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Association of College & Research Libraries

And the winners are…

The official results of the 2000 ACRL elections

Lizabeth (Betsy) Wilson

Mary L. Reichel

Lizabeth (Betsy) Wilson,associate director of libraries for Research and Instructional Services at the University of Washington, is the 63rd president of ACRL.

As president, Wilson will preside over the ACRL Board of Directors and ACRL Executive Committee, chair the ACRL Conference Program Planning for the 2001 Annual Conference, and plan ACRL’s major program at the conference. She will work with the ALA president and other division presidents representing ACRL both within and outside of ALA.

“I begin my presidential year with a great deal of excitement and anticipation as we move into a century of change in libraries we can’t even begin to imagine. Because of the enormous strength that rests in the extraordinarily committed individuals who join, who volunteer, who contribute, and who lead, ACRL is well-positioned to thrive in the coming years.

“ACRL allows us to step out of our narrow institutional environments and connect with the broadest continuum of academic colleagues—from the community college to the baccalaureate institution to the comprehensive university to the distance learning provider. ACRL can help us move outward from our campuses into the interconnected worlds of higher education, K-12, extended communities, global partners, and those who employ our graduates. We must strengthen our collaborations and community relationships if we are to succeed in the 21st century. Therefore, the theme of my presidency is “Community and Collaboration,” and I will be working to ensure that ACRL helps its members be effective collaborators and leaders on their campuses and in their communities.

“A particular focus of my year will be to advance information literacy through community-wide collaboration. We can no longer feel comfortable or complacent about the artificial boundaries among academic, school, special, and public libraries. Networked information, consortial electronic purchases, the growing digital library presence, and the reality of lifelong learning have softened and dissolved these divisions. I will work with members to not only connect with our colleagues in other higher education professional organizations, but also within our profession.

“It is an honor to follow in the footsteps of such strong and innovative ACRL Presidents and to work with a talented membership and highly committed staff. This past year has been busy with chapter visits, listening to members, and planning for the coming year. I would like to thank the scores of individuals who volunteered their service to committees, sections, chapters, and task forces. Given the high level of membership involvement, I am enthusiastic about the coming year of ‘collaboration and community.’”

Wilson has held numerous leadership roles in ALA and ACRL, including chair of the Instruction Section and member-at-large of ALA Council. She was a member of the steering committee for the Institute for Information Literacy, which is “dedicated to playing a leadership role in assisting individuals and institutions in integrating information literacy throughout the educational process.”

She is the winner of this year’s Margaret E. Monroe Library Adult Services Award; and in 1995 she was the recipient of ACRL’s Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award.

She is a member of the ALA Information Literacy Assembly (2000-01).

Wilson has also been active in various state and regional library associations: Washington State Library Information Literacy Initiative Steering Committee (1999-2001); Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board Information and Technology Literacy Assessment Group (1999-2001); Seattle Educational Pipeline Project Advisory Board (1997 to present); Illinois State Library Automation Committee (1986-90); and Illinois Library Computer System Organization (ILCSO) Statistics Committee (1986-90) and Interface Subcommittee (1987-91).

Her membership in other professional organizations and learned societies include OCLC Users Council President (1999-2000) vice-president/president-elect (1998-99); the American Association of Higher Education (1995 to present); and OCLC Pacific Delegate to Users Council (1996-2001).

Prior to joining the University of Washington in 1992, Wilson was the assistant director of libraries for Undergraduate and Instructional services at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). She has been co-administrator of the UWired program at the University of Washington since its inception in 1994.

Mary L. Reicheluniversity librarian at Appalachian State University, has been elected vice-president/president-elect of ACRL.

On July 1st, she will become the first Carol Grotnes Belk distinguished professor of library and informational studies at Appalachian State.

“I am thrilled and honored to have been elected vice-president/president-elect of ACRL, and I look forward to working with the Board, the staff, and all ACRL members. ACRL is in a very strong position, and I hope to be able to help us capitalize on that strength and move us into even greater visibility.

