For
its 2007 Board Election, the Society had three open positions: one
for President and two for Executive Board Member-at-Large. The candidates
for President were Christie Davies (Sociology, University of Reading)
and Delia Chiaro (Translation, University of Bologna), and the candidates
for Member-at-Large were Janet Bing (English, Old Dominion University),
Martin Fuhr (Educ. Psychology, Danish University of Education),
Christian Hempelmann (Chief Science Officer, Hakia.com), and Sven
Svebak (Neuroscience, Norwegian University of Science and Technology).
Ballots went out with the Fall ISHS Newsletter on November 12 and
balloting ended on December 20, 2007. The election winners were
Christie Davies, Martin Fuhr, and Sven Svebak.
On
January 1, 2008 Christie Davies succeeded Rod Martin as ISHS President,
and Martin Fuhr and Sven Svebak replaced retiring Board members
Alleen Nilsen and Masumi Muramatsu. The President's position carries
a two-year term, running from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2009.
The Board Member-at-Large positions each carry four-year terms,
running from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2011.
For
more information on the Fall Election, click here to read the election
news in the Fall 2007 Issue of The Humorous Times .