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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.

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

2017–2018 GSA James B. Thompson, Jr., Distinguished International Lecturers

GSA International seeks nominations for distinguished America and able to lecture at North American institutions
geoscientist speakers for the 2017–2018 GSA James B. or living within North America and be able to lecture
Thompson, Jr., Distinguished International Lecturer. internationally on topics that are at the forefront of research.
Nominations are being accepted for two dynamic speakers The deadline to submit your nominations is 1 March 2017
of established scientific stature who can present stimulating (self-nominations are welcome).
and cutting-edge geoscience research for one or two tours
each. The nominee(s) may be either living outside of North http://www.geosociety.org/Intl_LectureTour

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