Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Bean, Gordon
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Description area
Dates of existence
- 2023
History
Gordon Bean had a Bachelor of Arts Degree, as well as a Masters Degree in Advanced Library Science. He began teaching at Ryerson in 1972 in the Library Arts Program. He taught in the program until 1983 when the school ended the program. Gordon joined Continuing Education in 1983 as the Course Coordinator for Applied Arts. He held this position until 1995. While at Ryerson Gordon was a member of the Informatics Committee. After the collapse of the Library Arts Program, the Informatics Committee worked on developing a proposal for an Information Studies program at Ryerson. Gordon Bean passed away May 3, 2023