The Crisler Library at

Ephesos

About CLE

Crisler Library at Ephesos (CLE) was founded by Janet V. Crisler in 1999 to honor her late husband, B. Cobbey Crisler, through archaeology and manuscript preservation in the Near East. It is an American 501(c)(3) organization, with neither religious nor political affiliations. It opened its doors in Selcuk, next to Ephesos, in 2006.
Mission Statement: to promote scholarship, research and education in order to foster a deeper understanding of the ancient history of Asia Minor by providing a library in Ephesus, Turkey.
Governance:
Board of Trustees: A board of trustees, with Janet V. Crisler as Founder and President, governs CLE and meets monthly by conference call.
International Advisory Board: Supports the Board of Trustees with its expertise; membership includes Turks and other individuals with first-hand business experience in Turkey.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Janet V. Crisler …………………………….            Founder and President,Selcuk, Turkey

Douglas Cochrane …………………………            Chairman, Tokyo; London               

Joy Schwentker ……………………………            Treasurer,Raleigh, North Carolina

Elliott Bunce ………………………………            Secretary,Alexandria, Virginia

Frederic Giraud ……………………………            Istanbul; St. Tropez; Stockholm

Richard D. Williams ……………………….            Washington, DC

SCHOLARS ADVISORY BOARD

Dr. François Bovon ………………………..            Harvard University

Dr. Christine Bruns-Ozgan ………………..             Mimar Sinan University, Istanbul

Dr. David Noel Freedman * 

Dr. Mahmoud Hawari ……………………..           University of Oxford, England; Birzeit University, Palestine

Dr. Werner Jobst …………………………..         Trnava University, Slovakia

Dr. Ulrike Muss ……………………………         Crisler Library; University of Vienna

Dr. James Rietveld ………………………...          Sacred History Magazine

Dr. Charlotte Schubert …………………….          University of Leipzig

Dr. Nikolaos Stampolidis ………………….         University of Crete, Greece;
                                                                              Director of the Museum of Cycladic Art

Dr. Christine M. Thomas ………………….         University of California, Santa Barbara

Dr. James Walters …………………………        Boston University

* In Memoriam

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD

Corinne Beauvais ………………………….            San Francisco, California

Cary Cochrane ……………………………..           Tokyo; London

Susanne Giraud ……………………………            Istanbul; St. Tropez; Stockholm

Kenneth Harrison ………………………….            Ayvalik, Turkey

Muharrem Kayhan …………………………           Izmir, Turkey; New York, NY; Mumbai

Jane Rossiwall …………………………….            Bodrum, Turkey; Innsbruck                                        

Judy Schalick ………………………………           Fairfield, Connecticut

Nilgun Sirin ………………………………..            Kusadasi, Turkey

Sukey Wagner …………………………….            Sarasota; Istanbul

Gala Yala ………………………………….           Istanbul, Izmir, Turkey; Del Mar, California

CLE STAFF

Dr. Ulrike Muss ……………………………            Scientific Director

Cahit Kaya …………………………………           Manager