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And the w in n ers a re  . . .

Here are the officia l 1993 ACRL 
election results

Thomas G. Kirk Susan K. Martin

T h om as G. K irk, college librarian and profes­
sor o f library science at Berea College, Berea, 
Kentucky, is the 56th president o f the Associa­
tion o f C ollege and Research Libraries (ACRL). 
Kirk announced that netw orking w ill be his
theme for his 1993-94 year in office. Under the
umbrella o f networking Kirk has outlined four ele­
ments: 1) strengthening ACRL’s present and future
leadership; 2) strengthening ACRL’s relationships
with other higher education and professional orga­
nizations; 3) conducting a membership survey; and
4) developing continuing education opportuni­
ties in the area o f networking.

As president, Kirk w ill preside over the ACRL
Board o f  Directors and the ACRL Executive
Committee, chair the ACRL Conference Program
Planning Committee for the 1994 Annual Confer­
ence in Miami, and plan ACRL’s major program at
the conference. Kirk will also represent ACRL on
the ALA Miami Conference Program Planning Com­
mittee and on the ALA Planning and Budget As­
sembly. He will also represent ACRL and ALA in
their relations with other organizations.

Kirk has been active in both ACRL and ALA
serving as ACRL’s division councilor from  1986-
90 and as the ALA representative to the Am eri­
can Association for the Advancem ent o f Sci­
ence from 1978-82. Kirk served on ACRL’s Board
o f Directors from  1979-81 and from  1986-90.

 
 

 
 

 
 
 

 
 

 

 

 

H e chaired ACRL’s C ollege Libraries Section 
(1982-83) and the Science and T ech n ology Sec­
tion (1980-81). He also chaired ACRL’s Research 
Committee from  1985-87.

Kirk has also been active in state and re­
gional associations serving on the SOLINET 
Board o f Directors from  1981-84 and 1985-86. 
H e served on OCLC Users Council from  1986-
92 and is currently on the Kentucky Library 
N etw ork Board. Kirk has been honored by the 
profession being named the Miriam Dudley Bib­
liographic Instruction Librarian in 1984 and the 
Kentucky Library Association’s Academic Librar­
ian o f the Y ea r in 1991- Kirk has authored nu­
merous articles including titles such as “Peri­
odicals in C o lle g e  Libraries” in J o u r n a l o f  
A c a d e m ic  L ib ra ria n s h ip  (N o v e m b e r  1991), 
“Collection D evelopm ent Programs in C ollege 
Libraries: A  Contingency Perspective” in Col­
lection  D evelopm ent in  College Libraries (1991), 
and “A  Comparison o f T w o  Methods o f Library 
Instruction for Students in Introductory Biol­
o g y ” in College a n d  Research Libraries (1971). 
Kirk has an A.B. from  Earlham College and an 
M.A. from  Indiana University.

Susan K. M artin, university librarian at G eor­
getow n  University, has been elected vice-presi­
dent/president-elect o f  ACRL. The 1993 elec­
tion results show ed 1,724 votes for Martin and 
803 votes for Michael D. Kathman, director o f 
libraries and media at St. John’s University/Col­
lege o f  St. Benedict, C ollegeville, Minnesota.

W hen asked about her plans for ACRL, Mar­
tin said, “I appreciate the support o f the ACRL 
membership, and look  forward to w orking with 
them, with other divisions o f ALA, and with 
organizations outside ALA to address some o f 
the most critical issues currently facing us. 
A m on g these are: 1) the need for a strategic 
vision that w ill recognize a change in the role 
o f  the academic library from  its traditional role 
in this century to on e that recognizes and works 
actively with other information providers; 2) a 
strengthened chapter structure, to encourage 
increased participation by academic librarians 
n ation w ide; and 3) a vital and budgetarily 
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 o f ACRL, Martin w ill serve on the ACRL 
Board o f  Directors and the ACRL Executive 
Committee. She w ill chair the ACRL Confer­
ence Program Planning Committee for the 1995 
Annual Conference in Chicago. She w ill repre­
sent ACRL on the ALA Appointments Commit­
tee and the ALA Conference Program Planning 
Committee for the 1995 Conference. At the end 
o f  the 1994 Annual Conference, she w ill be­
com e ACRL’s 57th president.

