Dear Colleagues,

 

For those of you on academic calendars where time is often marked by semesters or quarters, congratulations on completing an academic year.  For those of you who planned or participated in the RSA Institute in late May, congratulations on a terrific event,and thank you for engaging in one of RSA's most unique and generative events. I'll add special thanks to this year's directors at Penn State University, Xiaoye You and Jack Seltzer, as well as RSA Executive Director Leslie Dinauer for their roles and responsibilities in organizing the Institute. Thank you also to the donors who answered our call and contributed to the Institute scholarship funds; you allowed RSA to offer over $15,000 in scholarship assistance to 77 graduate students, the most support we have ever provided. 

 

This month, I also want to thank two leaders within RSA for their tremendous service to our society and introduce two members who will assume new roles on July 1.

 

On June 30, our Membership Officer, Leslie Harris (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) will conclude her term and Joshua Holman Miller (Texas State University) will begin serving in this role. The Membership Officer is a critical role, charged with tracking trends in membership (and sometimes reminding us individually of the need for renewals) as well as working with the Board of Directors to imagine and create new benefits.

 

Leslie Harris	Joshua Holman Miller

 

Also on June 30, Carolyn Miller will end her many years of service as chair of the Development Council, where she has led efforts for members to consider supporting RSA and its members through travel funds, planned giving, and other forms of philanthropy. Assuming the role of chair will be Kendall Phillips, Syracuse University and past president of RSA.  

 

To Leslie and Carolyn, thank you!  To Josh and Kendall, thank you, too, for saying yes to these roles.