Past Presidents

The role of chapter president is never a simple one; the responsibilities are significant. The leadership of a virtual or online chapter, however, is even more challenging than most. Not only is the membership scattered over half the globe, the chapter meets face-to-face only once a year and the board members themselves are dispersed across the same distances as the members. Imagine trying to coordinate a board whose members are separated by more than five thousand miles and span six time zones. The following volunteers accepted the challenge and provided the requisite leadership to Cyber Chapter in its first decade.

Morris ("Morry") E. Schorr (1994-1996)

Morry Schorr, 1994-1996 The first or charter president of our chapter was Morris ("Morry") E. Schorr, a cofounder of Cyber Chapter. Morry served two terms as president (1994-1996). During his tenure, the chapter met online using the ALA Forum on CompuServe and served as the nucleus of the ALA discussions taking place in that venue.

Diana B. ("Di") Clark (1996-1998)

Di Clark, 1996-1998

Diana B. ("Di") Clark followed Morry as chapter president and also served two terms of office (1996-1998). During her first term, the chapter developed its own Internet site and established an independent web presence. In her second term, the chapter launched its own discussion forum.

Ronald ("Ron") M. Henry (1998-1999)

Ron Henry, 1998-1999 Ronald ("Ron") M. Henry served as the third president for one term (1998-1999). Like Di and Morry before him, Ron had previously served as president of his local (land-based) chapter. Following his term as Cyber Chapter president, Ron went on to serve the Association of Legal Administrators as Director of Region 1 (1999-2001) and as President (2002-2003).

Bernadette E. Peters, CLM (1999-2001)

Ron's successor as chapter president was Bernadette E. Peters, CLM, who served two terms in office (1999-2001). Bernadette developed the first President's Sceptre, which has been passed from president to president ever since.

Carl J. Barba, Jr. (2001-2003)

Carl J. Barba, Jr., followed Bernadette and served two terms as chapter president (2001-2003).

Linda R. Lehmann (2003-2005)

Linda R. Lehmann, of Portland, Oregon, was Carl's successor as chapter president; Linda served two terms in office (2003-2005). Linda was responsible for ordering Lands' End "Cyber apparel": polo and denim shirts that members enjoy wearing at ALA's annual conferences.

Paul J. Sullivan (2005-2007)

Paul J. Sullivan, Peoria, Illinois, who had been involved with ALA's first experiments with the Internet, followed Linda and served two terms as chapter president (2005-2007). During Paul's term as President, the chapter initiated an on-line study forum for the CLM^SM exam.

Elizabeth ("Betsy") S. Widdop (2007-2008)

Elizabeth S. ("Betsy") Widdop, of Memphis, Tennessee, was Paul's successor as chapter president; Betsy served one term in office (2007-2008).

Susan M. (Lamb) Tyree (2008-2009)

Susan M. Tyree, Anchorage, Alaska, succeeded Betsy and served one term in office (2008-2009).

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