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ACRL candidates for 2004: A look at who’s running for office

Camila Alire

Charles Kratz

Vice-president/President-elect Camila Alireis dean of library services at the University of New Mexico, a position she has held since 2002. From 1997-01, she was the dean of university libraries at Colorado State University. She was also dean of libraries at the University of Colorado-Denver (1991-97) , and, prior to that, director of the learning resources center at Pikes Peak Community College (1984-89).

Her activities in ALA divisions include serving as chair of the 2005 ACRL National Conference (2003-05) and as the local arrangements cochair of the 2001 National Conference Executive Committee (1999-01). Alire has also been active on the ACRL Budget and Finance Committee (1991-95), the College and Research Libraries News Editorial Board (1996-99), and the Community and Junior College Libraries Section (CJCLS) Executive Board (1989-91).

Among her ALA activities are service on ALA Council (1997-03); Executive Board (2000-03); Finance and Audit Committee (2000- 03); American Libraries chair (1997-99); Executive Director Search Committee chair (1997- 98) ; Education Committee chair (1996); Nominating Committee chair (1995); Accreditation Site Visitation Teams (1989, 1991,1994, 2000).

Alire’s activities in REFORMA include the Executive Board (1987,1989-95,1999-00); the Education Committee chair (1999-00); the National Conference Steering Committee fundraising chair (1995-97); the National President (1993-94); and the Finance Committee chair (1994—95).

Her work with state and regional associations has included membership in the Colorado Library Association, with service on its Program Committee (1997); Special Events for Conference Committee chair (1991); Legislative Committee chair (1991-94); Local Arrangements Committee co-chair (1998-89); and Education Committee chair (1986-87). Since 2002, Alire has also been involved with the New Mexico Library Association and the Mountain Plains Library Association.

She is also involved with the Association of Research Hbraries (ARL) and is currently on the Executive Board (2003) and the Leadership Committee (2000). In addition, she was active on the Diversity Committee (1998-00).

Alire was awarded the ALA Elizabeth Futas Catalyst for Change Award (1997), the Mountain Plains Library Association Legislative Leadership Award, and the CLA Exemplary Library Services to Ethnic Populations Award (1995 and 1998).

Her publications include Library Disaster Planning and Recovery Handbook, editor/contribu- tor, 2000; Serving Latino Communities, coauthor, 1998; “Minorities and the Symbolic Potential of the Academic Library,” coauthor, College and Research Libraries, November 1995.

Alire received her bachelor of arts degree from Adams State College and her master’s of library science from the University of Denver. She also received her Ed.D. from the University of Northern Colorado.

Charles Kratzhas been the dean of libraries at the University of Scranton since 1991- From 1985 to 1991, he was the assistant dean of public services at Hofstra University, and, prior to that, he served as an associate university librarian at Rider University (1982-85). In addition, he served as the head of public services at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (1979-82).

His activities in ALA divisions include service on the ACRL President’s Program Committee, of which he was chair (2001-03). Kratz also served on the ACRL National Conference Steering Committee (1999-03) and was chair of the Colleagues Subcommittee (2001-03). He served as cochair of the Poster Sessions Subcommittee (1999-01) and was active on the University Library Section (ULS) Organization and Bylaws Committee (1993— 95) and Policy and Planning Committee (1991-93). Kratz served on the Instruction Section (IS) Clearinghouse Committee (1986- 90) and has been active on the LAMA Board of Directors (1992-99), where he served as president (1997-98).

Kratz has also serves on the ALA Council (1999-05), and has chaired the Lippincott Award Jury (2003-04), the Elizabeth Futas Catalyst for Change Award Jury (2001-02), and the H. W. Wilson Library Staff Development Grant Jury (1989-90). In addition, he served on the Executive Director Search Committee (1997—98) and the Bessie Boehm Moore Award Jury (1990-91). Kratz was also the New Members Round Table president (1984-85) and has been active with Reforma.

