The Association Board consists of the four elected Officers, the CUCEA Representative and Alternate Representative, Chairs of the four Standing Committees, and up to an additional twelve elected Members-at-Large.
The Association maintains close liaison with the UCSB Academic Senate Committee on Emeriti and Retirement, the Council of UC Emeriti Association (CUCEA), the UCSB Alumni Association, and The Club at UCSB. Liaison with Emeriti Associations on other UC campuses is maintained through our CUCEA representative.
Emeriti Association Officers and Board Members 2024-2025
Officers
Muriel Zimmerman, President
Writing
The President provides leadership for the Association and represents it to the public at large.
Cynthia Brown, Vice President
French and Italian
The Vice President serves as an ex officio member of all standing committees of the Association and assumes the duties of the President, if the President is unable to do so.
Patricia Cline Cohen, Secretary
History
The Secretary composes and manages the minutes of meetings of the Association and of the Board, maintains records of actions taken by the Board, and drafts correspondence on behalf of the Board.
Mary Nisbet, Treasurer
Economics
With oversite of the President and the Board, the Treasurer is the custodian of the Association’s funds.
Members-at-Large
The Association Board serves as an advisory body to the President and provides oversight and management of the affairs of the Association.
William Ashby
French and Italian
Denise Bielby
Sociology
Ellen Broidy
Library (UCLA)
Dorothy Chun
Education
Scott Cooper
Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology
Tom Gerig
Chemistry
John Gilbert
Computer Science
Judy Gough
Linguistics
Loy Lytle
Psychological and Brain Studies
Brenda Major
Psychological and Brain Studies
Claudine Michel
Black Studies
Bill Prothero
Earth Sciences
Carol Gemberling Stewart
Student Health (UCLA)
Sandra Thompson
Linguistics
Robert Warner
Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology
Simon Williams
Theatre
Committee Chairs
Dorothy Chun
Co-Chair, Development & Engagement
Judy Gough
Co-Chair, Development & Engagement
Bill Ashby
Emeriti Welfare
Ellen Broidy
Co-Chair, Oral History
Sandra Thompson
Co-Chair, Oral History
Robert Warner
Nominations
Bill Ashby
Programs
CUCEA Representative
John Gilbert
Alternative CUCEA Representative