After weeks of competitive campaigning, the student body elected next year's Honor and University Judiciary Committee leaders yesterday.
Duncan Brook, Brad Robinson and Christopher Smith will serve as the three College Honor Committee Reps from a pool of 14 candidates.
"We are going to have an outstanding Committee next year," said Brook, who led the race with 1,459 votes. "I'm very excited to work with these people."
Voter turnout was high at 34.5 percent. Candidates expressed enthusiasm for the student participation.
"We had a whole lot of people turn out," Smith said. "I think it was in part the informed retraction. It's great that the student body spoke so resoundingly."
Brook agreed that participation levels were exciting.
"It was a year with a real issue for the student body to consider and good candidates to vote on," Brook said.
Amanda Snyder, receiving 316 votes, and Joe Gay, receiving 305, will represent the Engineering school. Seven students vied for the two positions.
The Nursing School elected Courtney Springman, receiving 75 votes, and incumbent Katherine Baylor, receiving 61, out of a three-student pool.
Christie Graham and Saket Narula, who received 186 votes and 176 votes respectively as the only candidates in the race, will represent the Commerce school.
Tara Cook, who received 50 votes, and Brian Prescott, a write-in candidate who received three votes, will represent the Education school. The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences elected uncontested Kenneth Baranowski with 36 votes, and Thomas Bird won the election in the School for Continuing and Professional Studies with 16 votes.
"There was a very qualified slate of candidates," Honor Committee Chairman Thomas Hall said. "I'm sure they'll all do a wonderful job."
Three College University Judiciary Committee positions also were competitive. Alexis Gregorian led the nine-student field with 1,339 votes. Sandy McArthur and Michael Wall received 1,001 and 871 votes respectively.
"It was a tough competition between a lot of qualified candidates," Gregorian said. "But I'm pleased with the results, I'm really exited to work with Mike and Sandy."
All candidates outside of the College ran unopposed.
Katie Graney and James Carlson were elected as Engineering Judiciary Reps with 647 votes and 545 votes respectively.
The Curry School elected Mary Ellen Bizzarri with 44 votes and Marshall J. Pattie with 39 votes.
Kelly Sheehy received 167 votes and Margaret Schulte received 157 votes in the Commerce school election.
In the Architecture school Shelby Doyle received 95 votes and write-in candidate Michael Gellman received seven.
Newly elected members of both Committees expressed excitement regarding their new positions.
"I am so profoundly grateful to the voters for the opportunity to serve," Smith said.
Others said they were looking forward to taking office.
"I'm ready to get to work," Gregorian said.
Brook, brandishing knuckles scarred from chalking sidewalks, was almost speechless after his victory.
"I can't believe it, I worked really hard on this election and I'm really excited about working hard next year," he said. "I've been amazed by the support of all my friends, so many people helped me out over the past weeks. Now I'm going to go call my Mom"
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