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Results of the 2011 AURA Annual Elections

April 18, 2011


Following are the results of the AURA Elections, which took place at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Member Representatives and Board of Directors Meeting:

Elected as Chair of the AURA Board for a one-year term effective July 1, 2011 was Dan Clemens, MR.

Elected to the Board of Directors by the Member Representatives for a three-year term effective July 1, 2011 were:
Timothy Heckman, MR
Elizabeth Hoffman
Philip Pinto, MR

In addition, the MRs elected the following to the Board for a one-year term effective July 1, 2011 as Chair of their Management Council:
Andrea Dupree, OC
Richard Green, AOC-G
Todd Hoeksema, SOC
Daniel Larson, STIC

Elected to the 2012 Nominating Committee by the Member Representatives were:
Tom Ayres
Tim Heckman
Bradley Peterson
Paula Szkody, Chair
Ellen Zweibel

The Board of Directors elected the following individuals to the management councils for a three-year term, effective July 1, 2011. The Board endorsed the recommendations of the Member Representatives, while adhering to the election requirements set forth by the AURA by-laws.

AURA Oversight Council for Gemini (AOC-G)
Beatriz Barbuy, Non-US Partner Country
Erica Ellingson
Doug Geisler, Non-US Partner Country
Mario Mateo, MR
Mark Voit, MR

Observatory Council
Michael Shull, MR
Stuart Vogel, MR
Fred Walter, MR

Solar Observatory Council
Dana Longcope, MR
Jim Oschmann

Space Telescope Institute Council
Jonathan Bagger
Smita Mathur, MR
Robert O'Dell

AURA Committee on Workforce and Diversity
Lotte Bailyn
Abigail Stewart