Commentary

The next election for Alumni Trustees at Dartmouth College will take place in March and April of 2012. There will be three openings in 2012. The Alumni Council Trustee Nominating Committee is now in the process of receiving names of possible nominees and they will announce the candidates at their next regularly scheduled meeting in early December 2011.

There are two things to understand about Alumni Trustee elections

 1. There will be an election even though there are no contested seats. The constitution of  the Association of Alumni provides that all open positions must be affirmed by the college alumni. Mail and electronic ballots will be provided to alumni prior to the start date  in March 2012 The voting window will be open approximately one month. Voting is either by mail or electronically.

2. If you would like to know more about the process used by the Alumni Council to select the candidates for trustee positions, please go to the College website (see link below). The chairman of the trustee nominating committee of the Alumni Council, Tom Daniels ‘82, has prepared a detailed summary of the professional and exhaustive process used by the Council to insure that the best possible Dartmouth alum is presented to the alumni and the board. The presentation is too complex for this site and any attempt to print only excerpts would  raise  questions of objectivity and context.

http://alumni.dartmouth.edu/council/CommitteeNews/NominatingandAlumniTrusteeSearch 

You will also find more information about the election at www.voxthevote.org.

Editorial comment from Dartmouth Undying

Our Mission Statement commits us to support actions that are in the best interests of the education commitment by Dartmouth College. This includes electing the best possible alumnus/alumna who wishes to serve the College as a trustee. We believe the two candidates put forth by the Alumni council this year are eminently qualified to serve and it is gratifying to see the alumni agree with their elected representatives on the Council.

 We urge you to take the brief time needed to vote for the trustee candidates and the Association slate as a display of confidence and support for your fellow alumni who represent you on the Alumni Council. Your vote will also send the appropriate message to the candidates that you support their work for Dartmouth.

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