It's time to elect officers for the 2012-2013 year. Each year we fill four positions on our executive committee and vote for the site of our next year’s annual meeting. This year we will also be electing a new sectional representative to ASPB.
Executive Committee
Our executive committee nominates a candidate for each position from within the current executive committee. This allows for continuity in these important offices. You can vote for the person that we have nominated or a write-in candidate of your choice.
For 2012-2013 we are nominating:
Secretary-Treasurer
For the position Secretary-Treasurer, we recruit volunteers from the membership at large to serve. The candidates for Secretary-Treasurer- 2012-2013 are:
A biographical sketch of each of these two candidates is given here.
Southern Section Representative to ASPB
Every three years we elect a new member of the Southern Section to serve as our representative to the parent society. This representative acts a voice for our section in the ASPB Executive Committee.
This year our nominee is Dr. Kent Chapman, Division of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas. He has served on the SS-ASPB for 7 years, as Sec-Treas., Vice-Chair, Chair, and as an executive committee member for 4 years. He is familiar with our history and will be happy to give ear to any concerns you that you feel should be presented to the national ASPB executive committee.
On the ballot, please vote for him or any write-in candidate that you feel will be willing and able to serve in this position.
- If you are member of the ASPB parent society, you have received an email from them with a link to allow to vote online.
- If you are a member only of the SS-ASPB, you will receive an email from us with a link to a page on our site where you can vote. Please vote by only one of these two methods.
- Members will receive email with a link that will allow you vote on line
Executive Committee
Our executive committee nominates a candidate for each position from within the current executive committee. This allows for continuity in these important offices. You can vote for the person that we have nominated or a write-in candidate of your choice.
For 2012-2013 we are nominating:
- Dr. Rebecca Dickstein to our Executive committee
- Dr. Paul Stephenson to Chair
- Dr. Jay Shockey to Vice Chair
Secretary-Treasurer
For the position Secretary-Treasurer, we recruit volunteers from the membership at large to serve. The candidates for Secretary-Treasurer- 2012-2013 are:
- Dr. Ashlee McCaskill, North Ga College & State University, Dahlonega, GA
- Dr. Rick Turley, USDA-ARS, Stoneville, MS
A biographical sketch of each of these two candidates is given here.
Southern Section Representative to ASPB
Every three years we elect a new member of the Southern Section to serve as our representative to the parent society. This representative acts a voice for our section in the ASPB Executive Committee.
This year our nominee is Dr. Kent Chapman, Division of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas. He has served on the SS-ASPB for 7 years, as Sec-Treas., Vice-Chair, Chair, and as an executive committee member for 4 years. He is familiar with our history and will be happy to give ear to any concerns you that you feel should be presented to the national ASPB executive committee.
On the ballot, please vote for him or any write-in candidate that you feel will be willing and able to serve in this position.
Site Selection for the 2013 annual meeting
Little Rock, Arkansas
With an area population of 700.000, Little Rock is an often overlooked destination. It is home to Univ. of Arkansas at Little Rock with a student population of about 10,000.
Little Rock is Arkansas’s capital city. Located near the geographic center of Arkansas, this city derives its name from a small rock formation on the south bank of the Arkansas River called la Petite Roche (French: "the little rock").
Little Rock is located at the intersection of I-40 and I-30. A number of airlines service Little Rock via the Little Rock Regional Airport (LIT) and offer non-stop jet service to Atlanta, Dallas, Memphis, and Charlotte.
Housing here will be in a hotel.
With an area population of 700.000, Little Rock is an often overlooked destination. It is home to Univ. of Arkansas at Little Rock with a student population of about 10,000.
Little Rock is Arkansas’s capital city. Located near the geographic center of Arkansas, this city derives its name from a small rock formation on the south bank of the Arkansas River called la Petite Roche (French: "the little rock").
Little Rock is located at the intersection of I-40 and I-30. A number of airlines service Little Rock via the Little Rock Regional Airport (LIT) and offer non-stop jet service to Atlanta, Dallas, Memphis, and Charlotte.
Housing here will be in a hotel.
Mobile, AL (Dauphin Island Sea Lab)
Mobile has a metro-area population of 400,000 and is home to the University of South Alabama, fourth largest university in the state with a student population of about 15,000. Mobile itself was founded in 1702 as the original capital of the Louisiana Territory. The correct pronunciation of the city’s name is "Mo-beel", given the soft emphasis on the second syllable by its French founders.
The meeting will be held at Dauphin Island Sea Lab. Mobile is located at the intersection of I-65 and I-10. Four airlines (Continental, Delta, Northwest, U.S. Airways) service this area via the Mobile Regional Airport and offer non-stop jet service to Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Memphis, and Charlotte. Dauphin Island is about a minute drive from the airport or a 30 minute drive south of I-10.
Housing here will be dorm-style. (Make note that the meeting was been held here in 2007)
Mobile has a metro-area population of 400,000 and is home to the University of South Alabama, fourth largest university in the state with a student population of about 15,000. Mobile itself was founded in 1702 as the original capital of the Louisiana Territory. The correct pronunciation of the city’s name is "Mo-beel", given the soft emphasis on the second syllable by its French founders.
The meeting will be held at Dauphin Island Sea Lab. Mobile is located at the intersection of I-65 and I-10. Four airlines (Continental, Delta, Northwest, U.S. Airways) service this area via the Mobile Regional Airport and offer non-stop jet service to Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Memphis, and Charlotte. Dauphin Island is about a minute drive from the airport or a 30 minute drive south of I-10.
Housing here will be dorm-style. (Make note that the meeting was been held here in 2007)