Executive Committee:

President

Scott Ritner (University of Colorado, Boulder)

Vice President

Benjamin P. Davis (Texas A&M)

Treasurer 

Emily King (Brown University)

Webmaster

Kate Lawson (King’s University, Halifax)

Past Presidents

Eric Springsted [1981-2014]

A. Rebecca Rozelle-Stone [2014-2016]

Bartomeu Estelrich [2016-2019] 

Sophie Bourgault [2019-2022] 

Scott Ritner [2022-2025]

Organization of the American Weil Society Board

Board:

The Executive Committee, which directs the Society, is composed of a president, vice-president, treasurer, and website master, and the past president(s) if they so desire to continue on the Committee.

President:           

The president will chair the annual meeting at the colloquy and establish the direction of the AWS, the location and themes of future meetings and the composition of the board of directors.  The president sends out notices to members. 

Vice President:

The VP will assist the President in every respect and with the host will take major responsibility for the colloquy insofar this can be done at a distance.  Along with the host, the VP and President will vet the proposals for papers to be presented and organize the program.  The VP will be elected for two years and will take over as president at the end of this term. When elected the VP will be agreeing to a 6 year term of service, the fourth, fifth, and sixth year as president.  The president and VP will continue as members of the board if they so desire on the completion of their terms.

Treasurer:

The Treasurer will be elected for a three-year term.  The duties are related to finances and membership. The treasurer will receive dues, and be responsible for disbursements, and for reporting to the Board the state of the finances of the Society. The treasurer can be elected for a second term.

The Webmaster

The Webmaster is the person in charge of maintaining the Society’s website. The term continues as long as the webmaster agrees to exercise this function.

Nominations:

When elections need to be held, the membership will be asked to suggest nominees. Nominees will be contacted then and, if they respond favorably, the board will select one name or more to be presented for the office in question. Nominations may be made from the floor at the meeting at which the election is held.

Members whose dues are currently paid may vote, either at the meeting at which elections are held, or by proxy sent to a member of the board. They may not nominate from the floor unless present at the meeting. Votes by proxy have to be received no later than on the day prior to the business meeting.