GSLIS alumni elected to leadership positions

Several GSLIS alumni were recently elected to serve in leadership positions for state and national library associations.

Elizabeth Beers (MS ’06; CAS ’09), also a former LEEP adjunct faculty instructor, was elected as secretary/treasurer for ALA’s Library Research Round Table (LRRT). Beers will serve a two-year term beginning July 1, 2013.

Keshia Garnett (MS ’01) and Amanda E. Standerfer (MS ’99) have been elected as directors-at-large on the Illinois Library Association (ILA) Board of Directors. They are among four newly-elected directors-at-large who will serve three-year terms beginning July 1, 2013.

Lizz Zitron (MS ’09) has been elected as a councilor-at-large on the Council of the American Library Association (ALA). The 33 newly-elected councilors-at-large will serve three-year terms beginning at the conclusion of the 2013 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago.

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