From the WMU-AAUP Nominations and Elections Committee:

On behalf of the Nominations and Elections Committee, we would like to report the results of the WMU-AAUP officer and executive committee member election, as tallied by our external auditor.

We believe there was a spirited campaign for the office of President and that this sort of democracy is vital to a stronger, more effective faculty union. Whether your preferred candidate received the most votes or not, we encourage you and them to set aside what happened during a campaign and to get on with the important collective business of the WMU-AAUP.

The total number of votes cast was 341, which indicates a strongly engaged membership. We thank you for your involvement.

The following candidates have been elected and notified of the election results:

• Lisa Minnick, President
• Brian Tripp, Vice President
• Kent Baldner, Executive Committee, College of Arts and Sciences – Humanities
• Dan Farrell, Executive Committee, Haworth College of Business
• Tim Michael, Executive Committee, College of Education and Human Development
• Mary Peterson, Executive Committee, College of Health and Human Services

In all cases, the terms for the positions are two-year terms and start on January 1, 2015.