Mountain-Plains Chapter Annual Report 2022

submitted by Thomas Bell

Current Roster

Officers 2022 – 2024

• Thomas Bell, Chair, Kansas State University (2024)
• Maria Souliotis, Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect, Northeastern State University (2024)
• Woody Colahan, Past Chair, University of Denver (2024)
• Janice Bunker, Secretary/Treasurer, Brigham Young University (2024)
• Bonnie E. Fleming, Member-at-Large, Oklahoma City University (2024)
• Myrna Layton, Newsletter Editor, Brigham Young University (2024)
• Ellwood Colahan, Chapter Archivist, University of Denver (2024)
• Ellwood Colahan, Chapter Webmaster, University of Denver (2024)

List of Previous Goals and Progress Made

1. Our planned annual meeting at University of Oklahoma was postponed for a third year, and our annual meeting took place online for a third time, from May 19-20, 2022.
2. At our 2021 annual meeting the Chapter reconstituted a membership committee, specified in the bylaws but nonexistent for some time. This committee was headed by Vice-Chair/Chair Elect Thomas Bell, in accordance with our bylaws.
   • The committee began an outreach to institutions in Mountain-Plains states and Thomas Bell presented a progress update at our 2022 business meeting.
   • The committee is now headed by Vice-Chair/Chair Elect Maria Souliotis.

List of Future Goals

1. We are now planning to meet in 2023 at University of Oklahoma, in Norman, Oklahoma.
   • Meeting is scheduled for May 19-20, 2023, hosted by Matt Stock.
2. Our Membership Committee successfully applied for and received a grant from MLA to aid our outreach efforts (Thomas Bell is working with Jacey Kepich on a piece for the next MLA Newsletter).
   • Committee goal is to reach out to libraries/institutions in our region currently not affiliated with MLA in order to:
     • Grow our membership
     • Increase visibility of MLA
     • Discover ways we may serve institutions in our region
   • Membership committee members are: Maria Souliotis, Chair, Laura Jacyna, Woody Colahan, and Thomas Bell.