Past President

Submitted by Douglas Morrison

Quarterly Report

11/21/2008

The 2008 Jay Ladd Distinguished Service Award winner this year was Ms. Marsha
Krautter-Suter from the University of Toledo. She was an outstanding candidate
and was honored for over 15 years of service to ALAO and the greater academic
community in Ohio.

CALL FOR 2009-2010 NOMINATIONS

The Academic Library Association of Ohio seeks candidates for its Executive Board
elections that are coming up for the 2009-2010 term of office.

The nomination period will open now and will close in late January or as soon as we get a
sufficient number of candidates for each position.

As ALAO's Past President responsibility for the next set of board position elections falls to me
and the nominating committee for the upcoming 2009-2010 term. Among the positions that will
be elected this time are the following:

Three (3) Board Members at Large - will serve a two year term in office...

One (1) ALAO Treasurer - will serve a two year term in office...

One (1) ALAO Vice President/President-Elect - will serve 1 year as Vice President, 1 year as
            ALAO President, 1 year as ALAO Past President...

The ALAO election period will take place electronically in mid-February 2009 and be open to
ALAO members only. You may nominate yourself or someone else ONLY after obtaining
their agreement to participate in the election.

The nomination form on the ALAO website is at the following address: http://www.alaoweb.org/oldsite/manual/c11.pdf.    

If you are thinking about running for an ALAO position but would like more information
on a specific position, duties, time in office, or other details. Please feel free to contact me
via email at sagemor@bright.net or by phone at (330) 234-1009.

If you are looking for a way to grow in the profession or become more involved on a whole
different level. There is something for everyone in ALAO! Thank you for your time and
consideration in this matter.

Respectfully submitted,

Douglas Morrison
ALAO Past President 2008-2009