Toni Negro
June A. Pinnell-Stephens
Linda Shippert
Sally Decker Smith
Carla J. Stoffle
Barbara K. Stripling
Julie Su
Eric D. Suess
John F. Szabo
Theresa A. Tobin
Linda J. Underwood
Lisa Von Drasek
Ann Carlson Weeks
Courtney L. Young
Four other Councilors also have been elected:
ALA Divisions
Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS)
Diane Dates Casey
Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA)
Charles Forrest
Public Library Association (PLA)
*Christine Lind Hage
ALA Round Tables
New Members Round Table
Jennifer Emanuel
One proposed bylaw amendment was approved.
- ALA Bylaw Article III, Nominations and Elections Section 1(c), which shall now read: "Such committee shall nominate annually candidates for members-at-large of Council for three-year terms. The number of nominees shall not be fewer than one-and-one-half times the anticipated number of member-at-large vacancies to be filled at the next election." A new Section 1 (e) will read “The position of candidates on the ballot shall be randomized.” The current Section 1 (e) shall be renumbered (f).
A total of 16,727 votes were cast in the election. Council, Division and Round Table elections also were decided.
For complete election results please visit http://www.ala.org/ala/ourassociation/governanceofficeb/electioninfo/election2008.cfm .
* Elected as ALA Councilor- at-Large and PLA Councilor, candidate will be seated as PLA Councilor.
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