BY CURT HARLER
The Alumni Blue Band association is looking for seven candidates to run for positions as directors for the upcoming election. If you are interested, you’re asked to self nominate on or before November 15th at elections@psualumnibands.org.
Your candidate statement should include the following:
- Name
- City, State
- Years at Penn State, Degree(s), Other Degrees, Licenses, etc. as appropriate.
- Years in the Band, Instrument, Groups (Marching, Pep Band, POTL, etc.).
- Experience in Blue Band and Alumni Band participation, leadership, and relevant experience in similar organizations.
- Brief statement as to why you want to be on the Board, how do you envision yourself contributing to ABBA and the current Penn State Athletic Bands program.
Directors serve a three-year term, starting in January 2025. Most quarterly meetings are via Zoom and take between 60- 90 minutes. ABBA members who graduated in the past 10 years are encouraged to apply as they are the most underrepresented group on the board.
The next scheduled meeting of the AABA Board will be a virtual Zoom meeting. It's slated for Sunday, January 12th, 2025 at 8:00pm Eastern time. All ABBA members are welcomed to attend this or any other board meeting, although voting is limited to elected board members. Among key business items will be the election of a new Board President to a two-year term (Randy Seely, who has done yeoman work leading ABBA, has reached his term-limit ceiling and is moving off the board).
