ALA seeks candidates for 2008 election
July 31, 2007 8:01 pm American Library AssociationI am sure that this email I received today from Loida A. Garcia-Febo has had wide distribution. It deserves the widest possible distribution. Please share this information with your colleagues. Consider submitting your name to be a candidate for the ALA Council. Serving on Council gives ALA members a unique view of the organization, including some of its foibles.
The ALA 2008 Nominating Committee is soliciting nominees to run on the 2008 spring ballot for Councilor-at-large. The Councilors-at-large will serve three-year terms, beginning after the 2008 ALA Annual Conference and ending at the adjournment of the 2011 Annual Conference. Members who wish to make nominations should submit the followingi nformation:
nominee name
present position
institution
address
telephone
fax
and e-mail address.
Self-nominations are encouraged. All potential nominees must complete the Potential Candidate Biographical Form. Nominations and forms must be received no later than September 1, 2007. Nominations may be sent to any member of the 2008 Nominating Committee. Committee members are:
W. Lee Hisle, Chair
Vice President of Information Services & Librarian of College
Connecticut College
E-mail: wlhis@conncoll.eduNancy Bolt
Nancy Bolt & Associates
Golden, CO
E-mail: nancybolt@earthlink.netTyrone Heath Cannon
Library Dean
University of San Francisco
E-mail: cannont@usfca.eduJon E. Cawthorne
Associate Dean
San Diego State University
E-mail:jcawthor@rohan.sdsu.eduAlma Dawson
Professor
Louisiana State University
E-mail: notaed@lsu.eduKaren E. Downing
Foundation and Grants Librarian
University of Michigan
E-mail: kdown@umich.eduLoida A. Garcia-Febo
Asst. Coordinator, Special Services
Queens Library, Jamaica, NY
E-mail: loida.garcia-febo@queenslibrary.orgDale H. Ross
Trustee, Ames [IA] Public Library
E-mail:dross24704@aol.comJennifer A. Younger
Edward H. Arnold Director of University Libraries
University of Notre Dame, IN
E-mail:Jennifer.A.Younger.1@nd.edu
To encourage diversity and leadership development, the Committee will refrain from nominating current Councilors for election to another term. However, the Committee encourages all current Councilors who wish to continue their service to the Association to file as petition candidates. Petitions will be available from Lois Ann Gregory-Wood, Council Secretariat, ALA, 50 E. Huron, Chicago, IL 60611, Email: lgregory@ala.org, or during the 2008 Midwinter Meeting. Petitions require 25 signatures of current ALA members.
