Ms. Mary L. Haynes, CMC/AAE, City Clerk/Town Clerk of the City of Peoria, Illinois, has been accepted into the FIRST SUSTAINING MEMBERSHIP of the IIMC Academy for Advanced Education.

The IIMC Academy for Advanced Education was instituted in 1981 to further the professional education of municipal clerks to enhance their skills as needed to meet the challenges of the office of municipal clerk. Every four years, all Academy members have to demonstrate that they have actively engaged in educational and professional participation that keeps them current with the changing events in the local government scene.

Ms. Haynes maintains active membership and is Past President of the Municipal Clerks Association of Illinois, and a member and Past President of the Central Illinois Municipal Clerks Organization. She continues to attend and support local, state, regional, and international municipal government associations.

She has been a member of the International Institute of Municipal Clerks since October 1982. She is currently serving as Region VII Director on the IIMC Board of Directors and as Board Liaison of the IIMC Study Tour Ad Hoc Committee. •

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July 1994 / Illinois Municipal Review / Page 3