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APIC honored members of the original steering committee at the APIC 1997 Annual Conference in New Orleans.

APIC honored members of the original steering committee at the APIC 1997 Annual Conference in New Orleans.

We salute APIC’s first executive committee, board of directors, and steering committee:

First APIC Executive Committee

President—Patricia Lynch
President-Elect—Kay Wenzel
Vice-President—Shirley Chewick
Corresponding Secretary, Official Letters—Carolyn Langewisch
Recording Secretary, Official Records and Chairman of Membership—Leilani Kicklighter
Treasurer and Chairman of Finance—Ruth Groeneveld

First APIC Board of Directors

Chairman: Claire M. Coppage
Karen Axnick
Julie Garner
Marcella Pete
Jean Vandermade

APIC Steering Committee

Karen Axnick
Sister Sara James Byrne
Shirley Chewick
Claire M. Coppage
Carole DeMille
Donna Dryer Grace Emori
Julie Garner
Ruth Groeneveld
Leilani Kicklighter
Karen Redwine Koch
Carolyn Langewisch
Marie Lech
Suzanne Legace
Patricia Lynch
Keith Mercer
Elizabeth Pantelick
Maureen Pearson
Marcella Pete
Bette Pitts
Jean Vandermade
Kay Wenzel
June Wright
Sheila Yarbrough