Chancellor's Standing Committees

Library Council

The function of the Library Council is to represent the faculty, students, and other interested members of the University community in advising the Chancellor and Dean of Libraries concerning improvements in the operation and effective utilization of the Williams Library and its branches. The structure of this committee encourages the establishment of school- or college-wide library committees whose representatives would serve on this Library Council.

The composition of the committee is as follows: 

• Ms. Cecilia E. Botero
  CHAIR (Non-Voting) : Dean of University Libraries
  Member since 8/15/2016
• Dr. Jeffrey S. Pickerd
  Faculty : School of Accountancy
  Member from 8/15/2022 to 8/15/2025
• Dr. Joseph H. Holland
  Faculty : College of Liberal Arts, Group III
  Member from 8/15/2022 to 8/15/2025
• Dr. Bahram Alidaee
  Faculty : School of Business Administration
  Member from 8/15/2022 to 8/15/2024
• Dr. Robert E. Cummings
  Faculty : College of Liberal Arts Group II (Faculty)
  Member from 8/15/2021 to 8/15/2024
• Dr. Elizabeth K. Ervin
  Faculty : School of Engineering
  Member from 8/15/2021 to 8/15/2024
• Dr. Igor Ostrovskii
  Faculty : College of Liberal Arts, Group I
  Member from 8/15/2021 to 8/15/2024
• Mr. Joseph B. Atkins
  Faculty : School of Journalism & New Media
  Member from 8/15/2021 to 8/15/2024
• Dr. Brian B. Boutwell
  Faculty : School of Applied Sciences
  Member from 8/15/2021 to 8/15/2023
• Dr. Sara A. Platt
  Faculty : School of Education
  Member from 8/15/2020 to 8/15/2023
• Ms. Kristy L. Gilliland
  Faculty : School of Law
  Member from 8/15/2020 to 8/15/2023
• Dr. Gary D. Theilman
  Faculty : School of Pharmacy
  Member from 8/15/2020 to 8/15/2023
• Dr. Thomas A. Peattie
  Faculty (Non-Voting) : Music Library Representative
  Member since 8/15/2021
• Dr. Walter E. Cleland
  Faculty (Non-Voting) : Science Library Representative
  Member since 8/16/2005
• Ms. Lauren A. Rogers
  Representative : Staff Council
  Member from 8/15/2022 to 8/15/2023
• Ms. Terri Mae Pitz
  Graduate : Student Representative
  Member from 8/15/2022 to 8/15/2023
• Mr. Clark Etzel
  Undergraduate : Associated Student Body
  Member from 8/15/2022 to 8/15/2023