Rao Y. Surampalli, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, D.WRE, F.ASCE, F.AAS

EWRI is pleased to announce the two candidates who have been chosen as nominees for the 2008-2009 Governing Board Election. Rao Y. Surampalli serves as the Official Nominee, selected by the Nominations & Elections Committee, and Rollin H. Hotchkiss was chosen as a Petition Nominee, having garnered the support of over 200 EWRI Members. To have two exceptionally qualified candidates such as this can only benefit EWRI.

Through the balloting process, the individual chosen will ultimately serve a four year term, beginning on October 1, 2008, as the EWRI Vice-President. This elected individual will then spend the following Fiscal Year (2009-2010) as the acting President-Elect. In 2010-2011, the winning candidate will become EWRI President, and will end his term in the fourth year (2011-2012) as EWRI Past-President.

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Rollin H. Hotchkiss, Ph.D.,  P.E., D.WRE, M.ASCE

For more information and to cast your ballot, visit http://content.ewrinstitute.org/committees/NEC09Candidates.html.