2011 Trustee and AOA Election Results

Dartmouth College alumni have elected two new alumni-nominated trustees to the Board of Trustees and a new Association of Alumni Executive Committee. There were 10,572 ballots cast. Approximately 15.5 percent of the Dartmouth alumni body participated. Trustee Election Results The Dartmouth College Board of Trustees has elected Gail Koziara Boudreaux ’82 and Bill Burgess ’81 as new members of the board following a nomination vote by Dartmouth's alumni. They both will join the board on June 12, following Commencement ceremonies. Boudreaux, who ran for Vacancy #1, received 9,140 alumni votes. Burgess, who ran for Vacancy #2, received 9,016 alumni votes. Association of Alumni Election Results The following alumni were elected to the Association of Alumni (AoA) Executive Committee. Their vote totals are in parentheses. President:John (J.B.) Daukas '84 (10,432) First Vice President:Gary L. Love '76 (9,696) Second Vice President:Peter A. Bleyler '61 (9,656) Secretary-Treasurer:Lynne Hamel Gaudet '81 (9,759) Executive Committee Members:Gersh Abraham '58, '59Th (9,594)Mark Alperin '80 (9,614) Belinda H.Y. Chiu '98 (9,619) Jeff Crowe '78 (9,685) Ann Fritz Hackett '76 (9,671) Kiyoe Hashimoto '95 (9,640) Kate Strayer-Benton '05 (9,590) The vote count for the 2011 Dartmouth trustee/Association of Alumni election was administered by TrueBallot Inc., (TBI), an independent election administration company that ensures the security, accuracy, and impartiality of association and other types of elections. TBI was contracted by the Association of Alumni and Dartmouth College to manage all balloting, ballot counting, and personal email reminders. Balloting began March 9, 2011, and closed at 5 pm ET on April 6, 2011, for receipt of online and mailed ballots. For more information about the 2011 Dartmouth trustee/Association of Alumni election, please visit the Vox the Vote Web site.