July 11, 2003
Academy Elections 2003: Thirteen Seats Contested
Thirteen of the twenty-seven available seats on the TV Academy's Board of Governors are being contested in elections for the 2003-2005 term. Ballots must be turned in by July 28, and results will be announced in August. The new board is officially installed in October.
Here is a list of peer groups and the candidates from each:
| PEER GROUP | NOMINEES |
| Animation | Robert Kurtz, Brian Sheesley |
| Art Directors / Set Decorators | Philip Dagort, Joe Stewart |
| Casting Executives | Donna Ekholdt |
| Children's Programming | Nancy Steingard |
| Cinematographers | Lowell Peterson, ASC, Isidore Mankofsky, ASC |
| Commercials | Sheila Manning |
| Costume Design & Sup. | Betsey Potter |
| Daytime Programming | Bob Boden, Darlene Lieblich, Nancy Bradley Wiard |
| Directors | Mark Corwin, John Moffitt |
| Electronic Production | John Nachreiner |
| Interactive Media | Chris Swain |
| LA Area | Hal Eisner, Harry Kooperstein |
| Makeup / Hairstylists | Judy Crown |
| Music | Ray Colcord |
| Non-Fiction Programming | Susan Lacy, Kay Sumner |
| Performers | Lynne Moody, Peter Kwong |
| Producers | Michael Gallant |
| Production Executives | Barbara Wellner |
| Professional Representatives | Beth Bohn, Lita Richardson |
| Public Relations | James Anderson, Richard Licata |
| Sound | Leo Chaloukian, C.A.S., Jerald Clemans |
| Sound Editors | Vince Gutierrez, Anthony Mazzei |
| Stunts | Lane Leavitt |
| Television Executives | Laurette Hayden |
| TV Motion Picture Editors | Michael Hoey A.C.E. |
| Title Design / SVE | Steve Kazanjian, Steven Scott |
| Writing | Donna Kanter |