When University of Washington student Ruth Ross was assigned to an internship at the Olympic College library, she immediately found her calling.

“In those four weeks, I discovered the perfect match for me,” she recalled.

She was hired as a member of the OC library faculty three months later and stayed for 37 years, going out with a blast July 4, 2014, as dean of the library. Along the way, she became a passionate supporter of the college and the Olympic College Foundation.

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