ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


Septem ber 1 9 9 6 / 5 0 5

And the w inners are .  .. .

Here are the official 1996 ACRL 
election results

W illia m  M iller W. Lee H isle

W illiam  M iller, director o f libraries at Florida 
Atlantic University (FAU), is the 59th p resident 
o f ACRL. W hen ask ed  ab o u t his plans, Miller 
said, “I’m  hu m b led  by the opportunity to  serve 
ACRL in this capacity, A mong other things, I 
h o p e  to  h elp  m em bers better understand an d  
im plem ent the n ew  Strategic Plan; establish th e 
u n derpinnings o f o u r new  continuing e d u c a ­
tion program ; a n d  w ork o n  strengthening o u r 
relationships w ith o u r state an d  regional c h ap ­
ters, looking tow ard th e  establishm ent o f a leg­
islative netw o rk  in particular. We also n e e d  to 
b e involved in all o f ALA’s initiatives, so that 
they fully reflect the concerns o f academ ic an d  
research librarians.”

As president, Miller will preside over th e 
ACRL B oard o f D irectors an d  ACRL Executive 
Committee, chair the ACRL Conference Program 
Planning Committee for the 1997 Annual Con­
ference, an d  plan ACRL’s major program at the 
conference. H e will also represent ACRL o n  the 
ALA W ashington Conference Program Planning 
Committee an d  o n  the ALA Planning and Bud­
get Assembly, an d  will represent ACRL an d  ALA 
in their relations w ith other organizations.

Miller has b e e n  at FAU since 1987. B efore 
that h e served as associate dean  o f libraries at 
Bowling G reen State University, h ead  o f refer­
ence a n d  governm ent docum ents at M ichigan

State U niversity, a n d  re fe re n c e  lib ra ria n  at 
Albion College.

In ALA h e has served o n  th e  C oordinating 
Com m ittee o n  Access to  Inform ation, an d  o n  
m any com m ittees an d  program s o f ALA divi­
sions. In ACRL he has served as chair o f the 
B ibliographic Instruction Section (1984–85), on 
th e  B u d g et a n d  F in an ce C om m ittee (1992– 
present), o n  th e  Choice Editorial B oard (1980– 
82), o n  th e Planning C omm ittee (1988–90), and 
as chair o f the Professional Liaison Comm ittee 
(1994– present).

In th e M ichigan Library A ssociation Miller 
h as served as chair o f th e Academic D ivision/ 
ACRL Chapter, o n  th e Editorial B oard o f M ichi­
g a n  Librarian‚ a n d  o n  th e Executive Board. He 
h as also b e e n  active in th e Southeast Florida 
Library Inform ation N etw ork a n d  th e C enter for 
R esearch Libraries.

W. Lee H isle, associate vice-president o f Learn­
ing R esource Services at A ustin C om m unity 
College (ACC), has b e e n  elected vice-president/ 
president-elect o f ACRL. Hisle is excited ab o u t 
his election, noting that it is th e first tim e in 
m ore th an  30 years that a representative o f a 
com m unity college has b e e n  elected to  lead 
ACRL. Hisle h o p e s to  concentrate his efforts on 
increasing th e  influence o f academ ic librarians 
in th e national inform ation policy debates, col­
laborating w ith higher education organizations, 
p rom oting library advocacy, a n d  developing 
continuing education opportunities.

Hisle has previously served as director an d  
d e a n  o f Learning R esource Services at ACC 
(1985– 95); co o rd in ato r o f Learning R esource 
Services at Rio G rande an d  H ealth Sciences 
C am puses, ACC (1980–85); a n d  library director 
o f the Lexington Technical Institute at the Uni­
versity o f K entucky C om m unity College Sys­
tem  (1976–80).

In ALA Hisle has served as a m em ber o f the 
Council since 1994; o n  th e ALA Standards Com­
m ittee, an d  as its chair in 1995–96; a n d  o n  th e 
C om m ittee o n  O rganization. In ACRL h e has 
served as councilor (1994– 1996); o n  the B oard 
o f Directors an d  Executive Committee; o n  the 
C hoice E ditorial B oard, a n d  as its c h a ir in



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1992– 94; o n  th e B udget an d  Finance Commit­
tee; o n  the Standards an d  A ccreditation Com­
mittee; an d  as chair o f th e Com m unity an d  Ju n ­
ior College Libraries Section.

Hisle has also b e e n  active in th e Texas Li­
b ra ry  A sso ciatio n  a n d  in 1995 h e  re c e iv e d  
ACRL’s EBSCO Community College Learning Re­
sources L eadership Award.

T he rest o f th e ACRL election results follow. 
T he elected candidate is given first, w ith the 
nu m b er o f votes received in parentheses.

ACRL
V ice-President/President-Elect: W. Lee H isle 

(1,511); B ernard Fradkin (861).
To am en d  th e Bylaws, Article VI, Section 2B: 

Y es (2,129) ADOPTED: No (195).
To am en d  the Bylaws, Article XI, Section I: Y es 

(2,072) ADOPTED: No (234).

Afro-American Studies Librarians 
Section
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Itibari M. Zulu (37); 

Sylvia Y. Curtis (23).
Secretary: C arol R itzen K em  (32); Alice Reviere 

Smith (24).
Member-at-Large (1 year): M ary G. W righ ten  

(29); H eather Martin (25).
Member-at-Large (2 years): S tan ton  F. B iddle 

(45); Mark G. R. McManus (13).

Anthropology and Sociology Section
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: J o y c e  L. O gb u rn  (111); 

w rite in  (0).
Member-at-Large: Gary A. M cM illan (71); G re­

gory A. F innegan (46).

