ObituaryLinda Allmand
Linda Allmand (’61), Fort Worth, who was a dedicated librarian for more than 40 years
and taught as an adjunct professor at UNT in the 1990s, died Nov. 21. After earning
her bachelor’s degree in library science and history from UNT and a master’s degree
from the University of Denver, she worked in libraries in California, Dallas and Fort
Worth. As director of the Fort Worth Public Library, she worked out a partnership
with the Amon G. Carter Foundation and the city of Fort Worth to automate the library’s
holdings – earning the title of the city’s female newsmaker of the year in 1984. She
was the president of the Texas Library Association in 1987. At UNT, she was a member
of the Chilton Society and established two funds for the College of Information, where
she was a Hall of Fame Award recipient.