2017 Sigma Xi Elections

All active members are eligible to vote in the Society elections from November 8 through December 7, 2017. These members will receive an email from elections@vote-now.com on November 8 with instructions to submit their online ballot. 

Active members may vote for president-elect, treasurer, and other open positions in the region and constituency assigned to their chapter. Visit the regional directors page to see the states assigned to certain regions. Members who aren't affiliated with a chapter may vote for open positions in the Membership-at-Large Constituency. 

Results will be announced on the Society's website. Questions or concerns may be directed to the executive office by emailing executiveoffice@sigmaxi.org or by calling (800) 243-6534. 

The following candidates are listed with their Sigma Xi chapter affiliation. 

President-Elect

The president-elect designee will serve a three-year term: Sigma Xi president-elect from July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019; president of Sigma Xi from July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020; and past president from July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021.

President-Elect 2017 Interviews 

Lawson W. Brigham, Alaska

 

Geraldine L. Richmond, University of Oregon

 

Sonya T. Smith, Howard University

 

Treasurer

The treasurer's term is effective July 1, 2018. The candidates are listed below with their Sigma Xi chapter affiliation.

David W. Baker, Colorado School of Mines

 

Gene P. Siegal, University of Alabama–Birmingham

 

Directors by Constituency Groups and Geographic Regions

The directors serve three-year terms from July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2021, unless otherwise noted. The candidates are listed below with their chapter affiliations.

Director of the Baccalaureate Colleges Constituency

Amy L. Stockert, Ohio Northern University

Director of the Canadian/International Constituency

Richard Boudreault, Sigma Xi McGill

Jennifer Patterson, Swiss

Director of the Northwest Region

HollyAnn Harris, Omaha

Allen A. Thomas, University of Nebraska at Kearney

Director of the Southeast Region

Dana Baum, Saint Louis University

Associate Directors by Constituency Groups and Geographic Regions

Associate directors serve three-years terms from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2021, unless otherwise noted. Candidates are listed below with their chapter affiliations.

Associate Director of the Baccalaureate Colleges Constituency (two-year term)

Pamela K. Kerrigan, College of Mount Saint Vincent

Associate Director of the Membership-at-Large Constituency

Jia Hui Li, Member-at-Large

Howard S. Matis, Member-at-Large

Emma S. Perry, Member-at-Large

Associate Director of the Research and Doctoral Universities Constituency

Anthony R. Lupo, University of Missouri

Justin L. Wilson, Case Western Reserve University

Associate Director of the North Central Region

Thomas H. Lane, Central Michigan

Associate Director of the Northeast Region (two-year term)

Theodora Pinou, Western Connecticut State University

Justin Topp, North Shore

Associate Director of the Southwest Region

Alli Antar, Rice University–Texas Medical Center

Stanley A. White, Orange County

Committee on Nominations

The elected committee members will serve three-year terms from November 2017 to November 2020, unless otherwise noted. The candidates are listed below with their chapter affiliations.

Area Groups, Industries, State, and Federal Laboratories Constituency Representative on the Committee on Nominations

Christopher John Doona, Natick

Baccalaureate Colleges Constituency Representative on the Committee on Nominations (two-year term)

No nominations received

Comprehensive Colleges and Universities Constituency Representative on the Committee on Nominations

Robert T. Youker, Western Carolina University 

Membership-at-Large Constituency Representative on the Committee on Nominations (one-year term)

Indrajit Chowdhury, Member-at-Large

Mid-Atlantic Regional Representative on the Committee on Nominations

Richard F. Bradley, University of Virginia

 Uvetta Dozier, Howard University

Northeast Regional Representative on the Committee on Nominations

Germano S. Iannacchione, Worcester Polytechnic Institute





William Karstens, Vermont 

Northwest Regional Representative on the Committee on Nominations (one-year term)

Surojit Gupta, University of North Dakota