On behalf of the Membership Committee, I am pleased to announce the results of election of officers for 2025-2026.
Kris Stacy-Bates, Research Services Librarian at the Iowa State University Library was elected to serve as Vice-President/President-Elect. Kris has been active in ILA-ACRL for more than 27 years serving in various roles. Most recently, Kris chaired the Conference Planning Committee that hosted the joining IPAL/ACRL annual conference at Parks Library at Iowa State in May 2024.
Sheri Muller, Access Services Librarian and Archivist at Grand View University, was elected to be the ACRL Secretary/Treasurer for 2025-2026. Sheri has served on ILA committees and also served as the chair of the Special Libraries Roundtable. Last summer, she completed a 7-year stint as the secretary for the Central Iowa Collaborative Collections Initiative (CI-CCI).
Lauren Claeys, Cataloger at the University of Iowa Libraries, was elected to serve as Member At-Large for 2025-2026. Lauren was the 2023 recipient of ILA/ ACRL’s Mary Iber Spring Conference Scholarship Award and she participated in the 2024 ILA Leadership Institute.
Thank you to everyone who made the effort to run for office this past year.
Jodie Morin, chair of the Membership Committee and Vice President/President Elect
