Hello Basic Course Division Members and Officers!
In order to best prepare for the elections in our Business Meeting this year, we are sending out a
request for nominations in advance. As is customary, nominations can be made during the
meeting, but we (the nominating committee) would like to get ballots prepared in advance. This
year we will be electing the following positions:
1. Vice-Chair Elect
2. Secretary (2-year term)
3. Nominating Committee (3 individuals)
A description of each of these positions is listed below. Though Article IV suggest the
nominating committee should be appointed, in the past we have taken volunteers/nominated for
these positions, so names for a nominating committee will be added to the ballot. If you are
interested in any of these positions, or would like to nominate someone else for one of these
positions (with their approval), please send an email to Nadene N. Vevea, current Chair of the
Nominating Committee: nadene.vevea@ndsu.edu
Finally, to serve as a reminder, here are the current officers and committee members of the Basic
Course Division:
Beth Waggenspack (Virginia Tech University), Chair
Amy Slagell (Iowa State University) Program Planner and Vice-Chair
Dr. Adam Jones (Illinois College), Vice-Chair Elect
Scott Titsworth (Ohio University), Immediate Past Chair Ex Officio
Last year, we elected Dr. David Worley (Indiana State University) as the new Basic
Communication
Course Annual editor, cmworley@isugw.indstate.edu.
NCA Nominating Committee Representative is Dr. Stephen Hunt
(Illinois State University), which Beth becomes next year.
The Nominating Committee that we elected in Chicago is Dr. Kristine Bruss (University of
Kansas), Caroline Parsons (Clemson University), and Nadene Vevea (North Dakota State
University), Chair.
Again, we appreciate your involvement in the Basic Course Division and look forward to your
responses which will assist a smooth and efficient election and voting process for the business
meeting this year.
Hope to see you all in sunny San Diego!
Nadene N. Vevea
ARTICLE IV. OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
Section 1. The officers of the Commission shall be Chairperson, ViceChairperson, ViceChairperson-Elect, and Secretary.
Section 2. The Chairperson shall preside at meetings of the
Commission, and shall work with the Vice-Chair Elect in membership
recruitment for the Commission. The Chairperson shall work with the
Secretary to keep a current list of Commission membership. The
Chairperson also will serve as chairperson of the Nominating
Committee and will be a nonvoting member of that committee. The
Chairperson shall serve a one-year term.
Section 3. The Vice-Chairperson shall, in cooperation and
consultation with appropriate officers of the Commission and NCA,
plan the program of the Basic Course Commission for the annual NCA
convention. The Vice-Chairperson will chair the Program Planning
Committee and will be responsible for compiling the ratings and
rankings by the Program Planning Committee of papers and proposals
submitted for competitive evaluation. The Vice-Chairperson shall,
based on the ratings and rankings of the evaluators, select three
distinguished papers from those competitively submitted for awards:
Top Paper in Research, Top Paper in Pedagogy, and Top Poster Session.
The Vice-Chairperson has the prerogative to deem no paper worthy of
one or more awards that year. Awards will be given to the author(s)
by the Vice-Chairperson at the annual business meeting. The ViceChairperson shall serve a one-year term and succeed to the office of
Chairperson in the next successive year.
Section 4. The Vice-Chairperson-Elect shall serve as a Program
Evaluator and member of the Program Planning Committee. The ViceChairperson-Elect shall assist the Vice-Chairperson in program
planning and shall be responsible for membership recruitment for the
Commission. The Vice-Chairperson-Elect shall serve a one-year term
and succeed to the office of ViceChairperson in the next successive
year.
Section 5. The Secretary shall perform the customary duties of that
office and shall be responsible for internal communications among the
members. The Secretary shall prepare minutes for the business
meetings and, as needed, shall send announcements, memorandums, and
newsletter information to members of the Commission and shall channel
appropriate information to Spectra. The secretary should keep a
current list of Commission membership and submit this list to the NCA
National Office. The secretary shall serve a two-year term.
Section 8. The Nominating Committee shall consist of three members
appointed by the Vice-Chairperson. The Chairperson shall
serve as Chairperson of this committee without vote. The duty of the
committee shall be to nominate at least one individual to fill each vacancy
among the officers, program evaluators, and committee members of the
Commission. The Nominating Committee members will be announced at the
annual business meeting.
Section 2. The Nominating Committee shall nominate at least one
person for each vacancy to be filled. The nominations for officers,
program evaluators, and committee members will be presented to the
general membership by the Nominating Committee at the annual business
meeting.
Section 3. Additional nominations for each vacancy may be made by any
member at the annual business meeting.
Section 4. A nominee must receive a majority vote of the Commission
members present and voting at the annual meeting. In the event that
more than two people are nominated and no one initially receives a
majority vote, a run-off election between the two individuals
receiving the most votes shall be held immediately. A tie vote will
be decided by the Chairperson of the Commission immediately.
Section 5. All elections will be conducted by a show of hands, with
the nominees absenting themselves, unless a majority of those present
at the business meeting vote in favor of a secret ballot.