Elections for the Institute’s next first vice president/president-elect, vice presidents, and secretary will be held in May at the 2005 AIA National Convention and Design Expo in Las Vegas.

Candidates certified: The following candidates have been certified for the 2005 elections. Click on any name to read that candidate’s statement.

First Vice President:

James A. Gatsch, FAIA (AIA New Jersey)

RK Stewart, FAIA (AIA San Francisco)

Vice President:

Ronald J. Battaglia, FAIA (AIA Buffalo/Western New York)

Michael Broshar, AIA (AIA Iowa)

Robert E. Middlebrooks, AIA (AIA Hampton Roads, Va.)

Jerry K. Roller, AIA (AIA Philadelphia)

Angel C. Saqui, FAIA (AIA Miami)

Robert I. Selby, FAIA (AIA Central Illinois)

Norman Strong, FAIA (AIA Seattle)

Treasurer:

Tommy Neal Cowan, FAIA (AIA Austin).

Interim voting procedure in effect this year
In recent years, convention delegates have annually elected three vice presidents, each serving a one-year term. Delegates at the 2004 AIA Annual Meeting amended Section 6.134 of the Institute Bylaws to provide as follows:

The term of office for Vice President is two years. Vice Presidents shall serve staggered terms, with two Vice Presidents elected in even-numbered years, and two Vice Presidents elected in odd-numbered years. A Vice President may serve no more than two terms.

The delegates in 2004 also added the following new Bylaws Section 6.1341, a transition provision that will govern the election of Vice Presidents this year:

The provisions of Section 6.134 governing the election of Vice Presidents for two-year terms of office shall take effect initially during the Institute’s annual meeting in 2005. During such meeting, the two candidates for Vice President receiving the greatest numbers of votes shall be elected for two-year terms of office, and the two candidates receiving the next greatest numbers of votes shall be elected for one-year terms. Thereafter, all Vice Presidents shall be elected for terms of two years.

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