Nominations
RSS Leadership Overview
RSS Leadership includes voting and non-voting members of the RSS Leadership Council, including the President, Past President, President-elect, Vice President, Secretary, and Executive Director/Treasurer(s) who comprise the Executive Committee, along with six Council Members elected at-large, four Council Members appointed from the general membership, two student members, and one or two members appointed to Chair the Program Committee. The six elected and four appointed Council members are assigned to lead one of five Standing Committees of the Society, first as Chair-elect and then as Chair. These Standing Committees include: Awards and Endowment, Development, JEDI, Membership, and Publications. Assignments of the just-elected council members to the standing committees will be made after elections in Spring/Summer of each year by the President in consultation with the President-elect and the just elected President-elect.
Additional Standing Committees include the Ethics Committee and the Nominations Committee, whose Chair and two members are elected from the general membership. With the exception of the Executive Director/Treasurer and RSS Business Office personnel, all leadership positions are voluntary and do not receive salary or payment.
2026 Nominations
Nominations for the 2026 elections will include:
President (Elect)
Serves for three consecutive years: one year as President-elect, one year as President, and one year as Past President (and is a voting member of Leadership Council in the year serving as President and President-elect).
Vice President
Serves for one year (and is a voting member of Leadership Council for that year).
Council Member - Land Grant University
Serves for two years (is a voting member each year, serves as a standing committee Chair-elect in year one and standing committee Chair in year two).
Council Member - Non-Land Grant University or College
Serves for two years (is a voting member each year, serves as a standing committee Chair-elect in year one and standing committee Chair in year two).
Council Member - Governmental, Nongovernmental, or Private Organization
Serves for two years (is a voting member each year, serves as a standing committee Chair-elect in year one and standing committee Chair in year two).
Council Member - Student Representative
Serves for two-years (voting member each year).
Nominations Committee Chair (Elect)
Serves for two years, with no seat or vote on Council, first as chair-elect, then as chair.
Nominations Committee (Seat One)
Serves for one year, with no seat or vote on Council.
Nominations Committee (Seat Two)
Serves for one year, with no seat or vote on Council.
Ethics Committee
Serves a three year term with no seat or vote on Council. Serves as chair-elect first year, chair in year 2, and past chair in year 3.