AAO-HNS Election Results 2009

President-Elect

J. Regan Thomas, MD

Director-at-Large (Academic)

James A. Stankiewicz, MD

Director-at-Large (Private Practice)

J. Pablo Stolovitzky, MD

Nominating Committee (Academic)

David E. Eibling, MD
Brent A. Senior, MD

Nominating Committee (Private Practice)

Sujana S. Chandrasekhar, MD
David S. Parsons, MD

Audit Committee

Peter C. Weber, MD

Results of Bylaw Amendments proposed to Academy membership for vote:

2009 Proposed Bylaws Amendment #1 - PASSED

The following amendments to the Academy bylaws recognize the existence of the Specialty Society Advisory Council (SSAC) in the context of the Academy bylaws and include SSAC representation on the Academy Board of Directors. 

Note: Bold Type indicates proposed new language. Subsequent articles will be renumbered as necessary.

Article X Specialty Society Advisory Council

The Academy shall actively support and participate in the Specialty Society Advisory Council (“SSAC”), a group consisting of representatives from the national specialty societies of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, including the Academy. The SSAC shall elect its officers, meet regularly, and act in accordance with governing articles approved by the Academy Board of Directors, serve as an advisory body for subspecialty issues to the Academy Board of Directors, and act as a conduit for communications between the Academy Board of Directors and the members of the representative societies. The Chair and Chair-Elect of the SSAC shall each serve as ex-officio members of the Academy Board of Directors with a vote as long as the Board of Directors determines that the SSAC is continuing to act in accordance with its governing articles and purposes and satisfies any other criteria established by the Board of Directors.

Section 4.02. Members of the Board

The Board of Directors shall consist of the Academy President, President-Elect, Secretary-Treasurer, the most recent living Past President, the Chair of the Board of Governors, the Immediate Past Chair of the Board of Governors, the Chair-Elect of the Board of Governors, and eight (8) Fellows, Life Fellows or Retired Fellows elected as At-Large Directors by the voting Fellows or Members at the annual membership meeting. Voting shall not be cumulative. Those two nominees receiving the most votes shall be elected. The Executive Vice President/CEO shall be an ex-officio member of the Board of Directors without vote and the Academy Coordinators shall be non-voting members of the Board of Directors. The Chair and Chair-Elect of the Specialty Society Advisory Council shall be ex-officio members of the Board of Directors with a vote, in accordance with Article X.

Proposed Bylaws Amendment #2  - PASSED

The following amendment defines a standard two-term limit for members of the Audit Committee, in accordance with other similar Standing Committees of the organization. 

Note: Bold Type indicates proposed new language.

Section 6.04. Audit Committee.

The Audit Committee shall consist of three voting Fellows or Members of The Academy who are not members of the Board of Directors elected by the voting Fellows or Members to staggered three-year terms. In addition, the President shall appoint one of the new Directors to a three-year term on the Audit Committee each year resulting in a six member committee all of whom are elected by the membership. Elected members of the Audit Committee shall be eligible to run for a second consecutive term and not eligible for re-election to the Audit Committee until three years have elapsed following the close of their last term. The Secretary-Treasurer shall serve on the committee as an ex-officio member with a vote. The Audit Committee shall elect its own chair each year.