Dianne Pinderhughes, the President's Distinguished Professor and Full Professor in the Departments of Africana Studies and Political Science at Notre Dame University, became the Association's 104th president on September 2 at the close of the Association's Annual Meeting. Robert Axelrod of the University of Michigan, APSA's outgoing president, symbolically passed the gavel to Pinderhughes at the Association's Business Meeting on September 1. Joining Pinderhughes in guiding the Association are six new officers. Eight new members of the council will be elected in an all-member election during the month of October. Details on the results of the election will be available on the web and in the January issue of PS.