Academy Elections 2003: Twelve Seats Decided
Academy Secretary Dan Birman has released the initial election results for the TV Academy's board of governors elections for the 2003-05 term. Thirteen of the twenty-seven available seats on the board were contested. Twelve of those thirteen seats have now been decided. The remaining seat, the governorship of the Daytime Programming peer group, will be decided in a runoff election between candidates Bob Boden and Nancy Wiard. The new board will be officially installed in October. Please check www.emmys.com for further election results, and read our previous election coverage for more details.
Here is a list of peer groups and candidates for governor: Winners are denoted by an asterisk (*).
PEER GROUP | NOMINEES |
Animation | Robert Kurtz, Brian Sheesley* |
Art Directors / Set Decorators | Philip Dagort*, Joe Stewart |
Casting Executives | Donna Ekholdt |
Children's Programming | Nancy Steingard |
Cinematographers | Lowell Peterson, ASC*, Isidore Mankofsky, ASC |
Commercials | Sheila Manning |
Costume Design & Sup. | Betsey Potter |
Daytime Programming | Bob Boden, Nancy Bradley Wiard (runoff) |
Directors | Mark Corwin, John Moffitt* |
Electronic Production | John Nachreiner |
Interactive Media | Chris Swain |
LA Area | Hal Eisner, Harry Kooperstein* |
Makeup / Hairstylists | Judy Crown |
Music | Ray Colcord |
Non-Fiction Programming | Susan Lacy*, Kay Sumner |
Performers | Lynne Moody*, Peter Kwong |
Producers | Michael Gallant |
Production Executives | Barbara Wellner |
Professional Representatives | Beth Bohn*, Lita Richardson |
Public Relations | James Anderson*, Richard Licata |
Sound | Leo Chaloukian, C.A.S., Jerald Clemans* |
Sound Editors | Vince Gutierrez*, Anthony Mazzei |
Stunts | Lane Leavitt |
Television Executives | Laurette Hayden |
TV Motion Picture Editors | Michael Hoey A.C.E. |
Title Design / SVE | Steve Kazanjian, Steven Scott* |
Writing | Donna Kanter |
Four of the six officer positions were contested. Here's a rundown of the offices and nominees:
OFFICE | NOMINEES |
Chair | Dick Askin |
Vice Chair | Steve Binder, John Shaffner, Jody Simon |
2nd Vice Chair | Mark Glamack, Michael Hoey, Karen Miller, Lynn Roth, Cristy Trembly |
Secretary | Dan Birman, Mimi Gramatky |
Treasurer | Leo Chaloukian, C.A.S., Darlene Lieblich |
LA Area Vice Chair | Mitch Waldow |