YALSA Nominating Committee Information Form

Name, Title, and Institution:

Preferred Mailing Address:

Telephone(work):

Telephone(home):

e-mail:

ALA Membership No.

Number of years you have been a member in YALSA:

Which position are you interested in running for?

YALSA President

YALSA Board

Michael L.Printz Award Committee

Margaret Edwards Award Committee

YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award

Professional Experience: Have you served and/or chaired on any other YALSA committees, either selection or process? If so, please list the committees below, along with term(s) served and last committee chair. If you were the chair, please indicate that also.

Have you served and/or chaired in any ALA and/or YALSA Roundtables or special interest groups? If so, please list those commitments, along with length of time served:

Have you served and/or chaired any of your state/local association committees, either selection or process? If so, please list those commitments below, along with term(s) served and last committee chair. If you were the chair, please indicate that below.

Have you authored any professional articles and/or publications? Please list any publications below, along with pertinent bibliographic information.

Do you review for any professional journals? If so, please list below.

Please list those below any electronic discussion lists you subscribe to that support your professional development.

Please describe to the nominating committee why you are an ideal candidate for the ballot position you are interested in.

Please consider any of the questions below you believe to be applicable when formulating your answer:

• What kind of things do you feel most confident in doing?
• Can you describe a difficult obstacle you have had to overcome? How did you handle it? How do you feel this experience affected your personality or ability?
• How would you describe yourself as a person?
• What do you think are the most important characteristics & abilities a person must possess to become a successful? How do you rate yourself in these areas?
• Do you consider yourself a self-starter? If so, explain why (and give examples)
• What do you consider to be your greatest professional achievements to date? Why?
• What things give you the greatest satisfaction at work?
• What things frustrate you the most? How do you usually cope with them?