HBCU Library Alliance 2012 Membership Meeting Protecting Our Legacy, Preserving Our Story A Decade of Investment in HBCU Libraries

2002 Inaugural Meeting Photo

October 21-23, 2012 New Orleans Marriott on Canal Street New Orleans, LA

1 Leadership Institute IV, February 2012

Leadership Institute IV, February 2012

Phyllis Earles, Prairie View A&M University, Colleague Instructor, assisting Photographic Preservation project workshop participants at Oakwood University (AL), July 2012

Board of Directors meeting at Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library, June 2010 2 BOARD CHAIR LETTER

Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to the 5th Membership Meeting of the HBCU Library Alliance. This meeting is particularly significant as we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the founding of our organization. As noted in our conference theme, the organization has spent the last decade investing in our libraries by “protecting our legacy and preserving our story”. Our activities over the years have reflected our investment and our efforts to support and strengthen our library and, therefore, our institutions. Distinctive activities include:

• Our stellar leadership institutes that have given both seasoned and emerging leaders theoretical and practical instruction and resources, which have improved teaching and learning on our campuses.

• Our collaborations with Cornell University and University of Delaware that have assured our unique documents and photographs detailing the history and cultural heritage of our institutions will be preserved for future generations.

• Documentation and dissemination of the history of our organization that have increased our visibility and ability to secure support for our programs.

Please actively engage in our conference activities celebrating our past, while thinking seriously about the future direction of the organization. On this 10th anniversary, I would like to give “shout-outs” and thanks to our founders, Loretta O’Brien Parham, Janice R. Franklin, Emma Bradford Perry, Elsie Weatherington, the late Tommy Holton and Kate Nevins and LYRASIS, whose vision has brought us to this place and time. I would like to acknowledge the Planning Committee – my co-chair, Cynthia Charles, as well as Dawn Kight, Shatiqua Mosby-Wilson, Emma Bradford Perry, Blanche Sanders, Paula Singleton and Adrienne Webber. The Planning Committee is especially grateful for our central office staff of Sandra Phoenix and Melinda Thomas. This conference would not have been possible without their outstanding dedication and effort.

The Alliance was prevented from holding the 2006 membership meeting in New Orleans as a result of Hurricane Katrina. We are finally here to enjoy beautiful New Orleans, home to several of our institutions. Let’s agree to not only work hard, but to also play hard during our time here.

Here’s to a great meeting,

Mary Jo Fayoyin Chair, HBCU Library Alliance 2012 Membership Meeting Chair Director of Library Services Savannah State University (GA)

Membership Meeting Planning Committee members Dawn Kight and Emma Bradford Perry, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge (LA)

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It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to New Orleans and the 5th Membership Meeting of the HBCU Library Alliance!

The HBCU Libraries of the Greater New Orleans Region are honored to host our members in this beautiful, historic city. The rich history and culture of New Orleans provides a unique setting for celebrating the accomplishments of our organization, while honoring the rich legacies of our individual institutions. We are pleased that you have chosen our city to host this historic event.

The quality of life in New Orleans ranks as one of highest in our metropolitan area. You can find many historical facts and sights at www.neworleansonline.com. Please take a few moments to acquaint yourself with them at your leisure.

Again, welcome to New Orleans, and we hope that you will be encouraged by this meeting to contribute to the work of the HBCU Library Alliance.

Sincerely, Cynthia Charles 2012 Membership Meeting Co-Chair Interim Dean, Will W. Alexander Library Dillard University (LA)

Leadership Institute III, Final Session, June 2010

Leadership Institute IV Mentoring Training, February 2012

4 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LETTER

It is with great pride that I welcome you to the HBCU Library Alliance Fifth Membership Meeting! How exciting it is that we are here in New Orleans, a city known for its rich variety of cultures and traditions. We hope you will find inspiration in this meeting as we reflect upon and celebrate our accomplishments and consider the future directions of our unique organization. Ten years ago, and for the first time in history, more than 100 library deans and directors came together to discuss strategies to create an organization to strengthen HBCU libraries. We have made great advances in our community, and our meeting’s theme, “Protecting our Legacy, Preserving our Story: A Decade of Investment in HBCU Libraries,” highlights the significant role of the HBCU Library Alliance over the past decade.

This membership meeting will have a structure similar to the 2002 inaugural meeting. It’s time for our community to work together to explore and design a strategy to support the next decade of service to member institutions. Dr. Consuella Askew will facilitate a discussion on the “Future Directions of the HBCU Library Alliance.” Your participation is vital as we begin these critical conversations.

