Report of the 2002 Nominating Committee

Academe, Nov/Dec 2002

The Nominating Committee met in Washington, D.C., on September 28, 2002, for the purpose of nominating two candidates from each district for the Association's governing Council. The nominees are listed below, along with their disciplinary and institutional affiliations. Incumbents are designated by an asterisk. The Council districts are also listed and defined below. Biographical information on each candidate will accompany the ballots that are to be sent out on or about March 1, 2003. Ballots must be returned with a postmark not later than April 30, 2003. The committee expresses its thanks to all of the candidates for nomination, whether nominated or not, for their willingness to serve and for their commitment to the Association. Regulations concerning nominations by petition may be found in the Association's Constitution, Article V, Section 3. Petitions must be submitted to the Washington office not later than February 15, 2003. Additional information may be obtained from B. Robert Kreiser by sending an e-mail to .

2002 Nominating Committee

THOMAS E. GUILD (Business Law), University of Central Oklahoma, chair

M. ELIZABETH DERRICK (Chemistry), Valdosta State University

GEORGE E. LANG (Mathematics and Computer Science), Fairfield University

JEFFREY E. LUSTIG (Government), California State University - Sacramento

SEAN F. MORAN (History), Oakland University

2003 Council Nominees

DISTRICT I (Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah)

LINDA COLLINS (Political Science), Los Medanos College (California)

*BEULAH WOODFIN (Biochemistry), University of New Mexico

DISTRICT II (Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, Wyoming)

DUANE W. STORTI (Mechanical Engineering), University of Washington

JOE YANIK (Mathematics and Computer Science), Emporia State University (Kansas)

DISTRICT III (Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin)

CARLA HAY, (History), Marquette University (Wisconsin)

*V. RAMA MURTHY (Geology and Geophysics), University of Minnesota

DISTRICT IV (Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri)

*DANIEL P. MURPHY (History), Hanover College (Indiana)

GREGORY F. SCHOLTZ (English), Wartburg College (Iowa)

DISTRICT V (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virgin Islands, West Virginia)

*LINDA L. CARROLL (Italian), Tulane University (Louisiana)

GLENN R. HOWZE (Agricultural Economics, Rural Sociology), Auburn University (Alabama)

DISTRICT VI (Canada, Foreign, Guam, Ohio)

RODGER M. GOVEA (Political Science), Cleveland State University

RANDY STOECKER (Sociology and Anthropology), University of Toledo

DISTRICT VII (New Jersey)

ROBERT C. COMEAU (English), Union County College

JAMES M. SEARS (Marketing), Rutgers University

DISTRICT VIII (New York)

PATRICIA W. BENTLEY (Library), State University of New York at Plattsburgh

*PATRICK J. CIHON (Law and Public Policy), Syracuse University

DISTRICT IX (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont)

MARTIN A. LEVIN (Biology), Eastern Connecticut State University

GEORGE C. WHARTON (Speech), Curry College (Massachusetts)

DISTRICT X (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia)

LINDA A. BELL (Economics), Haverford College (Pennsylvania)

*ROBERT K. MOORE (Sociology), St. Joseph's University (Pennsylvania)