Slate for 2008-2009 Officers
Selected by AAA Nominations Committee
The AAA is fortunate to have so many members involved in and committed to supporting the profession and discipline of accounting. 2007-2008 Nominations Committee members are Jane Mutchler, Georgia State University (chair); Judy Rayburn, University of Minnesota; Shyam Sunder, Yale University; Tim Fogarty, Case Western Reserve University; Cynthia Jackson, Northeastern University; Donna Street, University of Dayton; and Tim Louwers, James Madison University.
These colleagues comprise the slate of officers selected by the Nominations Committee for terms beginning in 2008-2009:
| Office |
Nominee |
| President-Elect |
Nancy Bagranoff, Old Dominion University |
| Vice President Publications-Elect: |
Jean Bedard, Bentley College |
| Vice President Sections & Regions: |
Bruce Behn, University of Tennessee |
| Vice President Research: |
Greg Waymire, Emory University |
| Vice President Education-Elect |
Belverd Needles, DePaul University |
| Council Member-at-Large |
Hubert Glover, REDE Inc. |
| Council Member-at-Large |
Karim Jamal, University of Alberta |
| International Council Member-at-Large |
Salvador Ruiz-de-Chavez,
Grupo Mexicano de Consutores en Educacion |
The AAA website and a future issue of Accounting Education News will include biographies and photos of the nominees, including any nominated by petition.
Terms
The President-Elect serves on the Executive Committee for three years beginning at the Annual Meeting in August 2008. Vice Presidents Section & Regions and Research serve for two years. Vice Presidents Education-Elect and Publications-Elect serve for one year in their elect roles (non-voting) and then for two-year terms. New officers begin their terms at the Annual Meeting in August 2008, Anaheim, California.
Confirmation Process
The officer confirmation election will take place beginning on March 13, 2008 and closing April 14, 2008.
Consistent with the AAA By-Laws, additional candidates for any of theses positions may be nominated by petition signed by at least 100 members, submitted to the Executive Director at the international headquarters at 5717 Bessie Drive, Sarasota, FL 34233-2399, and received no later than January 28, 2008. Those so nominated must have agreed to serve if confirmed via contested election.
Nominations Committee
The Nominations Committee is made up of the three most recent Past Presidents willing and able to serve and four members elected by the Council. The four elected members need not be members of the Council, and may not be current members of the Executive Committee. The Committee on Nominations is chaired by the most senior, in service, of the Past Presidents serving. The Nominations Committee nominates candidates for all of the elective offices of the Association and members at large of the Council.
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