Peggy Tyler, Ph.D., has been named interim dean of Clemson University libraries, effective today.
“Kay Wall has been a champion of 21st-century librarianship,” said Tyler. “I want to build on the good work she has done to position the libraries as a national leader in providing access to information and in educating individuals for effective, life-long learning.”
Tyler joined the university full time in 1994 as a reference librarian. She became the interim chair of the libraries’ faculty in 2013 and was responsible for annual evaluations, reappointment, tenure, post-tenure review and representing the interests of the library’s faculty members.
Tyler earned her bachelor’s degree from Johnson State College, her master’s degree in library science from the University at Albany-SUNY, and her doctorate in industrial-organizational psychology from Clemson.
Kay Wall, who led the led the university libraries for eight years, will be working on several new initiatives to enhance the university’s learning environment.
