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August 2007

 

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The Medical Library Association (MLA) is pleased to announce the slate for the upcoming 2008/09 MLA election. The MLA Nominating Committee, chaired by MLA Past-President M. J. Tooey, AHIP, has presented the following candidates for president-elect, Board of Directors, and Nominating Committee positions. Those elected will begin their terms following MLA '08 in Chicago, IL. MLA members will cast their electronic ballots from November 6-December 11, 2007, and results will be announced in December. Paper ballots will be mailed to members without email addresses on file at MLA headquarters.


The candidates for 2008/09 president-elect are:

  • Gary D. Byrd, AHIP, director, Health Sciences Library, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
  • Connie Schardt, AHIP, associate director for public services, Medical Center Library, Duke University, Durham, NC

The candidates for the three available MLA Board of Directors positions are:

  • Jane Blumenthal, AHIP, director, Taubman Medical Libraries, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
  • Patricia E. Gallagher, AHIP, acting head of public services, Library, New York Academy of Medicine-New York
  • Patricia C. Higginbottom, AHIP, associate director for public services, Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences, University of Alabama-Birmingham
  • Julia Kochi, director of digital library and collections, Library & Center for Knowledge Management, University of California-San Francisco
  • Beverly Murphy, AHIP, assistant director, Marketing And Publications, Duke University Medical Center Library, Durham, NC
  • Mary Fran Prottsman, AHIP, assistant director, Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Library and Information Resource Center, Carolinas Healthcare System, Charlotte, NC

The following candidates will be considered for positions on the 2008 MLA Nominating Committee:


Francesca Allegri
Ysabel Bertolucci, AHIP
Deborah Blecic, AHIP
Michelle Volesko Brewer
Ellen Gay Detlefsen
Sandra Franklin, AHIP
Linné Girouard, AHIP
Charles Greenberg
Marsha Kmec, AHIP
Bruce Madge
Elaine Russo Martin
Gerald Perry, AHIP
Ruth Riley, AHIP
Diane Rourke, AHIP
Chris Shaffer, AHIP
Julia Sollenberger, AHIP
Michele Spatz
Lisa Traditi, AHIP

MLA is a nonprofit, educational organization with more than 4,500 health sciences information professional members worldwide. Founded in 1898, MLA provides lifelong educational opportunities, supports a knowledgebase of health information research, and works with a global network of partners to promote the importance of quality information for improved health to the health care community and the public.

For more information, please contact Evelyn Shaevel, mlaedo1@mlahq.org, 312.419.9094 x15.

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