Draft Minutes from MEAFCS Board Meeting
Lake of the Ozarks April 9, 2003

Present: Glenda Kinder, Kris Jenkins, Tammy Roberts, Kathy Dothage, Janet Hackert, Jinny Hopp, Judy Lueders, Janet LaFon, Sherron Hancock, Rebecca Travnichek, Jo Britt Rankin.

Call to Order by Glenda Kinder at 8:30 pm

Minutes of January 8, 2003 were approved (Rebecca, Sherron)

Treasurer’s Report from Kris Jenkins – 40 paid members. Jinny will update a list of Life Members for the records.  Balance in the account of $5,928.62 - Report filed.

Reports made from:

President:  Glenda reported on the following 1). Regional Faculty input for the Associate Dean’s Search; Regional Faculty will attend the candidates’ seminar and attend a meeting of regional faculty with each candidate.  We have verbal assurance that the Dean will have an assistant who will work with State Specialists and Regional Faculty.  2). Janet LaFon (Vice President) has been attending the Resource Management Advisory Committee on behalf of MEAFCS.  No specific plans have been made, awaiting the announcements for 2004 budgets. 3). $600.00 annually or $1,000.00 biannually will be available for meetings. 4). JCEP meetings were held in Kansas City, Glenda unable to attend due to a family death, she will check on refund of her registration.  5).  HES Advisory meeting will be held tomorrow morning.  6).  Beth Burke has offered to maintain the MEAFCS web page.

Vice President:  Janet did attend the JCEP workshop in Kansas City; she has a handbook for committees on CD.  She has also been involved in the budget meetings; some of the discussion has been about what to do with surplus funds from 2003 (due to vacancies). Jo Britt (Interim Dean) has requested funds for program support for HES.  She is asking for 2 3-day meetings for the College.  Janet will attend the PILD sessions in Washington DC next month as well as JCEP in Chicago next February. 

Awards & Recognition: Janet Hackert submitted a report that the awards have all gone to regional and declined to announce winners pending the public presentations to be made tomorrow.  Winners will also be posted on the web and presentations will be made at UMEA meeting on October 21.  Janet agrees to serve next year!

Professional Development:  Sherron also agrees to serve for 2 years!  She is working with UMEA and possible other partners for a spring 2004 professional development opportunity.

Member Resources:  Tammy (Beason, now Roberts) reported the efforts of Marsha Alexander to get the Living Well campaign out to the media.  Please let Marsha know what you see locally during March and April.  Terry Egan has been recruited as a new member.  Other new Faculty will be contacted.

Public Affairs:  Judy has expanded her committee to include Pat Snodgrass, Phyllis Flanigan, and Jane Hunter.

By Laws & Web Page: Rebecca has no changes to report.  Thanks to Beth web page work!   Kathy Dothage reports that applications are open for National Vice President and Treasurer.

Old Business:  Galaxy information is on the web.  Salt Lake City September 21 –25.  Glenda is collecting a list of Missouri people who plan to attend. 

New Business:  UMEA plans a meeting in the fall; no annual conference is planned.  Marsha Alexander, Glenda, and Lynda Johnson are exploring a Career Ladder for UMEA.  The issue of tuition assistance for dependents continues to have interest from Faculty. 

Future Dates:

May 4-7 PILD in Washington DC

June 10 9:00 to 10:30 MEAFCS Board Meeting by teleconference

August 1 State officer nominations are due. Final membership for voting delegates @ National

September 21-25 Galaxy

October 21 UMEA meeting in Columbia

Meeting adjourned: at 9:46 pm