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ACRL candidates for 2008
 
A look at who’s running for offi  ce 
  

Lori A. Goetsch Janice Simmons-
Welburn 

Vice-president/president-elect 
Lori A. Goetsch is dean of libraries at 
Kansas State University, a position she 
has held since 2004. From 1997 to 2004, 
she was director of public services at the 
University of Maryland Libraries. Goetsch 
also worked at the University of Tennes­
see where she served as head of reference 
services (1993–97). Prior to that, she was 
head of information/reference at Michigan 
State University (1987–93), where she also 
worked as information/reference librarian 
(1985–87). She served as assistant reference 
librarian at the University of Illinois- Chicago 
(1982–85). 

Her activities in ACRL include serving 
as director–at–large on the ACRL Board 
(2004–present), chair of the Nominating 
Committee (2004–05), and member of the 
2005 National Conference Invited Papers 
Committee (2004–05). She served as a mem­
ber of the Information Literacy Competency 
Standards Task Force (1998–2002), and was 
chair of the University Libraries Section (ULS) 
Standards and Guidelines Review Commit­
tee (2000–01). Goetsch was chair of the 
Women’s Studies Section (WSS) (1994–95) 
and ULS (1997–98). She served as secretary 

of ULS (1991–93), as a member of the WSS 
Publications Committee (1989–93) and was 
chair of the ULS Organization and Bylaws 
Committee (1989–90). 

She was a participant in both the ACRL/ 
Harvard Leadership Institute (2000) and the 
Senior Fellows Program (1995). 

Her ALA activities include serving as a 
member of the Equality Award Jury (1996– 
97), and the Committee on the Status of 
Women in Librarianship (1994–96). She was 
also an RASD representative to the Recruit­
ment Assembly (1992–94). 

Goetsch’s work with state and regional 
associations includes membership in the 
Greater Western Library Alliance, where 
she is currently a member of the Board of 
Directors (2007–present) and was a member 
of the Planning and Organization Committee 
(2005–06). She is a member of the Kansas 
Library Network Board/State Librarian Ad­
visory Commission (2006–present), and she 
served the Michigan Library Association as 
chair of the Management and Administration 
Forum (1991–92) and the Annual Conference 
Program Planning Committee (1988–89). 

Goetsch received the University of Ten­
nessee’s Professional Development Award 
(1995) and was awarded Michigan State 
University Libraries’ Distinguished Librarian 
Award (1992). 

Her publications include coauthor of 
“Creating a Culture of Security in the Univer­
sity of Maryland Libraries,” Portal: Libraries 
and the Academy (October 2001); coauthor, 
“Electronic Reference Service,” Association 
of Research Libraries (1999); editor, Infor­
mation Technology Planning (Haworth 
Press, 1999); coauthor, “Readin’, Writin’, 
Arithmetic and Information Competency: 
Adding a Basic Library Skills Component to 

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a University’s Curriculum,” CWIS: Campus 
Wide Information Systems (1998); author, 
“Reference is More Than a Desk,” Journal 
of Academic Librarianship (1995); coauthor, 
“Information Desks in Academic Libraries,” 
Association of Research Libraries (1995); 
and coeditor, On Account of Sex, 1987–1992 
(Scarecrow Press, 1993). 

Goetsch received her master’s of library 
and information science from Rosary Col­
lege. She received both her master’s degree 
in English and her bachelor of science 
degree in English from Illinois State Uni­
versity. 

Janice Simmons-Welburn is dean of 
university libraries at Marquette University, 
a position she has held since 2006. From 
2003 to 2006, she was associate dean at 
the University of Arizona Libraries. She 
also worked at the University of Iowa 
Libraries, where she served as director 
of Central Public Services and Facilities 
(2000–03), director of Human Resources 
and Central Processing (Technical) Services 
(1998–2000), coordinator of Personnel and 
Diversity Programs (1995–98), and head of 
the Information and Instructional Services 
Department (1990–95). Prior to that, she 
worked as interlibrary loan librarian at New 
York University Libraries (1988–90), and 
as reference librarian at Georgia Institute 
of Technology (1987–88). She served as 
reference librarian at Indiana University 
(1984–87), and as head of the Psychology 
Library at Princeton University (1980–84). 

Her activities in ACRL include serving 
as a member of the Budget and Finance 
Committee (2007–present), the 2009 Na­
tional Conference Contributed Papers Sub­
committee (2007–present), the Leadership 
Recruitment and Nomination Committee, 
(2007–present), and as a member of the 
Task Force on “Positioning the 21st Century 
Library in the Competitive Academy: Why 
We Can’t Wait” (2007–present). Simmons-
Welburn was chair of the University Librar­
ies Section (ULS) (2006–07), cochaired the 
2007 National Conference Panel Sessions 

Committee (2005–07), and was a member 
of the Excellence Award Selection Com­
mittee (2004–05). 

