Present: Gail Carlson, Karen Funkenbusch, Dale Hagerman, Tom Henderson, Wilma Jean Lower, Ina Metzger, Roxanne Miller, Rex Ricketts, Bob Schultheis, Pat Snodgrass, Georgia Stuart-Simmons.

Absent:   Karla Spencer.  

Call to order. President Georgia Stuart-Simmons called the meeting to order at 10:05 a.m.

Approval of 9/5/01 minutes. Approved as read.

Financial report.

·        Tom Henderson reviewed report made at ESP annual conference on 10/29/01. Total of $2,686.94 in both Checking Plus account and Basic Savings account. One bill outstanding for $73.50. Rest of bills paid.

·        Currently 64 Active members, 118 Life members, 91 inactives.

·        Chapter pays $11/member to national. Membership fees due to national ESP end of December. 

·        Tom will prepare budget based on membership projection to discuss at next meeting. Rex Ricketts to send out reminders to inactives.

·        Tom handed out current lists of active, life and inactive members.

·        Gail Carlson asked if new member packets had been ordered. Tom Henderson to check.  Georgia Stuart-Simmons asked board to remind those whose dues had lapsed. Gail suggested survey of inactives to determine why they haven’t joined. No action taken. Georgia said she would schedule teleconference in January to discuss budget. Discussion that $150 Life Member fee all goes to national with no portion for our chapter.  Gail suggested we think about adding an amount to Life membership to reimburse our chapter.

·        After checking status with Laura Ward, Tom Henderson reported certificates had not yet been ordered. To be ordered when dues are sent at end of the year. Packets include member certificate and member card, but not ESP professional’s creed.

·        Dale Hagerman inquired if thank yous had been sent to dairies who donated ice cream for annual conference ice cream social. Rex Ricketts said they had not. He will send contact information to Roxanne to write thank-you letters for three dairies.

 Committee reports.

·        Awards. Gail Carlson said awards need to go to National by March 1:  Distinguished Service and Mid-Career. Karen Funkenbusch to contact Brenda Procter for information on how it was handled last year.

·        Courtesy & Memorials. Wilma Jean Lower requested she be notified of any deaths of past members. She said Ardella Hixenbaugh had recently died.

·        Loan & Fellowship. Pat Snodgrass announced her committee:  Rhonda Gibler, MU campus; Rick Sparks, SE Region; J. C. Owsley, SW Region; Don Day, CM Region; Beverly Maltsberger, NW Region; Sandra McKinnon, EC Region; Marsha Alexander, WC Region; Joe Koenen, NE Region; and Pat Snodgrass, SC Region. She said no $100 donations in honor or memory of someone were given this year. Tom Henderson asked if money had been given in memory of Don Fancher. After checking, Pat said his name was on the plaque in a previous year after his retirement.

·        Membership.  Rex Ricketts said we have 64 members as of 12/10/01. Tom Henderson said we need 90 to make the annual budget. Bob Schultheis suggested checking the inactives list to see if any had retired. Rex said 15 new members joined this year. Pat Snodgrass suggested personal invitations are important.

·        Professional Improvement. Georgia Stuart-Simmons asked for suggestions. Discussion was held on various options. Lack of funding at all levels was identified as a major challenge. Tom Henderson said the MU campus is starting a major $500 million campaign. Pat Snodgrass suggested that Jim Snyder could be helpful to find possible funding resources for professional development. Possible topics mentioned:

o        ITV approach for message mapping (Ina)
o        Fundraising (Tom)
o        Department of Health sponsorship of series on marketing and securing funding
       (Karen)
o        Conducting effective meetings (Rex)

·        Retirement.  No report. Georgia Stuart-Simmons said newsletter articles on retirees were well receives last year. Gail Carlson mentioned Catherine May had sent a thank you for her award at annual conference.

Old Business.

·        ITV evaluation. Gail Carlson reported that 115 staff participated in the training on “Techniques and Tools for Creating Multimedia Presentations” held 10/2/01. She said response was positive, although the mix of participants’ ability levels made it more difficult to target content. Although the training did not help raise money, no expenses were incurred either.

·        Ice cream social.  Gail Carlson said sponsor signs were posted at the tables and announced before the event. Roxanne was asked to include those points in the thank you letters to the sponsors. Gail questioned if the Expo Room was the best place to have it. She suggested recommending for next year that ice cream be offered as dessert to a meal or during a break in the afternoon.

·        Awards.  Rex Ricketts said we have strong nominees to submit for national awards for Teamwork, Distinguished Service, and Mid-Career. Group discussed preparation of nomination packets in the past. Karen Funkenbusch to check with Brenda Procter, last year’s awards chair.

New Business.

The meeting was adjourned at 12:25 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Roxanne T. Miller, Secretary

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