Dear ISHPSSB Members:
Below
is the preliminary slate for ISHPSSB Officers, proposed by the Nominating
Committee (Marion Blute, Richard Burian, Jean Gayon, Jason Robert, Betty
Smocovitis, Gar Allen, Chair). This slate was arrived at after much discussion,
and is based on a variety of considerations, in an attempt to achieve diversity
in geographic, gender and speciality diversity. All officers will be
elected this spring by e-mail vote and will take office at the end of the
Business Meeting on July 15, 2009, in Brisbane.
For
President-elect: Marcia
Richmond (History; United States)
Paul Griffiths (Philosophy; Australia)
For
Secretary: Lisa
Gannett (Philosophy; Canada)*
For
Treasurer: Roberta
Millstein (Philosophy; United States)*
For
Program Co-Chairs: Mark
Largent (History; United States)
Chris
Young (History; United States)
For
Council (Select 3): Jessica
Bolker (Biology/Philosophy; United States)
Elihu Gerson (Sociology; United States
Manfred
Laubichler (History/ Philosophy/ Biology;
Austria/United States)
Massimo
Pigliucci (Biology/Philosophy; United States)
Gregory
Radick (History; UK)
Lilian
al-Chuyer Pereira Martins (Philosophy; Brazil)
* Both Roberta Millstein and Lisa Gannett are finishing their first two-year term as Secretary and Treasurer, respectively. Given that there is a considerable learning-curve in positions we recommended, and both agreed, to stand again for election for a term to end in 2011.
The
following Officers will continue in the following capacities:
President: Ana
Barahona (History; Mexico)
Past-President: James
Griesemer (Philosophy; United States)
Council: John
Dupre (Philosophy; UK); term expires 2011
Jean
Gayon (Philosophy/History; France); term expires 2011
Betty
Smocovitis (History; United States); term expires 2011
Leaving the Council at the end of the Brisbane meeting are:
Werner
Callebaut (History/Austria)
Sandra
Mitchell (History/United States)
Edna
Suarez (History/Mexico)
The graduate student contingency nominates and elects its own representative(s) to the Council.
The Nominating Committee now invites paid-up members of the Society to make additional nominations for any of the above positions, as prescribed by the Society's By-laws. Nominations must be made by TWO members and accompanied by a letter/e-mail from the candidate expressing their willingness to stand for election, and a 125-150-word biography of the candidate. We must receive all nominations by April 10, 2009. Please e-mail all nominations to:
Gar
Allen, Chair, Nominating Committee
Very
Sincerely,
Gar
Allen
P.S.: In case the formatting of this message gets jumbled in transferring through the e-mail system I am also attaching it as a Word document.