She served as chair of the Appoint­
ments Committee (2004–05), the 2005 Na­
tional Conference Roundtable Committee 
(2003–05), and was coconvener of the ULS 
Public Services Directors of Large Research 
Libraries Discussion Group (2002–03). She 
also chaired the Nominating Committee 
(2001–03), cochaired the Personnel and 
Staff Development Officers Discussion 
Group (1996–97) and chaired the 1997 
National Conference Poster Sessions Com­
mittee (1995–97). 

Simmons-Welburn was a member of the 
Education and Behavioral Science Section 
(EBSS) Publications Committee (1987–90), 
was member–at–large on the EBSS Execu­
tive Committee (1986–87), and was a mem­
ber of the EBSS Psychology, Psychiatric 
Committee (1981–83). 

She has been a member of RUSA since 
1987 and of LAMA since 1994, and has 
served on numerous committees within 
those two divisions. 

Simmons-Welburn’s work with state and 
regional associations has included member­
ship in the Iowa Library Association (ILA), 
with service as chair of the ILA/ACRL Pro­
gram Planning Committee (1993–94) and 
as a member of the ILA Program Planning 
Committee (1993–94). 

Her publications include coauthor 
of “Leadership Lessons in a Climate of 
Social Transformation,” Portal: Libraries 
and the Academy (October 2006); guest 
editor, “Special Issue on Fundraising and 
Development,” Library Administration and 
Management (Fall 2005); and coeditor (with 
B. McNeil), Human Resources Management 
in Today’s Academic Library: Meeting Chal­
lenges and Creating Opportunities (Con­
necticut: Greenwood Press, 2004). 

Simmons-Welburn received her master’s 
of arts in history and master of science in 
library science from Atlanta University. She 
earned her bachelor of arts in history from 
Bishop College. 

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ACRL Board of Directors 
Director-at-Large: John A. Lehner, Assistant 
Dean for Library Systems and Planning, 
University of Houston; Daniel R. Lee, Interim 
Team Leader for Undergraduate Services, 
University of Arizona. 
Director-at-Large: Mark Emmons, Coordi­
nator, Information Literacy and Instruction 
Services, University of New Mexico; Linda 
Kopecky, Head, Research and Instructional 
Support Department, University of Wiscon­
sin-Milwaukee. 

Asian, African, and Middle Eastern 
Studies Section 
Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Anjana H. Bhatt, 
Electronic Resources Librarian, Florida Gulf 
Coast University. 
Member-at-Large: Hikaru Nakano, East 
Asian Cataloger, University of Florida; Ping 
Situ, Assistant Librarian, University of Ari­
zona. 

African American Studies Librarians 
Section 
Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Harry Murphy, 
Reference/Web Development Librarian,
 
University of Washington; Vivian Fisher,
 
Manager, African American Department,
 
Enoch Pratt Free Library.
 
Secretary: Malaika Grant, Associate Librar­
ian, University of Minnesota.
 
Member-at-Large: Aslaku Berhanu, Librar­
ian III, Temple University; Gennice W. King,
 
Associate Library Director, Xavier University
 
of Louisiana.
 

Anthropology and Sociology Section 
Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Elizabeth (Liz)
 
Cooper, Anthropology Librarian, Emory
 
University.
 
Member-at-Large: Lisa Yuro, Reference and 

Anthropology Librarian, University of Ala­
bama; Jennifer Darragh, Reference Librar­
ian for the Behavioral and Social Sciences,
 
Virginia Commonwealth University.
 

Arts Section 
Vice-chair/Chair-elect: William S. Hem­
mig, Online Learning Librarian, Bucks 
County Community College. 

Community and Junior College 
Libraries Section 
Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Matt Burrell, Li­
brarian, Gulf Coast Community College; 
Mary Ann Sheble, Dean of Libraries, Oakland 
Community College. 
Secretary: Nan Schichtel, Information Lit­
eracy and Outreach Librarian, Grand Rapids 
Community College; David A. Wright, As­
sociate Dean of Learning Resources, Surry 
Community College. 

College Libraries Section 
Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Dawn Thistle, 
Director of Library Resources, Assumption 
College; Ann M. Watson, Head of Instruction 
and Access Services, Denison University. 
Secretary: Joan Ruelle, University Librarian, 
Hollins University; Shellie Jeffries, Library 
Codirector, Aquinas College. 

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Member-at-Large: Michael J. Miller, Assis­
tant Professor and Coordinator of Access Ser­
vices, Queens College, The City University 
of New York; Mary Ellen Chijioke, Library 
Director, Guilford College. 

Distance Learning Section 
Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Michele D. Behr, 
Off Campus Librarian, Western Michigan 
University; Brian Hickam, Librarian for 
Health and Human Services, University of 
Toledo. 
Secretary/Archivist: Jane Hutton, Elec­
tronic Resources/Reference Librarian, West 
Chester University of Pennsylvania; Michele 
Reid, Director of Hoover Library, McDaniel 
College. 
Member-at-Large: Sarah J. Hammill, Dis­
tance Learning Librarian, Florida Interna­
tional University; Sandra Lee (Sandy) Hawes, 
Distance Learning Reference Librarian, Saint 
Leo University. 

