Thanks to the following organizations for their contributions to the 2010 Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Reads:
Ann Arbor District Library
University of Michigan
Washtenaw Community College
Ypsilanti District Library
Special Thanks to the Following Individuals Who Served on 2010 Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Reads Committees:
Blue Ribbon Committee
Laurel Champion, Executive Vice-President, AnnArbor.com
Mary Sue Coleman, President, University of Michigan
John Hieftje, Mayor, Ann Arbor
Dr. Susan Martin, President, Eastern Michigan University
Jill Morey, Director, Ypsilanti District Library
Josie Barnes Parker, Director, Ann Arbor District Library
Paul Schreiber, Mayor, Ypsilanti
Dr. Larry Whitworth, President, Washtenaw Community College
Steering Committee
Donna DeButts, Community Relations Coordinator, Ypsilanti District Library
Tim Grimes, Community Relations and Marketing Manager, Ann Arbor District Library
Lori Kunkel-Coryell, Assistant Director, Ypsilanti District Library
Ira Lax, Outreach Assistant, Ann Arbor District Library
Evans Young, Assistant Dean, College of Literature, Science and the Arts, University of Michigan
Screening Committee
Lori Kunkel-Coryell, Assistant Director, Ypsilanti District Library, Co-Chair
Ira Lax, Outreach Assistant, Ann Arbor District Library, Co-Chair
Maureen Angyan, Teacher, Ypsilanti Public Schools,
Jeanine Bessette, Assistant Director, Residence Education, University Housing, Univerity of Michigan
Kathe Blue Hetter, Teacher, Ann Arbor Public Schools
Michael Homel, Professor, Eastern Michigan University History Department
Elizabeth James, UM Center for Afroamerican and African Studies
Molly Mahony, Tanner Philosophy Librarian, Department of Philosophy, University of Michigan
Sara Memmott, Librarian, Eastern Michigan University
Judy Nagle, author
Nicola Rooney, Nicola’s Books,
Selection Committee
Molly Mahoney, Philosophy Librarian, University of Michigan, Chair
Vicki Browne, Librarian, Ann Arbor District Library
Destiny Cebuhar, Student, Ypsilanti
Paula Drummond, Librarian, Ypsilanti District Library
Britnee Johnson, Student, Ann Arbor
Billie Ocheberg, Ann Arbor
Marcia Schaffer, Teacher, Ann Arbor
Robert Stevens, Librarian, Eastern Michigan University
Larry Vandenbergen, Ypsilanti
Outreach Committee
Donna DeButts, Community Relations Coordinator, Ypsilanti District Library
Sharon Gambin, Inventory Supervisor, Border’s Books and Music
Tim Grimes, Community Relations and Marketing Manager, Ann Arbor District Library
Chuck Hatt, Coordinator for Literacy and Social Studies Instruction, Ann Arbor Public Schools
Ira Lax, Outreach Assistant, Ann Arbor District Library
Molly Mohoney, Philosophy Librarian, University of Michigan
Jean Nelson, Liaison, Washtenaw Community College
Kate Pittsley, Business Librarian, Eastern Michigan University
Nicola Rooney, Owner, Nicola’s Books
Gayle Townsend, Community Relations Manager, Barnes and Noble Bookstores
Evans Young, Assistant Dean, College of Literature, Science and the Arts, University of Michigan