Arts Section
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: S tep h en  C. B lo o m  (96); 

H enry J. DuBois (61).

A sian , A frican, and Middle Eastern 
Section
V ice-C h air/C h air-E lect: R o b e r t B. M arks 

R id in ger (75); w rite in (2).
M e m b e r - a t- L a r g e  ( t w o  e l e c t e d ) :  P e t e r  

M alan ch u k  (41)*; M argaret W ang (47); 
T albott H uey (41); Ann W ood (39).

College Libraries Section
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Larry O b erg (321); 

D am on H ickey (200).
Secretary: M ickey Z e m o n  (291); Marilyn Mitch­

ell (186).

Member-at-Large: Tara L ynn F u lton  (296); 
Peter D eekle (199).

Community and Junior College 
Libraries Section
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: W anda K. J o h n s t o n  

(152); Mary D olven (90).
Secretary: S tev en  H. H agstrom  (129); Kate 

H ickey (106).

Education and Behavioral Sciences 
Section
V ice-C hair/C hair-E lect: N a n c y  W e is s in g e r  

(142); D orothy M. Persson (140).
Member-at-Large: J a n e  M cK eever (182); Alli­

so n  K aplan (99).

English and Am erican Literature 
Section
A doption o f p ro p o se d  bylaw s change: Y es (84) 

ADOPTED: N o (0).
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: B etty H. D ay (46); Su­

sanna Pathak (40).
Secretary: C ath erin e P a lm er (44); Y vonne 

Schofer (38).
Member-at-Large: D a n ie lle  J. U c h ite lle  (49); 

Loretta P. Koch (33).

Extended Cam pus Libraries Services 
Section
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: N a n cy  B u rich  (143); 

Marie Kascus (54).
Secretary: B ettin a M eyer (154); S. David Mash 

(44).
Member-at-Large: M on ica Craig (101); Janet 

Feldm ann (97).

Instruction Section
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: R andy B urke H e n s le y . 

(488); K aren Williams (448).
Secretary: S cott M an d ern ack  (495); Suzanne 

B yron (404).
Member-at-Large: R eb eccaJackson (592); Beth 

S andore (315).

Law  and Political Science Section
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: S te p h e n  S tillw ell (83); 

Paula J. P opm a (78).
M em ber-at-Large: N a n c y  L ittle jo h n  (120); 

Marifran Bustion (35).

Slavic and Eastern European Section
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: B rad ley L. S ch a ffn er 

(49); w rite in (1).
Secretary: Richard Fitzsim m ons (46); write in (1).



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M em ber-at-Large: J u lie  S w a n n  (47); w rite 
in (1).

Rare Books and M anuscripts Section
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Laura Stalker (249); 

Marvin J. Taylor (149).
Member-at-Large: S u zy Taraba (209); William 

E. B row n Jr. (180).

Science an d  Technology Section
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: A lliso n  V. L evel (236);

Ann Paietta (149).
Secretary: T erry W ittig (196); Nirmala B anga­

lore (98); K atherine W hitley (94).

University Libraries Section
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Lori A. G o etsch  (711); 

Sharon B onk (610).
M e m b e r-a t-L a rg e  ( tw o  e le c te d ) : J o r d a n  

S c e p a n s k i (648); J o a n  G ie s e c k e  (592); 
J o a n  G. R app (554); H e le n  H. S p ald in g  
(541).

W estern European Specialists Section
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Kurt D eB eld er (115); 

H eleni Pedersoli (57).
Secretary: R oger B r iss o n  (95); Martha Hsu 

(76).
Member-at-Large: N a n c y  S. B o e r n e r  (121); 

Sarah H ow  (51).

W om en’s Studies Section
A doption o f p ro p o s e d  bylaw s change: Y es 

(199) ADOPTED: No (5).

V ice-Chair/Chair-Elect: J e s s ic a  G rim  (201); 
w rite in (0).

Secretary: Barbara H ea th  (107);. Shelley Arlen 
(96).

Member-at-Large: T h eresa  T o b in  (121); Mila 
C. Su (86).

*D eterm ined by lot. ■

Le tte r
To the Editor:

In h e r otherw ise useful list o f “Internet Re­
sources for Agriculture” (June 1996), Kathleen 
Clark notes that environm ental science is a 
relevant discipline, b u t h e r selection o f re­
sources focuses alm ost exclusively o n  chem i­
cal-based agribusiness, n o t o n  sustainable ag­
riculture. H ere are just a few  starting points 
for researchers an d  practitioners interested in 
environm entally responsible agriculture:

• A griculture Section o f th e E nvironm en­
tal O rganization W ebdirectory. Access: h ttp :/ 
/ w w w .w ebdirectory.com /Science/A griculture.

• Yahoo! Sustainable A griculture su b in ­
dex. Access: http ://w w w .y ah o o .co m /S cien ce/

A griculture/Sustainable_A griculture/.
• Yahoo! O rganic Farm ing subindex. A c ­

cess: h ttp ://w w w /y ah o o .com /Science/Agricul­
tu re /O rganic_ Farming/.

• Plants an d  Sustainable Agriculture. A c ­
cess: h t t p : / / w w w . e n v i r o l i n k . o r g / p u b s /  
Plants.htm l.

• S u sta in a b le  A g ric u ltu re  E d u c a tio n a l 
Project. Access: h tt p :/ /p ilo t.m s u .e d u /u s e r / 
d u n n jefl/rd 4 9 1 /p ro ject.h tm .

• D o n ’t Panic, Eat Organic. Access: h ttp :/ 
/c o y o te .ra in.org/~ sals/m y.html.

Yours in g o o d  h e a lth .—-Jim Dwyer, Cali­
fo r n ia  State University, Chico ■

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