Association Officers and Council, 2004-05

Academe, Nov/Dec 2004

Association officers are ex officio members of the Council, as are the chair and past chair of the Assembly of State Conferences (ASC), the chair and past chair of the Collective Bargaining Congress (CBC), and the immediate past president of the Association. ASC past chair Jeffrey Butts currently serves as the Association's secretary-treasurer. The position of CBC past chair is vacant until the 2005 CBC election. Former CBC chair Estelle Gellnian (1997-2001) completed her three-year term as past chair in 2004.The position of immediate past president is vacant until the 2006 AAUP election. Former president James Richardson (1998-2000) completed his three-year term as immediate past president in 2003. Elected Council members' names, disciplines, and institutional affiliations are followed by a roman numeral designating their Council district.

Association Officers

JANE L. BUCK (Psychology), Delaware State University, president

LARRY G. GERBER (History), Auburn University (Ala.), first vice president

GARY NELSON (English), University of Illinois at Urbana-Chanipaign, second vice president

JEFFREY A. BUTTS (Biology), Appalachian State University (N.Cl), secretary-treasurer

General Counsel

DAVID M. RABBAN (Law), University of Texas at Austin

Council Members

ELECTED MEMBERS SERVING 2002-05

EILEEN BURCHELL (French), Marymount College of Fordham University (N.Y.), VIII

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

NORMA C. COOK (Speech Communication), University of Tennessee, V

JOSEPH FELDER (Economics), Bradley University (Ill.), IV

FLO HATCHER (Art), Southern Connecticut State University, IX

SUSAN E. MEISENHELDER (English), California State University, San Bernardino, I

DEBRA NAILS (Philosophy), Michigan State University, III

LYNN W. TATUM (Religion and Middle Eastern Studies), Baylor University (Tex.), II (Elected by Council to fill unexphed term of Linda Vaden-Goad)

KAREN G. THOMPSON (English), Rutgers University (N.J.), VII

GERALD M. TURKEL (Sociology), University of Delaware, X

ELECTED MEMBERS SERVING 2003-06

LINDA A. BELL (Economics), Haverford College (Pa.), X

LINDA L. CARROLL (Italian), Tulanc University (La.), V

PATRICK J. CIHON (Law and Public Policy), Syracuse University (N.Y.), VIII

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

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

DANIEL P. MURPHY (History), Hanover College (Ind.), IV

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

JAMES M. SEARS (Marketing), Rutgers University and Fairleigh Dickinson University (N.J.), VII

DUANE STORTI (Mechanical Engineering), University of Washington, Seattle, II

BEULAH M. WOODFIN (Biochemistry), University of New Mexico, I

ELECTED MEMBERS SERVING 2004-07

PATRICIA W. BENTLEY (Library and Women's Studies), State University of New York at Pittsburgh, VIII

THOMAS F. COFFEY (Modern Languages and Literature), Creighton University (Neb.), II

ROBERT C. COMEAU (English), Union County College (N.J.), VII

RUDY H. FICHTENBAUM (Economics), Wright State University (Ohio), VI

ELIZABETHJ. HOFFMAN (English), California State University-Long Beach, I

GLENN R. HOWZE (Rural Sociology), Auburn University (Ala.), V

JOSEPH A. LOSCO (Political Science), Ball State University (Ind.), IV

GARY R. MATHEWS (Social Work), Western Michigan University, III

ROSA MARIA PEGUEROS (History and Women's Studies), University of Rhode Island, IX

CHRISTINA TURNER (Anthropology), Virginia Commonwealth University, X

Ex OFFICIO MEMBERS

ARIEL L. II. ANDERSON (Early Childhood Education and Human Development), Western Michigan University, CBC, chair

THOMAS E. GUILD (Legal Studies), University of Central Oklahoma, ASC chair

Council Districts

I Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah

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

III Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin

IV Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri

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

VI Canada, Foreign, Guam, Ohio

VII New Jersey

VIII New York

IX Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont

X Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia