Acting on behalf of Godort of Michigan, Cass Hartnett made the following comments in honor of Anne Diamond:

"I first really met Anne Diamond when I interviewed for my current job. During the interview, she was warm, yet quietly authoritative and eminently composed.

Now, as many of you know, I did not grow up in the Midwest and am not always used to local weather patterns. But after a few weeks on the job at the Detroit Public Library, I knew that I had been hit by a tornado out of Lansing.

Why would I characterize Anne Diamond this way? Because Anne has an awful lot of power, boundless energy, and sharing the road with her is an experience you don't ever forget.

Over the past two and a half years, Anne's professional advising role with me has taken many different forms and has taken us to many different locations, including Anne's own home in Lansing, to Chicago, Washington, D.C., Mackinaw Island, and one of Anne's favorite spots, a bench inside the Tel-Twelve Shopping Mall in Pontiac. Thank you, Anne, for spending so much time educating me, and all of us.

Many of you, when I spoke with you about Anne, loosely associate the birth of GODORT of Michigan with the birth of Anne's son. One person commented directly on Anne's husband Walker and son Bryan, describing them as "lovely people", which of course they are. They are the lucky ones, getting to spend more time with Anne now.

Documents librarians and the Library of Michigan staff may be seeing her a little less, but none of us are convinced that we've seen the last of her. Congratulations, Anne!"

Kim Ranger from the Grand Valley State University Library also presented Anne with numerous humorous items that only a documents librarian would appreciate.

Cass Harnett also made the following remarks about Carole Callard:

"It is with joy but a few pangs of sadness that we wish Carole Callard the very best in her new position at the Government Printing Office.

We all know that Carole will be fair, thoughtful, and a very knowledgeable depository library inspector and that GODORT of Michigan will surely want to book her as a keynote speaker a year hence.

My first recollections of Carole were when she served as program Chair for a GODORT meeting in Ann Arbor. I wondered who this librarian was who knew every last detail about documents and also made everyone at the meeting feel so welcome.

Carole has an uncanny ability to put people at ease; after only a brief conversation with her, you have the sense that you've known her for years.

The loss to the Library of Michigan and to the genealogy and documents communities is clear; but Sheila McGarr's gain is even more evident. To GPO we can say, you are getting one of Michigan's finest exports! Congratulations, Carole!"

Diane Van Der Pol from the Calvin College Library also presented Carole with numerous humorous items that she will hopefully find useful at GPO.

Nominations are now being accepted for three GODORT of Michigan offices:

GODORT OF MICHIGAN has gained nine new members, plus two institutional member, since the December 1994 issue of RED TAPE was distributed.

Bill Cramer, 1153 Ironwood Court, Apt. 103, Rochester, MI 48307

Robin Jourdan 2506 21st St. Wyandotte, MI 48192

Carl Katafiasz, Monroe County Library System, 3700 South Custer Road, Monroe, MI 48161-9732

David P. Moore, University of Alabama Library, P. O. Box 870266, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35487-0266

Johanna Rademacher, Warren Public Library, 4700 E. 13 Mile Rd. Warren, MI 48092

Ann Swaney, NMC, Osterlin Library, 1701 E. Front St., Traverse City, MI 49686

Sharon Tafunai, Southwestern Michigan College Library 58900 Cherry Grove Road Dowagiac, MI 49047

Eunice Teel, North Central Michigan College Library, 1515 Howard, Petoskey, MI 49770

Richard Vettese, Grand Rapids Public Library, 60 Library Plaza NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Serials Dept. Green Library Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-6004

University of Michigan Law Library 801 Monroe St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1210

Bill Cramer, Oakland University, was President; Gerald Furi, Farmington Library, was President Elect/Program Chair; Shari Buxbaum, Jackson District Library, was Secretary; Sharon Bostick, Oakland University, was Treasurer; and Sue Hardy, Detroit Office of the Census Bureau, was Director-at-Large.

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