David C. Hammack, the Hiram C. Haydn Professor of History at Case Western Reserve University and a member of the Mandel Center Program Faculty, has been elected the next president of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA).

"We are fortunate to have both a long-term member and a respected scholar lead ARNOVA," said Katherine M. Finley, executive director. "Our strategic plan calls for ARNOVA to build, improve and disseminate knowledge on nonprofit organizations, philanthropy and voluntary action. I think David Hammack is the right person at the right time to accomplish these goals."

"David Hammack is an excellent choice for president of ARNOVA," said Joseph Galaskiewicz, the association's current president. "His experience, thoughtfulness, and commitment will contribute greatly to the board, the association and the field of nonprofit studies."

Hammack is also a member of the faculty council at the Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations at Case, and holds a secondary faculty appointment in the Department of Economics at the Weatherhead School of Management.

ARNOVA is a community of people dedicated to fostering the creation, application and dissemination of research on voluntary action, nonprofit organizations and philanthropy. More than 1,000 scholars, researchers, consultants and nonprofit executives from a variety of disciplines and research interests are members of ARNOVA. The association is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, on the campus of Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis.

"ARNOVA has a critical twin role to play in advancing research and enabling researchers and practitioners to learn from one another," said Hammack. "I am looking forward to helping identify ways for both researchers and practitioners to work together in the exchange of new ideas."

Hammack has published several articles on the comparative development of nonprofit organizations in the United States and other nations, and is currently writing a brief history of the nonprofit sector in America. He is also a member of the Social Science Research Council's Committee on Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector.