UBC Reports
July 11, 1996

Blake to head Faculty Association for two-year term

Zoology Prof. Robert Blake has been elected president of UBC's Faculty Association for a two-year term. He has served as the association's vice-president for the past two years.

Mary Russell, Social Work, an ex-officio member of last year's executive committee and chair of the Personnel Services Committee, replaces Blake in the vice-president's position.

Billie Housego, Educational Psychology and Special Education, was re-elected to a third term as the association's secretary. David Walker, Chemistry, one of last year's members-at-large, will serve as treasurer.

George Spiegelman, Microbiology, Ross Labrie, English, and Ann Dusing, Classics, return as members-at-large for another year. Joining them are newly-elected Nicolas Jaeger, Electrical Engineering, Paul Marantz, Political Science, and Angela Redish, Economics.

Elected again as an ex-officio member is Norma Wieland, Germanic Studies, who was reaffirmed as chair of the Salaries and Economic Benefits Committee.

Serving their first terms as ex-officio members are Terry Crawford, Botany/Zoology, who will chair the Status of Women Committee, and Gloria Joachim, Nursing, as chair of the Personnel Services Committee.