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Distinguished Library/Information Specialist Award from the National Central Library and a Most Distinguished Alumna Award from the National Taiwan Normal University. Later in the year she was invited to visit the People's Republic of China. She met with government leaders, educators, librarians and others and gave several presentations. Mrs. Wu was honored by the Chinese Medical Association for her information sharing efforts.

Helmut Alpers presented an overview of the Commission and its activities to the Cleveland Area Metropolitan Libraries System. Carlos A. Cuadra spoke at the invitational conference, "Libraries and the Information Economy of California: Public Policy Issues and Needed Research." Recommendations from the conference touched on such issues as insuring free access for citizens to certain classes of information (particularly those in the public domain), and efforts to stimulate and attract more informationrelated businesses to California. John E. Juergensmeyer addressed students and faculty at Northern Illinois University about access to information. He described various levels of library service that might be considered the minimum necessary for citizens living in the age of information in a democratic society.

Margaret S. Warden traveled with a group of women associated with libraries and information services and education to India and Nepal. They visited public, university, and U.S. Information Agency libraries and various educational institutions. Among her other activities during the year, Mrs. Warden was the main speaker at a Virginia Library Association celebration for prolibrary legislators. She also wrote an article about the successful efforts of the Friends of the Great Falls, Montana Public Library to raise funds to increase the number of hours per week that the library was open. She has been featured in the Montana press for her library work and noted as one of the most influential citizens of Great Falls.

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n March 8, 1984, the U.S. Senate considered and unanimously confirmed the nomination of Dr. Bessie Boehm Moore for reappointment to the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring July 19, 1988. Dr. Moore has been a member of the Commission for the past 13 years and has served as NCLIS Vice Chairman since 1972. At age 82, Bessie Moore is an active participant in public affairs who serves as a speaker and consultant in education and library matters throughout the United States. In the March 8 Senate proceedings, Senator David H. Pryor cited Dr. Moore's "undying commitment to education, libraries, and information systems throughout the past half century." "In Arkansas," he said, "her name is synonymous with public service and dedication to duty and responsibility." Senator Dale L. Bumpers spoke of his work with Dr. Moore and her extensive service to the cause of libraries and education on the local, state, and national levels. During the July meeting of the Commission, the Members unanimously re-elected Dr. Bessie B. Moore to be Vice Chairman.

In July, President Reagan nominated Margaret Phelan and Wanda L. Forbes as Members of the Commission for five-year terms beginning July 20, 1983. The new nominees would replace Commissioners Philip A. Sprague, a Chicago businessman, and Francis Keppel, former Director of the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies, Cambridge, Massachusetts, whose terms expired in 1983.

Margaret Phelan is the owner of Phelan Business Research, which works with corporations in executive personnel selection, data collection and analysis, and basic market evaluation. Previously she was Research Manager for Heidrick and Struggles,

Inc. for almost 17 years. Earlier in her career she worked for an engineering firm in Turkey. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, she graduated from Kansas State University with a B.S. in Business Administration and later earned an M.A. in Library Science from Rosary College, River Forest, Illinois. She has found time to serve in a variety of volunteer capacities, including a recent appointment as National Volunteer for Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.

Wanda L. Forbes is a graduate of Queens College, Charlotte, North Carolina, and holds an M.A. from Winthrop College, Rock Hill, South Carolina with a concentration in education and school librarianship. She has done post-graduate study in the areas of education, library science, government, and writing. She has been employed as a school librarian on the elementary and secondary levels and as an instructor in education at Winthrop College. She served on the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education from 1973-78, and on the Board of Directors of the Palmetto State Teachers Association from 1976-79. Currently she serves on the Advisory Council to the Museum of Education, University of South Carolina, and belongs to the Friends of the York County Public Library, as well as to several state and regional library associations.

STAFF ACTIVITIES

Toni Carbo Bearman, NCLIS Executive Director, represented the library/information community at the 21st anniversary of the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. In her speech, "Universities in the Information Age," she emphasized the importance of information in decision-making, productivity, and in improving the quality of life. She urged that the academic community bring its wisdom and unique perspective to addressing the information policy issues that challenge all of us.

Mary Alice Hedge Reszetar, NCLIS Associate Director, was honored by the American Indian Library Association and the American Library Association's Subcommittee on Library Service for American Indian People for her many years of work on behalf of improving library services for American Indians.

Carl C. Thompson, NCLIS Administrative Officer, was elected President of the Society of Government Meeting Planners on March 11, 1984. This is a recently established, non-profit professional organization comprised of over 400 persons involved in planning government meetings-either on a full or part-time basis-as well as individuals who supply services to government planners. SGMP members strive to improve the quality and cost

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