Board of Directors, 2008-2009

Officers 

Dan Bradbury, President  BoardPres-DanBradury

“A great library should have something to offend everyone.”  Friends help to achieve that by contributing to the depth and breadth of its collection--that’s what I love about the Friends.  

 
Dr. Jane Greer,1st VP for Programs  BoardVP1-JaneGreer  
Anita K. Parran, 2nd VP for Membership
  BoardVP2-AnitaParran  
Gary White, Treasurer  BoardTreas-GaryWhite As a university alum, my favorite library memory is spending several weeks viewing microfiche for a semester term paper. It was tedious work, but helped prepare me for my career in the City Auditor's Office. I now support the Friends of the Library to return the favor.
Melva J. Brownlee, Secretary  Melva Brownlee  
Trudie M. Hall, Past President  BoardExPres-TrudieHall  

Board Members

Margaret Arthurs Board-PeggyArthurs

I'd love to make everyone aware that the libraries' facilities and wonderful resources are available to everyone in Kansas City, not just to UMKC students. The current Miller Nichols Library expansion and renovation project will be an amazing gift both to the university and to the entire metropolitan community.

Oliver Burnette  Board-OliverBurnette The reason I support Friends of the Library is to give back to UMKC and the library that gave me such a great education. The best thing about being a Friend is being able to stay involved with UMKC and helping make its libraries even better.   
Camilo Estremadoiro Board-CamiloEstremadoiro  
Sylvia Farnsworth Board-SylviaFarnsworth  
Julie R. Gray Board-JulieGray  

The best thing about being a Friend of the Library is meeting new people and being able to help in community efforts. I support the Friends because I am a UMKC Alumni and I love to be in the know about the changes and growth of the University Libraries.

Mark S. Laverentz Board-MarkLaverentz  
Michael Ong Board-MikeOng  
Nathan A. Orr Board-NateOrr I'm passionate about the UMKC Friends of the Library because I know how much value the Friends add to the libraries. More importantly, I know how valuable libraries are to universities, and as UMKC is our city's university, supporting its greatest assets is a significant sign of support for this city.  By aiding UMKC's libraries, we can provide aid to one of this city's finest cultural institutions. These libraries house first rate collections, so providing support comes with many wonderful benefits.
L. Rudolf (Rudy) Papenfuhs Board-RudyPapenfuhs Being a member of UMKC Friends of the Library gives me the ability to make an impact on the overall student body of the university.
Steve Paul Board-StevePaul  

As a UMKC alum and a lifelong book person, I value my association with the library and the Friends. The opportunities to reach out to an ever-broader community and to promote book culture can't help but grow as we head into an exciting period of expansion.

Mary D. Taylor Board-MaryTaylor Being able to support faculty by using the Friends' annual gift to purchase requested collections and publications epitomizes why the Friends organization exists. Well, that and the marvelous book First Fridays Book Sales. Being a Friend of the Library is great fun!
Dan L. Weaver Board-DanWeaver My favorite thing about the UMKC University Libraries is that they contain the core of all knowledge and are accessible to everyone.