October 2008

AARS elects new Officers and Board members
At its September 28, 2008 meeting, The Board of Directors of AARS elected the following members to two year terms:

• Steven A. Crown (WA & Queen's '80) as President
• Ralph H. Smith (AL & Corpus Christi '73) as Administrator, American Trust for Oxford University
• Neil R. Brown (IO & Merton 2002) as a newly matriculated Director
• Kweli Ebon Washington (CA & Lincoln '97) as a newly matriculated Director

In addition, three Directors were elected to the Board for terms which finish in September 2010:

• Robert A. Sternfels (CA & Worcester '92)
• Janice Ugaki (ID & St. Antony's '93)
• Steven M. Umin (NY & Magdalen '59)

AARS Website wins WebAward
The AARS Website received the 2008 "Standard of Excellence" WebAward (Non-Profit Category) from the Web Marketing Association. Congratulations to Janice Ugaki, Nick Kristof, Neil Brown, Martina Vandenberg, Ila Burdette, Todd Breyfogle, Andrew Park, Will Roper, Adam Chandler and Stew Early.