April 2017
Members and friends of NAST gathered in Henderson, Nevada in March for the 2017 Annual Meeting. The Association is deeply grateful to all those who were part of the volunteer effort that makes these meetings succeed, an effort that includes preparing and making presentations, leading discussion, sharing expertise and insight, and much more.
New Officers
Following action by the Membership and the Board of Directors during the 2017 Annual Meeting, we are pleased to announce the election, reelection, or appointment of the following individuals to office in NAST:
President
Holly Logue, Kean UniversityVice President
Jim Hunter, University of South CarolinaMember, Board of Directors
Michael Grenham, Stella Adler Studio of ActingChair, Commission on Accreditation
DeAnna Toten Beard, Baylor UniversityMembers, Commission on Accreditation
Beth Harper, Portland Actors Conservatory
Richard Klautsch, Boise State UniversityChair, Committee on Nominations
Shelly Elman, University of West GeorgiaMembers, Committee on Nominations
Kelly Allison, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Richard Burk, Casper College
Georgia L. McGill, Queensborough Community College, City University of New York
Michele Pagen, California University of PennsylvaniaChair, Committee on Ethics
Brian Jones, Indiana University of PennsylvaniaMember, Committee on Ethics
Robyn Quick, Towson University
Appreciation to Immediate Past Office-Holders
The Association wishes to express its deepest thanks to those individuals who have left office in NAST this year after serving one or more terms:
President
R. Terrell Finney, Jr., University of CincinnatiVice President
Holly Logue, Kean UniversityImmediate Past President
Dan Carter, Pennsylvania State UniversityMember, Board of Directors
Stephen Rosenfield, American Comedy InstituteChair, Commission on Accreditation
Jim Hunter, University of South CarolinaPublic Members, Board of Directors and Commission on Accreditation
Margaret G. Bailey, Houston, TX
Mary E. Farley, Mount Kisco, NYChair, Committee on Nominations
J. Kevin Doolen, Eastern Illinois UniversityMembers, Committee on Nominations
Wendy Coleman, Alabama State University
Eric Lange, University of Northern Iowa
Kenneth L. Stilson, Southeast Missouri State University
Catherine Weidner, Ithaca College
Dan Carter (ex officio), Pennsylvania State UniversityChair, Committee on Ethics
David Grapes, II, University of Northern ColoradoMember, Committee on Ethics
Augustine Ripa, Lehigh University
NAST is indebted to all of these exceptional individuals for their dedication and volunteer spirit, without which the Association’s work could not go forward.