New Members Elected To Board Of Overseers

June 17, 1999

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HARVARD GAZETTE ARCHIVES

The President of the Harvard Alumni Association announced the results of the annual election of new members of the Harvard Board of Overseers last week at the annual meeting of the Association following the University's 348th Commencement. The five newly elected Overseers, in order of their finish, are: Margaret A. Hamburg, 19,705 votes; Thomas E. Everhart, 19,047; Joseph J. O´Donnell, 18,424; Karen Gordon Mills, 16,949; Sheila James Kuehl, 15,987; and the candidate who received the sixth highest number of votes, 15,891.

In 1999, there were nine candidates, eight nominated by the Harvard Alumni Association, as prescribed by the election rules, and one nominated by certificates from Harvard degree holders. A total of 35,386 alumni and alumnae cast ballots in the election for a 17.9 percent rate of participation among eligible voters.

The primary function of the Board of Overseers is to encourage the University to maintain the highest attainable standards as a place of learning. Overseers carry out this mission by visiting faculties, departments, and other important programs throughout the University so that they can inform themselves about the quality of teaching, research, and administration and then identify problems and offer advice to faculties and University officials.

Elected Director Election Results

The six newly elected Directors, in order of their finish, are:

Ray A. Hammond, 21,038 votes; Barbara J. Cigarroa, 20,894; Gregory A. Storch, 20,480; Truda Cleeves Jewett, 19,811; Seth Waxman, 18,546; Louise Reid Ritchie, 17,438.

In 1999 there were nine candidates for Elected Director; six were elected to serve three-year terms. The total number of votes cast was 34,174. Elected Directors represent the alumni population on the HAA Board and provide leadership for the HAA and its various committees.