2016 Sigma Xi Election Results

Congratulations to the following Sigma Xi members who were elected to leadership positions on December 14, 2016, by their fellow members. Thank you to all candidates who volunteered to be in the election. 

President-Elect Designee

The president-elect designee will serve a three-year term. He will be Sigma Xi president-elect from July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018. He will be president of Sigma Xi from July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019. Then, he will serve as past president from July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020. The elected member is listed below with his Sigma Xi chapter affiliation.

Joel R. Primack, University of California-Santa Cruz

Treasurer

The treasurer's term is effective immediately and runs through June 30, 2018. The elected member is listed below with his Sigma Xi chapter affiliation.

David W. Baker, Colorado School of Mines

Directors by Constituency Groups and Geographic Regions

The directors serve three-year terms from July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2020, unless otherwise noted. The elected members are listed below with their chapter affiliations.

Membership-at-Large Constituency Director

Vijay Kowtha

Research and Doctoral Constituency Director

Tammy Maldonado, University of Colorado

Mid-Atlantic Regional Director

Frank Dane, Hollins University

Northeast Regional Director

Eugene Santos, Dartmouth College

Southeast Regional Director

Richard Watkins, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Term: Effective immediately through June 30, 2018 

Associate Directors by Constituency Groups and Geographic Regions

Associate directors serve three-years terms from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2020, unless otherwise noted. Elected members are listed below with their chapter affiliations.

Area Industries, State, and Federal Laboratory Constituency Associate Director

HollyAnn Harris, Omaha

Comprehensive Colleges & Universities Constituency Associate Director

Tieli (Tilly) Wang, California State University–Dominguez Hills

Research and Doctoral Constituency Associate Director

Anthony Lupo, University of Missouri
Term: Effective immediately through June 30, 2018

Northwest Regional Associate Director

Kristen A. Mitchell, Boise State University

Southeast Regional Associate Director

Lori Eckhardt, Auburn University

Committee on Nominations

The elected committee members will serve three-year terms from November 2016 to November 2019, unless otherwise noted. The candidates are listed below with their chapter affiliations.

Canadian/International Constituency Representative on the Committee on Nominations

Anna Elizabeth Sienko, University of Calgary

Mid-Atlantic Regional Representative on the Committee on Nominations

Uvetta Dozier, Howard University
Term: Effective immediately to November 2018

North Central Regional Representative on the Committee on Nominations

Nicholas Ziats, Case Western Reserve University

Southwest Regional Representative on the Committee on Nominations

Hayriye Merve Yurdacan, University of Southern California