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During his tenure at TCU, Roger worked with some wonderful people on library staff, two University Librarians, Paul Parham
and Dr. Fred Heath, and two Library Deans, Robert “Bob” Seal and Dr. June Koelker. In addition, there have been four TCU
Chancellors: Moudy, Tucker, Ferrari and Boschini.

“ I have worked with a combination of some very eccentric and some not so eccentric people, and it worked,” says Roger. “I am
happy to have had the relationships and special experiences with these delightful people over the years.”

After 37 successful years at Texas Christian University, Roger looks forward to doing a whole lot of nothing, just relaxing. He also
looks forward to spending more time reading. We at the Mary Couts Burnett Library are indebted to Roger for his deep expertise
and dedicated service and wish him the very best in this next chapter of his life.

Student Spotlight: Sara Davy

As you probably know from visiting the library, our student
workers are the best! Meet student worker Sara Davy. A
criminal justice major from San Antonio, Texas, Sara began
working in Information Commons in the fall of 2015 and as
her graduation date gets closer, the Library would like to
thank her for all she does for the Library!
Press, specializes in regional Rebecca Allen,
Where do you work in the library and what do you do? TCU Press marketing coordinator
I work in the Information Commons, where I monitor the literature and history
library computer lab and printers. We also provide student
scantrons, school supplies and answer any questions students
may have. Texas Christian University Press, the book Shots of Knowledge: The Science of written by Thornberry’s grandson. With
publishing office of the university since Whiskey is a coffee table book for whiskey a foreword by Jack Pickle, the book has
What skills have you learned while working at the library 1947 and a member of the Association lovers. Organized into fifty-eight essays received praise from Luci Baines Johnson,
that might help you in your future career? of American University Presses since accompanied by full-color photos and Ben Barnes, former lieutenant governor,
Communication skills, both with co-workers and patrons, 1982, advances the knowledge and illustrations, the book samples selected and the late Jim Wright.
organizational skills and time management. preservation of history and scholarship topics in whiskey production through the
by publishing books and journals. The lenses of science, history and engineering. Adele Briscoe Looscan: Daughter of the
What resource or service do you find most helpful at the mission of TCU Press is to expand upon The book was co-written by Rob Arnold, Republic by Laura Lyons McLemore is a
library? the university’s core mission through the Head Distiller at Firestone and Robertson valuable and compelling biography for
The online databases and the research librarians who are very discovery, development and dissemination Distilling Co., and Eric Simanek, Robert what it reveals about women and culture
helpful with research questions and essays. of knowledge by the publication of A. Welch Professor of Chemistry and in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century
significant, relevant and innovative titles Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Texas and for what it reveals about the
What has been your favorite class at TCU and why? in the areas of history and literature Biochemistry at TCU. nature, origins and shaping of Texas’s
Basic Sign Language because I always wanted to learn sign of Texas and the American West, with modern identity.
language and this class was ideal and fun. a distinct focus on the discovery and Amado Muro and Me: A Tale of Honesty The Boar’s Head Festival: A Christmas
preservation of local history. and Deception is a memoir by Robert Celebration by TCU Professor of Costume
What will you miss about TCU? Seltzer, the son of Chester Seltzer, a white Design LaLonnie Lehman is a dazzling
I will miss all the fun events that TCU has every week for TCU Press is small, even among other newspaperman from Cleveland, Ohio, pageant that brings to life stories and
students. Also the football games! university presses, and it operates in who wrote Latino/a literature under the
an unstable industry in the midst of pseudonym Amado Muro. A coming-of- traditions originating in medieval times.
significant transition. Yet despite its age tale, this book begins in El Paso and The Boar’s Head and Yule Log Festival is
What will you miss about the library? small size and many challenges, TCU chronicles the year the family left Texas a Christmas celebration that weaves both
I will miss my boss Desmond and the friends I work with. religious and secular
Press successfully competes with both and a young Robert, with the help of his
larger university presses and commercial controversial father, grapples with racism, narratives into a radiant
What are your plans after graduation? publishing houses. identity and cross-culturalization. tapestry.
After earning my bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice, I plan to work in this field with juvenile offenders.
TCU Press has recently published several Homer Thornberry: Congressman, Judge, and Visit prs.tcu.edu to see
books that have received positive reviews: Advocate for Equal Rights is a biography of their full collections.
the Texas congressman and federal judge
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