ANNE S. MacLEOD

 
ANNE SCOTT MacLEOD  
Anne Scott MacLeod, 84, professor emerita in the College of Information Services at the University of Maryland, College Park, died at her home in Annapolis, Maryland on March 10, 2015, after several years of fighting cancer.  Professor MacLeod served her College, her University, and her academic community in several capacities: as an internationally recognized professor of children's literature, as Dean of the College, and as Acting Director of Libraries for the entire University of Maryland System. Early in her career, she was twice named as University Distinguished Professor. She was President of the International Research Society for Children's Literature, leading the society's conferences in the Spain, France, Russia (USSR), Finland, Sweden and UK. Anne MacLeod was a graduate of the University College of University of Chicago, and the University of Maryland where she earned the MLS and PhD (History) degrees. Her doctoral dissertation, "A Moral Tale", is still used internationally as a basic resource in children's literature courses. The book's innovative questions about an authors' ethical, religious and economic positions and purposes in this often didactic literature, opened new assessments of the academic and intellectual significance of books for children. In her community of Oyster Harbor, near Annapolis, she served as the Vice President and President. She also was on the board of the biological research firm, Biospherics, Inc., for several years.  Anne MacLeod leaves her husband, Norman, a sister, Barbara (Gordon) Murdock, of Saint Paul, MN, their three sons, Alec (Beverly) of Orange, MA, Daniel of Galesville, MD, and Alan (Mary) of Annapolis, MD, a fourth son, David Connor, and three grandchildren, Sean (Sarah), Hank and Carter Anne. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 23 at 1 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis.