December 2024

On behalf of the entire AAR membership, we would like to thank the following AAR volunteers — board of directors, committee, jury, and task force members whose terms end in 2024. Thank you for serving your colleagues and your guild.

Diane Apostolos-Cappadona 
Book Award Jury, Historical Studies 

Aixin Aydin
Graduate Student Committee

Sarah Jean Barton
The Status of People with Disabilities in the Professions Committee

Benae Beamon
Religion and the Arts Award Jury

Rebecca Berru-Davis
Book Award Jury, Religion and the Arts Book Award 

Rudy V. Busto
Committee on Teaching and Learning

María M. Carrión
Academic Relations Committee
AAR Task Force on AAR Guidelines for Valuing and Evaluating Public Scholarship in Religion

Judith Casselberry
Research Grants Jury

Niki Clements
Book Award Jury, Textual Studies 

Leonard Curry
The Status of People with Disabilities in the Professions Committee

Maria T. Davila
The Status of Women and Gender Minoritized Persons in the Professions Committee

Daniel Fisher-Livne
Applied Religious Studies Committee

Juan Floyd-Thomas
Book Award Jury, Best First Book in the History of Religions 

Mary Foskett
Journalism Awards Jury, Best In-Depth Multimedia Journalism

Oliver Freiberger
Book Award Jury, Analytical-Descriptive Studies 

Jeremy Fricke
Regional Council

David P. Gushee
AAR Delegate to the American Council of Learned Societies

Trace Haythorn
Finance and Audit Committee

Paul Hedges 
Book Award Jury, Constructive-Reflective Studies 

Hannah Hofheinz
Applied Religious Studies Committee

Teresa J. Hornsby 
Academic Labor and Contingent Faculty Committee

Amir Hussain
AAR Immediate Past President
Governance and Leadership Development Committee

Willie J. Jennings
Academic Labor and Contingent Faculty Committee

Deborah Jian Lee
Journalism Awards Jury, Best In-Depth Newswriting 

Nicola Menzie
Journalism Awards Jury, Best In-Depth Newswriting

Jake Nagasawa
Regions Committee

John Nemec
Publications Committee

David Newheiser
Journalism Awards Jury, Best In-Depth Multimedia Journalism
Journalism Awards Jury, Best In-Depth Newswriting

Suzanne Owen
Book Award Jury, Analytical-Descriptive Studies 

Nadine S. Pence
AAR Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Finance and Audit Committee

Anthony Petro
Religion and the Arts Award Jury

Santiago Pinon
The Status of Racial and Ethnic Minoritized People in the Professions Committee

Fabio Rambelli
International Connections Committee

Daniel Ramirez
Book Award Jury, Historical Studies 

Christophe D. Ringer
Committee on Teaching and Learning

Angela Sims
Finance and Audit Committee

Teresa Smallwood
AAR Task Force on AAR Guidelines for Valuing and Evaluating Public Scholarship in Religion
The Status of LGBTIQ+ Persons  in the Professions Committee

Josef Sorett
Governance and Leadership Development Committee

Todne Thomas 
Book Award Jury, Analytical-Descriptive Studies 

Rachel Toombs
Academic Labor and Contingent Faculty Committee

Peter Valdina
Academic Relations Committee

Jessica Vazquez Torres
The Status of LGBTIQ+ Persons  in the Professions Committee

Reggie L. Williams
Academic Relations Committee

Thelathia Young
AAR Board of Directors
Committee on Professional Conduct
Governance and Leadership Development Committee
Status Committee Caucus

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