Two iSchool alumni inducted into Wisconsin Library Hall of Fame
Two out of the three inductees into the Wisconsin Library Hall of Fame in 2025 are Information School alumni: Marge Loch-Wouters MA’76 and Michael Gelhausen MA’76. The Wisconsin Library Hall of Fame inducts individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the improvement of library services across Wisconsin.
Marge Loch-Wouters was chosen “in recognition of her nearly 50 years of leadership, innovation, and unwavering dedication to youth services and librarianship in Wisconsin and beyond.”
Michael Gelhausen “built a legacy of strengthening libraries from the ground up—literally and figuratively—through visionary facility projects, technological innovation, legislative advocacy, and organizational leadership,” according to WLA.
The induction of Marge Loch-Wouters and Michael Gelhausen into the Wisconsin Library Hall of Fame underscores the Information School’s commitment to, and long history of, training library and information leaders who make an impact across the state and far beyond.
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