Slate for 2009-2010 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. 2008-2009 Nominations Committee members are Judy Rayburn, University of Minnesota (chair); Shyam Sunder, Yale University; Donna Street, University of Dayton; Mark Beasley, North Carolina State University; Christine Botosan, University of Utah; Naomi Sonderstrom, University of Colorado-Boulder; and Gary Previts, Case Western Reserve University.
These colleagues comprise the slate of officers selected by the Nominations Committee for terms beginning in 2009-2010:
| Office |
Nominee |
President-Elect |
Kevin Stocks, Brigham Young University |
Vice President-Undesignated |
Ira Solomon, University of Illinois |
Vice President-Professional Relations |
Robert Colson, Grant Thornton, LLP, Partner |
Vice President-International |
Kazuo Hiramatsu, Kwansei Gakuin University |
Vice President-Elect Finance |
Stacy Kovar, Kansas State University |
Council Member-at-Large |
Recep Pekdemir, University of Istanbul |
Council Member-at-Large |
Cathleen Burns, University of Colorado |
International Council Member-at-Large |
Bhabatosh Banerjee, University of Calcutta |
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 2009. Vice Presidents Undesignated, Professional Relations and International serve for two years. Vice President-Elect Finance serves for one year in the elect role (non-voting) and then for a two-year term. New officers begin their terms at the Annual Meeting in August 2009, in New York, NY
Confirmation Process
The officer confirmation election will take place beginning on March 23, 2009 and closing April 23, 2009.
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 February 6, 2009. 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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