NASAD Annual Meeting 2024: Elections, Appointments, Appreciation


November 2024

ANNUAL MEETING

Members and friends of NASAD gathered in Minneapolis, Minnesota in October 2024 for the Eightieth Annual Meeting. The Association extends deepest appreciation to all those who were part of the volunteer effort that makes these meetings successful, an effort that includes preparing and making presentations, leading discussion, sharing expertise and insight, and much more.

NEW OFFICERS

Subsequent to action by the Membership and the Board of Directors during the 2024 Annual Meeting, we are pleased to announce the election, re-election, or appointment of the following individuals to office in NASAD:

Treasurer
Kate Bonansinga, University of Cincinnati

Two Members, Board of Directors
Seda McKilligan, Iowa State University
Heather Shaw, Lesley University

Commission on Accreditation
Chair (Two-Year Term)

Jade Jewett, California State University, Fullerton

Members (Three-Year Terms)
Susanne Floyd Gunter, Converse University
Michael Henderson, Sam Houston State University
Gina Moore, Benedict College
William Wightman, James Madison University

Member (One-Year Term)
Charles Kanwischer, Bowling Green State University

Committee on Nominations
Chair

Greg Hull, Herron School of Art and Design

Members
Jason Guynes, University of Alabama
Vagner Mendonça-Whitehead, Pennsylvania State University

Committee on Ethics
Member

Michael Carrasco, Florida State University

APPRECIATION TO IMMEDIATE PAST OFFICE-HOLDERS

The Association wishes to express its deepest thanks to those individuals who left office in NASAD in 2024 after serving one or more terms:

Member, Board of Directors
Beth Elicker, Maine College of Art and Design

Members, Commission on Accreditation
Barbara JK Nwacha, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Jack Risley, Washington University in St. Louis
Jay Sullivan, Southern Methodist University

Chair, Committee on Nominations
Laura Vandenburgh, University of Oregon

Member, Committee on Nominations
Jonathan Fahnestock, Maryville University of St. Louis

Member, Committee on Ethics
Gina Moore, Benedict College

NASAD is indebted to these exceptional individuals for their dedication and volunteer spirit, without which the Association’s work could not go forward.