Paula Roper is the Spotlight Award Winner for December 2011!
Paula LaJean Roper is a Social Science Librarian in Ellis Reference. She has worked for the MU Libraries for 26 years.
Paula is originally from St. Louis, Missouri, and graduated from the University of Missouri- St. Louis with a BS in education and history. She pursued both her graduate degrees here at Mizzou: a master of arts in library science, and a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. Paula also counts her life experience as educational background.
In her free time, Paula enjoys reading, television, Scrabble, kakuro (a mathematical crossword puzzle), and playing a type of thumb piano called a kalimba. She has three dogs, all papillons, and may be accepting applications for a resident cat and perhaps a bird.
Paula counts New Orleans as the coolest place she’s ever visited.
Her response to a question about her favorite snack or candy? “God, where would it end? I’ll just go with grapes.”
Of any actor/actress (living or dead) to portray Paula in a movie of her life, Paula would choose Charlton Heston, obviously! The movie soundtrack would feature Acyuta Gopi, Missa Luba, Mos Def, Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Nina Simone, and Krishna Das.
What are her favorite shoes/boots? “The ones I’m wearing.”
Paula would be surprised and thrilled to be featured in the magazine Playgirl.
If she could have a drink with any real or fictional person, Paula would choose to share a glass of vintage spiced blood with Anthony Bourdain.
In conclusion, she shares the following: Isaiah 5:8.
Congratulations, Paula!