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GSLIS alumni elected to leadership positions

Several GSLIS alumni have recently been elected to leadership positions in the following professional associations:

  • JoAnn Jacoby (MS ’97), Vice-Chair/ Chair-Elect, Steering Committee of the Library Research Round Table (LRRT) of the American Library Association (ALA)
  • M. Kathleen Kern (MS ’99), Vice-President/President-Elect, Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) of the American Library Association (ALA)
  • Carol Reid (MS ’93), Director-at-Large, Illinois Library Association (ILA) Board of Directors
  • Rebecca (Becky) Robinson (MS ’99), Director-at-Large, Illinois Library Association (ILA) Board of Directors
  • Leora Siegel (MS ’91), Director-at-Large, Illinois Library Association (ILA) Board of Directors
  • Catherine R. Friedman (MS ’83), President-Elect, Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) of the American Library Association (ALA)

GSLIS extends congratulations to these individuals on their outstanding achievements and encourages all alumni to share news of their professional accomplishments by completing and submitting our Alumni Update Form.

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