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Spring Issue 2007
Student Advisory Committee Launches Reorganization
On May 1 the Student Advisory Committee, made up of graduate student
representatives from each of the Regional Chapters, became the Regional
Chapter Graduate Committee (RC-GC). During the last year student representatives
have been reorganizing the student leadership and revising by-laws
for implementation in the 2007–2008 committee year. These changes
create two separate committees, the RC-GC and the Specialty Section
Graduate Committee (SS-GC). The latter is comprised of Specialty Section
graduate student representatives. Officers from both groups form the
Student Advisory Council (SAC). This new structure provides representation
to student based on geographic and scientific areas and additional
leadership opportunities for student members of SOT, with the goal
of increasing student involvement in SOT and providing professional
development.
During the Annual Meeting, the Regional Chapter Graduate
Committee held elections for new officers. The newly elected officers
are Patrick Shaw (RC-GC Chairperson) and Kristina
Desmet (RC-GC Chairperson-Elect). The RC-GC Secretary is Patricia
Gillespie.
The Specialty Section Graduate Committee also held elections
for its first executive board. The SS-GC officers are Alison
Hege (SS-GC Chairperson), Thomas Kannanayakal (SS-GC Chairperson-Elect), and Elizabeth Vancza
(SS-GC Secretary).
Patrick Shaw will serve as president of
the Student Advisory Council, and Alison Hege will be Secretary/Treasurer.
These two positions alternate by year between the RC-GC and SS-GC chairs.
More information about the graduate committees and student activities
is found in the Graduate
Student Section of the SOT Web site. If you have any further questions
or comments regarding student events, student initiatives, or student
membership, please contact your RC-GC representative, SS-GC representative
or SOT Headquarters.
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