Nancy Eaton

Nancy holds a B.A. from Stanford University (1965) and an M.L.S. from the University of Texas at Austin (1968). She has held increasingly responsible positions in the field of Library Science since 1968, including Director of Libraries and Media Services at the University of Vermont, Dean of Library Services at Iowa State University, and Dean of University Libraries and Scholarly Communications at Penn State (1997-2010), which included administration of all 36 libraries at Penn State’s 24 campuses and the Penn State Press, retiring from Penn State in 2010. Nancy has served on many professional and community boards, including the Association of Research Libraries, OCLC (an international network that connects libraries worldwide), the Library and Information Technology Association, the Smithsonian Institution Libraries Advisory Board, the Pennsylvania Humanities Council, the Pennsylvania Chamber Orchestra, the Schlow Library Foundation Board, and the Borough of State College Human Relations Commission. At Foxdale Village, she has served on the Residence Council, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Finance Committee, Development Committee, and OLLI Curriculum Committee. She has won a number of awards, including Iowa State’s Diversity Award and the American Library Association’s Hugh Atkinson Award for outstanding contributions in the areas of library automation and library management. Nancy lives at Foxdale Village with her two cats.