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C&RL News April 2014 212

The time to lead
ACRL seeks nominees for section offices

Standing for ACRL section office is an op-portunity to become involved with impor-
tant issues affecting academic and research 
librarians in the 21st century, gain leadership 
experience, and build ties with colleagues. 
It is also an opportunity to be of service to 
your ACRL section community, ensuring that 
it continues to nurture the development of 
new members and forge deeper connections 
to the profession.

 
ACRL section officers
Candidates for vice-chair/chair-elect, secre-
tary, and members-at-large of ACRL sections 
are selected by the nominating committee of 
each section.

If you would like to nominate someone 
or be nominated yourself, contact the chair 
of the appropriate section nominating com-
mittee by June 1, 2014. Terms of office will 
begin on July 1, 2015.

2015 section nominating committee 
chairs

Anthropology and Sociology: Jennifer 
Darragh, jendarragh@jhu.edu

Arts: Sara Harrington, harrings@ohio.edu

Asian, African, and Middle Eastern: 
Mohamed Berray, mberray@fulbrightmail.org

College Libraries: Rachel C. Crowley, 
rachel.crowley@usiouxfalls.edu

Community College and Junior Col-
lege Libraries: Christina L. Sibley, christina.
sibley@azwestern.edu

Distance Learning: Tina M. Adams, tad-
ams11@gmu.edu

Education and Behavioral Sciences: 
Vanessa Earp, vearp@kent.edu

Instruction: Stephanie A. Michel,  
michel@up.edu

Law and Political Science: Chad Kahl, 
cmkahl@ilstu.edu

Literatures in English: Christine Ruotolo, 
cjr2q@virginia.edu

Rare Books and Manuscripts: Erika 
Dowell, edowell@indiana.edu

Science and Technology: Lori J. Ostapo-
wicz-Critzm, lori.kritz@gmail.com

Slavic and East European: Liladhar Ram-
chandra Pendse, lpendse@gmail.com

University Libraries: Stephanie Atkins 
Sharpe, satkins@wustl.edu

Western European Studies: Michelle 
Emanuel, memanuel@olemiss.edu

Women and Gender Studies: Melia Erin 
Fritch, melia@ksu.edu