Martin has been active in ALA serving on 
the Council from 1988– 92, on the Legislation 
C om m ittee’s Copyright Subcomm ittee from  
1981-87 and chairing it from 1984– 85. Martin 
has also served on a number o f committees o f 
the Library and Information Tech nology Asso­
ciation (L IT A ) including serving as LITA presi­
dent from 1978– 79. She has been active in many 
other profession al organizations including: 
CAPCON where she serves as an Advisory Board 
member, the Association o f  Research Libraries, 
w here she was a member o f the Statistics Com­
m ittee (1987– 88, 1992), Research Libraries 
Group where she was a member o f the Execu­
tive Committee (1985– 87), and Universal Seri­
als and Book Exchange (USBE) w here she was 
president (1984). Martin also helped organize a 
group to look at a strategic vision for librarians. 
This group developed a vision statement and a 
values document that has stimulated profession-
w id e discussions about the education and the 
future o f librarians. Martin was recognized as 
Simmons College Distinguished Alumni in 1977. 
She has authored numerous publications includ­
ing articles on technology, library education, 
and networks. Martin has a B.A. from  Tufts 
University, a MLS from Simmons College, and a 
Ph.D. from  the University o f California, Berke­
ley.

The rest o f the results o f the ACRL elections 
follow . For each position the elected candidate 
is given first, with the number o f votes in pa­
rentheses.

ACRL
Director-at-Large (4-year term): R osem ary 

H e n d e rso n  (1,110); Paul E. DuMont 
(1,040).

Director-at-Large (4-year term): Frances J. 
M aloy (1,201); Elizabeth W. Kaschins 
(964).

A sian  &  A fric a n  Section
Adoption o f Proposed Bylaws Change: Yes 

(97); N o (7)..

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: B re n d a E. Bickett (56); 
James N. Gentner (47).

Secretary: D oroth y A n n  W ashington (65); 
David N. Nelson (39).

Member-at-Large: G regory A. Finnegan (65); 
Doris J. Seely (38).

A fro -A m e ric a n  Studies Lib rarian s  
Section
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: M ichael C. W alk er (26); 

Theresa S. Byrd (24).
Secretary: Gladys Smiley Bell (33); Clarence 

Toom er (16).

A n th ro p o lo g y  &  Sociology Section
Adoption o f Proposed Bylaws Change: Yes 

(94); N o (5).
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: M argaret R. Dittemore 

(67); Fred J. Hay (37).
Secretary: A n gela S.W. Lee (51); James W. 

Williams (51) [determined by lot].
M em b er-a t-Large (2 -y e a r term ): J ean  S. 

A delm an  (62); Janita A. Jobe (42).

ARTS Section
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Lynn B. W illiam s (91); 

Elizabeth A. Ginno (77).
Secretary: H en ry  J. DuBois (101); Kimberly A. 

Hale (64).

B ib liog rap h ic Instruction Section
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: K atherine A. Branch 

(463); Randall B. Hensley (433).
Secretary: T ru di E. Jacobson (489); Natalie C. 

Pelster (358).
Member-at-Large (3-year term): Susan J. Hoffman 

(450); Shirley R. Black Cody (404).

C ollege Libraries Section
Vice-Chair/C hair-E lect: S u san  M c C a rth y  

C a m p b e ll (234); Victoria L. Hanawalt 
(224).

Secretary: Stephanie R. B angert (227); Walter 
D. Morrill (204).

M em b er-a t-L a rge (2 -y e a r  term ): M a rk  G. 
R. M c M a n u s  (2 3 3 ); N orm a  N. Y u e h  
(1 9 7 ).