His activity at the state and regional level has included service to the ACRL Delaware Valley Chapter Ad EĬoc Committee on Membership (2003-05) and Legislative Day Activities (2000-02). Kratz was also active with the New York Greater Metropolitan Chapter, was vice president/president-elect (1991-93); served on its Symposium Planning Committee (1987-93); and was newsletter editor (1988- 91) . While active with the New Jersey Library Association College and University Section, Kratz served as editor of the newsletter (1982- 85) and as chair of the Legislative Committee (1982-83). He was president of the PALINET Board of Trustees (1998-99, 2001) and also served as vice president (1997). He has been active on the Northeastern Pennsylvania Library Network Board of Directors since 1991.

In addition, Kratz is currently serving on the OCLC Members Council as vice president/ president-elect (2003-05) and as a PALINET delegate (1999-present). He was also president of the Association of Jesuit College and University Libraries Directors Conference (1999).

Kratz was a member of the Beta Phi Mu Honor Society (1976) and was also awarded ALA’s Library Administration and Management Association Certificate of Achievement (2001).

His publications include “How To Know Your Staff’s Needs” in Staff Development: A Practical Guide, 3rd edition, 2001, and The Personnel Manual: An Outline for Libraries, 1994.

He earned a bachelor’s of arts and a master’s degree from the University of Notre Dame, as well as a master’s of library science from the University of Maryland.

ACRL Board of Directors

Director-at-Large: Lynne King,associate director of libraries, Sage Colleges; Debbie Malone, head of technical services, Ursinus College.

Director-at-Large: Jeanne Boyle,associate university librarian for public services and communications, Rutgers University Libraries; Lori Goetsch, director, public services, University of Maryland.

Councilor: Elaine Didier,dean, University Library, Oakland University; Emma Bradford Perry, dean of libraries, Southern University.

African American Studies Librarians Section

Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Heather Martin,Arts and Humanities librarian, University of Alabama-Birmingham; Vanessa Middleton, instruction services team leader, Wayne State University.

Secretary: M. Elaine Hughes,assistant pro- fessor/reference/liaison librarian, Georgia State University; Courtney Young, social sciences librarian, selector for race, gender, and ethnicity, Pennsylvania State University.

Member-at-Large: Aslaku Berhanu,catalog and reference librarian, Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection, Temple University; Carmelita Pickett, assistant professor, American/African American Studies librarian, Texas A&M University.

Anthropology and Sociology Section

Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Shawn W. Nicholson,head of government documents and bibliographer for sociology and social Work, Michigan State University; Katharine A. Whitson, head, access services/reference librarian, Cascadia Community College and University of Washington.

Member-at-Large: Susan Erickson,bibliographer for anthropology and sociology and reference and data services librarian, Vanderbilt University; Lynn C. Hattendorf Westney, assistant reference librarian, University of Illinois-Chicago.

ARTS Section

Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Jane Sloan,media librarian and head, multimedia services, Rutgers University Libraries.

Asian, African, and Middle Eastern Studies Section

Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Cynthia Tysick,social sciences librarian, State University of New York-Buffalo.

Secretary: Doris Seely,East Asian cataloger, University of Minnesota.

Member-at-Large: Kristen Kem,preservation/ catalog librarian, Portland State University Library; Lokman I. Meho, assistant professor, School of Information Science and Policy, University at Albany, State University of New York.

College Libraries Section

Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Robin Wagner,director of library services, Gettysburg College; Melinda Dermody, access services coordinator, St. Cloud State University.

Secretary: Kitty McNeill,director of the library and assistant to the dean for special initiatives, Oxford College, Emoiy University; Rita Gulstad, dean of extended studies and learning resources, Central Methodist College.

Member-at-Large: Albie Johnson,associate vice-president for academic resources and library director, Wheelock College; Alice Bahr, dean of libraries and instructional resources, Salisbury University.

Community and Junior College Libraries Section

Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Christine Godin,director of learning resources, Northwest Vista College.

Secretary: Ann Campion Riley,library director, St. Louis Community College- Meramec.

Distance Learning Section

Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Jack Fritts,director of library services, Benedictine University.

Secretary: Lois C. Gilmer,library director, Fort Walton Beach Campus, University of West Florida; Beth A. Reiten, digital library services librarian, Oklahoma State University.

Member-at-Large: Joyce Rumery,interim director and assistant director for public services, University of Maine Libraries; William Denny, librarian, off-campus library services, Central Michigan University.

