Elaine Didier

Director, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum

Elaine Didier is director of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum, located in Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids, Mich. Prior to assuming this position, Didier was dean and professor at the Kresge Library at Oakland University. Previously, she was at the University of Michigan for nearly 22 years where she served as interim director of Academic Outreach, associate dean of the Rackham School of Graduate Studies, and director of Information Resources for the Ross School of Business Administration. Didier has been very active in a number of state and national professional associations. She was elected to the board of directors of the Association for College and Research Libraries and served as chair of the University Libraries Section. She is past president of the Michigan Library Association, and was appointed by Gov. John Engler to a three-year term on the Library of Michigan board of trustees. Didier earned her bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees from the University of Michigan and also studied at Oxford University.