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Nominating Committee Selects 2009 Candidates

Vice President / President-Elect Candidates
The ANS Nominating Committee has selected as the candidates for Vice President / President-Elect: Joe F. Colvin (ret., Nuclear Energy Institute), W. Gary Gates (Omaha Public Power District).

Treasurer Candidates
The Nominating Committee has selected as the candidates for Treasurer (a two-year term): Eric P. Loewen (General Electric), Christa E. Reed (BWXT).

Board of Directors Candidates
The ANS Board of Directors each serve a three year term that begins and ends during an ANS Annual Meeting. The ANS Bylaws and Rules require that U.S. and non U.S. members be proportionately represented; therefore, in the 2009 election, there are four U.S. Director At-Large, and one non-U.S. Director At-Large positions to be filled.

U.S. Director At-Large Position Candidates
Nominated to run for the U.S. Director At-Large positions are: Todd R. Allen (University of Wisconsin - Madison), Dan R. Keuter (Entergy), Travis W. Knight (University of South Carolina), Regis A. Matzie (Westinghouse), John D. Parkyn (Private Fuel Storage), Joy L. Rempe (Idaho National Laboratory), John I. Sackett (ret., ANL), Kenneth R. Schultz (General Atomics).

Non-U.S. Director At-Large Position Candidates
Nominated to run for the Non-U.S. Director At-Large - Asia / Oceania - position are: Kazuaki Matsui (Institute of Applied Energy - Japan), Kan Wang (Tsinghua University - China).

Directors whose terms will end in June 2009 are: Michaele C. Brady Raap, Shannon M. Bragg-Sitton, M. (Mel) R. Buckner, Donald C. Hintz, John F. Kotek, Eric P. Loewen, Hisashi Ninokata, Rachel N. Slaybaugh.

In addition to Chair Donald C. Hintz, members of this year's Nominating Committee included: Professional Divisions Chair Donald R. Hoffman and Local Sections Committee Chair Audeen W. Fentiman, Michaele C. Brady Raap, Nils J. Diaz, John Gutteridge, J. Stephen Herring, John F. Kotek, Stephen P. Schultz.

Nominating by Petition
Members have the option to Nominate by Petition. Candidates, other than individuals on the Nominating Committee's slate, may be nominated by petition for Officer and Director vacancies. Acceptable petitions must:

Be signed by 200 or more ANS voting members;
Contain the original signature of each petitioner;
Have the nominee's written consent; and
Be in the Office of the ANS Executive Director at least 22 weeks prior to the Annual Meeting.

Petitions for the 2009 national election are due at ANS Headquarters no later than January 12, 2009 (no extensions).

Voting
Ballots for the 2009-2010 election will be mailed on March 2, 2009. As ratified by the ANS membership in June 1997, there will no longer be balloting at the Annual Meeting. Therefore, the mail ballots for the Board of Directors election must be returned and received no later than 12 noon on Tuesday, April 14, 2009.

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