Friends of the UNCG Libraries Officers and Board Members

Officers and Board Members, 2011-2012

Chairperson:

Mr. Tom Kirby Smith

Vice-Chairperson:

vacant

Secretary:

Ms. Rosann Bazirjian, Dean of University Libraries

Treasurer:

Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs

Advisor:

Vice Chancellor for University Advancement

Board of Directors

Through 2012

Ms. Brandon Bensley
Ms. Evans Garber
Ms. Sandra Hildebolt
Dr. Lisa Levenstein
Mr. Jeri Rowe
Ms. Patricia Austin Sevier

Through 2013

Ms. Robin Sutton Anders
Mr. David Arneke
Mr. Selby Bateman
Mr. Ned Cline
Ms. Carol Lone Douglas
Ms. Nancy Fuller
Mr. Jim Schlosser
Dr. Charles Sullivan
Ms. Laura Tew

Through 2014

Mr. Howard Covington, Jr.
Ms. Billie Durham
Mr. Tom Kirby-Smith
Mr. Logie Meachum
Ms. Camille Payton
Ms. Rosemary Roberts
Ms. Ingrid Ruffin
Mr. Norman B. Smith
Ms. Barbara Walser
Student Representative
- Mr. Michael Hammersley

Friends of the UNCG Libraries Bylaws

Roles and Responsibilities of Board Members

The University Libraries are mainly financially supported through state of North Carolina appropriations. However, there is a great need for funding beyond the state allocation. State appropriations are now declining after remaining fairly static over the years, while all of our needs continue to grow. Building upon the excellence of our state institution requires funding from sources beyond the state, and that is why the Friends of the UNCG Libraries are so important. The Friends of the UNCG Libraries provides an additional source of revenue for us to build our collections, host author presentations and receptions and further the visibility of the University Libraries on campus and in the Triad community.

Serve as the public presence of the library administration and as an informed advocate for the goals and objectives of the Friend of the UNCG Libraries and the UNCG University Libraries, and help identify, cultivate and solicit prospects for gifts to support the Friends of the UNCG Libraries' financial goals and objectives, consistent with the Libraries' and University's missions.
Make attendance at meetings of the full Board of Directors and its committees on which you serve a priority. The full Board of Directors meets three-four times a year. The term for a board member is three years, and board members are asked to maintain an active membership in the Friends of the UNCG Libraries during their tenure. Board members are asked to serve on one or more of the six Board committees: Executive, Programming, Fundraising, Membership Development, Book Discussion Group, and Marketing.
Make a generous commitment of your time, energy and leadership to the fundraising and programmatic activities of the Friends of the UNCG Libraries Board.
Give an annual gift to the University Libraries according to your personal means, and consider making major gifts to the University Libraries according to your ability.
Be informed about the University Libraries, its services, its opportunities, its strengths and its weaknesses.
Advise the Dean of University Libraries about strategies to increase the visibility of the University Libraries.

Approved, Friends of the UNCG Libraries Board of Directors, April 30, 2007;
Revised September 15, 2011