The time to lead


C&RL News April 2016 188

The time to lead
ACRL seeks nominees for section offices

Standing for ACRL section office is an opportunity to become involved with 
important 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, 2016. Terms of office will 
begin July 1, 2017.

2017 section nominating committee 
chairs

Anthropology and Sociology: Erin F. 
Gratz, egratz@laverne.edu

Arts: Sara Harrington, harrings@ohio.edu

College Libraries: Nathaniel King, na-
thaniel.king@nsc.edu

Community College and Junior Col-
lege Libraries: Angela Lyn Creel, angie.
creel@azwestern.edu

Distance Learning: Kathleen Pickens, 
Kathleen.pickens@cincinnatistate.edu

Education and Behavioral Sciences: 
Dana Scott Peterman, dpeterma@uci.edu

Instruction: Christy R. Stevens, crs7772 
@gmail.com

Law and Political Science: Kelly S. Ja-
nousek, Kelly.janousek@csulb.edu

Literatures in English: Laura Lynne 
Taddeo, ltaddeo@buffalo.edu

Rare Books and Manuscripts: R. Arvid 
Nelsen, arvid.rbms@gmail.com

Science and Technology: Marianne 
Stowell Bracke, mbracke@purdue.edu

Slavic and East European: Christina 
Peter, peter@frick.org

University Libraries: Marilyn Myers, 
msmyers@uh.edu

Western European Studies: Kristen 
Grace Totleben, ktotleben@gmail.com

Women and Gender Studies: Heather 
Lee Tompkins, hltompkins@stkate.edu