SB QST @ ARL $ARLB011 ARLB011 Section Managers Elected ZCZC AG11 QST de W1AW ARRL Bulletin 11 ARLB011 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT February 22, 2000 To all radio amateurs SB QST ARL ARLB011 ARLB011 Section Managers Elected Ballots have been counted in contested section manager races in North Carolina and South Dakota. In North Carolina, John Covington, W4CC, of Charlotte outpolled G. Roger Allen, KD4MYE, 951 to 891. Covington will succeed outgoing SM Reed Whitten, AB4W. In South Dakota, incumbent SM Roland Cory, W0YMB, of Mobridge defeated challenger Katherine ''Trina'' Blanks, KB0TYW, 146 to 88. Candidates in six other ARRL sections ran uncontested. In Louisiana, Mickey Cox, K5MC, of West Monroe was elected to succeed retiring SM Lionel ''Al'' Oubre, K5DPG. Incumbent section managers reelected were Robert Leiden, KR2L, Eastern New York; Tuck Miller, K6ZEC, San Diego; Allen R. Breiner, W3TI, Eastern Pennsylvania; Ronald Phillips, AH6HN, Pacific; and Lynn Gahagan, AF4CD, Virginia. Terms of office for successful candidates begin April 1, 2000. NNNN /EX