[Mldxcc] ARRL DIRECTORS AND VICE DIRECTORS ELECTED

[Ken Anderson]

==> DIRECTORS AND VICE DIRECTORS ELECTED IN FIVE ARRL DIVISIONS

ARRL staff members started opening ballots for Director and Vice
Director races in the Pacific, Rocky Mountain, Southeastern,
Southwestern and West Gulf Divisions, while a representative from an
independent auditor, ARRL President Joel Harrison, W5ZN, and members of
the League's Ethics and Elections Committee looked on. In the end, the
Rocky Mountain has a new Director and Vice Director and the Southeastern
Division has a new Director, as well; a new Vice Director was elected in
the Southwestern Division. The leadership team in the Pacific and West
Gulf Divisions will remain the same.

Both ARRL Pacific Division Director Bob Vallio, W6RGG, and Southwestern
Division Director Richard "Dick" Norton, N6AA, ran unopposed and were
declared the winner of the election by the League's Ethics and Elections
Committee. Incumbent Andy Oppel, N6AJO, of Alameda, California received
1654 votes to defeat Rob Brownstein, K6RB, of Santa Cruz, California,
who received 1180 votes for Vice Director in the Pacific Division.

The incumbent ARRL Southwestern Division Vice Director, Edward J. "Ned"
Stearns, AA7A, of Scottsdale, Arizona, did not seek re-election this
term. Of the four candidates for this office, Marty Woll, N6VI, of
Chatsworth, California, with 1191 votes, defeated Tom Fagan, WB7NXH, of
Tucson, Arizona (1054 votes); Tuck Miller, NZ6T, of National City,
California (710 votes), and Joseph Madas, AE6JM, of Banning, California
(342 votes).

Current Rocky Mountain Division Vice Director Brian Mileshosky, N5ZGT,
of Albuquerque, New Mexico, with 1393 votes, defeated Jeff Ryan, K0RM,
of Westminster, Colorado (915 votes) in the race for Director of that
Division. Current ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Director Warren G. "Rev"
Morton, WS7W, did not run for re-election this term. Dwayne Allen,
WY7FD, of Devil's Tower, Wyoming, with 1332 votes, defeated Chris
Howard, W0EP, of Fort Collins, Colorado, who received 938 votes.

With the retirement of ARRL Southeastern Director Frank Butler, W4RH,
after more than 50 years of elected service to the ARRL, four people
threw in their hats to become the new Director of that Division. Current
ARRL Alabama Section Manager Greg Sarratt, W4OZK, of Harvest, Alabama,
with 2053 votes, handily defeated Sherri Brower, W4STB, of Vero Beach,
Florida (1143 votes); Carl Zelich, AA4MI, of Chuluota, Florida (1079
votes), and Rudy Hubbard, WA4PUP, of Milton, Florida (498 votes).
Incumbent Vice Director Sandy Donahue, W4RU, of Dothan, Alabama, with
2555 votes, defeated challenger Jeff Beals, WA4AW, of Loxahatchee,
Florida, who received 2117 votes.

As in the Pacific Division, leadership in the West Gulf Division remains
unchanged. West Gulf Division Director Coy Day, N5OK, of Union City,
Oklahoma, received 2649 votes to defeat Ed McGinley, W5ETM, of Fort
Worth, Texas, who received 751 votes. Incumbent Vice Director for the
West Gulf Division, Dr David Woolweaver, K5RAV, of Harlingen, Texas,
received 2592 votes to defeat Dr John Teer, AK5Z, also of Harlingen, who
received 780 votes.

President Harrison said, "I am so pleased to see such a large turn-out
of voters in these elections, and the interest and desire of the
candidates to serve. It is through this electoral process that the
members truly have a voice in the growth and advancement of the ARRL and
the Amateur Service. I look forward to welcoming our new and returning
Board members in January."

ARRL Chief Executive Officer David Sumner, K1ZZ, said, "It is always a
pleasure to see literally tens of thousands of ARRL members
participating in the electoral process. It's from the participation of
these members that our elected Directors derive the authority to act for
the benefit of Amateur Radio."

ARRL Delta Division Director and member of the ARRL Ethics and Elections
Committee Henry Leggette, WD4Q, said he could sum up today's experience
in one word: "Interesting. This was a new experience that I thoroughly
enjoyed. Seeing how this process works from the inside makes me
appreciate all the more the election process."

The newly elected and returning Directors and Vice Directors will begin
their new three year term at noon on Tuesday, January 1, 2008.

The next scheduled Division elections are next fall in the Atlantic,
Dakota, Delta, Great Lakes and Midwest ARRL Divisions. According to
League Bylaws, ballots will be counted on November 21, 2008.