KENDALL PHILLIPS NAMED RSA PRESIDENT-ELECT; RSA ANNOUNCES CANDIDATES FOR 2011 ELECTION

KENDALL PHILLIPS NAMED RSA PRESIDENT-ELECT;

RSA ANNOUNCES CANDIDATES FOR 2011 ELECTION 

At its Spring meeting, in accordance with the RSA bylaws, the Board of Directors unanimously approved the Nominating Committee’s recommendation that Kendall Phillips, Syracuse University, be named as RSA President-Elect.  Phillips is currently completing a four-year term on the RSA Board.  He will become President-Elect on January 1, 2012 and will serve as President during 2014 and 2015. 

The Board also unanimously approved the Nominating Committee’s recommendations for candidates for Board positions to be chosen in the Fall 2011 election.  The election will take place between September 15 and October 15.  You will be notified when the ballot and candidate statements are available. 

The candidates are: 

Race #1 (four-year term, 2012-2015)

Don Bialostosky, University of Pittsburgh
David Kaufer, Carnegie Mellon University 

Race #2 (four-year term, 2012-2015)

Michelle Ballif, University of Georgia
Lawrence Green, University of Southern California 

Race #3 (four-year term, 2012-2015)

Charles E. Morris III, Boston College
Kirt Wilson, Penn State University 

Race #4 (four-year term, 2012-2015)

Erik Doxtader, University of South Carolina and University of Cape Town
Lisa Villadsen, University of Copenhagen 

Race #5 (student Board member, two-year term, 2012-2013)

Kendall Gerdes, University of Texas
Tyrell Stewart, University of Illinois, Chicago 

Race #6 (student Board member, two-year term, 2012-2013)

Jennifer Keohane, University of Wisconsin
Hannah Spicher, University of South Carolina 

A package of proposed changes to the RSA Bylaws also will be on the Fall election ballot.  Information regarding these proposals will be made available along with the ballot. 

The Nominating Committee was chaired by Past President Jack Selzer, Penn State University, and included Cara Finnegan, University of Illinois, and Jeffrey Walker, University of Texas.