<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Dear Colleagues,</p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">As you are aware, the <span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/content/membership/governance/council.html" style="color:blue">ICPSR
Council</a></span> 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 two years.</p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Nominating Committee solicits your suggestions of persons with the
experience, ability, and wisdom to serve on the Council. Responsibility and willingness to serve are
also vital. The Council meets three
times each year, and members must devote time between meetings to review
materials and undertake committee tasks.</p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">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
and behavioral science research enterprise.</p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The slate of six nominees will be announced to Official Representatives
during early fall 2019 during which there will also be an opportunity for
write-in nominations. Thereafter, the slate will be voted upon by electronic
ballot following the OR Meeting in October. Newly elected members of Council
will be seated at the first meeting of Council in 2020.</p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">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.</p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">These are the members of the Nominating Committee (note that two others,
approved by the Council at its March 2019 meeting, will join the committee):</p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Christine Borgman, University of
California, Los Angeles - <span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="mailto:christine.borgman@ucla.edu" style="color:blue">christine.borgman@ucla.edu</a></span> </p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Jane Fry, Carleton University - <span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="mailto:jane.fry@carleton.ca" style="color:blue">jane.fry@carleton.ca</a></span>
</p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Elizabeth Groff, Temple University
- <span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="mailto:elizabeth.groff@temple.edu" style="color:blue">elizabeth.groff@temple.edu</a></span>
</p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Michael Jones-Correa, University of
Pennsylvania - <span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="mailto:mjcorrea@sas.upenn.edu" style="color:blue">mjcorrea@sas.upenn.edu</a></span>
</p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Verna Keith, University of Alabama
at Birmingham - <span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="mailto:vmkeith@uab.edu" style="color:blue">vmkeith@uab.edu</a></span>
</p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Robert Stine, University of
Pennsylvania - <span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="mailto:stine@wharton.upenn.edu" style="color:blue">stine@wharton.upenn.edu</a></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">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:</p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="mailto:councilnominees@icpsr.umich.edu" style="color:blue">councilnominees@icpsr.umich.edu</a></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">In doing so, please provide a brief summary of the individual's
qualifications, and <b><i>make sure that the nomination reaches us by April 10, 2019.</i></b> It
would also be very helpful if you explained in your nomination why this
person’s expertise would be valuable to ICPSR.</p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">For your information, a list of the current members of the Council is below.</p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Thank you very much for your help with this important task.</p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sincerely,</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Maggie Levenstein</p>
<p style="margin:3pt 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Director, ICPSR</p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><i> </i></b></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><i>Current
members of the ICPSR Council:</i></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b>Terms ending 2020:</b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Christine Borgman, University of
California, Los Angeles</p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Jane Fry, Carleton University</p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Elizabeth Groff, Temple University</p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Michael Jones-Correa, University of
Pennsylvania</p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Verna Keith, University of Alabama
at Birmingham</p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Robert Stine, University of
Pennsylvania</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt"> </span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b>Terms ending 2022:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Bobray Bordelon, Princeton University</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Lisa Cook, Michigan State University</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Lindsey Malcom-Piqueux, California Institute of Technology</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Katherine Wallman, US Office of Management & Budget</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Keith Whitfield, Wayne State University</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Esther Wilder, Lehman College, City University of New York</p></div></div>