CMC Press wins awards

The Colorado Mountain Club Press won two design awards from the Publisher’s Association of the West that will be officially awarded at the November 13–15 National Publishing Conference in Portland, Oregon. Dave Cooper’s Colorado Snow Climbs: A Guide for All Seasons received a first place medal in the guidebook category, and Penelope Pudry’s Hiking Colorado’s Roadless Trails received second place in the same category.

Guide books are a highly competitive category and were judged on typography, jacket/cover design, interior design, format, selection of materials used, and printing and binding production quality.

“It’s always good to receive accolades from colleagues and competitors in book publishing,” said Alan Stark, publisher for the CMC Press. “All you have to do is look at the books at a fine outdoor store like Bent Gate or Neptune Mountaineering and see that we are competing against some really fine guidebook publishers here in the west.”

Stark noted, “Alan Bernhard of Boulder Bookworks was the designer and production manager on both books.”

Publishers Association of the West is a non-profit trade organization created to serve as a forum for the discussion of publishing issues. The Association’s members range from small presses like the CMC Press to publishers with worldwide operations. Affiliate members include printers, designers, binderies, and publishing freelancers. Membership is based primarily in the western U.S. and Canada but is not limited to these regions. P

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CMC Board of Directors applicants sought

By Dave Tabor, nominating committee chair

State Board President Janice Heidel recently announced a State Nominating Committee to identify CMC members interested in becoming team members of the fifteen-member State Board of Directors.

Board member vacancies will be filled for various terms beginning in January of 2009. These vacancies include officers’ positions. The State Board is the primary policy making group for the CMC. Policy-setting includes program and financial functions. The Board of Directors must have members from at least seven Groups from around the state.

The CMC actively promotes the nomination process, which ensures a strong and committed level of expertise at the state level. The club is looking for candidates whose qualifications and expertise include business experience, strategic planning, group level involvement, volunteer experience, financial acumen, leadership service, outdoor activity involvement, and previous board experience. The Nominating Committee also endeavors to recommend a slate of candidates that reflects the geographic, ethnic, gender, and age diversity of Colorado Mountain Club groups, as well as alignment with the mission, vision, and values of the CMC.

The Board meets a minimum of four Saturdays per year. In addition to being knowledgeable about the CMC’s performance and operations, Directors assist and participate in fundraising efforts, sit on identified state committees, work on special projects, and encouraged to make personal and meaningful financial contributions.

Current board members whose terms are expiring, and who wish to be considered are also encouraged to submit a brief biographic information sheet and questionnaire to CMC state by August 14, 2008. Questionnaires may be obtained by contacting the state CMC office. Further information may be obtained by contacting Nominating Committee Chair, David Tabor, c/o CMC state office. Subsequent interviews and recommendations will be voted on at the State Council meeting in late October 2008.

The CMC has a long history and profound legacy that continues today. We recognize we cannot continue the important work without a strong board of directors. We invite you to consider applying and contributing to the ongoing efforts of the CMC, and thank you in advance for your consideration and commitment. P