[HoustonHam] FW: ARLB028 New Vice Director for Southeastern Division; Southwestern, West Gulf Divisions Remain Unchanged

[Chris Boone]

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> SB QST @ ARL $ARLB028
> ARLB028 New Vice Director for Southeastern Division; Southwestern,
> West Gulf Divisions Remain Unchanged
> 
> ZCZC AG28
> QST de W1AW
> ARRL Bulletin 28  ARLB028
> From ARRL Headquarters
> Newington CT  November 19, 2010
> To all radio amateurs
> 
> SB QST ARL ARLB028
> ARLB028 New Vice Director for Southeastern Division; Southwestern,
> West Gulf Divisions Remain Unchanged
> 
> On Friday, November 19, ARRL staff members opened ballots for the
> Director and Vice Director races in the Southeastern and West Gulf
> Divisions and the Director race in the Southwestern Division. After
> all the ballots were counted, there will be a new Vice Director in
> the Southeastern Division, while the West Gulf Division leadership
> team remains in place, as does the Director position in the
> Southwestern Division. Terms for Directors and Vice Directors begin
> at noon on January 1, 2011 and run for three years.
> 
> The following ran unopposed and were earlier declared the winner of
> their elections by the League's Ethics and Elections Committee:
> Pacific Division Director Bob Vallio, W6RGG, and Vice Director Jim
> Tiemstra, K6JAT; Rocky Mountain Division Director Brian Mileshosky,
> N5ZGT, and Vice Director Dwayne Allen, WY7FD; and Southwestern
> Division Vice Director Marty Woll, N6VI. The rules state that if a
> candidate is running unopposed, he or she shall be declared the
> winner without balloting.
> 
> Southeastern Division
> 
> Incumbent Southeastern Division Director Greg Sarratt, W4OZK, of
> Huntsville, Alabama, faced two challengers for his position: Sherri
> Brower, W4STB, of Vero Beach, Florida, and Doug Rehman, K4AC, of
> Mount Dora, Florida. Sarratt was the winner, with 2074 votes. Rehman
> came in second with 1555 votes, and Brower came in third with 1529
> votes. Sarratt has served one term as Director; in 2007 he was
> elected to replace long-serving Director Frank Butler, W4RH, who
> retired.  Two candidates were seeking the Vice Director position in
> the Southeastern Division: incumbent Jeff Beals, WA4AW, of
> Loxahatchee, Florida, and Andrea Hartlage, KG4IUM, of Grayson,
> Georgia. Hartlage was declared the winner, garnering 3573 votes;
> Beals had 1615 votes. Beals was appointed Vice Director in June 2009
> upon the death of Vice Director Sandy Donahue, W4RU.
> 
> Southwestern Division
> 
> Current ARRL Southwestern Division Director Dick Norton, N6AA, of
> Topanga, California, faced challenger Carl Gardenias, WU6D, of
> Perris, California, with Norton the victor. Norton, who was seeking
> his third term as Director, had 2218 votes, while Gardenias had 1132
> votes.
> 
> West Gulf Division
> 
> Current ARRL West Gulf Division Director Dr David Woolweaver, K5RAV,
> of Harlingen, Texas, faced Larry Essary, K5XG, of Lucas, Texas, in
> the West Gulf Division Director race. With 2387 votes, Dr Woolweaver
> was declared the winner; Essary received 1262 votes. Dr Woolweaver
> previously served as Vice Director from 2000 to 2009 and became
> Director upon the resignation of Coy Day, N5OK.
> 
> Incumbent West Gulf Division Vice Director John Robert Stratton,
> N5AUS, of Austin, Texas, squared off against challenger Michael
> Reynolds, W0KIE, of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Stratton won the race with 2427
> votes; Reynolds had 1203 votes. In August 2010, Stratton was
> appointed Vice Director after the resignation of John Thomason,
> WB5SYT.  "It is great to see such an interest on the part of members
> in this election," said ARRL Midwest Division Director Cliff Ahrens,
> K0CA. "I would like to thank everyone for running and also thank the
> ARRL members in the Southeastern, Southwestern and West Gulf
> Division who participated. The big turnout shows the high level of
> interest our members have in Amateur Radio."
> 
> Along with Ahrens, New England Division Director Tom Frenaye, K1KI,
> and ARRL Chief Executive Officer David Sumner, K1ZZ, served as
> election tellers; Ahrens and Frenaye are members of the ARRL's
> Ethics and Elections Committee. Erik Morrissey from the accounting
> firm of J. H. Cohn LLP, served as the independent observer.  The
> next scheduled Division elections are next fall for the ARRL
> Atlantic, Dakota, Delta, Great Lakes and Midwest Divisions. In
> accordance with League's Bylaws, ballots will be counted on November
> 18, 2011.
> NNNN
> /EX