Several University of Illinois GSLIS alumni recently have been elected to leadership positions in the following professional associations:

 

·         JoAnn Jacoby (MS ’97), Vice-Chair/ Chair-Elect, Steering Committee of the Library Research Round Table (LRRT) of the American Library Association (ALA)

·         M. Kathleen Kern (MS ’99), Vice-President/President-Elect, Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) of the American Library Association (ALA)

·         Carol Reid (MS ’93), Director-at-Large, Illinois Library Association (ILA) Board of Directors

·         Rebecca (Becky) Robinson (MS ’99), Director-at-Large, Illinois Library Association (ILA) Board of Directors

·         Leora Siegel (MS ’91), Director-at-Large, Illinois Library Association (ILA) Board of Directors

·         Catherine R. Friedman (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.

 

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Cindy Ashwill
Assistant Dean for Communications
Managing Editor, Library Trends and GSLIS Occasional Papers
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