To: AAUP National Council
Date: January 21, 2011
Subject: Nominating Committee Report
Committee Business
The members of the Nominating Committee are listed below. We met the first weekend in June and Saranna Thornton was elected to Chair of the Committee. The decision was made to divide the 10 AAUP districts amongst us. While each committee member was free to encourage candidates from any district to seek office, we each took responsibility for recruiting candidates from particular districts, with the goal of having at least two candidates from each district.
Mayra Besosa, California State University - San Marcos, Districts I and VIII (1 and 8)
Joan Chrisler, Connecticut College, II and IX (2 and 9)
Purification Martinez, East Carolina University , V and VII (5 and 7)
Charles Parrish, Wayne State University, III and X (3 and 10)
Saranna Thornton, Hampden-Sydney College, IV and VI (4 and 6)
The first issue to arise (during mid-July) was whether or not a “nomination” of a particular candidate constituted an “endorsement”. The issue was forwarded to Council and, through an email vote, Council interpreted its nomination procedures as meaning that a nomination of a particular candidate means that the nominator wants the candidate to run, but does not necessarily think that the particular candidate is the best candidate for the position (and thus a nomination does not constitute an endorsement). Specifically, Council approved a motion stating that “Signing a petition or circulating a petition for nomination for the 2011 National Council Elections does not constitute an endorsement of the candidate.”
In September, a Call for Nominations was emailed to all AAUP members. The Nominating Committee also sent a Call for Nominations to Council Members, seeking their help in finding qualified candidates. The committee report, initially due in November, was pushed back to January due to some challenges identifying the minimum number of candidates in all 10 districts.
The chart below reflects the nominations that have been received by the Committee, and that met the eligibility requirements as established by the national Council.
Candidate |
Seat |
Institution |
| Jeffrey J Williams |
At Large |
Carnegie Mellon |
| Kim Emery |
At Large |
University of Florida |
| Michelle Masse |
At Large |
Louisiana State University |
| Kenneth A. Barrick |
At Large |
University of Alaska - Fairbanks |
| Jeanette Jeneault |
At Large |
Syracuse University |
| Steve Hicks |
At Large |
Lock Haven University (APSCUF) |
| Stephen Schiavo |
At Large |
Missouri Southern State University |
| Richard DeWitt |
At Large |
Fairfield University |
| Andrew Moemeka |
At Large |
Central Connecticut State University |
| Cecilia Farr |
At Large |
St. Catherine University |
| Joerg Tiede |
At Large |
Illinois Wesleyan University |
| John Wilson |
At Large |
Illinois State University |
| Harry Janes |
At Large |
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey |
| Hank Reichman |
District 1 |
California State University - East Bay |
| Scott Huber |
District 1 |
Truckee Meadows |
| Ann McGlashan |
District 2 |
Baylor University |
| Richelle Roiblatt |
District 2 |
University of Nebraska |
| Morgan Adamson |
District 2 |
University of Minnesota |
| Joel Russell |
District 3 |
Oakland University |
| Allen Zagarell |
District 3 |
Western Michigan |
| Andrew Yale |
District 4 |
University of Chicago |
Jamie Owen Daniel |
District 4 |
Northwestern University |
| A. Lee Fritschler |
District 4 |
George Mason University |
| Gerald Schlink |
District 4 |
Missouri Southern State University |
| Dan Murphy |
District 4 |
Hanover College |
| Rick Pringle |
District 5 |
Goucher College |
Cat Warren |
District 5 |
North Carolina State University |
| Deborah M. Wilson |
District 5 |
Troy University |
| Linda Carroll |
District 5 |
Tulane University |
| Clayton Rosati |
District 6 |
Bowling Green State University |
| Rudy Fichtenbaum |
District 6 |
Wright State University |
| Monica Jacobe |
District 7 |
Princeton University |
| Bob Boikess |
District 7 |
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey |
| Carl Cuttita |
District 7 |
Union County College |
| Christopher Moylan |
District 8 |
New York Insitute of Technology |
| Granville Granter |
District 8 |
St. John's University |
John Lonie |
District 8 |
Long Island University |
| Andor Skotnes |
District 8 |
Sage College |
| Isaac Kamola |
District 9 |
Wesleyan University |
| Irene Mulvey |
District 9 |
Fairfield University |
| Julian Madison |
District 9 |
Southern Connecticut State University |
| Tom Bontly |
District 9 |
University of Connecticut |
| David Downing |
District 10 |
Indiana University of Pennsylvania |
| Charles Baker |
District 10 |
College of the Holy Cross |
AAUP Districts
1. Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah
2. Alaska, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
3. Michigan
4. Arkansas, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky,
Missouri, Tennessee, Virginia
5. Alabama, Canada, Florida, Foreign, Georgia, Guam, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina,
Virgin Islands, West Virginia
6. Ohio
7. New Jersey
8. New York
9. Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont
10. Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island
-- The strikethrough font indicates a nominee that voluntarily withdrew after the official nominations deadline.