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Officers & Council

Executive Committee of the Council

Cary Nelson, President
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2012

Wendy Roworth, First Vice President
University of Rhode Island
2012

Estelle Gellman, Second Vice President
Hofstra University
2012

Howard Bunsis, Secretary-Treasurer (2012) and
Collective Bargaining Conference Chair (2011)
Eastern Michigan University

Robert M. O'Neil, General Counsel
University of Virginia
2012

Donna L. Potts, Assembly of State Conferences Chair
Kansas State University
2011

Jane L. Buck, member at large 
Delaware State University
2011

Candace C. Kant, member at large
Community College of Southern Nevada
2011

Irene Mulvey, member at large
Fairfield University
2011

Gerald Turkel, member at large
University of Delaware
2011

Council

Reflects redistricting approved on 6/9/06.

District I

Arizona,California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah

Marc Bousquet,  Santa Clara University, 2011  
Candace C. Kant, Community College of Southern Nevada, 2012

District II

Alaska, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Cecilia Konchar Farr, College of St. Catherine, 2011
Donna L. Potts,  Kansas State University, 2012 

District III

Michigan

Susan Moeller,  Eastern Michigan University, 2012
Joel Russell, Oakland University, 2011

District IV

Arkansas, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, Virginia 

Saranna Thornton, Hampden-Sydney College, 2011
Craig Vasey, University of Mary Washington, 2012

District V

Alabama, Canada, Foreign, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, the Virgin Islands, West Virginia

Larry G. Gerber, Auburn University, 2011
Donald R. Wagner, University of West Georgia, 2012

District VI

Ohio

Jennifer Larson,  Kent State University, 2012   
Kevin Mattson, Ohio University, 2011

District VII

New Jersey

Karen G. Thompson,  Rutgers University, 2012  
Carl Cuttita, Union County College, 2011

District VIII

New York

Lenore A. Beaky,  LaGuardia Community College, CUNY, 2012 
Ellen Schrecker , Yeshiva University, 2011

District IX

Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont

Joan Chrisler, Connecticut College, 2012  
Irene Mulvey, Fairfield University, 2011

District X

Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island

Michael Bérubé,  Pennsylvania State University, 2011 
Gerald Turkel, University of Delaware, 2012

At-Large Delegates

Three year term (2013):

Jacqueline Arante, Portland State University 
Jane L. Buck, Delaware State University
Deanna D. Wood, University of New Hampshire  

Two year term (2012):

Rana Jaleel, New York University
Charles Parrish, Wayne State University
Sheila Teahan, Michigan State University 

One year term (2011):

Steve Aby, University of Akron
Richard Gomes, Rutgers University  
Jeffrey Williams, Carnegie Mellon University

Assembly of State Conferences  

Donna L. Potts, Chair, Kansas State University, 2011
Judith L. Johnston, Past Chair, Rider University, 2011

Collective Bargaining Conference  

Howard Bunsis, Chair, Eastern Michigan University, 2011
Jeffrey Halpern, Past Chair, Rider University, 2009
    

(updated 7/10)

Section Highlights

Call for Proposals

Do you have something to say about academic freedom, contingent labor, institutional rankings, budget cuts, online education, hiring, promotion and tenure, or other hot topics in higher ed? Submit a proposal to the AAUP Annual Conference. (8/30)

Upcoming Conferences

Mid-Atlantic Conference on Leadership Skills
September 25, 2010
Villanova, Pennsylvania

New Leaders Workshop
October 30, 2010
Louisville, Kentucky

AAUP Shared Governance Conference and Workshops
November 12–14, 2010
Washington, DC
Submit a proposal

AAUP Annual Conference on the State of Higher Education
June 8-12, 2011
Washington, DC
Submit a proposal

See Council Records and Reports