Call for Nominations: EWS Executive Board

Nomination Form for the EWS Executive Board and Secretary Positions

Members of the Edith Wharton Society are invited to nominate candidates for an at-large membership on the Executive Board. Self-nominations are also permitted.

The following positions must be filled in 2007:

1. Two members of the Executive Board must be elected to replace members whose terms are expiring on January 1, 2008.

The terms for the new Executive Board members and the Secretary will be from January 1, 2008-January 1, 2010.

Deadline for nominations: August 15, 2007.

Duties of Board Members:

1. Board members customarily serve for two years and are expected to attend Board meetings and EWS business meetings at conferences (when possible).
2. Board members are expected to participate in e-mail discussions of Board business.
3. Board members are expected to referee articles for the Edith Wharton Review.

For more information on the duties of an Executive Board member or Secretary, see Sections VI and VII of the Constitution of the Edith Wharton Society.

Both nominator and proposed nominee must be members of the Edith Wharton Society. Please check this information before nominating someone, since nominations not meeting this requirement will not be placed on the ballot.

You will also need to provide the following information:

1. The person's name, address, e-mail address, and qualifications for serving.
2. Your name, address, and e-mail address (to confirm the nomination).
3. Assurance that the proposed nominee is willing to run and, if elected, to serve on the board.

If you would like to nominate someone, please provide the information below and send the nomination e-mail to Margaret Murray, drmpm@snet.net.
1.This nomination is for ___ Board Member __Secretary
2.If this is a nomination for EWS Secretary, has the person served previously on the EWS Board? ___Yes ____No
3.Name of proposed board member:
3a. Have you confirmed the prospective nominee's willingness to run for this office? ___Yes ___No
3b. Is this person a member of the Wharton Society? ___Yes ___No ___Don't know
3c. Are you a member of the Wharton Society? ___Yes ___No
4. Address (Postal and e-mail):

5. Qualifications for serving on the EWS Board or as EWS Secretary (include previous service, writings on Wharton, participation in scholarship or conferences related to Edith Wharton, etc.). These will be presented to the membership.

6. Your Name:
7. Your E-mail Address (required for confirming the nomination):
8. Other comments or information:

Results from the Edith Wharton Society Executive Board Elections

Officers

President (2007-2009):
Hildegard Hoeller, CUNY-Staten Island

Vice President (2007-2009):
Edie Thornton, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater

Secretary (2007-2009):
Margaret Murray, Western Connecticut State University

Treasurer: Carole Shaffer-Koros, Kean University

Current At-large Executive Board Members

Katherine Joslin, Western Michigan University (January 1, 2007-January 1, 2009)
Meredith Goldsmith, Ursinus College (January 1, 2007-January 1, 2009)
Gary Totten, North Dakota State University (January 1, 2007-January 1, 2009)
Laura Saltz, Colby College (2003-2005; re-elected January 1, 2005-January 1, 2007; January 1, 2007-January 1, 2009)
Betsy Klimasmith, University of Massachusetts-Amherst (January 1, 2006-January 1, 2008)
Emily Orlando, Tennessee State University (January 1, 2006-January 1, 2008)


The Co-editors of the Edith Wharton Review, Carole Shaffer-Koros and Linda Costanzo-Cahir, also serve on the Executive Board.

Edith Wharton Society Dinner at MLA 2006

The Edith Wharton Society is sponsoring a dinner event at the 2006 MLA Convention in Philadelphia. The dinner will be at 7 p.m. on December 28, 2006, at

Ristorante La Buca
711 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
(215) 928-0556

The restaurant is about 8 blocks from the Marriott.

Please send your check in US funds for $35 for members and $45 for non-members per person and the reservation form by

December 10, 2006

to

Carole Shaffer-Koros
VE 114A
1000 Morris Avenue
Kean University
Union, NJ 07083

If you have mislaid the sign-up form from the recent _Edith Wharton Review_, a printable form suitable for sending with your check is available here: http://www.edithwhartonsociety.org/whartondinner2006.htm