Nominees for Elections

2009 Sigma Xi Annual Meeting & International Research Conference

November 12-15, 2009
The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel
The Woodlands, Texas (near Houston)

During the Annual Meeting, delegates elect members of Sigma Xi's Board of Directors. Members of the Executive Committee (President, Treasurer, etc.) are elected in a vote by all delegates. Since the Board of Directors includes each Regional and Constituency Director, members of the Board of Directors are elected in Regional and Constituency Meetings on a rotating basis.

Candidates for all offices are listed below:

1. Agenda Item #13A. Election of Officers.
   • President-elect: to serve from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012
     • Michael P. Crosby, University of Hawaii-Hilo
   • Treasurer-elect: to serve four years from July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2014
     • W. Franklin Gilmore, Montana Tech University of Montana

2. Agenda Item #13B. Election of Directors by Geographic Regions and Constituency Groups to serve 3 years from July 1, 2010.
   • Area Groups, Industries, State & Federal Laboratories Constituency Group
     • Kelly Olsen Sullivan, Tri-Cities, Washington
   • Comprehensive Colleges & Universities Constituency Group
     • Regina McClinton, Grand Valley State University
   • North Central Geographic Region
     • Lynn Elfner, Ohio State University
   • Southwest Geographic Region
     • Carter Tiernan, University of Texas at Arlington

3. Agenda Item #13C. Election of Associate Directors by Geographic Regions and Constituency Groups to serve 3 years from July 1, 2010.
   • Baccalaureate Colleges Constituency Group
     • Joanne Tillotson, SUNY at Purchase
   • Canadian/International Constituency Group
     • Paul Kettler, Nordic Chapter
   • Comprehensive Colleges & Universities Constituency Group
     Election to fill vacancy; Term begins immediately and ends on June 30, 2011
     • Thomas Sasek, University of Louisiana at Monroe
   • Mid-Atlantic Geographic Region
     • Geraldine W. Twitty, Howard University
   • Northeast Geographic Region
     • Pamela K. Kerrigan, College of Mount Saint Vincent

4. Agenda Item #13D. Election of members of the Sigma Xi Committee on Nominations by Geographic Regions and Constituency Groups to serve 3 years from November 15, 2009.
   • Northwest Geographic Region
     • Holly Harris
   • Southeast Geographic Region
     • Monte S. Willis, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
   • Research & Doctoral Constituency Group
     • Geraldine W. Twitty

E-mail: meeting@sigmaxi.org