December 11, 2014
Members of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society voted November 10-December 9 to select their future officers.
The 2014 elections had the highest participation since voting was first held online in 2011.
"After a record level of participation from Sigma Xi members, we are excited to announce the Society’s new officers," said Jamie Vernon and Jasmine Shah, interim co-directors of operations for Sigma Xi. "Members elected their new leadership from a more competitive field than previous years. We appreciate all the effort from members to nominate and select these generous volunteers and we look forward to working closely with the winners as they take on the responsibilities of their new positions.”
Congratulations to the selected candidates, listed below.
President-Elect
The president-elect serves a one-year term, starting July 1, 2015, and then serves as Sigma Xi president from July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017. He will serve as past-president from July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018.
| Tee Guidotti
"Our task is to preserve the mission and to make Sigma Xi stronger so that it can push forward on its important work in its two essential directions: 1) celebrating and honoring good science and 2) invigilating scientific integrity." | 
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Directors
Directors will serve three years, starting July 1, 2015.
| Baccalaureate Colleges Constituency Director Amy Stockert
"Part of my responsibility if I am to be elected to a full term as director is to work with baccalaureate colleges to determine what benefits the members want and help communicate that information to the Board during this time of revitalization."
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| Canadian/International Constituency Director
Richard Boudreault
"What drives me to serve as a Board member representing Canada and the International Constituency is I believe that science’s and engineering’s prominence as bearer of truth are menaced by a few but well levered contrarians...Sigma Xi can, through the strength of its membership and the right positioning, stand to help right this wrong."
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| Northwest Regional Director
Jonathan Clark
"A key to revitalizing Sigma Xi as an essential professional organization is to coordinate activities among its various constituency groups, from doctoral institutions, to liberal arts institutions, to government facilities."
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| Southeast Regional Director
Robert Black
"I believe that my colleagues in Sigma Xi have an intrinsic desire to share their perspectives and wonder about science and research. I would like to be a part of the outreach, both to new members and beyond our membership, and help to devise new methods or bolster existing initiatives."
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Associate Directors
Associate directors will serve three years, starting July 1, 2015.
| Baccalaureate Colleges Constituency Associate Director
Francis Dane
"I strongly believe in the programmatic emphasis of Sigma Xi: public understanding of science, improving research, and transformational education."
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| Canadian/International Constituency Associate Director
Digvir S. Jayas
"I will strive to expose young researchers to the activities of Sigma Xi."
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| Comprehensive Colleges and Universities Constituency Associate Director
Tieli Wang
"I will play an active role in assisting the director of the constituency in raising of public awareness of this scientific society and the efforts made by Sigma Xi to promote interdisciplinary research and education."
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| Research and Doctoral Universities Constituency Associate Director
Richard Watkins
"Sigma Xi must strive to 1) advocate on behalf of scientific research, 2) support scientific, technological, engineering, and math (STEM) education at all levels, 3) engage the public through relentless scientific outreach."
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| Mid-Atlantic Regional Associate Director
Richard Bradley
"This year, I have taken on the project of restarting the University of Virginia Chapter of Sigma Xi."
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| North Central Regional Associate Director
Thomas Lane
"[My] primary focus is education, student success, and the STEM pipeline."
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| Southwest Regional Associate Director
Sang-Hee Lee
"In my vision, Sigma Xi plays a critical important role in the knowledge production within the sciences as well as in disseminating the knowledge to other fields and to the society in general."
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Members of the Committee on Nominations
Members will serve on the committee for three years, starting at the conclusion of the voting period on December 9, 2014.
Area Groups, Industries, State, and Federal Laboratories Representative for the Committee on Nominations
John J. Kelley
"The nominating committee will provide an opportunity to apply the experience gained during my long career in science to recommend candidates who will be visionary and effective leaders of Sigma Xi."
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Comprehensive Colleges and Universities Representative on the Committee on Nominations
Perry J. Kurtz
"The two features of the Society that I value the most relate to communication and education."
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Research and Doctoral Universities Representative on the Committee on Nominations
Vishnu Nath Kamalnath
"One of the tasks I’d like to focus on is the marketing of the Society and its importance to the common people."
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North Central Region Representative on the Committee on Nominations
Christopher Fasano
As a member of the Committee on Nominations, I will work hard to see that we have a set of candidates for our elections that represent many different kinds of members."
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Northeast Region Representative on the Committee on Nominations
Theodora Pinou
"[I see] Sigma Xi as a leader in scientific ethics and cross-disciplinary communication that permits the public to gain a better appreciation of scientific reasoning."
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Southwest Region Representative on the Committee on Nominations
Miroslav Synek
Candidate did not provide further information. | |