Geoscience Information Society

Officers, Appointments, Representatives and Committees

2010

 

Executive Board

 The Executive Board consists of the officers plus the Newsletter Editor and  Publications Manager.
 
President

 

Presidents' Handbook
 

Jan Heagy

ExxonMobil Upstream Research
Information Center
P.O. Box 2189
Houston, Texas  77252-2189

Nov. 2009 - Oct. 2010

phone: 713-431-4466

fax: 713-431-4157

Vice-President
(President-Elect)

Kay Johnson

Radford University
McConnell Library
801 E. Main Street
P.O. Box 6881
Radford, VA 24142

Nov. 2009 - Oct. 2010

phone: 540-831-5703

fax: 540-831-6214

 

Secretary Elaine B. Adams

UCLA Science & Engineering Library
8251 Boelter Hall
P.O.Box 951598
Los Angeles, California 90095-1598
 

Nov. 2008 - Oct. 2010

Phone: 310-825-2649

Treasurer Angelique Jenks-Brown

Binghamton University
Science Library
P.O. Box 6012
Vestal Parkway East
Binghamton, NY 13902
Nov. 2009 - Oct. 2011

phone: 607-777-4596

fax: 607-777-2274
Immediate Past President Rusty Kimball

Texas A&M University
5000 TAMU
College Station, Texas 77843-5000
Nov. 2009 – Oct. 2010

phone: 979-862-1909

fax: 979-450-4123
GSIS Newsletter Editor Janet Dombrowski

Brinkerhoff Geology Library
University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY  82073
 
Oct. 2009 -

phone:  307/766-6538
Publications Manager 

Ellie Clement

Cabot Science Library/Harvard University
One Oxford Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts    02138
 

2007 – 2010

phone:  617/495-5353

fax:  617/495-5324

Appointments

Auditor Margy Walsh 2008-2009
Geonet Moderator Carolyn Laffoon 2007-2010
GSIS Newsletter Editor Janet Dombrowski 2009-2010
GSIS Newsletter Reviews Editor Carol La Russa 2009-2010
Publications Manager

Ellie Clement

2007-2010
Publicity Officer vacant -- volunteer or request more information
Webmaster Janet Dombrowski 2009-2010
GSA Topical Session Convener Janet Dombrowski 2010
Geoscience Librarianship 101 Clara McLeod 2010

Committees

Archives

Exhibits Membership
Best Paper Award Guidebooks Nominating
Best Reference Work Award Information Resources Preservation
Distinguished Service Award International Initiatives Website
   

Guidelines for Committee Chairs


Archives

Purpose: To collect and preserve the history of the Society.

Anne Huber, Chair     2007-2010
Lura Joseph 2008-2010
Diane Baclawski 2008-2010


Best Paper Award

Purpose: Determine winner of Best Paper Award.

Carol La Russa, Chair     2008-2010
Cynthia Prosser     2010-  
Nancy Sprague     2008-  

Best Reference Work Award

Purpose: Determine winner of the Mary B. Ansari Best Reference Work Award.

Angelique Jenks-Brown, Chair 2007-2010   Dennis Trombatore 2008-2011
Edward Lener 2008-2011      


 Distinguished Service Award

Purpose: Select the winner of the Mary B. Ansari Distinguished Service Award.

Patricia Yocum, Chair     2010-2011
Marie Dvorzak 2009-2010
Sharon Tahirkheli 2010-2011

Exhibits

Purpose: Plan, design and arrange for GSIS exhibits and maintain booth materials.

Darin Buri, Chair     2007-2010
Dona Dirlam 2007-2010

April Love

2008-2010

Guidebooks

Purpose: Update and maintain
the Geologic Guidebooks of North America database

Lura Joseph*, Chair 2008-2010   Erin Palmer** 2009-2010
Jody Foote 2008-2010   Thelma Thompson 2010-2011
Linda Musser 2009-2010   Louise Zipp 2008-2010
* members, Guidebooks Standards Subcommittee
** Chair, Best Guidebook Award Subcommittee
 

Information Resources (new - formerly Collection Development Issues
and Electronic Resources committees)
vacant, Chair
John Hunter 2008-2010
Michael Noga 2010-  
Chair needed -- volunteer or request more information

International Initiatives

Purpose: Investigate, report on, and recommend internationally-focused activities for GSIS.

Judie Triplehorn, Chair 2008-2010
Dena Fracolli Hanson 2010-  
Dorothy McGarry 2010-  

Membership

Purpose: Review/revise brochure; solicit new members;
contact members who have not renewed and welcome back members who renewed late.

vacant, Chair
Chair and members needed -- volunteer or request more information

Nominating

Purpose: Nominate candidates for elective offices;
prepare, mail, and count ballots and report results.

Rusty Kimball, Chair    

2010

Lisa Johnston 2009-2010

Preservation

Purpose: Recommend GSIS's role in preservation activities
 and develop preservation guidelines for the geoscience community

vacant, Chair
Richard Huffine     2010
Chair and members needed -- volunteer or request more information

Website

Purpose: Advise on the content and organization of the GSIS Website;
determine winner of the Best Website Award.

Carolyn Laffoon, Chair     2007-2010
John Kawula 2008-2010
Bob Tolliver 2009-2010

 


Representatives
Three-year appointments
 


American Geological Institute (AGI) Environmental Geoscience Advisory Committee

vacant

 
AGI GeoRef Advisory Committee Lura Joseph 2006-2010
AGI Government Affairs Program

Marie Dvorzak

2007-2010
AGI Member Society Council

Suzanne Larsen

2009-2010
American Libraries Association (ALA)

John Hunter

2006-2010
Atmospheric Sciences Librarians International (ASLI) Judie Triplehorn 2008-2010
Cartographic Users Advisory Council (CUAC)

Clara McLeod
Linda Zellmer

2006-2010
2007-2010
Geological Society of America (GSA) Publications Committee Jim O'Donnell 2009-2011
National Science Digital Library Ed Lener 2006-2008
North East Map Organization (NEMO)

Anne Graham

2008-2010
Special Libraries Association (SLA)

vacant

 
Western Association of Map Libraries (WAML)

Wendie Helms

 

updated Aug. 4, 2010, GSIS Webmaster