December 12 , 2005

Maryville library to host centennial book signing

MARYVILLE, Mo. - Dr. Janice Brandon-Falcone, author of “Transitions: A Hundred Years of Northwest,” will sign copies of her illustrated volume of University history from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, at the Maryville Public Library.

Books will be available for sale during the signing. The library is located at Fifth and Main.

A project of the Centennial Society, the 224-page history was published by Northwest’s Office of University Relations. Cost is $50 plus sales tax, and all proceeds go toward scholarships.

The book is also available for sale on campus at the Bearcat Bookstore in the J.W. Jones Student Union and at three downtown locations: The Student Body and the offices of the “Nodaway News Leader” and the “Maryville Daily Forum.”

Produced as part of the University’s year-long centennial celebration, “Transitions” features hundreds of photographs of the people and events that have shaped Northwest since its founding in 1905. Many of the images have never appeared outside private collections and the University Archives.

An associate professor of history, Brandon-Falcone has taught at Northwest since 1988. She wrote “Transitions” at the urging of Tom Carneal, her former department chair and a Northwest professor emeritus. The most difficult part of putting the book together, she said, was deciding what to leave out.

“It isn’t a comprehensive history,” Brandon-Falcone said. “Rather, it’s a selection of key times, events and personalities. In that respect, there’s still a lot of story left to tell.”

Colleen Cooke, formerly a Northwest publications assistant, served as editor and designer for the project. Cooke, who earned a master’s degree in English from the University earlier this year, now works for Vance Publications in Lenexa, Kan.

The Centennial Society, a group of University alumni and friends, has raised funds for University Centennial support.

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