2013-14 ASG Executive Officers and Senators Announced
Elections for the 2013-14 ASG executive officers and senators concluded on Thursday, March 14. A total of 5,253 students voted in the election. Next year’s ASG executive officers include:
James “Bo” Renner of Fayetteville was elected president of Associated Student Government. Renner is a junior majoring in marketing in the Sam M. Walton College of Business.
Ellie Keffler of Richardson, Texas, was elected vice president. Keffler is a junior majoring in history in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences.
Lindsey Bach of Tulsa, Okla., was elected secretary. Bach is a sophomore majoring in journalism and Spanish in Fulbright College.
Because no single candidate for treasurer received a majority of the votes (50 percent plus 1 vote), a run-off election will occur. Voting will begin at 9 a.m. Thursday, March 28, and conclude at 4 p.m. Friday, March 29. Candidates in the run-off election include:
- Matthew Chaffin
- Will Strickland
Students can cast an electronic ballot via vote.uark.edu or a paper ballot in the Office of Student Activities, ARKU A665.
The following students will serve as senators for the 2013-14 year:
Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
- Ashton Dawson
- Jordan Wilson
- Elleott Amick
Fay Jones School of Architecture
- Amy Kent
- Shaelyn Vision
J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences
- Joe Kieklak
- Wil Cheatham
- Morgan Farmer
- Haley Noga
- Luke Brasuell
- Mark K. Cameron
- Ashton Williams
- Sterling Elmore
- Joseph C. Holloway
- Nathan Chadwick
- Conrad Witte
- Joe Youngblood
- Kelsey S. Boykin
College of Education and Health Professions
- Molly McDaniel
- Samantha Gerner
College of Engineering
- Katy Thompson
- Will McComas
- Ethan Dollar
- Fallon Briana Pennington
- Parker Korita
Graduate School/ School of Law
- Madeleine Forrest
- Alex Marino
- Sanket Desai
- Michael Powers
- Rick Eyi
- James Wesolowki
Sam M. Walton College of Business
- Clare Davis
- Ralph Bray
- Molly Hiller
- Omar Kasim
- Tori McChesney
- Rowan O’Brien- Williams
- Ray Todd
In addition, students approved three ASG constitutional referendum items including:
- The ASG Impeachment Process Act of 2013, ASG Senate Bill 17
- The Senate Committee Restructuring Act of 2013, ASG Senate Bill 18
- Legitimizing Fresh HOGS, ASG Senate Bill 19
Having passed the student vote, the referendum items will be submitted to the chancellor for his review and consideration.
Contacts
Rudy Trejo, Assistant Director
Office of Student Activities
479-575-5255,
rgtrejo@uark.edu
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