Education and Behavioral Sciences 
Section 
Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Sally Neal, As­
sistant Dean for Public Services, Butler 
University; Lori S. Mestre, Digital Learning 
Librarian, University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign. 
Member-at-Large: Ber nadette A. Lear, 
Behavioral Sciences and Education Librar­
ian, Penn State-Harrisburg; Alex R. Hodges, 
Instruction Coordinator and Education Li­
brarian, American University. 

Instruction Section 
Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Clara Fowler, 
Manager, Education Programs, University of 
Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; Amy 
Deuink, Reference Librarian, Penn State 
University. 
Secretary: Kathy Magarrell, Head, Refer­
ence and Library Instruction, University of 
Iowa; 
Merinda McLure, Applied Human Sciences 
Librarian, Colorado State University. 
Member-at-Large: Mark Szarko, Instruc­
tion Coordinator, Massachusetts Institute 

of Technology; Susanna Eng, First-Year 
Experience Librarian, California State Uni­
versity-Northridge. 

Literatures in English Section 
Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Angela Courtney, 
Librarian for English and American Litera­
ture, Indiana University; Linda Stein, Associ­
ate Librarian, University of Delaware. 
Secretary: Shawn Martin, TCP Project Li­
brarian, University of Michigan; Mary Claire 
Vandenburg, Research and Instruction Li­
brarian, Queen’s University. 
Member-at-Large: Stephanie J. Graves, 
Humanities Reference Librarian, Southern Il­
linois University-Carbondale; Millie Jackson, 
Associate Dean for Collections, University 
of Alabama. 

Law and Political Science Section 
Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Erik Estep, North 
Carolina Reference Librarian, East Carolina 
University. 
Member-at-Large: Lisa Norberg, Director of 
Public Services, University of North Carolina-
Chapel Hill; Binh Le, Associate Librarian, The 
Pennsylvania State University Abington. 

Rare Books and Manuscripts Section 
Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Deborah J. Leslie, 
Head of Cataloging, Folger Shakespeare 
Library; Charlotte B. Brown, University Archi­
vist, University of California-Los Angeles. 
Member-at-Large: Mike Kelly, Curator of 
Books, New York University; José Fernando 
Peña, Librarian, Grolier Club. 

Slavic and Eastern European Section 
Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Jon Giullian, Slavic 
Librarian, University of Kansas; Emily Ray, 
Catalog Librarian, Yale University. 

Science and Technology Section 
Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Maliaca Oxnam, 
Associate Librarian, University of Arizona; 
Sophie Bogdanski, Monographs Cataloging 
Unit Librarian, West Virginia University. 
Publicity Offi cer: Kara Whatley, Head, 
Coles Science Center, New York University; 

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Ann Zeidman-Karpinski, Publicity Offi cer, 
University of Oregon. 
Member-at-Large: Denise Beaubien Ben­
nett, Engineering Librarian, University of 
Florida; 
Elizabeth (Betsy) Hopkins, Life Sciences and 
Advanced Writing Librarian, Brigham Young 
University. 

University Libraries Section 
Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Faye Backie, As­
sociate Director, Public Services, Michigan 
State University; M. Leslie Madden, Instruc­
tion Coordinator, Georgia State University. 
Member-at-Large: Tom Fisher, Monograph­
ic Acquisitions Librarian, Georgia Institute 
of Technology; Stephanie Atkins, Head of 
Access, Washington University-St. Louis; 
Karl Bridges, Associate Professor, University 
of Vermont. 

Western European Studies Section 
Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Timothy Shipe, Arts 
and Literature Bibliographer, University of 

Iowa; Sarah How, Collections/Reference 
Librarian, Cornell University. 
Secretary: Michelle Emanuel, Catalog Li­
brarian and Assistant Professor, University of 
Mississippi; Brian Vetruba, Catalog/Subject 
Librarian for Germanic Languages and Litera­
tures, Washington University-St. Louis. 
Member-at-Large: Anne Oechtering, Librar­
ian for German Humanities and Philosophy, 
Yale University; Charlene Kellsey, Faculty Di­
rector, Acquisitions Department, University 
of Colorado-Boulder. 

Women’s Studies Section 
Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Kayo Denda, Wom­
en’s Studies Librarian, Rutgers University. 
Secretary: Jennifer Nace, Reference and 
Instruction Librarian, Penn State Worthington 
Scranton; Janet Fore, Library Director, Saint 
Mary’s College. 
Member-at-Large: Susan Bennett White, So­
ciology/United Nations Librarian, Princeton 
University; Kimberly L. Clarke, Associate 
Librarian, University of Minnesota. 

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