Major kudos to Mary Jo Fayoyin, Cynthia Charles and their team for an agenda designed to evoke conversation and create partnerships. A most gracious “thank you” is due to my administrative assistant, Melinda Thomas, for her commitment and continued support of the Alliance’s activities.

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is sponsoring a preconference on Sunday, “Using Effective Advocacy and Fundraising to Preserve HBCUs Rich Photographic Legacy.” HBCU partners and project consultants will share their knowledge and experiences as they work together to preserve photographic collections documenting our history and culture. Join me as we increase our awareness of the important photographic resources in our collections.

Monday evening’s inaugural fundraising dinner is not to be missed. Thanks are in order to Stuart Grinnell of Ambassador Books for supporting this activity. I look forward to celebrating our accomplishments and dining with you at the Oceana Restaurant.

My goal is for you to be encouraged to make a greater commitment to the HBCU Library Alliance. The Membership Meeting will provide you an opportunity to participate in important discussions related to the future of our organization. Please come prepared to reflect, celebrate and work together to advance the HBCU Library Alliance.

I look forward to seeing you.

Respectfully,

Sandra Phoenix, Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance

Loretta Parham, Founding Board Chair Sandra Phoenix, Executive Director Mary Jo Fayoyin, Board Chair

5 Photographic Preservation Train the Trainer Session, May 2011 Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library (GA)

Front Row: Sharon Hull Smith, Head of Special Collections at Tennessee State University, Karen Jefferson, Records Manager at the Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library, Taronda Spencer, College Archivist and Historian at Spelman College, Michael Powell, Assistant Librarian for Technical Services at Fisk University

Back Row: Steve Eberhardt, Project Manager, HBCU Photographic Preservation Project, LYRASIS, Dana Chandler, University Archivist at Tuskegee University, Craig Tuttle, University Archivist at Fayetteville State University, Mark Schleer, University Archivist at Lincoln University, Lucious Edwards, Head of Special Collections and Archives at Virginia State University

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To the participants of the HBCU Library Alliance 5th Biennial Membership Meeting

On behalf of Secretary Arne Duncan and Dr. William R. Harvey, Chairman of the President’s Board on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), I am pleased to bring greetings to each person attending the 2012 HBCU Library Alliance 5th Biennial Membership Meeting. I trust this biennial meeting will provide a stimulating forum for you to share ideas and best practices. The theme, “Protecting Our Legacy, Preserving Our Story: A Decade of Investment in HBCU Libraries” highlights an area of mutual interest: the need to invest in technology and innovative programs to enhance programs and improve program performance.

I congratulate each of you for the significant role and contributions made in developing and imlplementing programs and initiatives that considerably strengthen the HBCU library and photographic preservation activities. Additionally, we value and appreciate your efforts to increase library holdings, and to digitize and preserve the historical artifacts entrusted to your care.

The White House Initiative on HBCUs welcomes the opportunity to discuss the outcomes from your meeting, or any ideas you may have about reaching our college-completion goals. Thank you for your support and best wishes for a successful gathering!

Sincerely,

John Silvanus Wilson, Jr. Executive Director

7 Using Effective Advocacy and Fundraising to Preserve HBCUs Rich Photographic Legacy 2012 HBCU Library Alliance Membership Meeting Pre- Conference New Orleans Marriott on Canal Street (LA) Sunday, October 21, 2012

8:00 to 9:00 am Registration and Breakfast

9:00 to 9:15 Opening Remarks - Kate Nevins, Executive Director LYRASIS (GA)

Welcome - Mary Jo Fayoyin, Chair, HBCU Library Alliance Board of Directors, Director of Library Services, Savannah State University (GA)

9:15 to 9:30 Showcasing Significance within HBCU Collections - Loretta Parham, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library (GA)

9:30 to 10:15 Eight Days a Week: Preservation Planning and Advocacy - Debra Hess Norris, Chair and Professor, University of Delaware

10:15 to 10:30 Break

10:30 to 11:30 Engaging Students as Ambassadors for Collections Care Alexandria Brown, Intern, Johnson C. Smith University (NC) Twatasha Kabwe, Intern, Fisk University (TN) Crystal Shelwood, Intern, Jackson State University (MS) Gabriel Smith, Intern, Tuskegee University (AL)

11:30 to 12:30 pm Fundraising Essentials for Collections Tom Clareson, Senior Consultant for Digital and Preservation Services, LYRASIS (GA)

