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Seeking members to serve: Divisions, sections, boards, and presidents

August 14, 2020

The ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Nominating Committees are inviting members interested in serving in leadership positions with our Divisions, Sections, Boards of Directors, or as a Society President, to submit their names for consideration by 30 November.

The Societies are strongly committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion: please seek out and invite women, minorities, and members of underrepresented groups to consider the various opportunities for leadership service. Submit candidate names (either by self-nominations or by nominating a colleague) to ASA Section and CSSA and SSSA Division Chairs or to your Society Presidents: ASA—Sylvie Brouder, Send Message; CSSA—Shawn Kaeppler, Send Message; or SSSA—Ole Wendroth, Send Message.

The leadership positions available for the 2021 elections are:

2022 ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Presidents-Elect
2022 ASA Section Vice-Chairs, CSSA Division Chairs-Elect, and SSSA Division Chairs-Elect
2022 ASA Board of Directors Representatives: Biometry and Statistical Computing Section, Climatology and Modeling Section, Land Management and Conservation Section, and Graduate Student Board Representative
2022 CSSA Board of Directors Representatives: Division C-3 Crop Ecology, Management & Quality; Division C-6 Forage & Grazinglands; Division C-7 Genomics, Molecular Genetics, and Biotechnology; and Graduate Student Board Representative
2022 SSSA Board of Directors Representatives: Agricultural Soil and Food Systems Group, Fundamental Soil Science Group, Soil and Ecosystem Processes Group, and Graduate Student Board Representative.

To learn more about the positions and view responsibilities, simply search by the name of the position at www.agronomy.org/membership/committees/view, www.crops.org/membership/committees/view, or www.soils.org/membership/committees/view and then click on “Guidelines.”

Nominating Committees will review the nominees, narrowing the pool of candidates to run on the ballot for each office. The elections will take place in March 2021. All elected candidates will take office on 1 Jan. 2022. If you have any questions on the nomination or election process, contact Sara Uttech, Director of Governance, at 608-268-4948 or Send Message.

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