[ICPSR] Nominations for the ICPSR Council

[George Alter]

Dear Colleagues,

As you are aware, the ICPSR Council serves as the executive committee for
ICPSR member institutions.  The Council sets general policy for the
Consortium, approves fees and budgets, and performs other duties.  The
Council consists of twelve members serving four-year terms. Six new members
are elected by the Official Representatives every second year.

The Nominating Committee solicits your suggestions of persons with the
experience, ability, and wisdom to serve on the Council.  Responsibility
and willingness to work are also vital.  The Council meets three times each
year, and members must devote time between meetings to review materials and
undertake committee tasks.

The best way for the Nominating Committee to prepare a strong slate is to
have suggestions from Official Representatives and other friends of the
Consortium.  We seek a diversity of people and perspectives.  You may
nominate someone from your own institution, or anyone you think is
qualified. All Council members must be affiliated with member institutions.
 Council members need not be current or former Official Representatives,
but they should be active supporters of the social science research
enterprise.
The slate of six nominees will be emailed to Official Representatives
during early fall 2013, and the slate will be approved by electronic ballot
following the OR Meeting in October, during which there will be an
opportunity for write-in nominations, as before.  Newly elected members of
Council will be seated at the first meeting of Council in 2014.

The Nominating Committee also nominates one of the continuing members to
serve a two-year term as Council Chair.  We welcome your suggestions about
who should serve in this position.

These are the Council members of the Nominating Committee:

   - Rogelio Saenz, Chair, University of Texas at San Antonio,
   Rogelio.Saenz at utsa.edu
   - G. Sayeed Choudhury, Johns Hopkins University, sayeed at jhu.edu
   - Paul N. Courant, University of Michigan, pnc at umich.edu
   - Catherine A. Fitch, University of Minnesota, fitch at umn.edu
   - Gregory N. Price, Morehouse College, gprice at morehouse.edu
   - Barbara Schneider, Michigan State University, bschneid at msu.edu


Thomas M. Carsey (Political Science, University of North Carolina - Chapel
Hill) and Margaret Hedstrom (School of Information, University of Michigan)
have also agreed to serve on the Nominations Committee.

You should feel free to communicate directly with the members of the
Nominating Committee (listed above), but it will help us if you send your
suggestions to a special email address we have created:
        councilnominees at icpsr.umich.edu

In doing so, please provide a brief summary of the individual's
qualifications, and make sure that the nomination reaches us by March 31,
2013. It would also be very helpful if you explained in your nomination why
this person's expertise would be valuable to ICPSR.

For your information, a list of the current members of the Council is found
here:
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/content/membership/governance/council.html


Thank you very much for your help with this important task.

Sincerely,

       George
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George Alter
Director, ICPSR
Professor of History, University of Michigan
PO Box 1248, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1248
Tel: 734-615-8700    Fax: 734-647-8200
Email: altergc at umich.edu
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