{"587347":{"#nid":"587347","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Clark Elected to the American Association of Geographers\u2019 Nominating Committee","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJennifer Clark, an associate professor in the Ivan Allen College School of Public Policy, was elected to the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aag.org\/cs\/about_aag\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAmerican Association of Geographers\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026rsquo;\u0026nbsp;(AAG)\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aag.org\/cs\/about_aag\/governance\/committees\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENominating Committee\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;one of only two nationally elected committees within the AAG.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMembers of the Nominating Committee are uniquely responsible for nominating the AAG president, vice president and national councilors who determine the organization\u0026rsquo;s priorities and strategic direction.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFounded in 1904, the AAG is a nonprofit, scientific, and educational society aimed at advancing the understanding, study, and importance of geography and related fields. The AAG currently has more than 10,000 members from nearly 100 countries working in geography or related fields in the public, private, and academic sectors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMembers are able to engage by attending the AAG Annual Meetings, publishing in the association\u0026rsquo;s scholarly journals\u0026nbsp;(\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aag.org\/cs\/publications\/journals\/annals\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAnnals of the American Association of Geographers\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aag.org\/cs\/publications\/journals\/pg\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Professional Geographer\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aag.org\/cs\/publications\/journals\/rob\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAAG Review of Books\u003C\/a\u003E,\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aag.org\/cs\/publications\/journals\/gh\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGeoHumanities\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E), and participating in the association\u0026rsquo;s affinity groups and more than 60 specialty groups and committees. Clark also serves as the current chair of the AAG\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/egsgaag.wordpress.com\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EEconomic Geography Specialty Group\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJennifer Clark, an associate professor in the Ivan Allen College School of Public Policy, was elected to the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aag.org\/cs\/about_aag\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAmerican Association of Geographers\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026#39;\u0026nbsp;(AAG)\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aag.org\/cs\/about_aag\/governance\/committees\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENominating Committee\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;one of only two nationally elected committees within the AAG.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Jennifer Clark, an associate professor in the Ivan Allen College School of Public Policy, was elected to the\u00a0American Association of Geographers\u0027\u00a0(AAG)\u00a0Nominating Committee,\u00a0one of only two nationally elected committees within the AAG. 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