Announcements Officers for 2008 - 2009: President:  Robin Miller Email: robin.marie.miller@medtronic.com Vice President/Present Elect:  Jason Woehrle Email: jwoehrle@apsemail.com  Past President:  Jim Kadera Email: jimkadera@comcast.net  Secretary: Cheryl Griese Email:  cheryl.kay.griese@medtronic.com  Treasurer: Jim Kadera  Email: jimkadera@comcast.net 1st Year Board Members: Liz Mihalchick Email: liz.b.mihalchick@medtronic.com    Liisa Carter Email:  lgamble@apsemail.com Roxanne Miller  Email: Roxanne.miller@apptec-usa.com 2nd Year Board Members: Tina (Christina) Gross Email: cgross@apsemail.com    Lea Jackson Email: lea.jackson@apptec-usa.com  Lynn Wallum  Email: lynn.wallum@apptec-usa.com    Melissa Carlson Email: melmae14@yahoo.com Past Board Members: Kim Franklin       Mary Jane Courtney Linnea Lentz       Liisa Carter  New Committee Members 2008 Membership: Jason Woehrle Jim Kadera Cheryl Griese Program: Jim Kadera Jason Woehrle Robin Miller Roxanne Miller Lea Jackson Nominations: Jason Woehrle Roxanne Miller Elections: Jason Woehrle Roxanne Miller Publications: Newsletter: Tina Gross, Robin Miller website:  Terrie Grove terrie.grove@bsci.com Historian: Robin Miller Lea Jackson Awards: All Board Members Education: Liisa Carter Liz Mihalchick Lea Jackson Tina Gross Jason Woehrle Technician Branch Representative: Jim Kadera Join us in congratulating our 2007 award winners: Kim Franklin our Technician of the Year  Amy Townsend our Technologist of the Year  No Current Nomination Patrick J. Manning Award  Craig Welch - Alternative Design our Vendor Appreciation Award * Information to follow or for suggestions/comments please contact the program committee National Announcements: 59th Annual National AALAS Meeting November 9-13, 2008 Indianapolis, IN

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