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Burrall, Barber, Khalsa & Zhang Win AGA Board Seats

Steven Burrall, Robert Barber, Gurujeet Khalsa and Zhiyuan [Edward] Zhang have won election to the AGA Board of Directors. Burrall (top left) will represent the Western region, Barber (top right) the Central, Khalsa (bottom right) the Eastern and Zhang (bottom left) is At-Large; the terms are for two years. "This election offered excellent choices for the chapters and membership," said AGA President Allan Abramson. "Good people will replace good people, and we all will benefit from fresh ideas. One of my priorities has been to strengthen Board-President relations, and I'm sure this will continue under incoming President Andy Okun and the new Board. Thanks to Chuck, Jie, Lisa, and Gordon for working so hard for the AGA! I am sure we will see them again in other AGA roles. " The results were tallied Saturday night: 
Western: Steven Burrall 55% (21 votes); Chris Kirschner 36% (14); Jeff Horn 7% (3). Eastern: Gurujeet Khalsa 74% (32); Feng Yun 16% (7); Thomas Hsiang (withdrew) 6% (3); Central: Robert Barber 58% (14); Lisa Scott 41% (10); At-Large: Zhiyuan [Edward] Zhang 34% (85); Chuck Robbins 29% (74); Jie Li 26% (65); Abstain 8% (20); Other (At-Large): Roy Laird 2 votes, Feng Yun 1 vote, Bob Bacon 1 vote.