SWALL News and Events
Did you attend the 2008 Annual Meeting? Are you planning to attend the 2009 Meeing in Albuquerque? If you answered yes to either of these questions, please take a minute to fill out the Annual Meeting Survey and Review! Your answers will help SWALL develop new and improved Annual Meeting programs.
The deadline for renewing your SWALL membership is September 1st. To renew your membership or join SWALL, please follow these instructions.
Peggy Martindale and Lauren Vanwaardhuizen, two of the recipients of this year's SWALL grants to attend the SWALL Annual Meeting, have submitted reports of their experiences. Take a look and find out what they loved about the meeting and the cruise!
We have also received a report from Christopher Dykes, recipient of SWALL's 2008 AALL Grant, describing his experience at the 2008 AALL Annual Meeting in Portland, OR. Read Christopher's report here!
Professor Roy Mersky, director of the Tarlton Law Library at the University of Texas School of Law in Austin, passed away on May 6 at the age of 82. An overview of Professor Mersky's distinguished career and information regarding memorials can be viewed here. SWALL extends our condolences to Professor Mersky's family, friends and colleagues.
An archive of pictures from the SWALL 2008 Annual Meeting is available here. If you have meeting photos or photos of other SWALL events, please feel free to upload them for all to see!
Congratulations to our new officers, who were unanimously elected at this year's Business Meeting:
President – Katherine Greene
Automation and Acquisitions Librarian, University of Kansas
Vice-president/President Elect – Terri Wilson
Law Librarian, Underwood, Wilson, Berry, Stein & Johnson PC
Treasurer – Kris Helge
Reference Librarian, Baylor University
Secretary – Michelle Rigual
Associate Director, University of New Mexico
