Results of 2008 CAS Election
09/05/2008 —
Balloting for the 2008 CAS election closed on August 29, 2008 and the CAS Tellers have verified the election results. Roger Hayne has been elected President-Elect.
Eugene Connell, Wayne Fisher, Alice Underwood, and Mavis Walters have been elected to the Board of Directors. The following members were elected or re-elected by the Board to serve as Vice Presidents:
- Kenneth Quintilian, Vice President-Administration
- David L. Menning, Vice President-Admissions
- Kevin G. Dickson, Vice President- ERM
- Ralph S. Blanchard, Vice President-International
- Patricia A. Teufel, Vice President-Marketing and Communications
- Andrew E. Kudera, Vice President-Professional Education
- Louise A. Francis, Vice President-Research and Development
These Fellows will assume their positions at the close of the 2008 Annual Meeting in Seattle.
A total of 1,219 Fellows voted in this year's election, or 37% of the Fellows. This compares to 1,118 Fellows or 37% for last year.
According to the election procedures approved by the Board, all vote counts are released to the membership. These follow:
| President-Elect | |
|---|---|
| Roger Hayne | 1042 |
| Director | |
|---|---|
| Alice Underwood | 763 |
| Mavis Walters | 599 |
| Eugene Connell | 530 |
| Wayne Fisher | 517 |
| James Christie | 457 |
| Chester Szczepanski | 451 |
| Richard Fein | 447 |
| Clive Keatinge | 408 |
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 2008 election for their willingness to run and, if elected, to serve.
Christopher S. Carlson
President, Casualty Actuarial Society
