Official notice: Election candidate changes

Since the publication of the Biographical Synopses & Statements of Nominees (BSSN) booklet that accompanied the 2019 Convention Workbook, a number of changes of which voting delegates should be aware have impacted the slates for election. These changes, with accompanying biographical information and personal statements, will be printed in Part B of the Sunday, July 21, 2019, Today’s Business (TB 2B).

In accordance with Bylaw 3.12.2.6 (a), President-elect Matthew C. Harrison has selected for the office of First Vice-President the following five nominees from the list of 20 generated through the nominating ballot process. These five names will constitute the ballot for First Vice-President, to be elected at the convention:

Christopher S. Esget

Peter K. Lange

Scott R. Murray

John C. Wille

John C. Wohlrabe Jr.

In addition, one of the candidates for Central Region Vice-President has taken a call outside the region. This created a vacancy on the ballot of five, which resulted in reopening the process of assigning nominees to the slate for this office, as reported below. Several other changes have been made to the slates of candidates developed by the Committee for Convention Nominations (CCN) and reported in the booklet, necessary as the committee responded to new information regarding candidates and elective positions.

Delegates should take note of the following change(s) and the biographical information and personal statements of the newly named candidates for the various position(s):

Central Region Regional Vice-President

Minister of Religion—Ordained

REMOVE: Scott K. Seidler (MO) (BSSN, 24)

ADD: Charles M. Henrickson (MO) (BSSN, 11, 22, bio & statement to be published in TB 2B)

ADD: Ken R. Schurb (CI) (BSSN, 11, 22, to be published in TB 2B)

Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR)*

Layperson

REMOVE: Glenn Weingarth (PSW) (BSSN, 48)

Board of Regents—Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind. (CTSFW)*

Minister of Religion—Ordained

REMOVE: Dean M. Bell (MNN) (BSSN, 60)

Layperson

REMOVE: Glenn Weingarth (PSW) (BSSN, 62)

Board of Regents—Concordia University, Nebraska, Seward, Neb. (CUNE)*

Layperson

REMOVE: Matthew W. Bowers (SI) (BSSN, 74)

Board of Regents—Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, Ill.

Layperson

REMOVE: Stanley Carl Lemon (IN) (BSSN, 70)

ADD: John Hrehov (IN) (to be published in TB 2B)

Board of Regents—Concordia University, Portland, Ore.

Layperson

REMOVE: Stanley Carl Lemon (IN) (BSSN, 77)

ADD: Wesley Robert Smith (IN) (to be published in TB 2B)

Board of Regents—Concordia University, St. Paul, St. Paul, Minn.

Commissioned

REMOVE: Susan Kay Hewitt (MNS) (BSSN, 78)

ADD: Ruth Ericka McDonnell (MO) (to be published in TB 2B)

*The CCN offered more than the required number of candidates for CTCR, CTSFW and CUNE, so there will be no additional names added to those slates.

John W. Sias, Secretary

Posted July 15, 2019