Shaw Board of Govenors

Board Members:

• Lee Juillerat, Chair
  The need for preserving and documenting the region's rich history are motivating factors for being involved with the Shaw Historial Library for Lee. The longtime regional editor for the Klamath Falls Herald and News, he has specialized in writing and photographing human interest and lifestyle stories about people, places and historical events for the newspaper and a variety of magazines. Along with being a regular contributor to the annual Shaw Journals, Lee has authored or co-authored several books, including two about Crater Lake National Park. During his years as chairman of the Shaw Journal committee, the annual publications focused around such yearly themes as the history of the sheep industry, Lava Beds National Monument and Crater Lake National Park anniversaries, homesteading, the timber industry and the Japanese American Internment Camp. He lives in a historic house that previously was the home of J.D. "Judd" Howard, the man who discovered and named many of the caves at the Lava Beds and is regarded the father of Lava Beds National Monument.
• Bill Johnson, Vice Chair
  Bill grew up in Minnesota and moved to Oregon in 1970. He worked as a
  forester for the U. S. Bureau of Land Management in Eugene, Lakeview,
  and Klamath Falls retiring in 2008. Bill's interest in the history of the American West lead him to the Shaw Historical Library. His main interests are ghost towns and mining camps of the Great Basin, especially in the Nevada region. He has been a member of the Shaw Board since 2003. He feels the Shaw's
  collections should be developed as a major resource for researchers.
• Steve Kandra, Secretary
  Steve is a third generation Klamath Basin native and farmer. His father, Lawson Kandra, first cultivated his interest in the history of the region. Steve spent many hours in his youth tagging along with his father surveying historical sites and visiting musty bookstores of the West – appreciation through immersion. Steve learned about the Shaw Historical Library through his father’s close friend, the Shaw’s first Library President, Frances "Van" Landrum. Van invited him to serve on the board in 1987. The Kandra legacy of collecting Land of the Lakes historical materials passed on to Steve when his father passed away in 1984. Steve is committed to growing the library from Laurence Shaw's original vision of a "comfortable reading room" to a regional historical collection of significant stature, valuable for research and preservation of the cultures and heritage of the Land of Lakes. Steve enjoys his association through the board of many talented people of diverse backgrounds, but common interests, working to preserve and share the regions’ history.
• Barbara Ditman
  Barbara has volunteered as an archivist at the Shaw Historical Library since 2004. She was appointed to the Board of Governors in April 2008. Barbara's commitment to the Shaw Library stems from her appreciation of the significant collections in its archives, as well as her long- standing interest in local history. Barbara retired in 2004 after a thirty-two year career with the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. During her work with the Forest Service she developed skills in forestry, wildlife biology, managing federal lands, budgeting, teamwork, cooperating with diverse interests, long-term planning, technical and business writing, and supervision of a large work force. She has experience in fund-raising and grant-writing for non-profit organizations.
• Marge d’Wylde Kruse
  New to the board in 2008, Marge brings a considerable background in marketing and technical expertise in the media arts. She has produced a broad spectrum of award winning electronic media including publishing, multi-media, video and web. Marge has an M.F.A. in Conceptual Design. She has run a technology university for a major corporation and taught at various universities both as a classroom and on-line instructor. She has worked with various non-profit orgainzations over the years in a marketing and media role. She joined the Shaw because of her scholarly interest in documenting histories and the need for bringing hidden archives into the digital age.
• Stephen R. Mark, Past Chair
  Stephen is a historian for the National Park Service. His focus is Crater Lake National Park and Oregon Caves National Monument. He has been a member of the Shaw Historical Library Board of Governors for seven years and is an ongoing contributor to the Shaw Journal. Stephen is an accomplished writer. His most recent book is Domain of the Cavemen: a Historic Resource Study of Oregon Caves National Monument.
• Jeff Mortimer
  Jeff Mortimore is a new member of the Board joining in 2008. He brings an extensive business background and deep interest in Great Basin history and lore. Born and raised in Reno, Nevada he is a Journalism graduate from the University of Nevada at Reno. Jeff spent his youth exploring the area. He is the manager of the Borders Express bookstore and is actively involved in community education as a business adjunct professor at Klamath Community College and business consultant with Oregon Institute of Technology. His desire for the Shaw Library is to increase exposure, develop a higher degree of awareness in the community and broaden the reach of influence throughout the state and beyond. "What a treasure it is to have such a collection in this community," Jeff commented. "I really believe that by reaching more people in the next few years, an even deeper appreciation for the library will be developed in our community of this rich historical resource."

Ex-Officio Members:

• Anne Hiller Clark, Shaw Librarian
  Anne has been the Shaw Librarian since 2001. She is responsible for library administration, including day-to-day operations and in-depth research assistance to scholars and researchers. She develops and manages the library collections and produces the library’s publications. Anne is an associate professor at Oregon Institute of Technology. She also works for the OIT Main Library as an instruction services and collection development librarian. She has published papers in scholarly scientific and historical journals, including the Journal of the Shaw Historical Library. Anne’s interest in local history dates back to her undergraduate days. She feels that historical libraries both create and collect local history. She finds working at the Shaw Historical Library to be a wonderful opportunity to put her belief into practice.
• Karen Kunz, Interim Director Oregon Institute of Technology Library
  Born and raised in Klamath Falls, Karen spent 16 years at the Klamath County Library before moving to the OIT Library in 2001. She manages the Access Services unit (circulation, interlibrary loan, and reserves) and the Systems unit. In addition, Karen is the library liaison to distance education students and is currently serving as Interim Director to the OIT Library. As Interim Director, Karen is responsible for the smooth operation of the OIT main library, the two Portland branch libraries, and the Shaw Historical Library. The OIT Director has an ex-officio position on the Shaw Board.
• Krista Darrah, Interim Executive Director Oregon Tech Foundation
  Krista is the interim executive director for the Oregon Tech Foundation, the Shaw Historical Library’s affiliated parent organization. Krista, an Oregon Institue of Technology ("OIT") alumna, has been employed at OIT since 2006. She is responsible for the investments, accounting and financial reporting of the Foundation. Krista’s roots run deep in the Klamath Basin; her family has been in the basin for several generations. They raised their families near areas rich in history such as the Poe Valley, Hildebrand, and Tulelake. Members of her family have worked in the timber, wood products, and agriculture industries that was responsible largely for development of the region.
• Gary Johnston President Oregon Tech Foundation
  Gary is an ex-officio director to the Shaw Library and an active investor in real estate and small companies. Gary was with Hewlett-Packard for 16 years, where he was Director of Research & Development, LaserJet Business Unit. Gary has an M.S. in Management, Purdue University, and a B.S. in Software Engineering Technology, Oregon Institute of Technology.
• Don Isensee Liaison to Shaw Family

Emeritus Board Members:

• William Ganong
• Marita Kunkel
• Nell Kuonen
• Darle Runnels
• Betty Lou Byrne Shirley (deceased)

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