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Association Business Committees

The following committees help guide the business of the Association. Members serve ex officio or are appointed by the president.

Association Investments Committee
Audit Committee
Election Committee
Election Appeals Committee
Grievance Committee
History of the Association
Inter-Organizational Relationships
Membership
Nominating Committee
Organization of the Association
Panel on Chapter and Conference Sanctions

Association Investments Committee

Advises the treasurer on the conservation and investment of surplus funds of the Association.

Members

Michele Ganon (Accounting),
Western Connecticut State University, chair, 2014

Howard Bunsis (Accounting),
Eastern Michigan University, 2014

Fall Ainina (Finance),
Wright State University, 2016

Tess Esposito, staff

Audit Committee

Reviews the audit of the previous year’s financial records and makes appropriate recommendations to the national council.

Members

Michele Ganon (Accounting),
Western Connecticut State University, chair, 2014

Howard Bunsis (Accounting),
Eastern Michigan University, 2014

David Bukovinsky (Accounting),
Wright State University, 2016

Tess Esposito, staff

Election Committee

Decides questions that may arise under AAUP election bylaws, including issues regarding the eligibility of persons to vote in elections, and supervises the counting of the ballots. The committee reports to the national council after each election regarding any complaints filed with the committee, and recommends any policy changes for the national council’s consideration.

Members

Theresa Chmara, chair
General Counsel, 2014

Ernst Benjamin (Political Science)
Silver Spring, Md., 2013

Deanna Wood (Library)
University of New Hampshire, 2013

Gregory Scholtz, staff

Election Appeals Committee

The bylaws also provide for an Election Appeals Committee. The members of the Election Appeals Committee are: Lenore A. Beaky (LaGuardia Community College, CUNY), Linda Carroll (Tulane University), Candace C. Kant (College of Southern Nevada) and Sheila Teahan (Michigan State University) [alternate]. John Curtis serves as staff to the Election Appeals Committee.

Grievance Committee

Conducts inquiries into allegations by an individual that a professional staff member’s handling of a matter involving the individual was unsatisfactory. The individual’s complaint is forwarded to the committee by the general secretary after all internal staff reviews of the matter have been exhausted. The committee reports its findings and recommendations to the President and/or the national council Executive Committee. See the AAUP grievance procedures.

Members

Kim Emery (English),
University of Florida, 2014

Wendy W. Roworth (Art History),
University of Rhode Island, 2013

Duane Storti (Mechanical Engineering),
University of Washington, 2015

Katherine Isaac, staff

History of the Association

Responds to specific requests for access to those Association records that are available by approval. The committee also provides occasional advice on matters involving record-keeping and archival storage.

Members

Stephen Aby (Bibliography)
University of Akron, chair, 2016

Ione Y. Deollos (Sociology)
Ball State University, 2013

Mary W. Gray (Mathematics)
American University, 2013

Irwin Yellowitz (History)
City University of New York, 2013

Jordan E. Kurland, staff

Membership

Reviews and makes recommendations to the national Council and the annual meeting regarding the Association’s membership policies, level of dues, and categories of membership. Each year the committee examines approximately one third of the state conferences enrolled in the Association’s mandatory dues program and recommends reauthorization when appropriate. The committee also explores ways to increase membership.

Members

Ernst Benjamin (Political Science)
Silver Spring, MD, chair, 2013

Hans-Joerg Tiede (Computer Science),
Illinois Wesleyan University, 2014

Howard Bunsis (Accounting), Eastern Michigan University,
ex officio as chair of the CBC, 2013

Donna L. Potts (English)
Kansas State University, ex officio as chair of the ASC, 2013

Katherine Isaac, staff

Nominating Committee

Seeks nominations for the Association's biennial election of officers and annual election of national Council district and at-large representatives. Calls for nominations, informs members of positions up for election, promulgates regulations for nominations and nominators, insures that all nominators are active members, and establishes the election ballot. Submits its report to the secretary-treasurer for publication.

Members

Charles Baker (French and Film)
College of the Holy Cross, 2013

Robert Bolkess (Chemistry)
Rutgers University, 2013

Jeanette Jeneault (Writing)
Syracuse University, 2013

Donna Selman (Sociology and Anthropology)
Eastern Michigan University, 2013

Lynn Tatum (Religion)
Baylor University, 2013

Jenn Nichols, Staff

Organization of the Association

Reviews and advises the national council (and executive committee) on proposed changes in the Association’s internal organization, particularly when such changes require an amendment of the Association’s constitution. The committee formulates the new or revised constitutional language, which it submits for the council’s approval. Proposed constitutional amendments are then published and voted upon at the Association’s next annual meeting.

Members

Kerry E. Grant (Mathematics)
Southern Connecticut State University, chair, 2013

Jeffrey R. Halpern (Anthropology)
Rider University, 2014

Diane C. Zannoni (Economics)
Trinity College, 2014

Theresa Chmara, ex officio as general counsel, 2014

Jordan E. Kurland, staff

Panel on Chapter and Conference Sanctions

The AAUP Constitution establishes standards of conduct for chapters and conferences. If complaint is filed against a chapter or conference alleging breach of one or more of these standards, the general secretary (or designee) attempts to affect a resolution of the complaint. If this is unsuccessful, the matter comes before this panel, which determines merit or the lack of it. With a finding of merit, the panel may impose a sanction. Revocation of a chapter charter or rescission of conference status is reviewable by the AAUP national council and, in certain circumstances, by the annual meeting of the Association.