[ETSList] Fallon re-elected

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==>FALLON RETAINS HUDSON DIVISION DIRECTORSHIP

In an ARRL election battle that pitted director against vice director,
Frank Fallon, N2FF, prevailed to retain his seat as Director of the
League's Hudson Division. He beat back a challenge from his Vice Director
Steve Mendelsohn, W2ML, 1933 to 1470. Ballots were counted November 21 at
ARRL Headquarters. The Hudson Division's was the sole contested seat in
the current director/vice director election cycle. For his nearly 500-vote
margin Fallon, who's retired, credits his ability to devote full time to
ARRL as well as to Hudson Division members' apparent appreciation for what
he's been able to accomplish.

"That's what made the difference," Fallon said. "I'm real happy with the
way the vote turned out." He said work already is under way to secure
Amateur Radio antenna bills in New York and New Jersey. Parts of both
states fall within the Hudson Division.

A resident of East Williston, New York, Fallon has served as director
since 1997. A former high school English teacher and a ham for 41 years,
Fallon is an ARRL Life Member.

During his tenure as Hudson Division Director, he's been a member of all
standing committees and now sits on the Administration and Finance
Committee, which oversees the League's programs and budget. In addition,
Fallon has served on the ARRL Executive Committee for four years and is on
the ARRL Foundation Board.

The election result leaves Mendelsohn--a veteran ARRL officeholder who
once served as Hudson Division Director and as ARRL First Vice
President--again without a League leadership role. Joyce Birmingham,
KA2ANF, was the lone candidate for the vice director's seat that
Mendelsohn vacated to run for the division's top spot.

Incumbents running unopposed and declared elected are: Director Dick
Isely, W9GIG, and Vice Director Howard Huntington, K9KM, in the Central
Division; Director Tom Frenaye, K1KI, and Vice Director Mike Raisbeck,
K1TWF, in the New England Division; Director Greg Milnes, W7OZ, and Vice
Director Jim Fenstermaker, K9JF, in the Northwestern Division; and
Director Dennis Bodson, W4PWF, and Vice Director Les Shattuck, K4NK, in
the Roanoke Division.

Three-year terms of office for successful director and vice director
candidates begin at noon on January 1.