The nomination process for the 2021-2022 Nominating Committee has now closed.

The submission process for the 2022-2023 Board Slate will open in the fall of 2021.
 

The responsibility of the 2020-2021 Nominating Committee is to develop the slate of leaders to stand for election to serve beginning in the 2021-2022 Society year:

• Second Vice President (The elected member will ascend to the President role and preside over the 2025 annual meeting.)
• Two members of the SPR Board of Directors
• Secretary-Elect (The elected member will serve from 2021-2022, and then assume the Secretary role from 2022-2025 for both the SPR and the SPR Research and Education Foundation.)
• One member of the SPR Research and Education Foundation Board

Review the expectations for Leaders here. Submit input via this online form.

Nominating Committee members are NOT eligible to be candidates for positions on the slate. 

The Nominating Committee roster can be viewed here.

The nomination process has closed.

Consider influencing the future of the Society by running for election to the SPR Nominating Committee. Five (5) elected members will be selected by the membership to serve on the Committee. The leadership will assign the elected members to a one-, two-, or three-year term*. Each year, the responsibility of the Committee is to develop the slate of officers to be voted on by the Members. To nominate an SPR member (including yourself) to serve on the Nominating Committee (the committee that identifies the next leaders of the Society), eligible members (Active, Allied, Emeritus, and Honorary) are asked to submit this online nomination form.

 As mentioned, self-nomination is encouraged. Please keep the following in mind as you consider potential nominees:

• Candidates from the same institution as the continuing elected Nominating Committee members (not including the chair) are NOT eligible for positions on the slate. This criterion is enforced in an effort to diversify the Nominating Committee and eliminate multiple recusals during its deliberations. *View the Nominating Committee roster here.
• While not required, candidates with five or more years of membership in the Society are preferred. This benchmark will help compose a Nominating Committee of members with Society knowledge.
• Candidates should be members who have not previously served on the Nominating Committee, with the exception of a member who only served during their tenure as the Chair of the SPR Board of Directors**.

*The membership will vote on a set of proposed bylaws amendments this spring. One of the amendments is to increase the Nominating Committee's size, taking it from six elected members and the chair to nine elected members and the chair. In anticipation of member approval, the Nominating Committee roster accounts for the three additional elected members and staggering terms.

**This criterion is also a forthcoming proposed bylaws amendments and included in anticipation of member approval. The goal is to ensure that the Committee has a continuous pipeline of new members, increasing member representation.