By Mary Callender

As reported in a special email message to members on February 20, the Nominations & Appointments Committee has verified the results of the 2014 NIRSA Elections.

All results, listed below, have been finalized.

Mick Deluca and Kathleen Hatch handing off the gavel at last year’s Annual Conference.

NIRSA would like to express tremendous gratitude to all the professional and student members who stood for office! Their willingness to serve the Association in this capacity is vital to our work and is greatly appreciated. Thank you also to everyone who took time out of their busy schedules in order to help shape and guide the direction of NIRSA’s future. From those who voted to those who ran, it is clear that this association continues to be in great and capable hands!

NIRSA is excited to welcome these newly elected leaders to professional and student positions on the NIRSA Board of Directors and Member Network:

NIRSA Board of Directors

President Elect

Stacey Hall, University of New Hampshire

At-Large Director

Tony Daniels, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Member Network Professional Positions

Region II Regional Representative

David Peters, Florida State University

Region IV Regional Representative

Tricia Losavio, University of Texas at Dallas

Region VI Regional Representative

Brent Harrison, University of Oregon

Member Network Student Positions

National Student Leader

Kimmi Sterner, The University of Mississippi

Region I Regional Student Leader

William Moore, Boston University

Region II Regional Student Leader

Jenna Nales, University of Kentucky

Region III Regional Student Leader

Jessica Adkisson, Ball State University

Region IV Regional Student Leader

Courtney Kraemer, Louisiana State University

Region V Regional Student Leader

Travis Rawe, South Dakota State University

Region VI Regional Student Leader

Vincent Orfano, University of the Pacific was elected through a run-off election, after the first election resulted in a tie.

Please join us in congratulating the elected members at the official leadership transition at the 2014 NIRSA Annual Conference & Recreational Sports Exposition, April 23-26 in Nashville. Handing off the baton from one leadership to the next will be just one of the many ways we will be harmonizing our values and celebrating all of the great work that’s both been done and is still to come!

Bylaws

With widespread approval (over 96%), NIRSA Members passed the proposed amendments to the Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws.

The newly adopted versions of the NIRSA Bylaws and the Articles of Incorporation are now available on the Governing Documents page of the NIRSA website.

Annual Director Appointment

NIRSA’s Board of Directors recently appointed Dr. Don Stenta, Director of Recreational Sports at The Ohio State University, as the 2014-2015 Annual Director on the Association’s Board of Directors; read the related article.