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 ARRL Hudson Division Director Frank Fallon, N2FF. |
NEWINGTON, CT, Nov 21, 2003--In an ARRL election battle that pitted an incumbent director against his current vice director, Frank Fallon, N2FF, prevailed to retain his seat as Director of the League's Hudson Division. He beat back a challenge from Hudson Division Vice Director Steve Mendelsohn, W2ML, 1933 to 1470. Ballots were counted November 21 at ARRL Headquarters. The Hudson directorship was the only contested race in the current director/vice director election cycle. For his nearly 500-vote margin Fallon, who's retired, credits his ability to devote full time to ARRL, and to Hudson Division members' apparent appreciation for what he's been able to accomplish.
"That's what made the difference," Fallon said. "I'm real happy with the way the vote turned out." He said work already is under way to secure Amateur Radio antenna bills in New York and New Jersey. Parts of both states fall within the Hudson Division.
A resident of East Williston, New York, Fallon has served as director since 1997, when he took over the seat by defeating Richard Sandell, WK6R. A former high school English teacher and a ham for 41 years, Fallon is an ARRL Life Member.
During his tenure as Hudson Division Director, he's been a member of
all standing committees and now sits on the Administration and Finance
Committee, which oversees the League's programs and budget. In addition, Fallon
has served on the ARRL Executive Committee for four years and is on the ARRL
Foundation Board.
 Counting the ballots: Assisting in the machine counting of ballots in the Hudson Division race were (L-R) Atlantic Division Director Bernie Fuller, N3EFN, ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ, New England Division Director Tom Frenaye, K1KI, and Brian Hickey, of Haggett, Longobardi & Company LLC, which audits the ballot-counting process. |
The election result leaves Mendelsohn--a veteran ARRL officeholder--again without a role in the League's leadership. Joyce Birmingham, KA2ANF, was the lone candidate for the vice director's seat that Mendelsohn vacated to run for the division's top spot.
Mendelsohn, also an ARRL Life Member, was first elected Hudson Division Vice Director in 1982. He became Director in 1987. The ARRL Board elevated him to First Vice President in 1996. Mendelsohn was nominated for ARRL President in 2000 but Jim Haynie, W5JBP, defeated him on a nine to six Board vote. Later that year, he outpolled incumbent JP Kleinhaus, W2XX, to return to the Hudson Division's second slot.
The current election cycle includes the Central, Hudson, New England, Northwestern and Roanoke divisions. Incumbents running unopposed and declared elected are: Director Dick Isely, W9GIG, and Vice Director Howard Huntington, K9KM, in the Central Division; Director Tom Frenaye, K1KI, and Vice Director Mike Raisbeck, K1TWF, in the New England Division; Director Greg Milnes, W7OZ, and Vice Director Jim Fenstermaker, K9JF, in the Northwestern Division; and Director Dennis Bodson, W4PWF, and Vice Director Les Shattuck, K4NK, in the Roanoke Division.
Three-year terms of office for successful
director and vice director candidates begin at noon on January 1, 2004.
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