Ellen Cunningham-Kruppa Director: Kilgarlin Center (512) 471-8287 Room: UTA 5.342 Hours: By appointment only

Degrees:
B.A., 1983, Secondary Education, University of Texas at Austin; M.L.I.S., 1985, University of Texas at Austin; Certificate, Administration of Preservation Programs in Libraries and Archives, 1988, Columbia University.

Bio:

Ellen Cunningham-Kruppa is Director of the School of Information's William and Margaret Kilgarlin Center for Preservation of the Cultural Record. She administers all activities associated with the Center, teaches courses in preservation management and creation of sustainable digital collections, and advises and mentors doctoral students and students pursuing Certificates of Advanced Study in preservation administration and conservation. She is responsible for fundraising and grant writing in support of the Kilgarlin Center and serves as principal investigator for grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Ellen is president of the Association of North American Graduate Programs in Conservation.

From 1985 to 1987 Ellen was Project Archivist at The Johns Hopkins University Peabody Institute. In August 1988 she was hired as the first preservation officer for the University of Texas at Austin General Libraries. In 1996 she became the first Digital Programs Librarian for the General Libraries and played an active role in the early development of the Library's digital library program.