Staff
Quick contacts:
Email
Troy Campus Library Reference Desk: libhelp@troy.edu
Dothan Campus Library
Circulation Desk: Telephone 1-334-983-6556 Extension 21-331
Montgomery Campus Library
Circulation Desk: Telephone 1-334-241-9576
Troy Campus Library (serving the Phenix City campus and TROY Online)
Reference Desk: Telephone 1-334-670-3255
LIBRARIES STAFF DIRECTORY
Dothan Campus Library
R. Terry Everett Hall
502 University Drive
好色先生TV
Dothan, AL 36303
Circulation Desk: 1-334-983-6556 Ext. 21-331
Jana Slay
Acting Director of Library Services
Telephone: 1-334-670-3258
Email: jslay@troy.edu
Olga Casey
Technical Services Librarian
Telephone: 1-334-983-6556 Ext. 21-325
Email: oknyaz@troy.edu
Education
MLIS, Louisiana State University, 2002
Radio-communication Engineer diploma,
Odessa Telecommunication Academy (Ukraine), 1987
Susan Echols
Reference Librarian
Telephone: 1-334-983-6556 Ext. 21-280
Email: sechols@troy.edu
Education
BS, 好色先生TV, 2009
MBA, 好色先生TV, 2011
MLIS, Valdosta State University, 2022
Mary McCruter
Circulation - Library Assistant
Telephone: 1-334-983-6556 Ext. 21-323
Email: mmccruter@troy.edu
Martin Olliff, Ph.D.
Archivist and Professor, History
Telephone: 1-334-983-6556 Ext. 21-327
Email: molliff@troy.edu
Education
B.S., Auburn University, 1976
M.A., Auburn University, 1979
Ph.D., Auburn University, 1998
Tina Bernath
Archivist - Library Assistant
Telephone: 1-334-983-6556 Ext. 21-324
Email: tbernath@troy.edu
Diane Sowell
Archives Assistant
Telephone: 1-334-983-6556 Ext. 21-434
Email: lsowell@troy.edu
The Rosa Parks Library
252 Montgomery Street
Montgomery, AL 36104
Telephone: 1-334-241-9576 Circulation Desk
Fax: 1-334-241-9590
Rachel Hooper
Acting Director
Telephone: 1-334-670-3269
Email: hooperr@troy.edu
Marie Hutchinson
Library Assistant III
Telephone: 1-334-241-9783
Email: smhutchinson@troy.edu
Adrienne Knight
Library Assistant III
Telephone: 1-334-241-9784
Email: aknight138053@troy.edu
Troy Campus Library
Wallace Hall
好色先生TV
Troy, AL 36082
Fax: 1-334- 670-3694
Administration
Public services
Technical services
University archives
Chris Shaffer, Ed.D.
Dean of Libraries
Email: shafferc@troy.edu
Telephone: 1-334-670-3263/3266
Education
- Ed.D, Educational Leadership, Policy, and Law, Alabama State University, 2014
- MLIS, Library and Information Studies - University of Alabama, August 2005
- Ed.S, Administration - Albany State University, May 2004
- M.Ed, Social Studies Education - Augusta State University, May 1998
- BA, History - Auburn University, August 1991
Publications
- Creating a Culture of Grant-Writing in a Multi-Campus Academic Setting, The Southeastern Librarian, vol. 65, n. 2, with co-authors Michael Pearce and Alyssa Martin, Summer, 2017
- The Patriot Act a Decade Later: A Literature Review of Librarian Responses and Strategies, Indiana Libraries, vol. 33, n. 1, April 17, 2014
- Small Grants and the Academic Library, Tennessee Libraries, vol. 62, n. 1, March 19, 2012, with co-authors Amanda Major, Jimmy Hull, and Jamey McGowin
- Best Practices for Hiring Academic Librarians, The Southeastern Librarian, vol. 59, n. 3, September 23, 2011
- Library Usage Trends and Needs of International Students, Behavioral and Social Sciences Librarian, vol. 29, n. 2, June 4, 2010, with co-authors Donna Miller and Lisa Vardaman
- Native American Literature in Collection Development, Collection Building, vol. 26, n. 4, Oct, 2007
Awards/Scholarships
- Distinguished Service Award, given by the Alabama Library Association, April 12, 2018
- Association of American Colleges and Universities (AASCU), Japan Studies Institute-Japan Fellowship, July 2-14, 2017
- Intellectual Freedom Award, given by the Alabama Library Association, April 20, 2017
- I Love My Librarian Award, given by the American Library Association, Carnegie Corporation, New York Public Library, and New York Times, $5,000, December 3, 2015
- Humanitarian Award (好色先生TV Dothan Library), Alabama Library Association, April 24, 2014
- Japan Studies Institute Fellowship: Incorporating Japanese Studies into the Undergraduate Curriculum, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, June 2-20, 2008
- Goethe Institute/Transatlantic Outreach Program, 2007
Hannah McGaha
Library Operations Specialist
Telephone: 1-334-670-3266
Email: hmcgaha@troy.edu
Reference Desk
Telephone: 1-334-670-3255
Fax: 1-334-670-3694
Email: libhelp@troy.edu
Rachel Hooper, Ph.D.
Head of Public Services
Liaison for: Business and Management, and Computer Science
Telephone: 1-334-670-3269
Email: hooperr@troy.edu
Education
- Ph.D., 好色先生TV, 2024
- MBAi, 好色先生TV, 2017
- MLIS, University of Alabama, 2008
- BS, 好色先生TV, 2007
Jay Brandes
Librarian for TROY Online
Serving TROY Online, International Sites, and International Partners
Email: jayb777@troy.edu
Jimmy "Kelly" Reeves
Interlibrary Loan Coordinator
Telephone: 1-334-670-3257
Email: jreeves157554@troy.edu
Lisa Vardaman
Education/Instructional Media Librarian
Liaison for: Counseling, Education, and Psychology
Telephone: 1-334-670-3262
Email: lisavardaman@troy.edu
Jennifer Long
Science Librarian
Liaison for: Hospitality, Sport, and Tourism Management; Kinesiology; Math; Nursing;
and Science (Biology, Chemistry, Geology, etc.)
Telephone: 334-670-3541
Email: jmlong@troy.edu
Debbie West
Humanities Librarian
Liaison for: Art, Interpreter Training, Languages, Literature, Music, and Performing
Arts
Telephone: 1-334-808-6344
Email: debwest@troy.edu
Stephanie White
Social Sciences/Government Documents Librarian
Liaison for: Anthropology, Criminal Justice, History, Political Science
Telephone: 334-670-3256
Email: skwhite@troy.edu
Fax: 1-334-670-3694
Jana Slay
Head of Technical Services/Acquisitions Librarian
Telephone: 1-334-670-3258
Email: jslay@troy.edu
Ruth Elder
Cataloger
Telephone: 1-334-670-3874
Email: relder71917@troy.edu
Nancy Hamm
Library Assistant III
Telephone: 1-334-670-3470
Email: nhamm98490@troy.edu
Lexi Wilson
Library Assistant III
Telephone: 1-334-670-3253
Email: atippett223309@troy.edu
Deanna Walker
Library Assistant III, Serials
Telephone: 1-334-670-3252
Email: walkerd@troy.edu
Rodney Lawley
University Archivist
Telephone: 1-334-670-3198
Fax: 1-334-670-3694
Email: rlawley@troy.edu