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| ARRL Pacific Division Director Bob Vallio, W6RGG |
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| ARRL Pacific Division Vice Director Andy Oppel, N6AJO |
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| ARRL Southwestern Division Director Richard "Dick" Norton, N6AA |
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| ARRL Southwestern Division Vice Director-elect Marty Woll, N6VI |
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| ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Director-elect Brian Mileshosky, N5ZGT |
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| ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Vice Director-elect Dwayne Allen, WY7FD |
Both ARRL Pacific Division Director Bob Vallio, W6RGG, and Southwestern Division Director Richard "Dick" Norton, N6AA, ran unopposed and were declared the winner of the election by the League's Ethics and Elections Committee. Incumbent Andy Oppel, N6AJO, of Alameda, California received 1654 votes to defeat Rob Brownstein, K6RB, of Santa Cruz, California, who received 1180 votes for Vice Director in the Pacific Division.
The incumbent ARRL Southwestern Division Vice Director, Edward J. "Ned" Stearns, AA7A, of Scottsdale, Arizona, did not seek re-election this term. Of the four candidates for this office, Marty Woll, N6VI, of Chatsworth, California, with 1191 votes, defeated Tom Fagan, WB7NXH, of Tucson, Arizona (1054 votes); Tuck Miller, NZ6T, of National City, California (710 votes), and Joseph Madas, AE6JM, of Banning, California (342 votes).
Current Rocky Mountain Division Vice Director Brian Mileshosky, N5ZGT, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, with 1393 votes, defeated Jeff Ryan, K0RM, of Westminster, Colorado (915 votes) in the race for Director of that Division. Current ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Director Warren G. "Rev" Morton, WS7W, did not run for re-election this term. Dwayne Allen, WY7FD, of Devil's Tower, Wyoming, became the new Vice Director with 1332 votes, defeating Chris Howard, W0EP, of Fort Collins, Colorado, who received 938 votes.
With the retirement of ARRL Southeastern Director Frank Butler, W4RH, after more than 50 years of elected service to the ARRL, four people threw in their hats to become the new Director of that Division. Current ARRL Alabama Section Manager Greg Sarratt, W4OZK, of Harvest, Alabama, with 2053 votes, handily defeated Sherri Brower, W4STB, of Vero Beach, Florida (1143 votes); Carl Zelich, AA4MI, of Chuluota, Florida (1079 votes), and Rudy Hubbard, WA4PUP, of Milton, Florida (498 votes). Incumbent Sandy Donahue, W4RU, of Dothan, Alabama, with 2555 votes, defeated challenger Jeff Beals, WA4AW, of Loxahatchee, Florida, who received 2117 votes.
ARRL Southeastern Division Director-elect Greg Sarratt, W4OZK |
ARRL Southeastern Division Vice Director Sandy Donahue, W4RU |
ARRL West Gulf Division Director Coy Day, N5OK |
ARRL West Gulf Division Vice Director Dr David Woolweaver, K5RAV |
As in the Pacific Division, leadership in the West Gulf Division remains unchanged. West Gulf Division Director Coy Day, N5OK, of Union City, Oklahoma, received 2649 votes to defeat Ed McGinley, W5ETM, of Fort Worth, Texas, who received 751 votes. Incumbent Vice Director for the West Gulf Division, Dr David Woolweaver, K5RAV, of Harlingen, Texas, received 2592 votes to defeat Dr John Teer, AK5Z, also of Harlingen, who received 780 votes.
President Harrison said, "I am so pleased to see such a large turn-out of voters in these elections, and the interest and desire of the candidates to serve. It is through this electoral process that the members truly have a voice in the growth and advancement of the ARRL and the Amateur Service. I look forward to welcoming our new and returning Board members in January."
ARRL Chief Executive Officer David Sumner, K1ZZ, said, "It is always a pleasure to see literally tens of thousands of ARRL members participating in the electoral process. It's from the participation of these members that our elected Directors derive the authority to act for the benefit of Amateur Radio."
ARRL Delta Division Director and member of the ARRL Ethics and Elections Committee Henry Leggette, WD4Q, said he could sum up today's experience in one word: "Interesting. This was a new experience that I thoroughly enjoyed. Seeing how this process works from the inside makes me appreciate all the more the election process."
The newly elected and returning Directors and Vice Directors will begin their new term at noon on Tuesday, January 1, 2008.
The next scheduled Division elections are next fall in the Atlantic, Dakota, Delta, Great Lakes and Midwest ARRL Divisions. According to League Bylaws, ballots will be counted on November 21, 2008.