Michael Burawoy, University of California, Berkeley, was elected the 95th President of the American Sociological Association (ASA), and Bernice Pescosolido, Indiana University, Bloomington, was elected Vice President. Burawoy and Pescosolido will assume office in August of 2003, following a year of service as President-elect and Vice President-elect.
Election to President is the highest honor ASA members can bestow on a colleague. As President, Burawoy serves as Chair of the ASA Council, which governs the Association and its policies. He also chairs the Program Committee for the 2004 Annual Meeting to be held in San Francisco, CA, on August 14-17, 2004.
In announcing the results of the election, Secretary Arne L. Kalleberg and Executive Officer Sally T. Hillsman extended their heartiest congratulations to the newly elected officers and committee members. The other elected officials include: the four newly elected Council Members-at-Large, the two members elected to the Committee on Publications, and the six members elected to the Committee on Nominations. The newly elected officers and their positions are:
President-ElectMichael Burawoy, University of California, Berkeley
Vice President-ElectBernice Pescosolido, Indiana University
CouncilEsther Ngan-Ling Chow, American UniversityJennifer Glass, University of IowaDeborah K. King, Dartmouth College Rhonda F. Levine, Colgate University
Committee on PublicationsCarol A. Heimer, Northwestern UniversityBrian Powell, Indiana University
Committee on NominationsRonald R. Aminzade, University of MinnesotaKaren E. Campbell, Vanderbilt UniversityRuth Horowitz, New York UniversityMaxine Seaborn Thompson, North Carolina State UniversityVerta Taylor, University of California, Los AngelesDonald Tomaskovic-Devey, North Carolina State University
Journalists are invited to attend any of the more than 500 sessions, book panels, poster sessions and symposia featured on a wide range of topics at the Annual Meeting. Press facilities will be located in the Hilton Chicago Hotel.
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