Marjorie K. Ho
May 16, 2002
Marjorie Kao Ho, professor emerita of University Libraries, died March 2 in Kalamazoo. She was 83.
Ho moved to Michigan in 1967 and joined the University Libraries staff as a cataloger. She retired as a full professor and head of bibliographical services in 1987 with more than 20 years of service to WMU.
Born Jan. 28, 1919, in Shanghai, China, Ho received a bachelor's degree from Sarah Lawrence College, her teaching credentials from the University of Southern California and a Master of Library Science degree from UCLA. While in California, she worked as a middle and secondary school teacher and as a librarian at Los Angeles City College and Los Angeles Valley College.
Among others, Mrs. Ho is survived by her husband, Alfred K. Ho, WMU professor emeritus of economics.