Ellen Louis Blair was born right here in Columbia, Mo., and works in the MU Libraries Administrative Office.  Ellen currently serves as an Administrative Associate II, and has worked for MU Libraries for 35 years.  She jokingly says she graduated from the College of Common Sense.

Ellen has two cats, Pebbles and Diego.  “I rescued Diego in October from the side of the highway in morning rush hour traffic, when he was about 6 weeks old.”

Ellen’s hobbies include embroidery and sewing, and the coolest place she thinks she’s ever visited is the Rocky Mountains.

The best person to portray her in a movie, In Ellen’s opinion, is Judy Garland.

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Julie A. Rogers, Assistant Head of Security at Ellis Library, was born in Michigan and has been with MU Libraries for not quite two years.

Julie owns two dogs and one cat, and enjoys tennis and gardening.

Julie believes the coolest place she has ever visited is New York City and would love to have Sandra Bullock portray her in a movie.

Harold Alan Jones was born in Tywappity Township, Mississippi County, Missouri.  Alan works in the Catalog Dept. and holds a BS in Spanish from MU.  He has worked for MU Libraries for a total of 35 years, if you include his student days.

Alan owns (or is owned by) three cats: Curbie, Hyacinth and Mulder.  In his leisure time he enjoys listening to opera, reading and hiking.  Alan’s hobbies include politics, Roman history, food, movies and travel.  Some day he hopes to visit the town of Kelso, Scotland, where his mother’s family came from.

Alan feels the coolest place he has ever visited is the Utah desert.

When asked who should portray him in a movie of his life, Alan replied, “Some say I look like Sean Connery, but I would choose my favorite forgotten actor, Richard Carlson (White Cargo, Creature from the Black Lagoon).

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Deborah Dianne (Debbie) Melvin hails is originally from Fulton, Missouri and works in Ellis Interlibrary Loan.  She is a graduate of Hickman High School and the School of Tomorrow Accelerated Christian Education Supervisory Training, and has worked for MU Libraries for 8 years.

Debbie is a twin, and was president of her 6^th grade class.  She proclaims “I used to drag race up and down Business Loop 70 not so very long ago.” 

Debbie’s hobbies include watching her grandchildren and NASCAR, and she has written a short story which has been published.

Debbie thinks the coolest place she has ever been is Merrimac Caverns and her opinion of who would best portray her in a movie is divided: “Sometimes Jerry Lewis, sometimes Ginger Rogers, sometimes Katharine Hepburn.”

In closing, Debbie told us: “My relationship with God is of utmost importance to me, as well as my relationship with my husband.”