At the Executive Board Meeting on February 23, 2018 the Membership Chair reported the membership of ALAO includes 334 regular members, 4 retiree members, and 33 student members. A special welcome is extended to our newest members (joined since December 1, 2017):

• Stacey Lavender, Ohio University
• Hannah Pearson
• Jennifer DeLuke, Kent State University
• Erin Smith, Case Western Reserve University
• Stefanie Hilles, Miami University
• Ursula Lisiakowski, University of Toledo
• Sean Kennedy, University of Akron
• Christopher Heckman, Kent State University
• Alyssa Mitchell, Walsh University
• Kelly Shook, Kent State University
• Hannah Goodrick, Franklin University/Kent State University iSchool
• Rachel Rubin, Capital University
• Elizabeth Sullivan, Oberlin College
• Erika Noark, Kent State University

Also at the February 23 meeting, the ALAO Executive Board voted to extend free student membership to full-time and part-time students enrolled in a Master degree in Information and Library Science. Free student memberships are an excellent way to encourage and support the future of our profession. Encourage a student to join ALAO today!

-Katy Mathuews, Membership Chair, Ohio University