Thank You to Outgoing AAR Volunteers

December 15, 2021

On behalf of your colleagues, many thanks to the following board of directors, committee, jury, and task force members whose terms end in 2021.  

We are very grateful for their dedicated service to the AAR!

Asma Afsaruddin
Committee on the Public Understanding of Religion

Vivienne Angeles
International Connections Committee

Edwin David Aponte
Academic Labor and Contingent Faculty Committee

Fannie Bialek
Committee on Teaching and Learning

José I. Cabezón
Governance and Leadership Development Committee

Rob Campany
Best First Book in the History of Religions Book Award Jury

Ki Joo Choi
Research Grants Jury

S.J. Crasnow
Status of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, & Queer Persons in the Profession Committee

Elissa Cutter
Annual Meeting Travel Grants Jury

Kyrah Malika Daniels
Annual Meeting Travel Grants Jury

Keri Day
Governance and Leadership Development Committee

Neomi De Anda
Status of Women in the Profession Committee

Amanullah De Sondy
Status of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, & Queer Persons in the Profession Committee

Tracy Fessenden
Religion and the Arts Award Jury

Emily Filler
Textual Studies Book Award Jury

Marla Frederick
Audit Committee
Board of Directors
Executive Committee

Amy Hale
Committee on Teaching and Learning

Peter Heltzel
Research Grants Jury

Robyn Henderson-Espinoza
Status of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, & Queer Persons in the Profession Committee

Susan E. Henking
Publications Committee

Barbara Holmes
Finance Committee

Hsiao-Lan Hu
Status of Women in the Profession Committee

Tracey Hucks
Program Committee

Jennifer Scheper Hughes
Academic Labor and Contingent Faculty Committee

Aaron W. Hughes
Textual Studies Book Award Jury

Mary E. Hunt

Status of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, & Queer Persons in the Profession Committee

Amir Hussain
Program Committee

Munir Jiwa

Status of Racial and Ethnic Minorities in the Profession Committee

Anne Joh
Graduate Students Awards Jury

Terrence Johnson
Committee on the Public Understanding of Religion

Zayn Kassam
Board of Directors
Committee on Professional Conduct
Governance and Leadership Development Committee

Jon Keune
International Connections Committee

Adil Hussain Khan
Analytical-Descriptive Studies Book Award Jury

Mari Kim
Regions Committee

Liz Kineke
Journalism Awards Jury

Vincent Lloyd
Publications Committee

Ramon Luzarraga
Theological Education Committee

Russell McCutcheon
AAR Delegate to the ACLS

Michael McLaughlin
Graduate Student Committee

David Morgan
Religion and the Arts Book Award Jury

Martha Newman
Academic Relations Committee

Aarti Patel
Board of Directors
Committee on Professional Conduct
Graduate Student Committee

Laurie L. Patton
Governance and Leadership Development Committee

Joe Paxton
Graduate Student Committee

S. Brent Plate
Religion and the Arts Book Award Jury

Gwendolyn Reece
Publications Committee

Mayra Rivera
Committee on Professional Conduct

Ruben Rosario Rodriguez
Constructive Reflective Studies Book Award Jury

Jennifer Rycenga
Academic Relations Committee

Bee Scherer
Status of People with Disabilities in the Profession Committee

Angela Sims
Theological Education Committee

Annette Stott
Applied Religious Studies Committee

Randall Styers
Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Finance Committee
Investment Committee

Jolyon Thomas
Religion and the Arts Award Jury

Cassie Trentaz
Status of Women in the Profession Committee

Deborah Whitehead
Program Committee

Melissa M. Wilcox
Status of Women in the Profession Committee

Thelathia Young
Committee on the Public Understanding of Religion