For Immediate Release
August 5, 2002

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Alexis Boles
(909) 460-2001

FORMER YALE LAW SCHOOL HEAD OF REFERENCE APPOINTED HEAD OF THE LAW LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE COLLEGE OF LAW

ONTARIO, CA (AUG. 5, 2002) — Kenneth Rudolf has been appointed head of the law library according to Kenneth Held, dean of the University of La Verne College of Law in Ontario. Rudolf, an established librarian and scholar, was most recently head of reference at the Lillian Goldman Library, Yale Law School.

Rudolf was with the Lillian Goldman Library for nearly 12 years, where he coordinated reference functions, oversaw government documents, provided reference for both Anglo-American and Foreign/International collections, and served on several committees and task forces. He has also held positions with the Marian G. Gallagher Law Library, University of Washington. Rudolf is a recognized speaker and guest lecturer on legal research and has lectured in several courses at Yale Law School. He also taught music for a number of years at Walla Walla College in Washington.

"We are delighted that Kenneth has joined us at the College of Law," said Dean Held. "He brings a wealth of knowledge to the law library and will be of great assistance to our students. We look forward to his making a substantial contribution to the continued growth of the College of Law."

Rudolf earned his Master of Librarianship degree and certificate in law librarianship, as well as his J.D. degree, from the University of Washington. In addition, Rudolf received a Fulbright-Hayes Graduate Fellowship from the University of Vienna, and spent a year doing dissertation research in Austria, Germany, Czechoslovakia and Hungary.

Established in 1970, the University of La Verne College of Law is recognized as a progressive school, integrating time-honored methods in teaching law with the most advanced technology available. The College of Law is accredited by the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California. For more information on the University of La Verne College of Law, please call (909) 460-2001 or visit them on the web at www.ulv.edu/law.

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The University of La Verne College of Law was provisionally approved by the American Bar Association on February 13, 2006.

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