Dear members,
Every three years the ATTW membership elects a new vice president (who goes on to serve as president) and three members-at-large. As current ATTW Vice President, I am writing to solicit nominations for these positions (duties briefly outlined below). If you or someone you know would be a good candidate for any of these positions, please send me your nomination(s) by May 22, 2026 to dorpe001@umn.edu
The nominating committee will meet in June to finalize a slate of candidates. Elections will run until the end of June 2026. The new executives will start in August of 2027.
Note: Only current ATTW members can vote so I encourage everyone to renew their membership. Click this link to renew your membership: https://www.xcdsystem.com/attw/member/index.cfm
I appreciate your important future leadership suggestions!
Isidore
Duties of the ATTW Elected Positions (per the ATTW constitution:
https://attw.org/about-attw/attw-constitution/
The Members-at-Large shall
1. Perform all duties and functions requested by the President or the Executive Committee through the President; and
2. Serve on the Executive Committee.
The Vice President shall
1. Perform all duties and functions requested by the President;
2. Perform all duties and functions of the President when the President is incapacitated;
3. Chair the Nominating Committee; and
4. Serve on the Executive Committee.
Because the VP goes on to serve as President, I have included those duties as well.
The President shall
1. Serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the organization;
2. Chair the Executive Committee;
3. Preside at all meetings scheduled for the conduct of the organization’s business/affairs;
4. Represent the organization at all official functions;
5. Present all matters of organizational operations and business to the Executive Committee for its information and/or approval.
6. Submit all proposals for the expenditure of organizational funds in amounts exceeding $250.00 to the Executive Committee for approval; and shall
7. Appoint individuals and committees as needed to conduct the business/affairs of the organization in an efficient and timely manner.
Isidore Kafui Dorpenyo, PhD
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Writing Studies, College of Liberal Arts
Nolte Center
University of Minnesota–Twin Cities
Vice President; Association of Teachers of Technical Writing
Co-Chair, Grants Committee; Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication
Special Issues Editor; Journal of Technical Writing and Communication