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Results of the 2008 AURA Annual Elections

April 23, 2008


Following are the results of the AURA Elections, which took place at the 2008 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, 2008 were:
Tim Heckman
Elizabeth Hoffman
Caty Pilachowski
Penny Sackett
In addition, the MRs elected the following to the Board for a one-year term effective July 1, 2008 as Chair of their Management Council:
Fred Chaffee, AOC-G
Jeffrey Kuhn, SOC
Paula Szkody, OC
Bradley Peterson, STIC
Elected to the 2009 Nominating Committee by the Member Representatives were:
Anita Cochran
Andrea Dupree, Chair
Roberta Humphreys
Garth Illingworth
Mark Morris
The Board of Directors elected the following individuals to the management councils for a three-year term, effective July 1, 2008. In all cases, the Board endorsed the recommendation of the Member Representatives.
AURA Coordinating Council of Gemini (AOC-G)
Roberto Abraham
Judith Cohen
Mario Mateo
Thaisa Storchi-Bergmann
Observatory Council
Joshua Bloom
Deidre Hunter
Frederick Walter
Solar Observatory Council
William Gibson
Dana Longcope
Space Telescope Institute Council
Jonathan Bagger
Michael Knoelker