12:30 to 1:30 Lunch

1:30 to 2:30 Strengthening our Reach: Preservation Project Highlights A panel session moderated by Ingrid Bogel, Executive Director, Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts Heather Rodriguez-James, Archivist, Oakwood University Taronda Spencer, Archivist and Historian, Spelman College Tasha Lucas Youmans, Library Director, Bethune-Cookman University

2:30 to 3:30 Connecting to Preservation Needs and Opportunities: Collection Care, Advocacy and Promotion - Roundtable Discussions

3:30 to 3:45 Break

3:45 to 4:45 Looking to the Future: Promoting Preservation Initiatives Here and Beyond Lee Price, Director of Development, Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts (PA)

4:45 to 5:00 A Path Forward: Closing Remarks Sandra Phoenix, Executive Director, HBCU LIbrary Alliance (GA)

8 Sharon Hull Smith at Tennessee State works on items for HBCU/Cornell Digital Project

Lillian Lewis, Former HBCU Library Alliance Program Officer (deceased)

Felix Unaeze, Grambling State University (LA), and Dr. Janice Franklin, HBCU Library Alliance Founding Board Member, Chair of HBCU/CUL Digital Initiative, Alabama State University, conversing at the June 2010 Data Speaks: Using Data to Effectively Make Your Case training session.

Protecting Our Legacy, Preserving Our Story

9 2002 Inaugural Meeting Photo

10 11 2012 5th Biennial Membership Meeting Membership Meeting Agenda

Sunday, October 21, 2012

8:00 am to 5:00 pm Photographic Preservation Pre-Conference

6:00 to 8:00 pm Reception Monday, October 22, 2012

7:30 to 8:30 am Registration

8:30 to 8:35 Call to Order – Mary Jo Fayoyin, Savannah State University (GA) HBCU Library Alliance Board Chair

8:35 to 8:55 Introductions and Welcome Mary Jo Fayoyin Cynthia Charles, Dillard University (LA) Honorable Mitch Landrieu, Mayor, City of New Orleans (LA) Dr. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins, Provost, Dillard University (LA) Dr. James Llorens, Chancellor, Southern University and A&M College (LA) Dr. Norman Francis, President, Xavier University of Louisiana

8:55 to 9:35 Selections – Southern University Concert Choir – Baton Rouge, Professor Charles Lloyd, Director

Roll Call of Membership – Mary Jo Fayoyin, Cynthia Charles and The Project Rising Star Djembe Drummers

9:35 to 9:50 Decade of Investment and Founding Committee Acknowledgement Mary Jo Fayoyin Dr. Janice Franklin, Alabama State University Tommy Holton (deceased), Dillard University (LA) Loretta Parham, Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library (GA) Emma Bradford Perry, Southern University and A&M College (LA) Elsie Weatherington, Virginia State University

9:50 to 10:00 A Decade of Action in Video Dawn Kight, Southern University and A&M College (LA)

10:00 to 10:05 Because of the HBCU Library Alliance Heather Rodriguez-James, Oakwood University (AL)

Business Meeting and Open Mike

10:05 to 10:15 Board Chair’s Report – Mary Jo Fayoyin

10:15 to 10:30 Break

10:30 to 10:40 Fundraising Chair’s Report – Loretta Parham

10:40 to 10:50 Executive Director’s Report – Sandra Phoenix, HBCU Library Alliance (GA)

10:50 to 11:00 Treasurer’s Report – Cynthia Henderson, Louis Stokes Health Sciences Library, Howard University (DC)

11:00 to 11:15 Bylaws Revision (includes vote) Jean Greene, Hinds Community College (MS)

12 2012 5th Biennial Membership Meeting Membership Meeting Agenda

11:15 to 11:25 Leadership Institute Planning – Dr. Flavia Eldemire, Allen University (SC)

11:25 to 11:40 Sustainability Planning – Dr. Joseph Silver, Sr., Silver and Associates (GA)

11:40 to 12:15 pm Open Mike – Membership Input into the Future of the Organization

12:15 to 12:30 Break (transition time for luncheon)

12:30 to 1:45 Luncheon Speaker Ron Blakely, Associate Director, White House Initiative on HBCUs

2:15 to 2:20 Because of the HBCU Library Alliance – Teresa Ozejua, Philander Smith University (AR)

