Several University of Illinois GSLIS alumni recently have been elected to leadership positions in the following professional associations: * JoAnn Jacoby<http://www.ala.org/lrrt/oversightgroups> (MS '97), Vice-Chair/ Chair-Elect, Steering Committee of the Library Research Round Table (LRRT) of the American Library Association (ALA) * M. Kathleen Kern<http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2012/05/16/elections-kathleenkern/> (MS '99), Vice-President/President-Elect, Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) of the American Library Association (ALA) * Carol Reid<http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs011/1102339694985/archive/1109872979799.html> (MS '93), Director-at-Large, Illinois Library Association (ILA) Board of Directors * Rebecca (Becky) Robinson<http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs011/1102339694985/archive/1109872979799.html> (MS '99), Director-at-Large, Illinois Library Association (ILA) Board of Directors * Leora Siegel<http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs011/1102339694985/archive/1109872979799.html> (MS '91), Director-at-Large, Illinois Library Association (ILA) Board of Directors * Catherine R. Friedman<http://www.americanlibrariesmagazine.org/news/ala/catherine-r-friedman-president-elect-library-leadership-and-management-association> (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. -- Cindy Ashwill Assistant Dean for Communications Managing Editor, Library Trends and GSLIS Occasional Papers Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 325 Urban Outfitters Building (UOB), 507 E. Green Street Mailing Address: 501 E. Daniel Street, MC-493 Champaign, IL 61820-6211 Telephone: (217) 244-4643 Fax: (217) 244-3302 www.lis.illinois.edu<http://www.lis.illinois.edu/>