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Ruth Abbott is a Senior Library Assistant (Reserves) at Northern Michigan University. Ruth has held this position since August 2018. Prior to that, they were a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Northern Michigan University from August 2016 to May 2020. Ruth was nominated for MA of the year during their time as a Graduate Teaching Assistant. Before working at Northern Michigan University, Ruth was the Executive Director of Institutional Integrity and Effectiveness at the College of the Marshall Islands from January 2007 to February 2017. In this role, they were responsible for developing, enhancing, and maintaining information resources to support decision making, planning, and reporting.

Ruth Abbott's educational career includes a Bachelor of Arts in English/Language Arts Teacher Education from Michigan State University, a Master's Degree in Applied Linguistics from The University of Texas at Arlington, a certificate of completion from the Assessment Leadership Academy at the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, a professional certificate in online education from the University of Wisconsin-Extension, and certification from the state of Michigan in professional education certificate renewal.

Their manager is Molly Anderson, Interim Circulation Manager. Some of their coworkers include Karen Rinne - Senior Library Assistant (ILL), Sophia Harding - Senior Library Assistant (MeLCat, ILL), and Duncan Muter - Temporary Circ Staff.