USITT – SOUTHWEST

BOARD MEETING

JANUARY 19, 2003

 

1.                  The meeting was called to order by Richard Denning, Chair.

 

2.                  Copies of the minutes of the Board meeting at the New Orleans USITT Conference were circulated, date corrected, and approved.

 

3.                  Richard reported that there were 37 in attendance at the symposium, with $537 in registration fees received.  More than $600 was spent on the symposium. 

 

4.                  A motion was made to reimburse Claire Marie Verheyen for transportation to the symposium.  It passed unanimously.

Richard stated that no symposium fee was collected from presenters.

 

5.                  Richard presented the Treasurer’s Report.  As of 10/31/02 the current balance in the primary account is $2701.38.  The current balance in the sub account is $2599.43.

 

6.                  Richard announced the resignation of Donna Meester as Membership Chair.  Discussion followed regarding the change of the membership year from November – to – October to January –to- December.  Elizabeth Lewandowski pointed out that according to the by-laws any change must be sent to the membership for a vote.  Richard appointed Tom Grabowski, UT Pan-Am, as Membership Chair for the remainder of the term.  He then announced a list of Board positions which are up for replacement.  He suggested as a slate for Chair-Elect: Claire Marie Verheyen, James Cunningham, and Doug Gilpin.  Discussion followed concerning the dates of the board term.  It was decided that the term should run from January – to – December to conform to the proposed membership dates.  Richard then appointed Michael Skinner as Third Vice-Chair for Conferences, Symposiums, and Awards.

 

7.                  Richard requested articles to go into the newsletters.  Michael Skinner suggested that all Vice-Chairs should put something into each newsletter.

 

Elizabeth reminded the Board that the Chair-Elect needn’t be elected for a year because Richard Denning just took office in November, 2002.

 

Discussion followed regarding the membership fees:  individual membership went from $20 to $40, student membership went from $5 to $15.  A motion was made by Don Henshel to return the fees to the former level of $20 and $5.  The motion carried.  It was moved that the symposium attendees’ $40 would cover 2 years, the student attendees’ $15 would cover 3 years.  Motion carried.

 

8.                  Elizabeth began a discussion concerning means to honor the memory of Forrest Newlin.  Michael Skinner moved that the Section request that the USITT Awards Committee honor Forrest A. Newlin with the first Distinguished Achievement in Education Award, posthumously.  Motion passed unanimously.  Elizabeth and Lelonie Lehman will follow through with this.  Elizabeth then proposed that the Founders Award be renamed the Forrest A. Newlin USITT – Southwest Founders Award.  The motion to do this was made by Les Thomas.  Michael Skinner proposed an amendment to award the Founders Award to Forrest A. Newlin posthumously.  The main motion carried; the amendment passed.

 

9.                  Ideas were presented for future symposium dates, locations, and topics.  Possible locations:  West Texas A&M in Canyon, Midwestern in Wichita Falls.  Possible date: Labor Day weekend.  Possible topics: mouth casting, masks, millinery, shoes, pyrotechnics, models.

 

10.              The next Board meeting will be in Minneapolis at the USITT Conference, Thursday, March 20, at 8 AM at the Southwest Section Meeting.  The Regional Officers meetings are Wednesday at 12 and Friday at 12:15.

 

Meeting was adjourned.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

                  Barbara Alkofer, Recording Secretary