Alice Marie Meister

Background

Meister, Alice Marie was born on December 15, 1944.

Education

Bachelor, MacMurray College, 1966. Master of Arts in Library. Science, University Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1971.

Certified Advanced Studies, University Denver, 1980. Master of Public Administration, University Wyoming, 1994.

Career

Teacher English Bloom Township High School, Chicago Heights, Illinois, 1966-1968, Whitefish Bay High School, Milwaukee, 1968-1970. Reformed library East Baton Rouge Parish Library., 1972-1973. Library director Summit County Library., Frisco, Colorado, 1973-1979.

Placement director Graduate School Librarianship and Information Management, University Denver, 1979-1980. Library director Sheridan County (Wyoming) Fulmer Public Library., Sheridan, Wyoming, 1981—1997. School library Vela High School, Umtata, South Africa, 1995-1996.

Library director Bozeman (Montana) Public Library., since 1997. Chair Wyoming State Library. Standards Committee, 1983, 88.

Achievements

• Alice Marie Meister has been listed as a noteworthy librarian by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Secretary, program chair Bighorn Audubon Society, 1985-1988. Member Fine Arts Club, 1987-1997. Arts and crafts coordinator Miss Indian American Board, 1982-1984.

Program chair Wyo Theater, 1989-1992, Sheridan Arts Council, 1988-1991. Secretary Cloud Peak chapter American Business Women Association, 1987-1992. Volunteer Play Therapy, 1982-1988.

Grantsperson Sheridan Civic Theatre Guild Board, 1984-1988. Treasurer Sheridan County Wine Tasting Club, 1985-1989. Member of American Library Association (councilor 2002-2005), National Education Association, Montana Library.

Association (named Library of the Year 2010), Pacific Northwest Library. Assn, Headwaters Library. Association, Montana Library.

Association (secretary-treasurer 1998—2000, conference planning chair 1999, secretary-treasurer 1998—2000), Mountain Plains Library. Association (awards committee 1985-1987), Colorado Library. Association (chairman intellectual committee 1975, vice-chairman and secretary legislation committee 1976-1977), Wyoming Council for Humanities (secretary 1992-1993), Wyoming Library.

Association (public library section secretary 1984-1985, secretary 1986-1987, chair legislation committee 1992-1994, president public library section 1994-1995, secretary public library section 1984-1985, Library of the Year 1995).