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 6th 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.”