2:20 to 5:00 Future Directions of the HBCU Library Alliance – Dr. Consuella Askew, Florida International University Libraries (includes break, small group sessions and reporting out)

6:30 to 9:00 Fundraising Dinner – The Oceana Grill Restaurant, 739 Conti Street, New Orleans, LA

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

9:00 to 9:05 am Because of the HBCU Library Alliance – Jerome Offord, Lincoln University (MO)

9:05 to 10:05 Membership Input into Future Directions of HBCU Library Alliance – Consuella Askew and Sandra Phoenix

10:05 to 10:25 Break Celebrating the Work

10:25 to 10:35 HBCU Library Alliance Leadership Program – Sandra Phoenix

10:35 to 10:50 HBCU/CUL Digital Initiative – Dr. Janice Franklin and Elizabeth McClenney, Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library (GA)

10:50 to 11:00 The Preservation of Photographic Collections in HBCUs – Kate Nevins, LYRASIS (GA)

11:00 to 11:10 Preserving the Story of the HBCU Library Alliance – Dr. Shanesha Brooks-Tatum, HBCU Library Alliance (GA)

11:10 to 11:35 Strategic Assessment – LibQual for HBCU Libraries Panel: Bettye Black, Langston University (OK) Jerome Offord, Lincoln University (MO) Judith Rogers, University of the Virgin Islands

11:35 to 12:05 pm Open Mike and Final Comments – Mary Jo Fayoyin

12:05 to 12:30 Acknowledgements & Wrap Up

12:30 Adjourn

13 SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES DR. CONSUELLA ASKEW Consuella Askew, EdD, is Associate Dean of Public Services for Florida International University Libraries in Miami. Prior to her appointment at Florida International University, Dr. Askew was employed by The City University of New York (CUNY), as Associate Professor and Chief Librarian for the Graduate School of Journalism and before that Medgar Evers College. She was a member of the program team for the LibQUAL+™ project at the Association of Research Libraries, serving as the Program Coordinator during its developmental years. During her 18-year career, she has worked in a number of library environments, including school, public and academic libraries. Dr. Askew received her MLS from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and her EdD in Higher Education from Florida International University. Her quantitative dissertation study focused on the application of Lotka’s Law of publication productivity to the field of librarianship.

RON BLAKELY Mr. Blakely currently serves as an Associate Director, White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (WHI-HBCU), in the Department of Education. In 2007, he joined the Initiative staff to assist the Executive Director with operational leadership and program guidance. He has worked to revitalize underperforming HBCU programs and to identify new funding sources. He is involved with capacity building, infrastructure enhancement and program development. He encourages greater collaboration among HBCUs and in developing new program initiatives. He also works with federal agencies to increase program funding for HBCUs.

Prior to joining the White House Initiative, Mr. Blakely served as an Associate Director, US Army Small Business Office. He received a Bachelor of Science in Social Work at Tuskegee (Institute) University and a Master of Arts in Human Resources Management at Pepperdine University.

DR. SHANESHA R.F. BROOKS-TATUM Dr. Shanesha R. F. Brooks-Tatum earned her doctorate in American Studies from the University of Michigan. She is Project Coordinator/Writer for the HBCU Library Alliance and former Postdoctoral Fellow at Atlanta University Center’s Woodruff Library, where she worked in the Archives Research Center and taught research methods and writing. She is author of several scholarly articles and Co- Editor of Reading African American Experiences in the Obama Era: Theory, Advocacy, Activism (2012). Dr. Brooks-Tatum is currently a Visiting Scholar at the Interdenominational Theological Center’s (ITC) Womanist Scholars Program, where she taught a course on gender, race, and religion in hip-hop and is working on her book titled The Holy Hip-Hop Movement: Performance, Politics, and the Rise of E-Spirituality. DR. FLAVIA ELDEMIRE Dr. Eldemire is a lifetime member of the National Black MBA Association. She is Chair for the Division of Business at Allen University, Columbia, SC. Dr. Eldemire has held numerous consulting and faculty positions throughout the New England region and the Carolinas. Her area of specialty is in leadership development, self-leadership, organizational development, and change management. She has assisted numerous organizations, teams and individuals to bring about and to manage change effectively. She has been a staff consultant for The Levinson Institute, Boston, MA, providing consulting services to executives and a senior consultant for The Galilee Agency, Inc., a Charlotte, NC based organizational development consulting firm.

Dr. Eldemire is a certified consultant and test administrator for Emotional Intelligence, People Skills and Franklin Covey’s The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. She is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management, The Academy of Management and The American Psychological Association.

