Very sad news. Clifford Lynch, executive director of the Coalition for Networked Information, died recently. He received several awards for his work with networking, libraries, and information science. To read more about his life and career:
In Memoriam: Clifford Lynch (Coalition for Networked Information)
Announcing a Festschrift in Honor of Clifford Lynch (Coalition for Networked Information)
In Memoriam – Clifford Lynch (Association for Information Science and Technology)