MEAFCS Board Meeting

August 18, 2005

The Board meeting was held via CENTRA, with Mary Gosche, Janet LaFon, Maude Kelly, Judy Lueders, Kathy Dothage, Wendy Brumbaugh, and Kris Jenkins on line.  Mary called the meeting to order at 1:30 P.M.

Mary asked for a motion to approve the agenda.  Kathy moved and Maude seconded the motion to approve the agenda.

Mary reported that she will be going to NEAFCS as a voting member since Maude will be at MELD.  Karen Elliot will be the other voting member, and Wendy Brumbaugh will be the alternate.  The Board agreed to give the voting delegates the power to make voting decisions based on the merits of each proposal.

President-elect Report:

Maude Kelly is working on the registration for the MEAFCS dinner/meeting at Annual Conference.  There will be a short meeting and the installation of officers by Mary Gosche.   A discussion of guests to invite resulted in a decision to invite all regional directors, state specialists, Tom Henderson, Dean Jorgenson, the associate dean, and the department chairs.  An e-mail with an RSVP will be sent.  Maude is also making plans for the JCEP regional meeting and PILD.

Committee Reports

Professional Development:

Sherron Hancock had no report, asked for ideas on professional development.

Awards:

Phyllis reported that she has ordered corsages for the award winners at NEAFCS.  Karen J. Elliott will receive the Distinguished Service Award at NEAFCS.  Terry Egan will receive a second place award at NEAFCS.  Phyllis suggested giving Karen and Terry each $50 for their trip to NEAFCS from money remaining in the awards budget.  Wendy made a motion to support Terry and Karen in their trip to the national meeting by giving them each $50.  Kris seconded the motion and it passed.

Treasurer:

The Treasurer’s Report showed a Beginning Balance of $4055.68.  There was no income.  Expenses totaled $60 for corsages at NEAFCS.  There is a balance of $3995.68.  The 2002 AS checking account total is $942.92.  A motion was made to accept the treasurer’s report subject to audit by Judy Lueders, and seconded by Janet LaFon.

By-Laws Committee:

Janet LaFon had no report.

Member’s Resources:

Wendy Brumbaugh reported that the Member Resources committee met via e-mail.  Every member from last year renewed their membership.  Wendy met with the new employees at the cohort trainings.  This seems to work well, enabling the questions to be answered in a personal manner.

Public Affairs:

The Living Well Display is being utilized, but all else is quiet now.

Nominating:

Judy Lueders reported that Karen Eliott has agreed to be nominated for President Elect and Rebecca Travnichek has agreed to run for treasurer.  The votes are coming in.

New Business

Jo Britt Rankin was not available to give an up-date.

Wendy Brumbaugh encouraged all the members to attend the UMEA Social/Business Meeting from 5:00 to 6:00 P.M. at Annual Conference.

Kathy Dothage reported on the proposed changes in the by-laws and standing rules that will be addressed in the business meeting at NEAFCS.  The by-law changes are dealing with a change in terminology and the amount of service time to qualify for a life membership.  The standing rule changes involve a proposed dues increase and changing the responsibilities of the treasurer.

Mary Gosche reported that a dinner and “Ghost Tour” will be the “States Night Out” in Philadelphia.  The tour will be in the historic district of Philadelphia.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:24 P.M.. 

Up-coming Events

NEAFCS in Philadelphia           September 25 to 28, 2005

Annual conference                    October 10 to 12, 2005

NEAFCS in Denver                  October 2 to 6, 2006

                                                                             Respectfully submitted,

                                                                             Judy Lueders, Secretary