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
Mary Flood, the keynote speaker for this year's Annual Meeting, has posted about us on her Houston Chronicle blog. Check it out here! And speaking of blogs, you can still view the official Annual Meeting blog here.
The 2008 Annual Meeting has ended, and a great time was had by all aboard the Ecstasy! Thanks to all of our speakers for their programs, and to Cruise and Travel Partners for helping to make this a great anniversary experience. In the coming days we'll be posting the Powerpoint presentations from the meeting programs on the meeting page, as well as linking to pictures from the cruise, so keep checking back - you never know what embarassing photo of your colleagues might pop up! Plus, it's never too early to start thinking about
programs for SWALL 2009, scheduled for March 25-28 in beautiful Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The SWALL Grants Committee is pleased to announce this year's grant recipients for the 50th Annual Meeting, April 10-14, 2008, to be held aboard the Carnival Cruise ship Ecstasy!
Kate Mara Award - Lauren Van Waardhuizen, Wheat Law Library, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
Marian Boner Grant Award - Peggy Martindale, Tarrant County Law Library, Fort Worth, Texas
Coco-Miller Grant Award - Koviena Nelson, Phoenix School of Law, Phoenix, Arizona
50th Anniversary Grant - Amy Hale-Janeke, 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, New Orleans, Louisiana
Congratulations to all!!
On behalf of the SWALL Grants Committee,
Mimi Greenwood
Ava Hicks
Marilyn Nicely
Joan Stringfellow, Chair