“The ACRL Strategic Plan 2005 provides the necessary priorities and directions to expand ACRL’s effectiveness and influence. Within that context, I will focus attention on recruitment to our profession; broadened member participation within the association; the already strong legislative and policy focus; the importance of information literacy; and the challenging, exciting changes in scholarly communication.

“Appalachian State University, where I have worked for the past seven years, has pledged through its own strategic plan to become a model learning community, acknowledging the learning role of faculty and staff, as well as students. ACRL is the premier learning community for academic librarians from all areas of higher education, and I look forward to reinforcing the great learning we can do together and to my own growth in this new office. I am grateful for this opportunity to serve ACRL and its membership.”

From 1986 to 1992 Reichel was assistant university librarian for Central Services at University of Arizona; from 1980 to 1986 she was head of the reference department in the Pullen Library at Georgia State University; and from 1976 to 1980 she was senior reference librarian in the Undergraduate Library at SUNY, Buffalo.

Reichel has been active in ALA, serving on the AAP Joint Committee on Publishing (1997— 99) and A1A Council (1990-94).

Over the years she has also served in many capacities in ACRL, including Board of Directors (1994-98); Planning Committee (1993— 95); President’s Program Planning Committee for 1991 chair (1989-91); Instruction Section, vice-chair/chair/past-chair (1984-87); Appointments and Nominations Committee chair (1984-85).

She has also served on several state and regional library associations, including SOLINET Board of Directors (1994-98), secretary (1995-96), chair (1996-97); and Arizona State Library Association Conference Program Committee (1990-91).

She has been a member of Phi Delta Kappa since 1993.

In 1999, Reichel was honored with the ACRL Instruction Section’s Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian of the Year Award.

Her publications include “Publish or Perish: A Dilemma for Academic Librarians?,” coauthored with W. Bede Mitchell (College & Research Libraries, May 1999); “Performance Evaluation: A Deadly Disease?” (Journal of Academic Librarianship, July 1994), coauthored with Rao Aluri; and Conceptional Frameworks for Bibliographic Education (1987), coedited with Mary Ann Ramey.

ACRL

Vice President/President-Elect: Mary L. Reichel (1,176); Ray English (1,109).

ACRL Board, Director-at-Large

Deborah B. Dancik(1,097); Donald G. Frank (981).

African-American Studies Librarians (AFAS)

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Carol A. Rudisell (41); Louveller M. Luster (13).

Secretary (1-year term): AudreyJ. Taylor (48); Write-In Candidate (0)

Member-at-Large (1-year term): Heather Martin (31); Duryea H. Callaway (18)

Anthropology and Sociology (ANSS)

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Anna L. DeMiller (84); Write-In Candidate (0).

Member-at-Large (2-year term): Christine A. Whittington (48); Mary M. Nofsinger (39).

Arts

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Mary R. Strow (93); Rebecca S. Albitz (41).

Asian, African, and Middle Eastern (AAMES)

Adoption of Proposed Bylaws: Yes (40) ADOPTED; No (5); Yes (38) ADOPTED; No (4); Yes (42) ADOPTED; No (2); Yes (42) ADOPTED; No (3); Yes (43) ADOPTED; No (3); Yes (38) ADOPTED; No (4).

Vice Chair/Chair-Elect: Junlin Pan (38); Write-In Candidate (2).

Secretary (2-year term): Doris J. Seely (40), Write-In Candidate (0).

I will focus attention on recruitment to our profession; broadened member participation within the association; the already strong legislative and policy focus; the importance of information literacy; and the challenging, exciting changes in scholarly communication. —Mary Reichel

Member-at-Large (2-year term): Eizaburo Okuizumi (40); Write-in candidate (2).

College Libraries (CLS)

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Lynn Scott Cochrane (265); Rosemary H. Arneson (149).

Secretary (1-year term): Florence D. Goff (218); Roxann R. Bustos (174).

