“…In her April 1998 AORN Journal “President's Message,” President Ruth Shumaker, RN, BSN, CNOR, said, “State councils are another option to provide the link necessary for maintaining and strengthening chapters at the local level.” 5 President Shumaker appointed a State Council Task Force to investigate possible options for including state councils in the AORN Bylaws and named Sheri Voss, RN, MSN, CNOR, as its chair.…”