Report of the 2004 Nominating Committee

Academe, Nov/Dec 2004

The Nominating Committee met in Washington, D.C., on September 18, 2004, 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 and statements from each candidate will accompany the ballots, which will be sent out in early March 2005. The cominittee 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 can be found in the Association's Constitution, Article V, section 3. Petitions must be submitted to the Washington office not later than February 15, 2005. Additional information can be obtained from Mark Smith at the AAUP's national office by sending an e-mail message to marksmith@aaup.org.

2005 Council Nominees

District I (Ariz., Calif., Nev., N.Mex., Utah)

CANDACE C. KANT (History), Community College of Southern Nevada

*SUSAN E. MEISENHELDEK (English), California State University, San Bernardmo

District II (Alaska, CoIo., Hawaii, Idaho, Kans., Mont., Nebr., N.Dak., OkIa., Ore., S.Dak., Tex., Wash., Wyo.)

PETER B. GILKEY (Mathematics), University of Oregon

*LYNN W. TATUM (Religion and Middle Eastern Studies), Baylor University (Tex.)

District III (Mich., Minn., Wise.)

THOMAS DIETZ (Curator of History), Kalamazoo Valley Community College (Mich.)

ROXANNE H. GUDEMAN (Psychology), Macalester College (Minn.)

District IV (Ark., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ky., Mo.)

*JOSEPH FELDER (Economics), Bradley University (111.)

MARC P. HOUSQUET (English), University of Louisville (Ky.)

District V (Ala., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., N.C., Puerto Rico, S.C., Term., Virgin Islands, W.Va.)

ELIZABETH M. DERRICK (Chemistry), Valdosta State University (Ga.)

MYRON S. HENRY (Mathematical Sciences), University of Southern Mississippi

District VI (Canada, Foreign, Guam, Ohio)

*CHERYL CASPER (Economics), Kent State University (Ohio)

JOHN E. HEBERT (Production/Operations Management), University of Akron (Ohio)

District VII (N.J.)

JEFFREY R. HALPERN (Anthropology), Rider University

NANCY R. STEVENSON (Physiology and Biophysics), University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

District VIII (N.Y.)

ELLEN C. BANKS (Psychology), Daemen College

ELLEN SCHRECKER (History), Yeshiva University

District IX (Conn., Maine, Mass., N.H., R.I., Vt.)

*FLO HATCHER (Art), Southern Connecticut State University

CHARLES BAKER (French and Film), College of the Holy Cross (Mass.)

District X (Del., D.C., Md., Penn., Va.)

MICHAEL BÉKUBÉ (English), Pennsylvania State University

SARANNA THORNTON (Economics), Hampden-Sydney College (Va.)

Submitted by the 2004 Nominating Committee

ESTELLE S. GELLMAN (Psychology), Hofstra University, chair

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

CARY NELSON (English), University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign

GEORGE WHARTON (Communication), Curry College