Don Riggs, former LAMA President, dies

Contact: Fred Reuland


Marketing Specialist, LAMA/ALA


(312) 280-5032


freuland@ala.org

For Immediate Release,


March 3, 2008

Don Riggs, former LAMA President, dies

Don Riggs died on Tuesday, Feb. 19. He was president of the Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA) from 1994 to 95 and was instrumental in moving the division forward on a number of fronts. Due to Don's wishes there is no memorial service.




Don retired on Dec. 31, 2007 due to poor health. Upon his retirement, Nova Southeastern University established the Donald E. Riggs Scholarship Fund. The Riggs family respectfully requested that contributions be made to Don's scholarship fund in lieu of flowers. Please direct your contributions and questions to the Library Development Office at (954) 262-4593 or Jill Gallner at
gallner@nova.edu.




The mission of the Library Administration and Management Association (
www.ala.org/lama) is to encourage and nurture current and future library leaders and to develop and promote outstanding leadership and management practices. LAMA is a division of the American Library Association.