New ARRL Section Managers Elected in Four Sections

NEWINGTON, CT, Feb 18, 2003--Roy Rabey, AD5KZ, will become the new North Texas Section Manager this spring after he topped a field of three candidates that included the incumbent. Rabey, who lives in Bedford, outpolled first-term North Texas SM Larry Melby, KA5TXL, and Glenn Warnstaff, K5CPD. Rabey received 576 votes to Melby's 499 and Warnstaff's 303. New SMs also will be taking office in Montana, Wyoming and Oklahoma. Incumbents were re-elected without opposition in five other ARRL sections. Votes cast in all contested races were counted today at ARRL Headquarters.

An Extra-class amateur and a licensee for more than 20 years, Rabey says he's a staunch promoter of Amateur Radio public relations and recruitment activities.

In Montana, Doug R. Dunn, K7YD, defeated James Fuller, N7VMR, 234 to 73 votes. Dunn, who lives in Livingston, has served as Montana Technical Coordinator and as an Emergency Coordinator since 1989. He's been licensed since 1963. Dunn says his primary focus is the technical side of Amateur Radio.

Dunn will take over the reins from current Montana SM Darrell Thomas, N7KOR, a 10-year veteran who decided not to run for another term.

In Oklahoma, John Thomason, WB5SYT, of Edmond, topped Melvin Miller, K5KXL, 520 to 148 votes for the section's top job. An Extra-class licensee and a ham for 25 years, Thomason has served in various club leadership posts and is a past Oklahoma Public Information Coordinator.

Thomason will take over the job being relinquished by Charlie Calhoun, K5TTT, who decided not run again. Calhoun has been Oklahoma SM since 1999.

In Wyoming, Jay E Ostrem, W7CW, of Gillette, was unopposed for election and was declared elected. An Emergency Coordinator since 1987 and an Official Observer since 1994, Ostrem will succeed outgoing Wyoming SM Bob Williams, N7LKH, who did not run for another term. Williams has served as SM since 1997.

Incumbent ARRL SMs in five other sections were unopposed for re-election to new two-year terms and were declared elected. The are John Meyers, NB4K, Kentucky; Cliff Hauser, KD6XH, Arizona; Malcolm Keown, W5XX, Mississippi; Joe Brown, W6UBQ, Orange; and Jim Lasley, N0JL, Iowa.

All new terms of office begin on April 1.

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