Clifford Mishler Elected ANA President!

2009 Board of Governors to be Installed in Los Angeles

(ANA: Press Release) Clifford Mishler has been elected the 56th President of the American Numismatic Association, ANA Executive Director Larry Shepherd announced today.

Mishler received 5,047 votes compared with 3,213 for current ANA Vice President Patricia A. Jagger Finner. Thomas G. Hallenbeck, who ran unopposed, was elected Vice President. Incumbents Chester L. Krause, Joseph E. Boling, Walter Ostromecki Jr., and Wendell Wolka were re-elected along with Board newcomers Scott T. Rottinghaus, J.P. Martin and Jeff C. Garrett.

BiggsKofford, independent auditing firm for the American Numismatic Association 2009 Board of Governors’ election, counted the ballots and reported the following vote tallies:

For President Votes

Clifford Mishler - 5,047
Iola, WI

Patricia A. Jagger Finner - 3,213
Iola, WI

For Vice President

Thomas G. Hallenbeck - 1*
Colorado Springs, CO

Successful Candidates for Governor Votes

Chester L. Krause - 5,845
Iola, WI

Joseph E. Boling - 4,730
Indianapolis, IN

Walter A. Ostromecki - 4,453
Panorama City, CA

Scott T. Rottinghaus - 4,339
New London, CT

Wendell A. Wolka - 4,179
Greenwood, IN

J.P. Martin - 4,066
Englewood, CO

Jeff C. Garrett - 3,781
Lexington, KY

Unsuccessful Candidates for Governor Votes

Alan Herbert - 3,613
Belle Fourche, SD

Michael L. Ellis - 3,111
Virginia Beach, VA

Jeffrey Swindling - 2,703
Jacksonville, FL

Thomas A. Palmer, Jr. - 2,627
New Smyrna Beach, FL

Paul Hollis - 2,498
Mandeville, LA

Brian E. Fanton - 2,335
Hiawatha, IA

Michael S. Turrini - 1,961
Vallejo, CA

New officers will be installed during the annual ANA Awards Banquet, Saturday, Aug. 9, at the World’s Fair of Money® in Los Angeles.

Overall 8,479 ballots were returned in the 2009 election, compared with 7,171 in 2007. Of all ballots cast, 44 were rejected compared with 505 in 2007. The ANA mailed 29,299 ballots, one to each Association member who was eligible to vote on May 15, 2009.

All Board candidates were informed of the election results during a conference telephone call at 12:30 p.m. Mountain Standard Time, Thursday, July 2.

The American Numismatic Association is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to encouraging people to study and collect money and related items.

The ANA helps its 32,000 members and the public discover and explore the world of money through its vast array of education and outreach programs, as well as its museum, library, publications, conventions and seminars. For more information, call 719-632-2646 or visit http://www.money.org/.

*Only the first vote is counted in uncontested races.