Marietta Frank Named AAUW Outstanding Woman of the Year

The recipient of the AAUW Outstanding Woman of the Year Award is Marietta Frank. This award is given to an AAUW – Bradford Branch member who has served the organization and community with distinction.

Frank received a bachelor’s degree in English at SUNY Geneseo. She also holds a Master’s degree in Library Science from SUNY Geneseo and a Master of Art in Children’s Literature from Hollins University. Frank currently serves as the Library Director of Hanley Library at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford.  Prior to 1988, Frank worked at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio and at school districts in Washburn, Maine and Salamanca, NY.

Frank has a specialty in children’s literature and has taught courses at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford since 1991. She has co-authored three books, with two of the books focusing on science fiction in children’s literature. Active in her profession, Frank, has presented programs throughout the US and in France and Turkey.

Frank recently completed her term as President of AAUW and also serves as Historian for the organization. As a member of the Friends of Hanley Library, she works to strengthen the bonds between Hanley Library and the Bradford community. Frank is also a member of the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Arts Council. In 2010, Frank was honored to receive the University of Pittsburgh ULS Faculty Librarian Excellence Award.

Throughout her career, Frank has been a tireless advocate of the important role that libraries, books, travel and learning play in our lives.

The Bradford Branch of AAUW was founded in April 1921 and the first Outstanding Woman of the Year Award was presented to Mary Keller in 1980.