GSLIS alumni elected to ACRL positions

The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has announced the results of its 2013 elections. Several GSLIS alumni have assumed positions in the association’s specialized sections:

  • Wayne Bivens-Tatum (MS ’00), member-at-large (three-year term), University Libraries Section (ULS)
  • Marianne Bracke (MS ’97), vice-chair/chair-elect, Science and Technology Section (STS)
  • Lynda Duke (MS ’01), member-at-large (two-year term), College Libraries Section (CLS)
  • Erin Gratz (MS ’05), vice-chair/chair-elect, Anthropology and Sociology Section (ANSS)
  • Diana King (MS ’01), member-at-large (two-year term), Women and Gender Studies Section (WGSS)
  • Naomi Lederer (MS ’88), secretary, Literatures in English Section (LES)
  • Marilyn Myers (MS ’68), vice-chair/chair-elect, University Libraries Section (ULS)
  • Mark Szarko (MS ’01), vice-chair/chair-elect, Instruction Section (IS)
  • Elizabeth White (MS ’88), member-at-large (two-year term), Law and Political Science Section (LPSS)

GSLIS congratulates these alumni and wishes them success in their new roles.

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