14 SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES ELIZABETH McCLENNEY Elizabeth G. McClenney serves as Deputy Director of the Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library. Ms. McClenney has oversight for the user experience, resources and operations, including the Archives Research Center, Information & Research Services, Circulation & Interlibrary Loan Services, Access & Technical Services, and Digital Services. Prior to her arrival at Woodruff Library, Ms. McClenney was the Associate University Librarian, Technical Services, for Davidson Library at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Ms. McClenney has held positions in Virginia at Virginia State University in Petersburg and at Old Dominion University in Norfolk. She has also served as an adjunct instructor for the School of Library and Information Science at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. Ms. McClenney received a Master of Science in Library Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from the College of William and Mary.

KATE NEVINS Kate Nevins is the Executive Director of LYRASIS, a multi-state library cooperative formed from the SOLINET, PALINET, NELINET and BCR networks. She served as Executive Director of SOLINET for 15 years prior to the creation of LYRASIS.

Kate worked at OCLC in a variety of positions including Vice-President of Member Services. She has also held positions at the Smith Library at Hobart & William Smith Colleges and at Christiansted Public Library in the US Virgin Islands. In her free time, Kate enjoys reading, gardening and relaxing at the dog park with Maisie and Buddy.

DR. JOSEPH SILVER Dr. Joseph H. Silver, Sr., President of Alabama State University, is a native of North Carolina and received his undergraduate degree, summa cum laude, from St. Augustine’s College. His masters and doctorate degrees were received from Atlanta University in Political Science. Since receiving his PhD, he has participated in summer programs at Oxford University (England), Stanford University, The Freedom Foundation, the American Judicature Society, and the ACE Leadership Program.

Dr. Silver is an active member of several honor societies and professional organizations. He is a frequent consultant on higher education and political issues, strategic planning, and diversity in the workplace, and is often called upon for motivational speeches for businesses, churches, schools, colleges and other community and civic groups. He was selected as a Regent’s Fellow in the Regents Administrative Development Program, sponsored by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.

HBCU/Cornell Digital Initiative Poster

15 Planning Committee Members

Mary Jo Fayoyin, Chair, Savannah State University (GA) Cynthia Charles, Co-Chair, Dillard University (LA) Dawn Kight, Southern University and A&M College (LA) Shatiqua Mosby-Wilson, Southern University New Orleans Emma Bradford Perry, Southern University and A&M College (LA) Sandra Phoenix, Executive Director, HBCU Library Alliance (GA) Blanche Sanders, Alcorn State University (MS) Paula Singleton, Xavier University of Louisiana Melinda Thomas, Administrative Assistant, HBCU Library Alliance (GA) Adrienne Webber, South Carolina State University HBCU Library Alliance Staff

Sandra Phoenix, Executive Director Melinda Thomas, Administrative Assistant

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Participants enjoy a laugh at the October 2011 Strategic Assessment of Library Services training session.

