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Changing of the Guard : Rick Roderick, K5UR, Elected as ARRL's 16th President
?ARRL's New President to Make First Official Convention Visit in Puerto Rico
?Outgoing ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ, Honored with ARRL President's Award
?ARRL President Bestows President's Award on AMSAT's Tom Clark, K3IO
?National Parks on the Air Update
?There's Still Time -- But Not Much -- to Make Plans for the ARRL National Convention and Banquet
?Bart Jahnke, W9JJ, Named as ARRL Contest Branch Manager
?Dayton Amateur Radio Association Surprises ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ
?Winter Field Day Set for January 30-31
?Midwinter 630 Meter Activity Weekend Set for Early February
?NASA Control Terminates Spacewalk by Two-Ham Astronaut Team
?In Brief...
?The K7RA Solar Update
?Just Ahead in Radiosport
?Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions and Events
Changing of the Guard: Rick Roderick, K5UR, Elected as ARRL's 16th President
The ARRL Board of Directors has elected ARRL First Vice President Rick Roderick, K5UR, of Little Rock, Arkansas, as ARRL President. The Board took the action as it convened for its 2016 Annual Meeting January 15-16 in Windsor, Connecticut. Roderick, 63, officially assumed office for a 2-year term at the conclusion of the Annual Meeting. He is the ARRL's 16th president, succeeding Kay Craigie, N3KN, of Blacksburg, Virginia, who had served for three terms since being elected in 2010.
ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR. [Rick Lindquist, WW1ME, photo]
A ham for 48 years, Roderick is an attorney. He has served on the ARRL Board of Directors for 24 years and is an enthusiastic Amateur Radio operator and DXer on HF and VHF/UHF. He and his wife Holly have two adult children.
The Board also chose other officers, electing Dakota Division Director Greg Widin, K0GW, of Stillwater, Minnesota, as First Vice President, succeeding Roderick, and Rocky Mountain Division Director Brian Mileshosky, N5ZGT, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, as Vice President, succeeding Jim Fenstermaker, K9JF. Roderick, Widin, and Mileshosky all are ARRL Life Members. Fenstermaker was later named by the Board as an ARRL Honorary Vice President.
As a result of the Vice President election, Rocky Mountain Division Vice Director Dwayne Allen, WY7FD, of Sundance, Wyoming, has become the new Division Director, succeeding Mileshosky, while Dakota Division Vice Director Kent Olson, KA0LDG, of Horace, North Dakota, has become the new Division Director, succeeding Widin. President Roderick will fill the Vice Director vacancies.
In other action, the Board re-elected International Affairs Vice President Jay Bellows, K0QB, Chief Financial Officer Barry Shelley, N1VXY, and Chief Technology Officer Brennan Price, N4QX.
The ARRL Board of Directors held its Annual Meeting January 15-16 in Windsor, Connecticut. [Rick Lindquist, WW1ME, photo]
The Board also elected one new member to the Executive Committee, which can act on the behalf of the Board between its two yearly meetings in January and July. Delta Division Director David Norris, K5UZ, will replace New England Division Director Tom Frenaye, K1KI, on the panel. The other Director members are Hudson Division Director Mike Lisenco, N2YBB; West Gulf Division Director Dr David Woolweaver, K5RAV; Pacific Division Director Bob Vallio, W6RGG, and Great Lakes Division Director Dale Williams, WA8EFK.
ARRL Chief Operating Officer Harold Kramer, WJ1B, also was attending his final meeting in an official capacity. He will retire on March 1 after about 11 years at ARRL Headquarters.
The Board considered the recommendations of the CEO Search Committee and selected a candidate to succeed ARRL Chief Executive Officer David Sumner, K1ZZ, who is retiring this spring after 44 years on the ARRL Headquarters staff. A formal announcement is pending.
In other action, the Board approved an annual budget that contains an operating surplus this year, in the wake of a deficit last year. The overall budget was $15.3 million, approximately the same as the previous year's spending plan.
ARRL's New President to Make First Official Convention Visit in Puerto Rico
Newly elected ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, will make his first official convention visit as he heads a League contingent at the ARRL Puerto Rico State Convention later this month in Hatillo, Puerto Rico.
"The Organizing Committee of the convention is pleased to know that President Roderick will be attending and has chosen to participate with us," said Convention Chair José Vicéns, NP4G. Other League officials expected to attend include Southeastern Division Director Doug Rehman, K4AC, and General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD.
"I am looking forward to seeing everyone at the ARRL Puerto Rico State Convention," President Roderick told the Organizing Committee.
The January 30-31 event, the 4th Puerto Rico State Convention, will be dedicated to emergency communication. The Caribbean Amateur Radio Group, the Puerto Rico Amateur Radio Group, and the city of Hatillo are co-sponsoring the gathering in the Francisco "Pancho" Deida Coliseum. More than 1200 are expected to attend the largest Amateur Radio event of the Caribbean. Admission is free.
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