Education and Behavioral Sciences Section

Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Doug Cook,reference and instruction librarian, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania; Venta Silins, reference and education librarian, Cascadia Community College and University of Washington-Bothell.

Member-at-Large: Julie Cunningham,chief librarian, Mina Rees Library, City University of New York; Deborah Schaeffer, community college outreach librarian and liaison librarian to the Charter College of Education and to the School of Social Work, California State University-Los Angeles.

Instruction Section

Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe,coordinator for information literacy services and instruction/associate professor of library administration, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Secretary: Carla Buss,instructional services coordinator, Student Learning Center, University of Georgia; Lori DuBois, reference and instruction librarian, Williams College.

Member-at-Large: Susan Beck,collection development coordinator, New Mexico State University; Nicole Auer, college librarian for English, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Law and Political Science Section

Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Connie Salyers Stoner,associate director, Public Services, Shawnee State University; Jeanie M. Welch, reference librarian, University of North Carolina-Charlotte.

Member-at-Large: Kelly Janousek,librarian, California State University, Long Beach; Cathy Carpenter, reference librarian and subject librarian to the School of Public Policy and Political Science, Georgia Institute of Technology.

Literatures in English Section

Chair: Jen Stevens,interim head, George B. Brain Education Library, Washington State University.

Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Susanna Van Sant,collection management librarian for literature and linguistics, University of Maryland; Charlotte M. Droll, humanities librarian, Wright State University.

Secretary: Judy Reynolds,language and literature librarian, San Jose State University; Todd Seacrist Gilman, librarian for literature in English, Yale University.

Member-at-Large: Sara Seten Berghausen,librarian for literature and theater studies, Duke University Libraries; Helene Williams, English bibliographer for the Humanities, Harvard University.

Rare Books and Manuscripts Section

Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Katherine Reagan,curator of rare books, Cornell University Library; Lois Fischer Black, assistant head and curator of collections, Special Collections, North Carolina State University.

Member-at-Large: Jane Gillis,cataloger, rare book team, Yale University Library; Anne Dondertman, assistant director, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto.

Science and Technology Section

Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Julia Gelfand,applied sciences and engineering librarian and bibliographer, University of California- Irvine, adjunct faculty at the School of Information Resources and Library Science at the University of Arizona; Lori Critz, librarian II/ physical sciences information consultant, Georgia Institute of Technology.

Secretary/Publicity Officer-Elect: Susan Kimball,science librarian, Amherst College; Elizabeth Cooksey, search assistant, Legal Resource Group, consulting research librarian, UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium.

Slavic and Eastern European Section

Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Daniel Pennell,bibliographer for Russian, East European, and Germanic studies, University of Pittsburgh.

Member-at-Large: John DeSantis,bibliographer for Russian and Slavic studies, Dartmouth College.

University Libraries Section

Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Sandra Yee,dean, University Library System, Wayne State University; Mary Munroe, associate dean, Collections and Technical Services, Northern Illinois University.

Member-at-Large: Faye Backie,assistant director, public services, Michigan State University; Mary Sellen, assistant director for user services, University at Al- bany-SUNY; Julie Yang, interdisciplinary science librarian, University of California- San Diego.

Western European Studies Section

Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Helene Baumann,librarian for African and Western European Studies, Duke University; Ann Snoeyenbos, librarian for West European social science, New York University.

Secretary: James Burgett,coordinator of collection development, University of Kentucky; Rebecca Malek-Wiley, principal catalog librarian, Tulane University.

Member-at-Large: Dennis Lambert,head, collection development and management, and head, preservation, Villanova University; Thea Lindquist, history and germanic language and literature librarian, University of Colorado-Boulder.

Women's Studies Section

Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Megan M. Adams,social sciences librarian, Swarthmore College.

Secretary: Regan Brumagen,electronic services librarian, Georgia College and State University; Pamela M. Salela, reference librarian, Center for Information Media, St. Cloud State University.

Member-at-Large: Came Kruse,director, College Library, University of Wisconsin- Madison; Katia Roberto, head, monographs original cataloging, University of Georgia Libraries. ■