Women's History Consortium RCWs

RCW 27.34.370 Responsibility 4

(4) Appointing special committees and task forces including people from consortium members and nonmembers to assist with the consortium's tasks;
Four committees and groups are part of the Women’s History Consortium:

A. Women's History Consortium Partners:

These representatives from Consortium Partner institutions serve on a committee which meets via telephone approximately bi-monthly. Their role has been to provide advice and feedback on WHC initiatives and to provide expertise about the website content and protocols. Members include:

• Central Washington University, Ellensburg — Kirsten Erickson and Mary Knirck, Archivists
• Eastern Washington University, Cheney — Charles Mutschler, Archives and Special Collections
• The Evergreen State College, Olympia — Randy Stilson, Archivist
• Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, Spokane — Larry Schoonover, Curator of Exhibits and Programs; Rose Krause, Curator of Special Collections; and Marsha Rooney, Curator of History
• Office of the Secretary of State, Archives Division, Olympia — Jerry Handfield, State Archivist and David Hastings, Manager, State Government Archives
• Office of the Secretary of State, Washington State Library, Olympia — Jan Walsh, State Librarian and Marlys Rudeen, Deputy State Librarian
• University of Washington, Seattle — Cassandra Hartnett, U. S. Documents and Women’s History Librarian; Carla Rickerson, Head, Special Collections; and Ann Lally, Head, Digital Initiatives
• Washington State Historical Society, Olympia and Tacoma - Ed Nolan, Head of Special Collections; Elaine Miller, Photo Librarian; and Lynette Miller, Head of Collections
• Washington State University, Pullman—Laila Miletic-Vejzovic, Head of Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections, Holland/Terrell Libraries
• Western Washington University, Bellingham—Ruth Steele, Archivist, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Washington University

B. Oral History Committee:

This committee reviewed and developed the goals and scope of the oral history project on the International Women's Year Conference in Ellensburg in 1977. Committee Members: Dr. Susan Armitage, Washington State University; Dr. Chris Friday, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Washington University; Teresa Contreras, Dorothy Young Sale, and Senator Pam Roach — all WHC Board Members; Garry Schalliol, Director of Outreach Services, Washington State Historical Society; David Nicandri, Director, Washington State Historical Society; and Anne Kilgannon, Oral History Program Director, Office of the Secretary of State.

C. Grants Committee:

This committee reviewed the criteria for the grant awards and selected the awardees as noted on page 6 of this report. This group made recommendations for further projects associated with the $200,000.00 Supplemental Capital Budget allocation in 2006. Committee Members: Corky Mattingly, Yakima County Auditor; Dr. Karen Blair, Central Washington University; Dorothy Young Sale, and Janet Gallimore—all WHC Board members; Garry Schalliol, Director of Outreach Services, Washington State Historical Society; and David Nicandri, Director, Washington State Historical Society.

D. Fundraising Committee:

This group is developing plans for a fundraising event in March 2007 that would provide seed money for the planned Washington Suffrage Centennial exhibit in 2009-10. Committee Members: Senator Karen Fraser, Senator Pam Roach, Representative Mary Lou Dickerson, and Representative Mary Skinner, Honorary Co-Chairs; Janet Gallimore, Sue Lean, and Dorothy Young Sale—WHC Board members. Other members are being recruited.