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Wayne Easterling, ASU Department of Physics alumnus and Laboratory Coordinator Senior on the Physics Instructional Resource Team (PIRT), was elected Vice President of the Physics Instructional Resource Association (PIRA) at the August meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) in Greensboro, SC. Following a year as Vice President, he will serve an additional three years in the other offices in the PIRA presidential sequence. Easterling earned his BS in Physics in 1997, followed by a M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction in 2000, also from ASU. He holds a teaching certificate for secondary education in physics. He has been part of the PIRT staff in the Department of Physics since 1999. PIRA is a national affiliate organization of the AAPT especially concerned with the use and development of resources for physics instruction and outreach. Easterling has found the professional development opportunities and support available though PIRA personally very valuable and looks forward to helping the organization continue to contribute to physics education.