2024 Election, Appointments, Appreciation


September 2024

Annual Meeting

Members and friends of NASD gathered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin September 12 – 14 for the 44th 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

Subsequent to action by the Membership and Board of Directors as appropriate during the 2024 Annual Meeting, we are pleased to announce the election, re-election, or appointment of the following individuals to office in NASD:

President (Note: succession to office upon completion of term as Vice President)
Mary Lisa Burns, New World School of the Arts

Vice President
Janet Lilly, University of North Carolina Greensboro

Member, Board of Directors
Krista Bower, Belhaven University

Chair, Commission on Accreditation
Catherine Horta-Hayden, Towson University

Member, Commission on Accreditation (Three-Year Term)
Stephanie J. Milling, University of South Carolina

Member, Commission on Accreditation (Two-Year Term)
Matthew Farmer, Hope College

Member, Committee on Nominations
Marsha Barsky, Kennesaw State University

Member, Committee on Ethics
James Robey, Radford University

Appreciation to Immediate Past Office-Holders

The Association wishes to express its deepest thanks to those individuals who have completed terms of office or service in 2024:

President
Larry A. Attaway, Butler University

Member, Board of Directors
Anjali Austin, Florida State University

Immediate Past President and Chair, Committee on Nominations
Sharon Story, Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education

Chair, Commission on Accreditation
Janet Lilly, University of North Carolina Greensboro

Member, Commission on Accreditation
Catherine Horta-Hayden, Towson University

Member, Committee on Nominations
Julianne O’Brien, Chapman University

Member, Committee on Ethics
Elizabeth Gillaspy, Texas Christian University

NASD is indebted to these exceptional individuals for their dedication and volunteer spirit, without which the Association’s work could not go forward.