Amigos Board Announces Election Results, Selects Officers for 2017-18

Amigos Library Services is pleased to announce that the following individuals have been elected to new three-year terms on the Amigos Board of Directors:

• Ms. Beth Farwell, Director of Central Libraries, Baylor University, TX
• Mr. Dean Hendrix, Dean of Libraries, University of Texas at San Antonio
• Ms. Mary Blankenship Pointer, Senior Vice President, Republic Bank & Trust, OK, Independent Director
• Ms. Lisa Wells, Executive Director, Pioneer Library System, OK

They join returning Board members:

• Mr. Ruben Aragon, Director of Library & Information Services, New Mexico Highlands University
• Linda Morgan Davis, Assistant Director for Collections and Community Engagement, The Public Library ABQ-BernCo, NM
• Ms. Sheila Johnson, Dean of Libraries, Oklahoma State University
• Ms. Gretchen McCord, Attorney and Consultant, Digital Information Law, TX, Independent Director
• Mr. Steve Potter, Library Director and C.E.O., Mid-Continent Public Library, MO
• Mr. Ben Shipley, Attorney, Robertson, Beasley and Shipley, Fort Smith, AR, Independent Director
• Ms. Jennifer Strayhorn, Library Director, Texarkana Public Library, AR-TX
• Ms. Jean Waldrop, Library Director, Harding University (AR)
• Mr. Alan Kornblau, President & Chief Executive Officer, Amigos Library Services, Ex Officio

Board officers for 2017-18 are:

• Mr. Aragon, Chair
• Ms. Johnson, Vice Chair
• Ms. McCord, Secretary
• Ms. Waldrop, Treasurer