C o m m u n ity  a n d  Ju nio r C ollege 
Libraries Section
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Susan M. Maltese(192); 

W illiam J. Pfannenstiel (37).
Secretary: Rita W . Jones (131); Karl B. Johnson 

(96).
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W h o ’ s W h o  in European Politics (1,016 
pages, 2d ed., April 1993) has been revised to 
include dignitaries from the former Soviet re­
publics o f Belarus, Moldova, the Ukraine, Russia,

 Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Part One 
contains biographical data on more than 8,000 
members o f parliament, trade union and party 
leaders, heads o f state, and other prominent 
European political personalities. Part T w o pro­
vides country-by-country listings for heads o f 
state, government, legislature, regional, party, 
and trade union leadership, and indexes for 
each country identify the individuals profiled 
in Part One. A  new glossary defines political 
terms, parties, and institutions. Copies may be 
ordered for $265.00 from  K. G. Saur, 121 
Chanlon Road, N ew  Providence, NJ 07974. 
ISBN 1-85739-021-3. ■

(ACRL elections cont. fr o m  page 402)

Education a n d  B ehavioral Science 
Section
Adoption o f Proposed Bylaws Change: Yes 

(251); N o (8).
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Nancy P. O ’Brien (278); 

Write-in Candidate (5).
Secretary: Thom as A. Tollm an (168); Paul G. 

Fehrmann (112).

Extended Cam pus Libraries Services 
Section
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Kathleen M. O ’C onnor 

(82); Gwendolyn Jenkins Chandler (29).
Secretary (2-year term): Virginia A. Witucke 

(78); Mem Catania (33).
Member-at-Large (2-year term): Thomas E. 

Abbot (60); Monica H. Collier (51).

L a w  &  Political Science Section
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Ronald J. Heckart(86); 

Judy L. Solberg (71).
Secretary (2-year term): M arifran Bustion 

(77); William A. Orme (67).
M em ber-at-Large (2 -ye a r term ): S tep h en  

J. S t illw e ll, Jr. (7 3 ); G raham  R. 
W a ld e n  (7 3 ) [d e term in ed  by lot].

R are Books a n d  M anuscripts Section
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Lisa M. B row ar (215);

Robert S. Martin (202).
Secretary: Laura Stalker (244); Martin Antonetti 

(169).
Member-at-Large (3-year term): H. Thomas 

Hickerson (231); John Neal Hoover (168).

Slavic &  East European Section
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Alan P. Pollard (51); 

Write-in Candidate (1).

Secretary (3-year term): Mieczyslaw Buczkowski 
(27); Viveca S. Seymour (26).

Member-at-Large: Patricia K. Thurston (28); 
Nina Palmin (25).

Science &  Technology Section
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Katharine E. Clark 

(264); Caroline D. Harnly (128).
S ec reta ry / M e m b e r-a t-L a rge : B illi e  J o y  

R e in h a rt (2 1 7 ); D o lo re s  M. H o e lle  
( 162).

U niversity Libraries Section
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: N ancy L. Baker (835); 

Joseph A. Boisse (650).
S e c r e t a r y  ( 2 - y e a r  t e r m ):  D o r i s  S. 

H a y a s h i k a w a  ( 8 7 4 ) ;  S u z e t t e  L. 
R ad ford  (4 0 1 ).

M em ber-at-Large (3-year term ): C a ro ly n  
D u sen bu ry (811); E. Dale Cluff (533).

Member-at-Large (3-year term): Karen S. Seibert 
(755); John W. Collins, III (581).

W e s t European Specialists Section
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Thomas D. Kilton (83); 

John M. Cullars (66).
Secretary: Heidi L. Hutchinson (88); Blake 

Landor (57).
Member-at-Large: Gretchen E. Holten (80); 

W. David Rozkuszka (67).

W o m e n ’s Studies Section
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Lori A. Goetsch (147); 

Cynthia S. Faries (64).
Secretary: Grace M. Jackson-Brown (109); 

Thura Reed Mack (96).
Member-at-Large: Kristin H. G erhard (135); 

Mila C. Su (68). ■