▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Watson ▁Davis ▁Award . ▁She ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁author , ▁co - author , ▁or ▁editor ▁of ▁seven ▁books ▁and ▁has ▁published ▁numerous ▁articles . ▁ ▁Education ▁Gregory ▁received ▁ ▁an ▁A . B . ▁in ▁History ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Alabama ▁( U A ), ▁and ▁a ▁M . A . ▁in ▁History , ▁also ▁at ▁U A , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁Rem aining ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Alabama , ▁she ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁Gr adu ate ▁School ▁of ▁Library ▁Service ' s ▁M . L . S . ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁Finally , ▁she ▁received ▁her ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁Communic ation , ▁Information ▁and ▁Library ▁Studies ▁from ▁R ut gers , ▁The ▁State ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁Career ▁Gregory ▁began ▁her ▁professional ▁career ▁at ▁the ▁A ub urn ▁University ▁at ▁Mont gom ery ▁Library ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁as ▁an ▁audio - visual ▁li br arian ▁and ▁a ▁super visor ▁for ▁the ▁Ac quis itions ▁Department , ▁then ▁Co ordin ator ▁of ▁Techn ical ▁Services , ▁and ▁finally ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Systems ▁and ▁Oper ations . ▁She ▁finished ▁her ▁time ▁at ▁the ▁library ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁by ▁which ▁time ▁she ▁had ▁become ▁a ▁ten ured ▁li br arian . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁she ▁became ▁an