Bekele Tegegne is the Reference Librarian/Government Documents Coordinator here at Blazer Library at the rank of Assistant Professor and has been in this position since 2004. Bek was also tenured this year. His education spans across a wide variety of areas. He has a Master of Library and Information Science from the Catholic University of America (2003); a Master of Arts in International Relations and International Communications from Boston University (1991); a Master of Arts in Journalism from Belarusian State University in Minsk, Belarus (1985); and an Associate of Arts in Language Teaching from College of Teacher Education, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (1974). Prior to coming to Kentucky State, he was a Library Assistant at the Arlington County Central Library in Arlington, VA from 1997-2004.
In addition to his education, Bek worked with the Director of the Boston University Russian and East European Studies program, Dr.William C. Green, (1989 – 1991) on the translation of “The Soviet Military Encyclopedia.” It was published by Westview Publisher in 1993. He translated several articles from Russian into English. He is fluent in several languages that include in Amharic (Ethiopian National Language), Russian and English. He is also conversant in French and German.
On a more personal note, Bek enjoys traveling. His goal is to take vacation trips to all 50 States and pause for a photo with each State Capitol Building. So far he has visited 32 States. He also enjoys reading major world newspapers online in English, Amharic and Russian; watching TV; religion and spiritual activities; and creative writing. If you have any questions or just want to say hi stop by the reference desk and see Bek where he will be ready and eager to assist you.
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