Inside Iowa State: Iowa State University

April 6, 2004

Council likes president-elect option

by Anne Krapfl
The Professional and Scientific Council took the first step April 2 toward replacing its president-vice president leadership structure with a president-president elect. The council unanimously passed a motion in support of the change. The next step is to identify language changes necessary in the P&S Constitution and by-laws to recognize and implement the change. P&S employees need to approve, by a two-thirds majority, changes to the constitution.

The president-elect option, which the Faculty Senate uses, essentially creates a one-year training period for the council's next president. Currently, there is no expectation that the vice president will either seek or be elected to, the council presidency.

As approved, the president and president-elect would become non-voting members of the council, no longer representing the areas from which they were elected. During the March election of his or her presidential year, the president would be eligible for election to an open seat again.

In other council business, winners were announced in the council's March election. Four incumbents and 10 new council members were elected. There were tie votes for the last two open seats (one each in student affairs and business and finance), and runoff elections are scheduled for April 8-15 for employees in those areas only. New members will be seated at the June council meeting.

2004 elected council members

Academic affairs: Christine Deal, biotechnology; Kevin Kane* AIT; Nancy Knight, electrical and computer engineering; Michael Miller, College of Design; Malisa Rader, human development and family studies; Camille Sloan Schroeder, College of Engineering.

Business and finance: Dan Woodin* ATS; runoff winner

Extension: Del Marks* continuing education and communication services, Dale Miller, Marion County.

External affairs: Scott Dahl, ISU Alumni Association

IPRT/Ames Lab: Mark Nelson*, Chris Strasburg

Student affairs: Todd Herriott, disability resources office; Penny Rice, women's center; runoff winner.

*council incumbent

The council's next meeting begins at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 6, in the Memorial Union Pioneer Room. A noon open forum in the same location will feature current and past programs that received student recruitment and retention grants. Details will be announced later this month.