{"id":1214,"date":"2026-03-21T16:30:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T16:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/columbus\/?p=1214"},"modified":"2026-03-24T16:41:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T16:41:31","slug":"call-for-nominations-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/columbus\/2026\/03\/21\/call-for-nominations-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1214\" class=\"elementor elementor-1214\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a05506e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a05506e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-efa5eca\" data-id=\"efa5eca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80f15ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80f15ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Call for Nominations <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-150e7ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"150e7ad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9848eed\" data-id=\"9848eed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38b6034 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38b6034\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71626e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71626e5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"><div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"><div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ee0de6\" data-id=\"3ee0de6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e3d653 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e3d653\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p>The 2026 Nominating Committee has selected the following Regular Nominees for 2026-2027:<\/p><p>Jerry Van Meter for Chairman<br \/>Nancy Porter for Vice-Chairman<br \/>Harvey Castner for Treasurer<br \/>Bryan H. Lyons for Secretary<\/p><p>The 45-day period for Nominees by Petition closes at the end of May 5. The Duties of Officers can be found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/columbus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/04\/Columbus-Section-Bylaws-2016-0909.pdf\">Section Bylaws<\/a> on pages 4-5; Election and Nomination requirements are on pages 7-8.<\/p><p>Please send any nominations to the Secretary (<a href=\"mailto:columbus@awssections.org\">columbus@awssections.org<\/a>) before the petition period closes.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Call for Nominations The 2026 Nominating Committee has selected the following Regular Nominees for 2026-2027: Jerry Van Meter for ChairmanNancy Porter for Vice-ChairmanHarvey Castner for TreasurerBryan H. 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