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Nomination Form for the EWS Executive Board

Members of the Edith Wharton Society are invited to nominate candidates for at-large membership to the Executive Board. Self-nominations are also permitted.

Extended Deadline for nominations for this year: May 15, 2005.

Duties of Board Members:

1. Board members customarily serve for two years and are expected to attend Board meetings and EWS business meetings at conferences (when possible).

2. Board members are expected to participate in e-mail discussions of Board business.

3. Board members are expected to referee articles for the Edith Wharton Review.

For information on the duties of an Executive Board member, see Sections VI and VII of the Constitution of the Edith Wharton Society.

If you would like to nominate someone, please use the form below or send the equivalent information by e-mail or letter to Edith Thornton, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, 800 West Main Street. Whitewater, WI 53190-1790.

Both nominator and proposed nominee must be members of the Edith Wharton Society.

You will also need to provide the following information:

1. The person's name, address, e-mail address, and qualifications for serving.

2. Your name, address, and e-mail address (to confirm the nomination).

3. Assurance that the proposed nominee is willing to run and, if elected, to serve on the board.

   
   
1. Name of Proposed Board Member:
2. Address (Postal and e-mail):
3.  Qualifications for serving on the EWS Board (include previous service, writings on Wharton, participation in scholarship or conferences related to Edith Wharton, etc.). These will be presented to the membership.

   
4. Your Name:
5. Your E-mail Address (required for confirming the nomination):
   
6. Other comments or information:  

                 

Thank you.