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Mississippi Libraries Vol. 68, No. 1, Spring 2004 Page 14MLA 2004 Officer NomineesThe following slate of nominees forMLA officers has been recommended bythe Nominating Committee and wasapproved by the Executive Board at theFebruary 3, 2004 meeting. On April 1,ballots were mailed by the Election Committeeto individual members whose duesare paid for 2004 or who hold life memberships.Ballots should be marked andreturned to the Election Committee byMay 1 in envelopes supplied by the committee.Candidates and the ExecutiveBoard will notified of the results of theelection by May 15. Look for the electionresults in the summer issue of MississippiLibraries. Note: Newly elected officerswill take office on January 1, 2005.Vice-President/President-ElectCATHERINE A. NATHANEducation: M.S.L.S., The University ofTennessee in Knoxville, 1977; B.A.,Birmingham-Southern College, 1975.Professional Experience: AssistantDirector for Public Services, First RegionalLibrary, Hernando, MS, 1994 to present.Branch Manager for the Bartlett,Arlington, and Cossitt Branches, AssistantDirector, Shelby State Community CollegeBranch, and Assistant DepartmentHead, Literature, Philosophy and ReligionDepartment, Main Library of theMemphis/Shelby County Public Libraryand Information Center, Memphis, TN,1982-1993. Reference and InterlibraryLoan Librarian, North Alabama CooperativeLibrary System/Huntsville-MadisonCounty Public Library, Huntsville, AL,1980-1982; General Reference Librarian,Catherine A. NathanUniversity of Alabama in HuntsvilleLibrary, 1979-1980; Reference Librarian,Chatham-Effingham-Liberty RegionalLibrary headquartered in Savannah, GA,1977-1979.Professional Activities: ALA: Member,1977 to present. PLA: Member.MLA: Member, 1994 to present; Committees:National Library Week. Servedas Chair, Public Library Section. Member,Steering Committee of the MAGNO-LIA Project. Currently serving asStatewide Coordinator for Training andCo-Chair, Publicity Committee. Other:Vice President-President-elect, DeSotoCounty Literacy Council; Board Member,Tate County Literacy Council; President,North Mississippi Literacy Alliance. AdvisoryBoard for the School of Library andInformation Science, University of SouthernMississippi: Member. Selected as aconferee from State of Tennessee toattend the ALA Intellectual FreedomLeadership Development Institute, Chicago,1988. Play Santa Claus and Cat inthe Hat for children of all ages whenasked and most especially when bribedwith cookies.Visit our Website:www.misslib.orgMary Helen WaggonerVice-President/President-ElectMARY HELEN WAGGONEREducation: M.L.S., University of Alabama,1980; B.S. Mississippi State Collegefor Women, 1967 in Library Science,A.A. Wood Junior College, 1965.Professional Experience: Director,Tombigbee Regional Library System,1998 to present; Coordinator of TechnicalServices, Reference and Documents,Mississippi University for Women, 1990-1998; Media Director, Division of Nursing,Mississippi University for Women,1984-1990; Assistant Director, Columbus–LowndesPublic Library System,1967-1983.Professional Activities: ALA: Member,1998 to present. PLA: Member,various years. MLA: 1990 to present andother various years.Publications and Presentation: Libraryinformation articles and columns in localnewspapers. “If We Can Do It, You CanDo It; Book Clubs at TRL,” presentation at2003 MLA. Numerous presentations ofbook reviews and library talks to “Friends”groups, Rotary Club, nursing homes, etc.Honors: Alpha Beta Alpha, Beta PhiMu, Red Rose Award from Alpha IotaChapter, Delta Kappa Gamma.