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AURA Announces Results of 2012 Elections

May 4, 2012


Following are the results of the AURA Elections, which took place at the 2012 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, 2012 was Dan Clemens, MR.

Elected to the Board of Directors by the Member Representatives for a three-year term effective July 1, 2012 were:
Alan Dressler, MR
Guenther Hasinger
Lynn Hillenbrand
Mark Phillips

In addition, the MRs elected the following to the Board for a one-year term effective July 1, 2012 as Chair of their Management Council:
Jonathan Bagger, STIC
Fred GIlman, AMCL
Richard Green, AOC-G
Todd Hoeksema, SOC
Michael Shull, OC

Elected to the 2013 Nominating Committee by the Member Representatives were:
Eileen Friel
Timothy Heckman, MR
Dana Longcope, MR
Bradley Peterson, Chair
Stuart Vogel, MR

The Board of Directors elected the following individuals to the management councils for a three-year term, effective July 1, 2012. 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)
Jim Fanson
Richard Green

Observatory Council
Taft Armandroff
William Herbst
Sally Oey

Solar Observatory Council
Mark Rast

Space Telescope Institute Council
Steve Battel
Giovanni Fazio
John Peoples, Jr.

AURA Committee on Workforce and Diversity
Bernice Durand
Aaron Evans, MR