Western Division Election 2001

The Western Division has put together a slate of excellent candidates for this year’s election. This year we will be filling three positions: President Elect, Secretary/Treasurer (who serves a 2-year term), and Western Division Nominating Representative. The Nominating Representative serves the Division by identifying potential candidates to serve as the Society’s Second Vice President.

Each of the candidates this year has served the Society at various levels for many years. Brief biographical sketches for each candidate are listed in the Officer Candidates page. Please read the bio’s and vote for the candidates that you feel will serve the Division the best. In order to be considered and tabulated, your ballot (which will be mailed to all Division members "soon") must be post marked no later than August 10, 2001 (corrected deadline) and returned to:

Mr. Ken Hashagen, Past President
Western Division, American Fisheries Society
3512 N. Lakeshore Blvd.
Loomis, CA 95650

For you information, the duties of the elected officers is listed below as adopted in the Western Division Bylaws are described below:

The Vice President shall:

  1. Assume the duties of the President-Elect if the President-Elect is absent, unable to act or assumes the Presidency.
  2. Automatically become President-Elect at the conclusion of the Society's annual business meeting.
  3. Coordinate the activities of the Division standing and technical committees and serve as liaison between the committees and the Executive Committee.
  4. Ensure that committee products concerning advocacy and policy follow a review and action pathway through the Policy Review Committee, Environmental Concerns Committee, and/or the Executive Committee in accordance with the Division Advocacy Procedures and these Bylaws.
  5. Serve as Chair of the Membership Committee.
  6. Serve as a member of the Program Committee.

The Secretary-Treasurer shall:

  1. Keep the official records of the Division, conduct its correspondence, and collect and be custodian for any fees or assessments authorized by these Bylaws or funds allotted to the Division by the Society.
  2. Disburse funds only as authorized by either the membership or Executive Committee.
  3. Submit a report on receipts and disbursements at the Division's annual meeting.
  4. Perform other duties requested by the Society's Executive Director.
  5. Submit the minutes of the annual meeting to the Society's Executive Director and the Division Executive Committee within 30 days following the meeting.

The Division Representative to the Society Nominating Committee shall:

  1. Search the Western Division membership for potential candidates to Society officerships and aid their nomination.