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Membership Committee

Committee Members

Wade Bishop, Chair
Bruce Obenhaus
Kathy Weimer
John Lawton

Purpose, Membership, and Duties

Purpose. To increase the membership of Magert by appropriate methods.


Membership. Chair and at least two members. One of these members is the MAGERT Exhibits Coordinator who is responsible for setting up and scheduling the MAGERT exhibit. Another member is responsible for sending mailings to new and dropped members. The Chair also serves as MAGERT representative to the ALA Membership Committee.


Duties. Responsible for contacting new members of MAGERT (names are supplied by the base line subscription manager) via form letter welcoming them to MAGERT and inquiring about committee interests. Also contacts dropped members via form letter for their reasons for dropping membership and offering to resolve any discontent and encouraging them to return as members. Responsible for coordinating work of the Exhibits Coordinator and the MAGERT exhibit and to make sure arrangements for the MAGERT booth at the Annual Conference are completed. Responsible for supplies, such as MAGERT ribbons.

Revised 03/16/2006