Nominations Committee
2002 - 2003

Note: This committee is limited to five members, two of whom are the most recent past presidents and one of whom is an untenured, tenure-track faculty member.

Chair:

Shirley Dennis-Escoffier
University of Miami
Department of Accounting
317 Jenkins Building
School of Business Administration
5250 University Drive
Coral Gables, Fl 33146-6531
Phone: (305) 284-5577
Fax: (305) 284-5737
Email: sdennis@miami.edu

Members:

Anne Christensen (Montana State University)
Merle Erickson (University of Chicago)
Doug Shackelford (University of North Carolina)
Marty Wartick (University of Northern Iowa)

Charge:

1. Review the procedures of prior nominating committees.

2. Solicit nominations from the membership by placing a notice in the Fall 2002 ATA Newsletter and on the ATA web page and from the Board of Trustees for a slate of officers for 2003-2004. The slate for 2003-2004 includes the following positions:

a. President-Elect
b. Vice President-Elect
c. Secretary (nomination for a second one-year term is allowed)
d. Three Trustees or additional trustees if needed
e. Two members of the Publication Committee

3. Contact prior years' committee chairs to obtain names (nominations) of people who would make effective officers and trustees.

4. Select the candidates for nominations by April 1, 2003 and notify the 2002-2003 President and President-Elect of their names. Publish the slate in the Summer 2003 ATA Newsletter.

5. Present the slate to the Board of Trustees at the August 2003 meeting and to the ATA membership at the 2003 ATA annual program business meeting.