LIS Alumni Group Board
Minutes
May 5, 2002
Present: Gwen Sinclair, President
Eileen Herring, Treasurer
Jackie Reed, Secretary
Stewart Chun, Member at Large
Jeff Boling, Member at Large
Janet Hesson, Newsletter
Excused: Jodie Mattos, Awards/Scholarship Chair
The meeting came to order at 12:10 p.m.
I. Approval of last meeting’s minutes
Minutes from the last meeting were not available.
II. Treasurer’s Report
Discussion: The Alumni Group has a balance of $119.32.
Discussion: The newsletter should include instructions for subscribing to lisalumni-l to encourage people to get electronic delivery. The deadline for the next newsletter is September 15.
Discussion: No information was available about the status of this year’s awards. The LIS Student Award and LIS Professional Award will not be given due to lack of funds.
Action: Gwen will inquire about the possibility of the Alumni Group participating in the HLA silent auction to raise funds.
Discussion: Several people were suggested as volunteers to serve on a reunion planning committee.
Action: Gwen will contact those suggested to see if they can serve.
Discussion: Gerry White has volunteered to be the new Vice President/President-Elect. No prospects for other vacancies.
Discussion: We are still looking for a way to convert the database from FileMaker Pro to Access. No one is really sure how easy it is to do.
Action: [Can’t recall what we decided.]
Submitted by Gwen Sinclair