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NAASR EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

At its annual meeting each November, the NAASR membership annually elects the members of its Executive Council to positions that are held for between three and five years. Following the NAASR Bylaws, the Executive Council also comprises the Nominating Committee.

An organizational chart of the Council can be found here (PDF).


NAASR OFFICERS, 2007-8

The President and Vice-President each hold their office for a three year term; the Executive Secretary holds office for a five year term, for a maximum of two consecutive terms.

Click any of the photos below to visit their faculty pages at their home institutions.



Willi
Braun

Univ. of Alberta

President
(2011)




Bryan
Rennie

Westminster College

Vice-President
(2009)




Robert
Yelle

Univ of Memphis
Exec. Sec./Treasurer
(2012)


NAASR's Officers can each be reached by email at:

willi.braun@ualberta.ca

brennie@westminster.edu

robertyelle@hotmail.com


NAASR COUNCILORS

The NAASR Council is a working committee. Six councilors are elected by the general membership for a three year term. The MTSR representative is appointed ex officio as a non-voting member. Two openings among the Councilors therefore occur each year. The year in which each member cycles off the Executive is listed below.



Aaron
Hughes

Univ of Calgary
(2009)



Winnifred
Sullivan

SUNY - Buffalo
(2009)



Nancy
Levene

Indiana Univ
(2010)



Randall
Styers

U North Carolina
(2010)










Rosemary
Hicks

Columbia
(2011)


Greg
Johnson

U. of Colo., Boulder
(2011)




Matthew
Day

FL State Univ
MTSR



Steven
Engler

Mt. Royal
Key Thinkers



Nathan
Rein

Ursinus Coll.
Webmaster




RECENT NAASR OFFICERS

 
Gregory
Alles

McDaniel
President
2002-2005
William
Arnal

U of Regina
Vice-Pres.
2000-2003
Julie Ingersoll
U North FL
Vice-Pres.
2003-2006
Gary
Lease

UC Santa Cruz
Sec./Treasurer
1995-2004

Tomoko
Masuzawa

Univ of Michigan
President
2005-2008

Russell T.
McCutcheon

U Alabama
Sec./Treasurer
2004-2007

Jonathan Z. Smith
U Chicago
President
1996-2002
 

For an appreciation of Gary Lease (1940-2008), please visit this page.


NAASR FOUNDERS/CORPORATE OFFICERS

Like the MTSR and Key Thinkers representatives, the NAASR Corporate Officers are ex officio (voting) members of the NAASR Council.



E. Thomas
Lawson

Western Mich. Univ.
Corp. President



Donald
Wiebe

Trinity College
Corp. VP



Luther H.
Martin

Univ. of Vermont
Corp. Sec/Treasurer