MLA Elected Offices and Committee Chair Appointments
MLA
- Ad Hoc Centennial Coordinating Committee, member, 1994–1999; chair, 1995–1999
- President-elect, president, past president, 1992–1995
- Executive Committee, member, 1992–1995; chair, 1993–1994
- Nominating Committee, member, 1989–1990; chair, 1995–1996
- Bylaws Committee, member, 1987–1991; chair, 1988–1991
- Strategic Planning Task Force on Coalitions, chair, 1987
- Strategic Planning Core Team, member, 1986–1987
- Strategic Planning Governance Task Force, chair, 1985–1986
- Section Council Task Force on Structure and Dues, chair, 1985–1986
- Board of Directors, member, 1984–1987, 1992–1995
- Committee on Committees, member, 1984–1987
- Section Council, chair-elect/chair, 1983–1987
- Medical Society Libraries Section, alternate representative, 1981–1982; representative, 1982–1984
- Surveys and Statistics Committee, member, 1981–1982
- Certification Examination Administration Committee, member, 1977–1979
Chapter
- Philadelphia Regional Chapter
- Task Force on Committees, chair, 1986–1987
- JIM List Task Force, cochair, 1984–1985
- Board of Directors, member, 1983–1988
- Parliamentarian, 1983–1988
- Regional Affairs Committee, chair, 1983–1986
- Task Force to Explore Adoption of Former MERMLS Activities, member, 1982–1983
- Legislation Committee, member, 1981–1983
- Nominating Committee, chair, 1975, 1982
Honors and Awards
MLA
- Fellow, 2001
- MLA President’s Award, 1999
- MLA’s Most Notables, 1998
- Academy of Health Information Professionals, Distinguished Member
- Philadelphia Regional Chapter, Reception to Honor June Fulton for Contributions to MLA, 1993
- Philadelphia Regional Chapter, Chapter Achievement Award, 1992
- Philadelphia Regional Chapter, Certificate of Appreciation, 1988
- Philadelphia Regional Chapter, Reception to Honor June Fulton, with contribution to MLA in the name of June Fulton, 1983
Other Accomplishments (selected)
- Distinguished Alumni Award from the School of Library and Information Science, University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, 1999
- College of Physicians of Philadelphia, Special Award of Appreciation, 1971–1989, 1989
- Pennsylvania’s medical librarians representative:
- Pennsylvania Comprehensive Library Plan Planning Council, member, 1982-–1983
- Governor’s Advisory Council on Library Development/Federal Advisory Council, member, 1980–1983
- Council of Pennsylvania Library Networks, member, 1976–1988
Personal accomplishments:
- Found buyer and negotiated sale of the Medical Documentation Service to ISI when the College of Physicians was forced to downsize its library, thus saving the jobs of 22 staff members, 1989
- Co-founder of PeerView, a company providing software solutions and information products for strategic publication planning and management, 2000
Publications (5 representative)
- Fulton JH. John Arnold Timour, 1926–2004. J Med Lib Assoc. 2005 Apr;93(2):299–300 [Cited 8 Jan 2014].
- Fulton JH. Elliott How Morse, 1916–1992. Bull Med Lib Assoc. 1993 Oct;81(4):464–9 [Cited 8 Jan 2014].
- Fulton JH. ISI’s Medical Documentation Service: support for biomedical and pharmaceutical research. Curr Contents. 1992 Jun 22;25:5–9.
- Fulton J. Holly Shipp Buchanan, President, Medical Library Association 1987/88. Bull Med Libr Assoc. 1987 Jul;75(3):264–7 [cited 8 Jan 2014].
- Fulton JH. The Mid-Eastern Regional Medical Library Service. Natl Lib Med News. 1978 Jul/Aug;33(7/8):4–5.
Professional Positions
- Co-founder and Senior Vice President of Operations, PeerView, Newtown, PA, 2000–2008
- Director, Medical Documentation Service® (MDS®), Institute for Scientific Information® (ISI®), Philadelphia, PA, 1990–2000
- Director, Medical Documentation Service (MDS) and Associate Director of the Library, College of Physicians of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 1983–1989
- Director, Mid-Eastern Regional Medical Library Service (MERMLS), College of Physicians of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 1976–1982
- Acting Associate Director, Mid-Eastern Regional Medical Library Service (MERMLS), College of Physicians of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 1975–1976
- Assistant Director, Mid-Eastern Regional Medical Library Service (MERMLS), College of Physicians of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 1974–1975
- Assistant Director for Document Delivery, Reference and Bibliographic Services, Mid-Eastern Regional Medical Library Service (MERMLS), College of Physicians of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 1972–1974
- Head, Regional Reference Department, Mid-Eastern Regional Medical Library Service (MERMLS), College of Physicians of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 1971–1972
- Regional Reference Librarian, Mid-Eastern Regional Medical Library Service (MERMLS), College of Physicians of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 1971
- Life and Environmental Sciences Subject Specialist, University of Alabama–Huntsville, 1969–1970
- Assistant Acquisitions Librarian, University of North Carolina–Greensboro, 1967–1968.
MLA published statements about the fellow
- Wood S. June Fulton inducted as MLA Fellow. The Chronicle. 2001 Summer;19(2) [Cited 12 Oct 2013].
- Squires SJ, ed. Proceedings, 101st Annual Meeting Medical Library Association, Inc., Orlando, Florida May 25–30, 2001: presentation of awards. J Med Lib Assoc. 2002 Jan;90(1):127–56 [Cited 12 Oct 2013].
- Koch LH. June H. Fulton, Medical Library Association president 1993–1994. Bull Med Lib Assoc. 1993 Jul;81(3):334–6 [Cited 12 Oct 2013].
- Squires SJ, ed. Proceedings, Ninety-ninth Annual Meeting Medical Library Association, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, May 14–19, 1999: presentation of awards. Bull Med Lib Assoc. 2000 Jan;88(1):97–132. [Cited 12 Oct 2013].
Education
- MSLS, University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, 1967
- BA, history, University of North Carolina–Greensboro, 1965