▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁School ▁of ▁History , ▁Class ics ▁and ▁Arch ae ology ▁Category : 1 9 8 4 ▁death s ▁Category : 1 9 2 8 ▁birth s <0x0A> </s> ▁Ma ure en ▁S ull ivan ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁li br arian , ▁educ ator , ▁and ▁organiz ational ▁consult ant ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Library ▁Association ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁S ull ivan ▁received ▁her ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁and ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Library ▁Science ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁practice ▁in ▁the ▁Sim m ons ▁College ▁Gr adu ate ▁School ▁of ▁Library ▁and ▁Information ▁Science ▁doctor al ▁program ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 6 ; ▁she ▁also ▁was ▁the ▁inter im ▁de an ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁from ▁January ▁to ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Library ▁leadership ▁ ▁S ull ivan ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁College ▁and ▁Research ▁L ibr aries ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁During ▁her ▁AC RL ▁presiden cy , ▁S ull ivan ▁successfully ▁proposed ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁Le ad ership ▁Institute ▁for ▁Academ ic ▁L ibr ari ans ▁at ▁the ▁Harvard ▁Gr adu ate ▁School ▁of ▁Education ; ▁she ▁also ▁helped ▁develop ▁the ▁curr icul um ▁and ▁served