Nevada Library Association Handbook
Board of Trustees
Appointed Officers & Standing Committees
Nominating Committee
HISTORY
The structure of the nominating committee has always been defined by the
Nevada Library Association bylaws. In early years the members were
appointed by the president, and each had to be from a different county.
The present method for creating the nominating committee, based on
appointments by the district chairs, was introduced in the 1972 bylaws.
OFFICERS
1955
Constance C. Collins
1956
Ruby McLeod
1957
Clarabelle Decker
1958
Mildred Heyer
1959
Ura Maple
1960
Marguerite Evans
1961
Louise Riley
1962
Marion Kelly
1963
Lillian Fleury
1964
Byrd Sawyer
1965
Carroll Russell
1966
1967
Robert Anderl
1968
1969
Robert Anderl
1970
1971
Anne Amaral
1972
1973
Hudson/Sturm/Whear
1974
1975
Jack Gardner/C.W. Hunsberger
1976
Jack Gardner
1977
Juanita Karr, Northern Nevada Community College
1978
Robert G. Clark/Beth Sturm
1979
Jack Gardner, Las Vegas Library
1980
Yvonne Saddler, Douglas County Public Library
1981
Wilma Barlow, Washoe County School District
1982
Deniston Kay, Clark County Library District
1983
Beatrice Quill, Tobler School, Las Vegas
1984
Hailie Gunn, Elko County Library
1985
Valerie Anderson, Western Nevada Community College
1986-87
Cecile Nabors, Legislative Council Bureau
1988-89
Hailie Gunn, Elko County Library
1990
Laura Golod, Las Vegas-Clark County Library District
1991
Bill Strader, Nevada State Library and Archives, Gary Avent,
Elko County Library,
and Ann Langevin, Las Vegas-Clark County Library District
1992
Carolyn Rawles-Heiser, Douglas,
1993
Millie Syring, Nevada State Library & Archives
1994
Judy Soper, Washoe County Library
1995
vacant
1996
Tom Mirkovich, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
1997
Tom Lytle, Lincoln County Bookmobile
1998
Lucy Bouldin, Storey County Library
1999
Kathleen Rankin, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Dickinson
Library
PURPOSE AND DUTIES
The purpose of the nominating committee is to contact NLA members who
would consider being candidates and to present nominations for elective
offices for the annual election. The nominating committee should try to
get a balanced slate of candidates from all over the state.
1. Districts must elect their nominating committee representatives
before the NLA annual meeting. These three people get together at NLA's
annual meeting to choose a chairperson among themselves and then
announce that person as Nominations chairperson by the last general
session. At that same session the current year's chairperson also
announces the slate of nominees and calls for additional nominations
from the floor.
2. Nominees are required for the following:
A president-elect is elected each year. Either an executive secretary or
a treasurer is elected each year. The MPLA delegate is elected every two
years in even numbered years. The ALA delegate is elected every four
years. The membership as a whole elects the president-elect, the
executive secretary, the treasurer, and the MPLA delegate. Only members
of ALA may vote for the ALA delegate.
3. The nominating committee chairperson consults the executive secretary
with regard to the offices to be filled for that year.
4. For each elective office to be filled in a regular election, the
nominating committee will:
a. List offices open in the May Nevada Libraries with a form
which can be used for sending in suggestions;
b. Select at least two candidates who are personal members of NLA and
verify the candidates' eligibility with the membership chairperson;
c. Obtain Nomination Consent forms or the equivalent from each
candidate;
d. Submit the slate of candidates and written report to the NLA
membership through publication in an issue of the Nevada Libraries
distributed at least thirty days before the annual meeting;
e. Present the candidates to the membership at the annual meeting, at
which time additional nominations may be proposed by the NLA
membership. The nominating committee will incorporate any nominations
from the floor into its slate, obtain written consent forms, and
verify that all candidates have renewed their membership in NLA.
f. Present the slate of candidates to the elections committee before
the close of the annual meeting.
5. Special elections:
a. In the event of a special election, the nominating committee
selects at least two candidates for each office who are personal
members of NLA, verifying this with the nominating committee
chairperson. NLA members or members of the organization with whom NLA
is affiliated should be polled for suggestions if possible.
b. Nomination Consent forms or the equivalent are obtained from each
candidate.
c. The resulting slate is forwarded to the elections committee.
Meetings
1. The members of the nominating committee must meet at the NLA annual
meeting preceding their year in office so that they may select a chair.
2. The chairperson or his/her designee attends the NLA annual meeting to
present the slate of candidates, incorporating additional nominations
made from the floor, obtain the required Nomination Consent forms, and
turn the completed slate of candidates over to the elections committee.
3. The nomination committee shall present a written report and slate of
two candidates for each elective office to the membership at least
thirty days before the annual meeting as stated in the NLA Bylaws and
also report the slate of candidates at the NLA annual meeting.
NEVADA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
NOMINATION CONSENT FORM
TO: __________________________________________________________
Nominee
You have been selected for a Nevada Library Association office
by the NLA Nominating Committee. We must receive your written
consent before your name can be placed on the slate of candidates.
I hereby give my consent for my name to be placed in nomination
for the NLA
office of ___________________________________________________.
I am currently a member of NLA: _____ Yes or _____ No.
Please return this signed form to the Nominating Committee with
a brief biographical sketch (100 words) of your professional
credentials, experience, awards, previous offices, etc.;
and a short statement (50 words) about what you hope to accomplish
or contribute to the office.
Nominating Committee Chairperson
(Include the address of the current chairperson)
