In Dedication

The Steward Library is named for Margaret and David Steward who have supported the Sitka Sound Science Center in a number of crucial areas. Stemming from their own childhood experiences in and around field stations, the Stewards were early supporters of the Science Center as a community resource, a touchstone for students to learn about the natural world, and a place to support locally relevant research. They believe that libraries are at the heart of every institution that seeks to understand our world and to expand our knowledge of it.

Margaret and David earned PhDs at Yale University.  They both taught at Emory University, and later Margaret became Professor in the Psychiatry Department at the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine and Associate Dean of the Medical School.  David taught at The Pacific School of Religion and The Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley where he worked as Convener of the GTU Inter-Area PhD program and Dean of Advanced Professional Studies at PSR.  They collaborated on research dealing with children and families at risk as they taught and published together.

The Steward Library is a physical symbol of our efforts  to foster learning and understanding of our world by bringing together Sitka’s outdoor places, and those who want to explore significant questions about our natural world.