“I am thrilled to have been elected and look forward very much to being ALA’s vice-president/president-elect,” Gorman said. “Running for this position has been a most interesting experience, particularly meeting and listening to so many and such a wide range of librarians.”
A member of ALA’s Executive Board and governing Council, Gorman has taught at library schools in his native England and in the United States. He is a past president of ALA’s Library and Information Technology Association and a member of the California Library Association, where he has served on numerous committees. Gorman defeated Barbara K. Stripling, director of library programs at New Visions for Public Schools in New York City.
Teri R. Switzer, assistant director for human resources and budget at the Auraria Library in Denver, was elected to serve the 2004–2007 term as treasurer with 5,972 votes. She had been elected in 2003 to fill the one-year vacancy created by the resignation of former treasurer Liz Bishoff. Switzer defeated Erika Linke, associate dean of university libraries for collection and user services at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
ALA Council election results are available on the ALA website.
Posted May 7, 2004.