Results of 2010 CAS Election
09/01/2010 —
Balloting for the 2010 CAS election closed on August 30, 2010 and the CAS Tellers have verified the election results.
Patricia Teufel has been elected President-Elect.
C. K. “Stan” Khury, Ronald Kozlowski, Andrew E. Kudera and Jeanne (Swanson) Crowell have been elected to the Board of Directors.
The following members were elected or re-elected by the Board to serve as Vice Presidents:
- Leslie R. Marlo, Vice President-Administration
- David L. Menning, Vice President-Admissions
- Barry Franklin, Vice President- ERM
- Kris D. DeFrain, Vice President-International
- Nancy A. Braithwaite, Vice President-Marketing and Communications
- Chester John Szczepanski, Vice President-Professional Education
- Louise A. Francis, Vice President-Research and Development
These Fellows will assume their positions at the close of the 2010 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
A total of 1,166 Fellows voted in this year's election, or 32% of the Fellows. This compares to 1,208 Fellows or 35% for last year.
According to the election procedures approved by the Board, all vote counts are released to the membership. These follow:
| President-Elect | |
|---|---|
| Patricia Teufel | 908 |
| Director | |
| C. K. “Stan” Khury | 537 |
| Andrew E. Kudera | 494 |
| Jeanne (Swanson) Crowell | 457 |
| Ron Kozlowski | 403 |
| James Merz | 373 |
| Jim Rowland | 346 |
| Kevin Burke | 328 |
| Jon Evans | 312 |
| Steven Kelner | 266 |
| Charles Gruber | 261 |
Congratulations to the new President-Elect and Board members, and to our new and continuing Vice Presidents! On behalf of the CAS, I want to thank all the candidates in the 2010 election for their willingness to run and, if elected, to serve.
Following are the voting results on the five proposals for changes to the CAS Constitution and Bylaws:
| Approve revision of Constitution - Orderly removal of an elected officer or director | ||
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 966 | 95% |
| No | 47 | 5% |
| Approve revision of Constitution and Bylaws - Mechanism for members to initiate amendments | ||
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 853 | 89% |
| No | 104 | 11% |
| Approve revision of Constitution and Bylaws - Designate an officer as Secretary-Treasurer | ||
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 866 | 89% |
| No | 102 | 11% |
| Approve revision of Constitution and Bylaws - Align Constitution and Bylaws with current practices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 883 | 92% |
| No | 78 | 8% |
| Approve revision of Constitution and Bylaws - Eliminate antiquated terms and redundancy | ||
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 957 | 94% |
| No | 60 | 6% |
The CAS Constitution and Bylaws may be amended by an affirmative vote of 10% of the Fellows or two-thirds of the Fellows voting, whichever is greater. Therefore, all five of the proposals were approved by the Fellows.
Roger M. Hayne
President, Casualty Actuarial Society
