: 918-561-8451
Fax: 918-561-8412
Email: dohn.martin@okstate.edu
Susan McVey
State Librarian
Oklahoma Department of Libraries
200 NE 18th St.
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-3298
Phone: 405-521-2502
Fax: 405-521-1077
Email: smcvey@oltn.odl.state.ok.us
Sonya Palmer
Medical Librarian

Scott Hendren Medical Library
INTEGRIS/Southwest Medical Center
4401 S. Western Ave.
Oklahoma City, OK 73109

Phone: 405-636-7437
Fax: 405-636-7660
Email: sonya.palmer@integris-health.com
Jim Pickens
Director of Health Programs

Tulsa Community College
Allied Health Division Office
Health Care Administration Program
909 S. Boston, Rm. MP 458
Tulsa, OK 74119

Phone: 918-595-7002
Email: jpickens@tulsacc.edu
Brad Robison
Terrorism Information Center Director
Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism
621 N. Robinson
Suite 400
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Phone: 405-278-6311
Fax: 405-232-5132
Email: robison@mipt.org
Cheryl Suttles
Manager, Library Services

Wann Langston Memorial Library
INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center
3300 NW Expressway
Oklahoma City, OK 73112

Phone: 405-949-3340
Fax: 405-949-3883
Email: suttcm@integris-health.com
RAC Chair:
Marty Thompson

Library Director
Robert M. Bird Health Sciences Library
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
P.O. Box 26901
Oklahoma City, OK 73126-0901
Phone: 405-271-2285, ext.48755
Fax: 405-271-3297
Email: marty-thompson@ouhsc.edu
Patricia Turner
Director Area Health Education Center
Tulsa Community College
Northeast Campus
3727 E. Apache
Tulsa, OK 74115-3151
Phone: 918-595-8404
Fax: 918-595-8406
Email: pturner@tulsacc.edu
Connie Van Fleet
Professor
University of Oklahoma
School of Library and Information Studies
401 W. Brooks, Rm. 120
Norma, OK 73019
Phone: 405-325-3921
Fax: 405-325-7648
Email: cvanfleet@ou.edu
Suanne Wymer
Divison Director
Central & Regional Libraries
Tulsa City-County Library
400 Civic Center
Tulsa, OK 74103-3830
Phone: 918-596-7980
Fax: 918-596-7895
Email: swymer@tulsalibrary.org
RAC Secretary:
Lynn Yeager
Outreach Contact
University of Oklahoma-Tulsa Library
4502 E. 41st St.
Tulsa, OK 74135
Phone: 918-660-3220
Fax: 918-660-3229
Email: lynn-yeager@ouhsc.edu

Texas

Name Address Phone/ Fax/ Email
Esther Carrigan
Library Director
Texas A & M University Medical Sciences Library
College Station, TX 77843-4462
Phone: 979-845-7540
Fax: 979-845-7493
Email: ecarriga@medlib.tamu.edu
Bobby Carter
Library Director
Gibson D. Lewis Library
University of North Texas Health Science Center
3500 Camp Bowie
Fort Worth, TX 76107
Phone: 817-735-2380
Fax: 817-735-2283
Email: bcarter@hsc.unt.edu
Nancy Crider
Program Manager
Texas Public Health Training Center
University of Texas School of Public Health
1200 Herman Pressler Dr., RAS E-905
Houston, TX 77030
Phone: 713-500-9399
Fax: 713-500-9397
Email: Nancy.M.Crider@uth.tmc.edu
Karen Keller
Director
Edwin G. Schwarz Health Sciences Library
Cook Children's Medical Center
801 7th Ave.
Fort Worth, TX 76104-2796
Phone: 682-885-1802
Fax: 682-885-4177
Email: karen.keller@cookchildrens.org
Brett Kirkpatrick
Library Director
Moody Medical Library
University of Texas Medical Branch
301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX 77555-1035
Phone: 409-772-2371
Fax: 409-762-5586
Email: bkirkpat@utmb.edu
Bobbie Long
Executive Director
Central Park Campus Library
Collin County Community College
2200 W. University Dr.
McKinney, TX 75070
Phone: 972-548-6866
Fax: 972-548-6844
Email: BLong@ccccd.edu
Becky McKay
Outreach Contact
Texas A & M University Medical Sciences Library
College Station, TX 77843-4462
Phone: 979-845-4631
Fax: 979-845-0923
Email: bmckay@medlib.tamu.edu
Carolyn Medina
Librarian
Medical and Research Library, MC 1955
Texas Department of State Health Services
P.O. Box 149347
Austin, TX 78714-9347
Phone: 512-458-7559
Fax: 512-458-7683
Email: Carolyn.Medina@dshs.state.tx.us
Patti Pagels
Physician Assistant
4904 Melrose Park Dr.
Colleyville, TX 76034
Phone: 817-980-2651
Email: ppagels@gmail.com
Peggy Rudd
Director
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
1201 Brazos St.
(P.O. Box 12927)
Austin, TX 78711-2927
Phone: 512-463-5460
Fax: 512-463-5436
Email: peggy.rudd@tsl.state.tx.us
Paul Simmons
Co-Executive Director/Programs

Center for Aids
1407 Hawthorne
Houston, TX 77006

Phone: 713-527-8219
Fax: 713-521-3679
Email: paul@centerforaids.org
Laurie Thompson
Library Director
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Library
5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75390-9049
Phone: 214-648-2626
Fax: 214-648-2826
Email: laurie.thompson@utsouthwestern.edu
Rajia Tobia
Executive Director of Libraries
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Library
MC7940
7703 Floyd Curl Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78229-3900
Phone: 210-567-2400
Fax: 210-567-2490
Email: tobia@uthscsa.edu
RAC Chair:
Richard Wood

Director
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center,
Libraries of the Health Sciences
3601 4th St.
Lubbock, TX 79430
Phone: 806-743-2203
Fax: 806-743-2218
Email: richard.wood@ttuhsc.edu