Division Chair Elections

Division chairs must be members of CSSA and members of the CSSA division that they wish to represent. Division chairs serve three-year terms, with the first year as division chair-elect, the second year as division chair, and the third year as past division chair. Chairs are elected as part of the general election by the CSSA membership. Elections are held each year for a new chair-elect. For more election information, visit https://www.crops.org/elections.

Roles of Division Chairs

The chair of each division shall be responsible for division operations. The division chair-elect, chair, and past chair will do the following:

  1. Provide leadership for the division they serve. This includes conducting the annual division meeting. The division chair schedules a meeting time, notifies members, and holds the meeting.
  2. Identify oral and poster sessions, develop symposia, plan field trips, workshops, or develop other activities for CANVAS. Details of all activities will be forwarded to the CSSA program planning officer.
  3. Provide nominees for division chair-elect, board of director representative, and CSSA president-elect.
  4. Develop and implement plans that maintain or enhance the viability of the division and support the needs of division members.
  5. Implement actions approved by division members.
  6. Communicate and report information of the division and submit the division’s annual report to the CSSA Board of Directors.

Division Annual Report

The division chair will submit an annual report, summarizing division activities for the CSSA Board of Directors. Headquarters staff will email a call for annual reports to all chairs. Instructions for preparing the report and the deadline for receipt are all included in the call. If the report carries definite recommendations or requires special discussion or treatment, it will be added to the agenda of a future CSSA Board or Executive Committee meeting. All past submitted Annual Reports are available to view here: *https://www.agronomy.org/membership/committees/reports.*