The University Board of Elections announced the Honor and Judiciary Committee representatives from each of the University's schools yesterday evening.
The College of Arts & Sciences elected Sara Page, who garnered 1,625 votes, David Hobbs, with 1,429 votes, and Meghan Sullivan, with 1,303 votes, as its representatives.
"It was the most contested race in the College in several years," outgoing Honor Chair Carey Mignerey said. "All of the candidates were very qualified, many of whom are senior support officers this year. Next year we hope that those support officers that didn't win will stay very involved, and I anticipate they will."
The newly elected representatives praised the high quality of the candidate pool.
"The race had a high number of very qualified candidates," Hobbs said. "The committee is looking good for the future with all the talent it's got."
Elected candidates also expressed appreciation for an unusually high voter turnout.
"All the candidates are grateful to all the students who voted," Sullivan said. "It validated the voting process and affirmed student self-governance."
In a contested election, the Nursing School tapped Kristine Quinn and Sharika LaBrie as its representatives. They received 58 and 53 votes respectively.
All other candidates outside the College ran uncontested.
Morgan Miles and Chatman Ryan will represent the Architecture School.
Robyn Dietter and Sarah Outten will serve as Education School representatives.
The Engineering School re-elected Nick Staubach and designated Temp Millsap as its new representative.
Fernando Benitez and Elizabeth Hamm will represent students at the School of Continuing and Professional Education.
The Graduate School of Arts & Sciences elected Elisabeth Epps and Sunit Shah.
"The Committee next year reflects one that is very diverse in terms of race and gender," Mignerey said. "This reflects the efforts we made this year to reach out to unrepresented populations."
Honor representatives for the Commerce School have yet to be announced due to an error in the submission process, said UBE Chair Brian Cook.
"One candidate for Honor in the Commerce School was inadvertently left off the ballot," Cook said.
The UBE will re-do the election for Honor Commerce representative after Spring Break. The ballot will include the four candidates previously on the ballot and the one candidate omitted.
Elected Judiciary Committee Representatives for the College included Angela Carrico, who received 1,803 votes, Leslie Ann Brooks, with 1,759 votes, and Tim Ormsby, with 1,741 votes.
"I think the elections turned out really well and that the most qualified candidates won," Brooks said. "It's going to be a really great committee. It will be run much more smoothly in the coming year."
The Commerce School representatives are Kristin Beahm, with 146 votes, and Susan Buckner, with 133 votes.
Amber Turner and Michael Packer were elected as Judiciary Engineering Representatives, receiving 445 and 354 votes, respectively.
Candidates for the remaining schools ran unopposed.
Dan Noonan and Michelle Shuman will represent the Architecture School.
Alyson Kienle will represent the School of Education. Gavin Reddick will represent the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. Both schools still need one more representative. The positions will be filled through a special election later in the semester.
"I am excited, and I think it's a great group overall, especially in the College," Judiciary Committee Chair Alexis Gregorian said of the newly elected representatives. "It's a group of very qualified and dedicated individuals"
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