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GSA REPRESENTATIVES TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS stratigraphic and related units, reviews problems in classifying
and naming stratigraphic and related units, and formulates expres-
GSA Representative to the AAAS Consortium of Affiliates for sions of judgment on these matters.
International Programs (CAIP)
One vacancy (3-year term 1 Jan. 2018–1 Jan. 2021) (B/E): GSA Representative to the U.S. National Committee for Soil
CAIP encourages cooperation on projects with international Science (USNC/SS): One vacancy (3-year term 1 July 2018–
aspects and facilitates networking in its member societies. 30 June 2021) (B/E): The mission of the USNC/SS is to promote
Qualifications: Interest in the international area of his/her society, the advancement of soil science in the United States and through-
but no other specific qualifications. out the world in order to strengthen U.S. soil science as a con-
tributor to the international scientific community and to inform
GSA Representative to the AGI Environmental Geoscience the U.S. scientific community of soil science activities carried out
Advisory Committee (EGAC) elsewhere in the world.
One vacancy (3-year term 1 Jan. 2018–1 Jan. 2021) (E/M):
Fosters communications within the community about issues related Committee, Section, and Division Volunteers:
to serving the broader international community; helps identify Council Thanks You!
and focus on the highest priority environmental informational
needs and issues best addressed by the geoscience community. GSA Council acknowledges the many member-volun-
Qualifications: Well-acquainted with GSA programs in environ- teers who, over the years, have contributed to the Society
mental geoscience. and to our science through involvement in the affairs of
the GSA. Your time, talent, and expertise help build a solid
North American Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature: and lasting Society.
One vacancy (3-year term Nov. 2018–Nov. 2021) (E/M): This
committee develops statements of stratigraphic principles, recom-
mends procedures applicable to classification and nomenclature of

ELECTIONS: GSA OFFICERS and COUNCILORS

GSA ELECTIONS BEGIN 17 MARCH 2017

GSA’s success depends on you—its members—and the work of the officers serving on GSA’s Executive Committee
and Council. Members will receive instructions for accessing a member-only electronic ballot via

our secure website, and biographical information on the nominees will be online for you to review at that time.
Paper versions of both the ballot and candidate information will also be available upon request.
Please help continue to shape GSA’s future by voting on these nominees.

2017 OFFICER NOMINEES

PRESIDENT PRESIDENT-ELECT / PRESIDENT TREASURER
(July 2017–June 2018) (July 2017–June 2018) / (July 2017–June 2018)
Isabel P. Montanez (July 2018–June 2019)
University of California Davis Robbie R. Gries Richard C. Berg
Davis, California, USA Illinois State Geological Survey
We congratulate our incoming president! Gries Energy Partners LLC
Lakewood, Colorado, USA Champaign, Illinois, USA

COUNCILOR POSITION 1 2017 COUNCIL NOMINEES COUNCILOR POSITION 3
(July 2017–June 2021) (July 2017–June 2021)
Rónadh Cox COUNCILOR POSITION 2 Margaret R. Eggers
Williams College (July 2017–June 2021)
Joan E. Fryxell Eggers Environmental Inc.
Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA Oceanside, California, USA
California State University San Bernardino
Carmala N. Garzione San Bernardino, California, USA Suzanne O’Connell
University of Rochester Wesleyan University
Rochester, New York, USA Michael L. Williams Middletown, Connecticut, USA
University of Massachusetts–Amherst

Waltham, Massachusetts, USA

To be counted, ballots must be submitted electronically, faxed to GSA Headquarters, or postmarked before midnight on 16 April 2017.

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