Member-at-Large (2-year term): Paul A. Frisch (213); Frank M. Wojcik (192).

Community and Junior College Libraries (CJCLS)

Adoption of Proposed Bylaws: Yes (174) ADOPTED; No (8).

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: David Voros (102) elected by lot; Carolyn F. Norman (102).

Secretary (1-year term): Linda S. Winters (122); Laurie S. Linsley (77).

Distance Learning (DLS)

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Anne M. Casey (203); Jack E. Fritts (60).

Secretary/Archivist (2-year term): Karen R. Diller ( 135); Marissa R. Cachero (117).

Member-at-Large (2-year term): Maryhelen Jones (147); Jonathan R. Buckstead (113).

Education and Behavioral Science (EBSS)

Adoption of Proposed Bylaws: Yes (182) ADOPTED; No (15).

Vice-Chair/Chair-elect: Brian A. Quinn (182); Write-In Candidate (1).

Member-at-Large (2-year term): Mary Jane Brustman (104); Tammy L. Rabideau (79).

English and American Literature (EALS)

Adoption of Proposed Name Change: Yes (110) ADOPTED; No (15).

Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Kristine Anderson (62); Carol A. McAllister (52).

Secretary (1-year term): Sara Seten Berghausen (61); Margaret Borgeest (48).

Member-at-Large (1-year term): Jeanne A. Pavy (58); Steven R Harris (54).

Instruction (IS)

Chair 2001: Karen Williams (728); Write-In (5);

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Beth S. Woodard (396); Elizabeth Dupuis (357).

Secretary (1-year term): Jennifer L. Dorner (395); Jon R. Hufford (299).

Member-at-Large (3-year term): Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe (372); Diana D. Shonrock (357).

Law and Political Science (LPSS)

Adoption of Proposed Bylaws: Yes (105) ADOPTED; No (2); Yes (105) ADOPTED; No (2); Yes (101) ADOPTED; No (6); Yes (101) ADOPTED; No (5); Yes (101) ADOPTED; No (4); Yes (102) ADOPTED; No (4); Yes (101) ADOPTED; No (3).

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Lisa R. Stimatz (60); Barbara P. Norelli (49).

Member-at-Large (2-year term): Gwendolyn Halford (61); Dennis K. Lambert (48).

Rare Books and Manuscripts (RBMS)

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: M. SusanTaraba (205); Noraj. Quinlan (115).

Member-at-Large (3-year term): Mary A. Lacy (180); L. Manon Theroux (129).

Science and Technology (STS)

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: JoAnn DeVries (169); Richard D. Llewellyn (121).

Secretary/Member-at-Large (2-year term): Jeannie P. Miller (146); Janet A. Hughes

(143).

Slavic and East European (SEES)

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Sandra Levy (32); Marek Sroka (26).

Secretary (2-year term): Jacqueline Byrd (38); Kristin M. Johnson (19).

Member-at-Large (1-year term): Teresa E.Tickle (40); Jared Ingersoll (17).

University Libraries (ULS)

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Julia A. Zimmerman (594); Jeanne E. Boyle (435).

Member-at-Large (3-year term, 2 to be elected): Sharon C. Bonk (521); Kathleen Gunning (568); Beau David Case (352); Mary

H. Munroe (411).

Western European Specialists (WESS)

Adoption of Proposed Bylaws: Yes (106) ADOPTED; no (6).

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Barbara Walden (85); Reinhart Sonnënburg (49).

Secretary (1-year term): Emily J. Homing (75); Dennis K. Lambert (46).

Member-at-Large (1-year term): Helene S. Baumann (75); Fred W. Jenkins (50).

Women’s Studies (WSS)

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: ConnieL. Phelps (74); Sandra A. River (50).

Secretary (1-year term): Marcia B. Evans (87); Melinda F. Brown (38).

Member-at-Large (1-year term): Mary M. Nofsinger (65); Julie N. Miliman (62). ■