Committee Members

Children's, Middle Grades and Hands-On Committee

Terrence "Terry" E. Young, Jr., Chairperson
School Library Media Specialist, West Jefferson High School
Adjunct Instructor of Library Science, University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA

Margaret Bush
Professor emerita
Simmons College, Boston, MA

Marilyn Courtot
President
Children's Literature
Bethedsa, MD 

Dr. Barbara Gage
Physical Science Department
Prince George's Community College, Largo, MD

Barbara A. Genco
Director of Collection Development
Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn, NY

Diane Holzheimer
Librarian and Former editor of Appraisal Science Books for Young People
Memorial Spaulding Elementary School, Newton, MA

Carolyn Phelan
Reviewer, Booklist, a journal of the American Library Association
Librarian, Northbrook Public Library, Northbrook, IL

Dr. Edward Saiff
School of Science-Biology
Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ

Dr. Wendy Saul
College of Education
University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO

Dr. Frank Truesdale
Professor emeritus
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

Young Adult Committee

Maren Ostergard, Chairperson
Early Literacy/Outreach Librarian
King County Library System, Issaquah, WA

Dr. Stephen Burton
Science Outreach Teacher
Loudoun County Public Schools, Springfield, VA

Betty Carter
Professor emerita
Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX

Angela Leeper
Director of the Curriculum Materials Center
University of Richmond, Richmond, VA

Pam Spencer Holley
Past President, Young Adult Library Services Association
Coordinator (retired), Library Services
Fairfax County, VA Public Schools

Dr. Dennis Schatz
Program Director
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA

Harry Weekes
Head of School
The Sage School, Hailey, ID

John Welch
Media Coordinator (retired)
Enloe High School, Raleigh, NC

Dr. John Whitmer
Professor emeritus
Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA