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April 26, 2003 - Official Business Meeting Minutes
(Minutes approved at the July, 2003 meeting.)
Registration
Attendance was taken
of members attending the meeting. These included:
- Alpha Tau - Richard Hays
- Beta Delta - Kristine Klopotek
and Carla Hardenbergh
- Beta Lambda - Sheldon Wrice
- Beta Epsilon - Linda Mack
- Chicago Area - Thalia Sipple
and Anthony Pluta
- Cleveland Area - Sandra Zieve
- Detroit Area - Jean Wright,
Evelyn Kozar, and Emma Mahar
- Fort Wayne Area - Ruby Cain
- Gamma Delta - Charlene Handzel
and Myra Powell
- Gamma Gamma - Carol Cannon,
Marsha Berry, and Charlotte Miller
- Gamma Pi - Marietta Giovannelli
Guests: Barbara Sorenson and Rita Jones.
Introduction of
Representatives and Guests
21 in
attendance; Guests included Barbara Sorenson, International
President; Rita Jones, International First Vice-President; Tony Pluta,
initiate from Chicago. We had a moment of prayer for Doris Hedler's
(Toledo) daughter who died.
Work Session
Attached is a list of
all the committees and the members assigned. Reports will be given in the
afternoon of the discussions in each committee.
Discussion
Since our
International guests were present, we had them speak to the issues that will be
presented at the Biennial Conference. Linda Mack, as vice-president,
moderated this discussion. Six areas were addressed:
- Mission statement revision
- Eligibility criteria
- Designated finance committee
- Mission Vision (Board's vision)
- Membership with PDK (Phi Delta Kappa)
- Direct Voting
Business Meeting
Call to Order
The meeting was
called to order by President Jean Wright at 1:00pm.
Roll Call
Carol Cannon
conducted the sign-in and eligibility of chapters. (Attendance listed
above.)
Quorum Report
Inasmuch as there
were enough delegates, Parliamentarian Sandy Zieve reported that a quorum did
exist and business could be conducted. 27 chapters in good standing, and
11 members of the Executive Board were present; the simple majority of the
voting body to establish a quorum was 14. Eleven chapters in good standing
who are present and 10 members of the Executive Board who are present equals
21; therefore, a quorum was present to conduct business.
Minutes
Since the minutes of
the September meeting were reported in the newsletter, the main concern was
mailing of them to every chapter. The September 21, 2002 minutes were
accepted as corrected.
Treasurer's Report
The Financial Report
given by Carol Cannon indicates the following:
Current
Savings
$3,285.78
Checking
$3,026.77
Money
Market
$4,577.65
Total
Assets
$10, 890.20
Secretary's Report
At the request of the
membership attending it was decided to send the minutes to each chapter
president, treasurer, advisor, and delegate named. Addresses should be
sent to Evelyn at this address: P.O. Box 5361, Dearborn, Michigan
48128-0361.
Executive Board Report
Linda Mack had a copy
of the Executive Board minutes from April 25 (which is included in the mailed
packets).
Committee Reports
AUDIT
The Treasurer's report is filed for
audit.
AWARDS
Categories were
presented for award-giving. These include:
- Outstanding Achievement Award
- Outstanding Professional
Achievement Award
- Great Lakes Region Outstanding
Pi Lambda Thetan
- Great Lakes Biennium Service
Award
- Outstanding Faculty Advisor
BYLAWS
Article III, Section
I, #1 is being considered for adoption: Those chapters in the states of
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin are in Good
Standing if they meet all the criteria. A chapter in Good Standing is
defined as a chapter loated within the Great Lakes Region, which has had a
representative, either in person or by valid proxy, for at least two of the
three Great Lakes Region meetings during the previous fiscal year, paid Great
Lakes Region dues, and is not designated as a non-functioning chapter with Pi
Lambda Theta International (Some rewording is necessary. E.K.).
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