Submitted by Chris Shaffer, Midwest Chapter President
Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
chris-shaffer@uiowa.edu
Passage of the new bylaws resulted in the establishment of a new Executive Board along with new committees. The chapter president has the new duty of recruiting and appointing members for all committees. This allows us to ensure that committee membership represents a broad spectrum of chapter membership, in experience, library type and geographic location. Half the chairs and members rotate off the committees each year, providing continuity. Many thanks go to all the people who are willing to give of their time and energy to the chapter!
Executive Board
Chris Shaffer, President, 2007
Mary Markland, President-Elect, 2007
Eileen Stanley, Immediate Past President, 2007
Marlene Porter, Treasurer, 2006-2007
Bette Sydelko, Membership Secretary, 2007-2008
Nancy O’Brien, Representative at Large, 2007-2008
Deborah Lauseng, Recording Secretary, 2006-2007
Carole Gilbert, Representative to the MLA Chapter Council, 2004-2007
Pam Rees, Alternate Representative to the MLA Chapter Council, 2004-2007
*All members of the Executive Board are elected by the membership.
**At the MLA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, Pam Rees will become Representative to the MLA Chapter Council, 2007-2010 and Karen Hanus will become Alternate Representative to the MLA Chapter Council, 2007-2010.
Other Officers
Sunny Worel, Parliamentarian, 2007
Rebecca Chapman, Archivist, 2007-2008
Sue London, Auditor, 2007
Melinda Orebaugh, Potential Candidate to the MLA Nominating Committee, 2007
Annual Meetings Committee
Donna Barbour-Talley, Chair, 2006-2007
Chris Shaffer and Jim Lander, Iowa, 2007
Sandra Martin and Ellen O’Donnell, Michigan, 2008
*Local meeting planning chairs serve on committee until their final report is submitted.
Awards and Scholarships Committee
Sheryl Stevens, Chair, 2007
Doreen Roberts, 2007
Dottie Hawthorne, 2007-2008
Kaye Crampton, 2007-2008
Mary Markland, President-Elect, 2007
*President-Elect serves on committee per bylaws, allowing for tiebreakers.
Communications Committee
Elizabeth Smigielski, Chair, 2007-2008
Clare Leibfarth, Editor, 2007-2008
Allan Barclay, Webmaster, 2007
Mary Taylor, 2007
Finance Committee
Marlene Porter, Chair, 2006-2007
Vicki Killion, Former Treasurer, 2007
Pat Redman, Former President, 2007-2008
Lisa Ann Urbatsch, 2007-2008
*Treasurer serves as chair. A former treasurer and former president serve on the committee.
Governmental Relations Committee
Julie Schneider, Chair, 2006-2007
Daneen Richardson, 2007
Nancy Allee, 2007-2008
Ely Anderson, 2007-2008
Membership Committee
Bette Sydelko, Chair, 2007-2008
Kristina Howard, 2007-2008
Michael Venner, 2007
Camille Richmond, 2007
*Membership Secretary serves as chair.
Nominations and Elections Committee
Eileen Stanley, Chair, 2007
Pam Bradigan, 2007
Carol Galganski, 2007
Doreen Bradley, 2007
*Members appointed by the Immediate Past President, who chairs the committee.
Professional Practice Committee
Alexia Estabrook, Chair, 2007-2008
Sharon Kambeitz-Lumphrey, AHIP Liaison, 2007-2008
Robin Terebelo, 2007
Karla Block, 2007
State Liaisons Committee
Nancy O’Brien, Chair, 2007-2008
Beth Carlin, Illinois
Joan Zivich, Indiana
Elaine Hughes, Iowa
Ann Schaap, Kentucky
Pat Martin, Michigan
Sharon Kambeitz-Lumphrey, Minnesota
Mary Markland, North Dakota
Lisa McCormick, Ohio
Karen Hanus, Wisconsin
*Representative at Large serves as chair. Members appointed by state health sciences library associations.
Web Site Redesign Special Committee
Brian Finnegan, Chair
Rebecca Holz
Mary Congleton
*Special Committees are appointed by the president to fulfill specific tasks. The Web Site Redesign Special Committee will work under the guidance of the Communications Committee.