Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Poetic Obituaries: A temporary librarian who rose through the Del Mar College

ranks devoting her life to teaching thousands of students died early Christmas Day.

Aileen Creighton, dean emeritus with the college's Division of Arts and Sciences, was 97.

Creighton began in the library and worked as assistant registrar, in the fourth year the school was open, before World War II. She later joined the English department as a professor. Creighton became chairwoman of the English department and director of the Division of Humanities and dean of the Division of Arts and Sciences through 1980.

from Caller-Times: Del Mar innovator, namesake of plaza Creighton, 97, dies

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