Elaine Didier
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Elaine Karin Macklin January 1, 1948 Michigan |
| Residence | Plymouth, Michigan |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts (BA), 1969, Master of Arts in Library Science (AMLS) 1971, Doctorate (Ph.D.) 1982 |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Occupation | Director, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum |
| Years active | 1977 - present |
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| Spouse(s) | Gordon W. Didier, attorney |
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| Website | fordlibrarymuseum |
Elaine Didier (born 1948) is the director of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum in Michigan, United States. Didier worked at the University of Michigan from 1977-1999, where she earned her Doctorate (Ph.D.) in 1982. She was appointed as a board member in October 1997 at Compuware, a Detroit, Michigan based software company with products aimed at the information technology departments of large businesses. In July 1999, Didier left the University of Michigan to become dean of Kresge Library at Oakland University. Didier became director of the Ford Presidential Library and Museum in January 2005. Didier led efforts to increase attendance to the museum. For her accomplishments, she received the University of Michigan Distinguished Alumni Award and the Rotary Club Distinguished Service Award.
Elaine Karin Macklin Didier (pronounced DEE-dee-yay) was born Elaine Karin Macklin in Michigan in 1948. When she was 18, Didier enrolled at the University of Michigan, where she met Gordon Didier, an economics student in 1969. After dating only three weeks, Didier and Gordon were involved in a rollover of an MGB sports car in which Didier suffered a broken vertebra.
In 1969, Didier earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA) (Honors English) degree in Library Science. She completed her Master of Arts in Library Science (AMLS) at the University of Michigan in 1971, which is the same year she married Gordon. Didier earned a Doctorate (Ph.D.) degree at the University of Michigan in 1982, and studied at Oxford University.
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