The Academy conducted its annual election from Oct. 24 to Nov. 22. A total of 16,679 ballots were mailed out to the membership, of which 2,641 were returned for tabulation.
The election results for the Board of Trustees officers and the trustee-at-large position are as follows:
| President-Elect |
|
Paul Sternberg Jr., MD |
| Senior Secretary for Advocacy |
|
Cynthia A. Bradford, MD |
| Trustee-at-Large |
|
Linda M. Tsai, MD |
| Trustee-at-Large |
|
Charles M. Zacks, MD |
| Chair of the Council |
|
Russell N. Van Gelder, MD, PhD |
| Vice Chair of the Council |
|
Ann A. Warn, MD, MBA |
Bylaws amendment results are as follows:
- Creation of a new membership category for industry (Articles:1.01, 1.12, 1.13, 1.16, 1.17 and 1.19) was approved by a 76 percent vote.
- Creation of a new international trustee-at-large position (Articles: 1.20, 3.02, 3.03 and 3.04) was approved by a 85 percent vote.
- The bylaws change to clarify online-voting language (Article: 2.08) was approved by a 98 percent vote.
| Election Summary |
|
| Total Ballots Mailed |
16,679 |
| Valid Returns for Candidates |
2,641 |
| Percent Total Returns |
16% |
| Voting By Mail |
1,872 |
| Voting By Internet |
771 |
Results supplied from the Academy’s 2011 Election Agent, Survey & Ballot Systems, Inc.
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