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Clifford and I are sad to pass along the news that our
valued colleague Susan Calcari, director of the Internet
Scout Project has died. Susan worked closely with CNI
from our early years and led an initiative that is
of great value to the education community. We will miss
her. I am appending the message from the Scout project.
Joan Lippincott
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Susan Calcari 1956-2001
The Internet Scout Project is sad to report that after a gallant
battle with breast cancer, our founder and Executive Director, Susan
Calcari, passed away on July 8, 2001. The project and the community
at large deeply mourn her passing -- we will miss her vision, her
sense of humor, and her leadership.
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Susan Calcari was born on June 25th, 1956 in Iron Mountain, Michigan
-- the daughter of Robert and Carol (Oien) Calcari. She graduated
near the top of Iron Mountain High School's class of 1974 and went on
to graduate with honors from Michigan Technological University in
1978. Shortly after graduating, she moved to San Francisco, where
she began her career.
Susan was the founder and Executive Director of the University of
Wisconsin-Madison's Internet Scout Project, which publishes the Scout
Report and does research related to online resource discovery. The
Scout Report is one of the Internet's longest-running and most
respected publications.
Highlights of her professional career include being interviewed on
Good Morning America, being the subject of a New York Times article,
and being quoted by many national publications, including the Wall
Street Journal and USA Today. She was also co-author of a successful
book about the Internet.
Susie loved attending live blues, jazz, and rock concerts, was an
ardent fan of the Green Bay Packers, and was an avid movie buff. She
cherished her warm relationships with her extended family, work
colleagues, and her many close friends, some living close to her,
some across the country, and some around the world.
Susan's family has set up at scholarship fund to honor her memory --
donations can be made to "Iron Mountain High School - Susan Calcari
Scholarship Trust," Iron Mountain High School, 300 West "B" St, Iron
Mountain, MI 49801.
The Scout Project is also collecting remembrances from colleagues,
friends, and family and would love to get stories or recollections
you have from your time spent (in person or virtually) with Susie.
Please let us know whether you'd be comfortable with us publishing
your recollections on this page. You can send these emails to her
brother Greg Calcari (gcalcari@athenet.net) or to Rachael Bower
(bower@cs.wisc.edu).
Susan was a wonderful person who touched so many lives -- the Scout
Project will miss her visionary leadership, her rich sense of humor
and her amazing generosity of spirit.
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Rachael Bower
Director
Internet Scout Project
http://scout.cs.wisc.edu
Computer Sciences Department
University of Wisconsin -- Madison
1210 West Dayton Street
Madison, WI 53706
bower@cs.wisc.edu
608-262-6587 (phone)
608-265-9296 (fax)
SURF SMARTER
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