16 Hotel Information

MARRIOTT NEW ORLEANS 555 Canal Street New Orleans, LA 70130-2349 504.581.1000

Preserving the Story Project Steering Committee Meeting, June 2011

Board Members Kate Nevins and Dr. Janice Franklin

17 Thanks so much to the following individuals for participating in the Decade of Investment Financial Challenge

1. Abena Ajanaku 32. Loretta O’Brien-Parham, HBCU Library Alliance Founding 2. APD Urban Planning & Management, LLC Board Chair, Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library (GA) 3. Dr. Rebecca E. Batson, Delaware State University 33. Jerome Offord, HBCU Library Alliance Board Member, Lincoln 4. Ellis B. Beteck, University of Maryland Eastern Shore University (MO) 5. Ron Blakely, White House Initiative on HBCUs (DC) 34. Teresa I. Ojezua, Philander Smith College (AR) 6. Pauletta Bracy, HBCU Library Alliance Board Member, 35. Margaret Phoenix Pennil North Carolina Central University 36. Emma Bradford Perry, HBCU Library Alliance Founding Board 7. Richard Bradberry, Morgan State University (MD) Member, Southern University and A&M College (LA) 8. Shanesha R. F. Brooks-Tatum, Ph.D., 37. V. Tessa Perry, Virginia State University HBCU Library Alliance (GA) 38. The Honorable Judge Andrea Phoenix, Hempstead (NY) 9. Gary Bush, Alabama A&M University 39. Donald R. Phoenix, NeighborWorks America (GA) 10. Flavia Eldemire, Ph.D., Allen University (SC) 40. Marilyn Phoenix 11. Mary Jo Fayoyin, HBCU Library Alliance Board Chair, 41. Mikell and Edward Phoenix Savannah State University (GA) 42. Sandra Miles Phoenix, HBCU Library Alliance (GA) 12. Dr. Janice Franklin, HBCU Library Alliance Founding Board 43. Angela Proctor, Southern University and A&M College (LA) Member, Alabama State University 44. Monika Rhue, HBCU Library Alliance Board Member, 13. Doug and Renee Gaither Johnson C. Smith University (NC) 14. Mattie Gales 45. Juanita Roberts, Tuskegee University (AL) 15. Jean Greene, HBCU Library Alliance Board Member, 46. Judith V. Rodgers, University of the Virgin Islands Hinds Community College (MS) 47. Mae Rodney, C. G. O’Kelly Library, Winston-Salem State 16. Ana Guthrie, Florida Memorial University University (NC) 1 7. Rev. Dr. Ronald Hamilton 48. James and Lisa Ross 18. Cynthia L. Henderson, HBCU Library Alliance Board 49. Blanche Sanders, HBCU Library Alliance Board Member, Vice-Chair, Howard University Louis Stokes Health Sciences Alcorn University (MS) Library (DC) 50. Theodosia T. Shields, HBCU Library Alliance Board Member, 19. Mantra Henderson, James H. White Library, Mississippi Valley North Carolina Central University State University 51. Dr. Joseph Silver, Alabama State University 20. Lady June Hubbard-Cole, Ph.D., Allen University (SC) 52. Jessie Carney Smith, Fisk University (TN) 21. Jim Johnson Agency, LLC (GA) 53. Yvonne Stanford, Coahoma Community College (MS) 22. Dawn Kight, Southern University and A&M College (LA) 54. Dr. Juanita Midgette Spence, Elizabeth City State 23. Rose Lockett, Coahoma Community College (MS) University (NC) 24. Elizabeth McClenney, Atlanta University Center Woodruff 55. Sheila A. Stuckey, Kentucky State University Library (GA) 56. Joe Swanson, Morehouse School of Medicine (GA) 25. Dr. LaVerne Laney McLaughlin, HBCU Library Alliance Board 57. Melinda Thomas, HBCU Library Alliance (GA) Secretary, Albany State University (GA) 58. Elsie Weatherington, HBCU Library Alliance Founding Board 26. Greg and Cynthia Miles Member, Virginia State University 27. Eric and Latisha Miller 59. Adrienne Webber, South Carolina State University 28. Orthella Polk Moman, Tougaloo College (MS) 60. Joan C. Williams, HBCU Library Alliance Board Member, 29. Timothy and Maria Moore Bennett College for Women (NC) 30. Kate Nevins, HBCU Library Alliance Board Member, 61. Bobby C. Wynn, Fayetteville State University (NC) LYRASIS (GA) 62. Tasha Lucas Youmans, Bethune - Cookman University (FL) 31. Sandra Nyberg, LYRASIS (GA)

18 HBCU Library Alliance 2012 Board of Directors

Mary Jo Fayoyin (Chair) Savannah State University (GA)

Cynthia L. Henderson (Vice - Chair) Howard University (DC) Louis Stokes Health Sciences Library

LaVerne McLaughlin (Secretary) Albany State University (GA)

Pauletta Bracy

North Carolina Central University (NC) Beth Howse and Sandra Phoenix, Fisk University 2010 Site Visit Jean Greene Hinds Community College (MS)

Jerome Offord Lincoln University (MO)

Kate Nevins LYRASIS (GA)

Monika Rhue Johnson C. Smith University (NC)

Blanche Sanders Alcorn State University (MS)

Theodosia Shields North Carolina Central University (NC)

Joan Williams Bennett College for Women (NC)

19 We thank the following sponsors for their generous support of the HBCU Library Alliance 5th Membership Meeting 2012.

Ambassador Books www.absbook.com

Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library www.auctr.edu

Black College Tix, LLC www.BlackCollegeTix.com

LYRASIS www.lyrasis.org

OCLC www.oclc.org

NA Publishing www.napubco.com

Please visit the North Star Emporium for your shopping pleasure. HBCU Library Alliance iPad covers, universal cell car chargers, women’s beauty cases, men’s travel kits, combination pens/highlighters and pencils are available for sale.

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