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Results of the 2007 Annual Elections

May 1, 2007


Following are the results of the AURA Elections, which took place at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the Member Representatives and Board of Directors Meeting:

Elected to the Board of Directors by the Member Representatives for a three-year term effective July 1, 2007 were:
Peter Gilman
Malcolm Longair
Maria Teresa Ruiz
Michael Shull

In addition, the MRs elected the following to the Board for a one-year term effective July 1, 2007 as Chair of their Management Council:
Fred Chaffee, AOC-G
Jeffrey Kuhn, SOC
Paula Szkody, OC
(Brad Peterson is Chair of the STIC and already a Board Member)

Elected to the 2008 Nominating Committee by the Member Representatives were:
You-Hua Chu, Chair
Andrea Dupree
Mark Morris
Juri Toomre
Ed Turner

The Board of Directors elected the following individuals to the management councils for a three-year term, effective July 1, 2007. In all cases, the Board endorsed the recommendation of the Member Representatives.

Observatory Council
Anita Cochran
Stan Dermott
Paula Szkody
Dennis Zaritsky

Solar Observatory Council
Sarah Gibson
Jeffrey Kuhn
Oskar von der Luehe
Rene Walterbos

Space Telescope Institute Council
Julianne Dalcanton
Eva Grebel
John Huchra
Roberta Humphreys

NOTE: There was not an election for the AOC-G as no vacancies will occur this year.