Chairperson-Elect and Secretary\Treasurer Election Update
The Nominating Committee is pleased to report the following confirmed nominees for the following leadership positions in the section:
Nominee for Chairperson-Elect:
Beth Burroughs (Montana State University)
Nominees for Secretary\Treasurer:
Kyle Riley (South Dakota School of Mining & Technology)
Rebecca Swanson (Colorado School of Mines)
Our thanks to Beth, Kyle and Rebecca for their willingness to serve the section!
Nominations for both positions will continue to be accepted between now and the section’s Annual Business Meeting at the 2023 Section Meeting (April 21-22, Black Hills State University). Voting will be held electronically following that meeting, with ballots due by a date in May to be announced. Candidate statements for all nominees will be available with the ballot and on the section website.
For those who may wish to consider making further nominations, full details of the position duties are described on pages 1–4 of the Section Procedures Handbook. Brief descriptions of these follow. Self-nomination is permitted. Only members of the MAA are eligible to serve. Contact committee chair janet.barnett@csupueblo.edu with questions or to submit a nomination.
Chairperson-Elect
This individual will serve one year as Chairperson-Elect (beginning in May 2023), two years as Chairperson of the Section, and one year as Past Chairperson. This is thus a four-year term, ending in April 2027. In the first and fourth years, responsibilities of the position include chairing the section’s two teaching awards committees and the section activity grant award committee. As Section Chairperson in the second and third years, this individual leads the Executive Committee and presides over all business meetings for the section. The Chairperson is also responsible with appointing members to the section’s standing committees.
Secretary\Treasurer
This individual will serve a three-year term (beginning in May 2023) on the Section Executive Committee, with responsibility for Section funds, preparation of financial and other reports for national, preparation and distribution of minutes for all Executive Committee and Business Meetings, and assisting other officers in the performance of their duties.