Biography
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Krug earned her B.A. in 1962 from the University of Pittsburgh, where she studied political theory. In 1964, she earned her M.A. at the Graduate Library School of the University of Chicago.
In addition to her professional responsibilities, Krug was Vice-President of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, chair of the Board of Directors of the Center for Democracy and Technology, chair of the Media Coalition, vice-chair of the Internet Education Foundation and a member of the Advisory Board of GetNetWise. She previously served on the Board of Directors of the Fund for Free Expression, the Board of Directors of the Illinois Division of the American Civil Liberties Union, the American Bar Association's Commission on Public Understanding About the Law, and the Advisory Council of the Illinois State Justice Commission.
Krug died on April 11, 2009 in Evanston, Illinois, aged 69, from stomach cancer.
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