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ARLB009 Winter Cycle Section Manager Election Results Announced

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ARRL Bulletin 9  ARLB009
> From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  February 22, 2017
To all radio amateurs

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ARLB009 Winter Cycle Section Manager Election Results Announced

Four candidates for Section Manager (SM), including one incumbent, outpolled
challengers to win 2-year terms beginning on April 1, while a second incumbent
was defeated in a run for a new term, and one candidate ran unopposed to
succeed an incumbent who did not run again. Ballots in contested races in the
winter election cycle were counted and verified on February 21 at ARRL
Headquarters.

In Arizona, Rick Paquette, W7RAP, of Tucson, topped the field in a three-way
race, receiving 638 votes to 375 for Steven Wood, W1SR, of Tucson, and 353 for
Virgil Silhanek, K7VZ, of Phoenix. Paquette has served as an Assistant Section
Manager and has been a volunteer instructor, mentor, and volunteer examiner for
many years. Robert Spencer, KE8DM, of Yuma, who has served as SM since 2013,
decided not to run for another term.

In North Texas, Jay Urish, W5GM, of McKinney will become the new Section
Manager after defeating Brent Boydston, KF5THB, of Henrietta 829 to 490. Urish
will be returning as SM, having served previously from 2009 to 2011. He will
succeed Nancy McCain, K5NLM, of Fort Worth, who has been North Texas SM for the
last 2 years and did not run for another term.

In Kentucky, Steve Morgan, W4NHO, of Owensboro, unseated incumbent SM Alan
Morgan, KY1O, of Paris, 323 to 146. Steve Morgan served previously as the
Kentucky SM from 1991 until 1997. Alan Morgan has served in the office since
2015.

In Iowa, incumbent Section Manager Bob McCaffrey, K0CY, of Boone overcame a
challenge to win a new term, polling 306 votes to 218 for Paul Cowley, KB7VML,
of Ames. This will mark McCaffrey's third term in office.

In Arkansas, James Ferguson, N5LKE, of Searcy, will become the new Section
Manager when he succeeds incumbent SM Dale Temple, W5RXU, of North Little Rock,
on April 1. Temple, who is completing his third term, decided not to run for
re-election.

These incumbent Section Managers did not face opposition during the nomination
period and have been declared elected to new terms beginning on April 1:
Malcolm Keown, W5XX (Mississippi); George Forsyth, AA7GS (Montana); Carl
Gardenias, WU6D (Orange), and Jack Mitchell, N7MJ (Wyoming).

These incumbent Section Managers began new 2-year terms on January 1: Tom
Walsh, K1TW (Eastern Massachusetts); Cecil Higgins, AC0HA (Missouri); Matt
Anderson, KA0BOJ (Nebraska); Jim Mezey, W2KFV (New York City/Long Island); Tom
Dick, KF2GC (Northern New York); Marc Tarplee, N4UFP (South Carolina); Skip
Arey, N2EI (Southern New Jersey), and Darrell Davis, KT4WX (West Central
Florida).

In Western Pennsylvania, Joe Shupienis, W3BC, of Falls Creek, on January 1
succeeded Tim Duffy, K3LR, who decided not to run for a second term. Shupienis
had been the Affiliated Club Coordinator and a Public Information Officer.

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