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Report of the Nominating Committees

Wednesday, May 19, 2021   (0 Comments)
Posted by: Giles Rafol

Report of the ACBSP Nominating Committees

Under the provisions of the ACBSP Bylaws, this is the official notice of the Report of the Nominating Committees for the ACBSP Board of Directors, Board of Commissioners – Baccalaureate/Graduate Degree, Board of Commissioners – Associate Degree, and Accreditation Governance Board for new terms beginning July 1, 2021.

Elections for the Board of Directors and Accreditation Governance Board will be held at the Annual Business Meeting of the Council at 9:30 AM-EDT on Saturday, June 26, 2021, during ACBSP Conference 2021 at the Intercontinental Miami, 100 Chopin Plaza, Miami, FL. Elections for the Boards of Commissioners will be held during the respective Commission meetings at a day and time as posted during ACBSP Conference 2021. These events will also be held virtually with the login information to be confirmed in the official meeting announcement.

The Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors, chaired by Debbie Gaspard, Metropolitan Community College – Omaha Campus, Nebraska, USA, Region 5, presents the following individuals for election to the ACBSP Board of Directors for the terms as designated, which begin after ACBSP Conference 2021:

Vice Chair (Associate Degree Institution)
Michelle Byrd
Greenville Technical College (South Carolina, USA)
Region 3
Term of Office 2021-2022
 
Secretary
Germain Pichop
East Central University (Oklahoma, USA)
Region 6
Term of Office 2021-2024
(First Term)
 
At-Large (Baccalaureate/Graduate Degree Institution)
Ahmed Eshra
Monroe College (New York, USA)
Region 1
Term of Office 2021-2024
(First Term)
 
At-Large (Associate Degree Institution)
Dennis Brode
Sinclair Community College (Ohio, USA)
Region 4
Term of Office 2021-2024
(Second Full Term)


The Nominating Committee of the Baccalaureate/Graduate Degree Board of Commissioners, chaired by Kristina Collins, Tiffin University, Ohio, USA, Region 4, presents the following individuals for election to the Board of Commissioners for terms as designated, which begin after ACBSP Conference 2021:

Deron Grabel
Post University (Connecticut, USA)
Region 1
Term of Office 2021-2024
(Second Full Term)
 
Rajesh Khajuria
FPT University (Vietnam)
Region 10
Term of Office 2021-2024
(Second Full Term)
 
Katalin Kovacs
Maastricht School of Management (Netherlands)
Region 8
Term of Office 2021-2024
(First Full Term)
 
E. Denise Smith
Brenau University (Georgia, USA)
Region 3
Term of Office 2021-2024
(Second Full Term)


The Nominating Committee of the Associate Degree Board of Commissioners, chaired by Cara Beth Johnson, Northern Oklahoma College, Oklahoma, USA, Region 6, presents the following individuals for election to the Board of Commissioners for the terms as designated, which begin after ACBSP Conference 2021:

Trina Lynch-Jackson
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana (Indiana, USA)
Region 4
Term of Office 2021-2024
(Second Full Term)
 
John Mago
Anoka-Ramsey Community College – Coon Rapids Campus (Minnesota, USA)
Region 4
Term of Office 2021-2024
(First Full Term)


Previously, it was announced that the term for Commissioner Jeff Strom, Virginia Western Community College, Virginia, USA, Region 2, was concluding in June 2021. It has been determined that was incorrectly posted and the term of office runs until June 2022. We apologize for this error.

The Nominating Committee of the Accreditation Governance Board (AGB), chaired by Sam Dunn, Northwest Nazarene University, Idaho, USA, Region 7, presents the following individuals for election to the Accreditation Governance Board for the terms as designated, which begin after ACBSP Conference 2021:

Ray Eldridge
Lipscomb University (Tennessee, USA)
Region 3
Term of Office 2021-2024
(Second Full Term)
 
Jane Mattes
Community College of Baltimore County (Maryland, USA)
Region 2
Term of Office 2021-2024
(First Term)
 
Justin Matus
Wilkes University (Pennsylvania, USA)
Region 2
Term of Office 2021-2024
(First Term)
 
Amy Ross
Walters State Community College (Tennessee, USA)
Region 3
Term of Office 2021-2024
(Second Full Term)
 
Mary Vaughan
Seneca College (Canada)
Region 11
Term of Office 2021-2024
(First Full Term)


For questions regarding the foregoing nominations or about the nominating and balloting processes, please call the ACBSP Headquarters at +1 (913) 339-9356 or email Jeffrey Alderman, ACBSP President/CEO, at jalderman@acbsp.org.

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