2002 MPLA/NDLA/SDLA Joint Annual Tri-Conference
02 - 05 October 2002 in Fargo, North Dakota
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There is no particular order to the images. We've tried to group some together where they are from the same or similar events.
MPLA Awards Dinner Photos
MPLA Award winners Kathy McLellan and Tricia Suellentrop
 MPLA Award winners (L-R) Charles Levandosky, Tracie Patridge, Cynthia Berner-Harris, Director of Wichita Public Library (accepting for the Wichita Eagle newspaper), Mona Carmack, Tricia Suellentrop, and Kathy McLellan (not pictured, Elizabeth Cook-Lynn)
Jean Hatfield, MPLA Incoming President, Mitch Freedman, ALA President, Debbie Iverson, MPLA Outgoing President
ALA President Maurice (Mitch) J. Freedman delivered the keynote speech during the Awards Banquet
ALA President Maurice (Mitch) J. Freedman
 Elizabeth Cook-Lynn, MPLA 2002 Literary Contribution Award winner
The Awards Hall was packed
 L to R: Unknown, Dana Boden, Bylaws Chair, Debbie Iverson, MPLA President, Marilyn Hinshaw, Leadership Institute Chair
 Left to right: Dan Chaney, MPLA Webmaster, Tori Gregory, Oklahoma State University, Scott Goldy, NMRT Chair, Sharon Osenga, Recording Secretary, Mary Ann Thompson, Incoming Preservation Chair, Leslie Potter, Hays Public Library.
 2002 Intellectual Freedom Award winner, Charles Levendosky of the Casper Star-Tribune, pictured with Pamela Drayson, Director of Libraries, North Dakota State University
 2002 Distinguished Service Award winner, Mona Carmack, County Librarian, Johnson County Library (KS)
 Betty Gard, Head of Reference and Research Services, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota - she was named North Dakota Library Association Librarian of the Year
 Dessert at the Awards Banquet was as good as it looked! And I've been assured it had absolutely no calories in it ;-)
Other Conference Events
 Pat Wagner draws names ... Pictured with Pat are NDLA President Kaaren Pupino and incoming MPLA President Jean Hatfield.
 More from Pat's networking session
 Cherie Heser, Montana Representative and Bob Powlowski, who presented a conference program together on Lewis & Clark.
 The MPLA Executive Board met at the start of the conference. Here, Dana Boden discusses proposed Bylaws changes
 Dana Boden, MPLA Bylaws Chair makes a point during the pre-conference Executive Board meeting.
 Anyone who has served on the MPLA Executive Board can tell you that sometimes the best part of MPLA Executive Board meetings is the Krispy Kremes!
 Stan Terry, EBSCO regional vice president, presented a $10,000 check to Marilyn Hinshaw, Leadership Institute Chair, to help support the Institute.
 L to R: Marilyn Hinshaw, MPLA Leadership Institute Chair, Debbie Iverson, MPLA President, Jean Hatfield, MPLA Incoming President, Stan Terry, EBSCO, Linda Rea, MPLA Past President
 Many sessions at the conference were quite well attended.
 Some sessions, such as this F.I.S.H. program, involved audience participation.
 Jean Hatfield deftly leads the association through the business meeting.
 One of the highlights was the session featuring the life and times of Sacagawea (a.k.a. Amy Mossett).
MPLA Folks at Work and Play... Mostly Play
 Basha Hartley, Oklahoma Representative, and Jean Hatfield, Incoming MPLA President, share a laugh together.
 A lot of "quality time" was spent by MPLA board members and others in MPLA President Debbie Iverson's room at the Ramada, discussing issues which concerned many libraries in the MPLA member states (*wink, wink*). Here, Brian Greene, Electronic Communications Committee Co-Chair, makes a point to Sharon Osenga, outgoing Recording Secretary.
 (L to R) Scott Goldy, NMRT Chair, Dan Chaney, Webmaster, Lisa Mecklenberg Jackson, Newsletter Editor share a laugh... and soft drinks... yeah, that's the ticket.
 Incoming MPLA President, Jean Hatfield in a more pensive moment
 Dan Chaney, MPLA Webmaster, trying to figure out how to use his new cel phone...during a conference session. Bad boy, Danny.
 Brian Greene, Sharon Osenga and Mary Ann Thompson, Preservation Section Chair
 Dan and Scott, enjoying a beverage and talking shop
 Debbie Iverson, MPLA President and Dana Boden, Bylaws Chairs
 When MPLA Board members weren't talking shop and laughing in Debbie's room, they were conducting association business poolside and at the Ramada's long water slide or in the hot tub. Here, Scott Goldy, NMRT Chair (Right) and Dan Chaney, MPLA Webmaster (Left) enjoy one of many many trips down the water slide.
Name the Splash!
A new tradition was born at the 2003 conference. A water slide was present, and MPLA folks had no trepidation whatsoever about making use of it. In honor of the good times shared poolside/slideside, we present an ending section we affectionately titled "Name that Splash!"
 MPLA Webmaster, Dan Chaney (I'm pretty sure those are his feet.)
 Oklahoma Representative, Basha Hartley (who I'm sure will kill me for this photo! ;-)
 Public Libraries Section Chair, Robert Banks isn't quite in the splash pool yet...
 NMRT Chair, Scott Goldy
 Finally, Joe Edelen, MPLA Executive Secretary got in on the action and gave a big "thumbs up" gesture of approval.
Moral of the story: Be careful if you go to the pool or water slide if Dan and Lisa are there and have the digital camera with them... ;-)
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