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TENNESSEE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
23 April 2004
President and Meeting Coordinator Michael Redding called the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Tennessee Academy of Science (TAS) to order at 7:05 PM CST in the Massey Business Building on the campus of Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee, 23 April 2004. Attendees were Past President Karen Kendall-Fite, President-elect Steve Wright, Treasurer Steve Murphree, Secretary Sarah Swain, Managing Editor Gore Ervin, Junior Academy Director Jack Rhoton, Electronic Communications Director James Howard, Collegiate Division Director Fred Matthews, Publicity and Research Committee Chairperson Mandy Carter-Lowe, Education Committee Chairperson Cindi Smith-Walters, Financial Oversight Committee Chairperson Andy Sliger, State Science Consultant Linda Jordan, Members-at-large Michael Gibson and Al Hazari, and retiring Treasurer John Harris.
Minutes of the November 2003 Executive Committee meeting had been sent to committee members by Secretary Swain. A motion to approve the minutes passed. Secretary Swain distributed rosters of the 2004 Executive Committee to attendees. President Redding called for an approval of the meeting agenda. Motion to approve passed.
REPORTS FROM OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
President-elect and Program Chairperson -- Steve Wright presented a proposed agenda for the November 2004 annual meeting to be held at Columbia State Community College, Columbia, Tennessee. For the Plenary Session President-elect Wright has invited Dr. Jackie M. Katz of the Influenza Branch of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) to address the membership. For the board's consideration Wright proposed two symposia: 1) Regents On-Line Degree Program (RODP), "Kudos and Criticisms", and 2) Emerging Public Health Issues in Tennessee. Wright reported interest in a discussion of RODP had been suggested by the Tennessee Science Chairs Association as well as other interested individuals. For the symposium on health issues personnel from the Tennessee Department of Health would be invited to participate in a panel discussion of current issues. Discussion related to scheduling focused on how best to allow participation in both symposia. The members of the Executive Committee agreed to host two symposia as proposed by Wright.
Past President -- Karen Kendall-Fite reported positive responses from Tennessee Science Teachers Association officers and members, and also from TAS officers and members, regarding the joint meeting held in Franklin, Tennessee last year. The two organizations plan to work together to explore ways to benefit science education in Tennessee.
Treasurer -- Steve Murphree and retiring Treasurer John Harris presented the following report:
CASH BALANCE--July 1, 2003 $16,805.79 RECEIPTS Membership Fees 4,485.00 Institutional Dues 7,000.00 Library Subscriptions 2,040.00 Interest Earned, US Bank 6.94 Dividends Earned, UBS Money Market Fund 53.31 Close-out of UBS Account 15,000.00 Contributions 200.00 Annual Meeting Registration and Meal Fees 2,690.00 TSTA Dues Collected 105.00 Page Charges 1,530.00 Closeout of Murfreesboro Bulk Mail Acct. 12.84 Journal Revenue 70.00 Write-off of Uncashed Checks 595.00 TJAS Trust Fund 2,217.75 TOTAL RECEIPTS 36,005.84 TOTAL CASH AVAILABLE 52,811.63 DISBURSEMENTS Journal 10,886.31 Tennessee Junior Academy of Science 7,208.80 Treasurer's Expenses 868.27 Travel 603.72 Annual Meeting Expenses 2,094.85 Annual Meeting Registration and Meal Fees 2,760.00 TSTA Dues Collected 105.00 Plaques and Awards 244.60 Dues and Fees 20.00 AAAS Meeting Expenses 1,432.10 Website Maintenance 119.40 Science Fairs and Olympiads 2,890.00 Auditor's Fee 975.00 UBS Service Charge 75.00 Collegiate Division 900.00 TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS 31,183.05 CASH BALANCE--April 15, 2004 21,628.58 Receipts 36,005.84 Disbursements 31,183.05 Cash Increase 4,822.79 BREAKDOWN OF HOLDINGS US Postal Service, Cookeville, TN 226.98 US Postal Service, Lawrence, KS 191.14 TTU Account 84.31 Checking Account, US Bank 2,834.06 Savings Account, US Bank 18,292.09 TAS HOLDINGS--April 15, 2004 21,628.58 TJAS TRUST FUND (Vanguard Star Fund) (9,240.619 shares as of 3/31/04) Account Value as of 12/30/04 158,938.65 Disbursements (Dividend Distributions) 2,217.75 12/19/03 Account Value as of 12/31/03 158,938.65 Account Value as of 3/31/04 164,575.42 TOTAL VALUE OF HOLDINGS--April 15, 2004 $186,204.00
A motion to accept the Treasurer's report, subject to revision after final accounting with TSTA, passed. (NOTE: the report printed above is the revised report.)
Managing Editor -- M. Gore Ervin presented the following report:
"There were a total of thirteen manuscripts submitted during calendar year 2003. One was published (in 78:3), four will appear in 78:4, two will appear in 79:1 (January 2004), two are in revision (will appear in 79:1), and two are still under review. Two manuscripts were rejected. There have been two manuscripts submitted thus far in 2004. One has been sent out for review and the second was returned to the author without review."
Managing Editor Ervin added that photos from the annual meeting would be published in the Journal along with meeting proceedings.
Electronic Communications -- Director James Howard presented the following report:
"The web site is still functioning but is not up to date. A couple of things have happened to impede my ability to work on it: 1) The graduate student who programmed the search function quit school without teaching me how to edit the database. Instead of having a separate file to search, the data are embedded in the program, and 2) I am on two grants to obtain new NMR instruments and molecular drawing and modeling software. It has been my job to plan and supervise the room renovation, develop the bid specifications, and coordinate the installations. We now have 300 and 500 MHz spectrometers and ChemOffice Ultra has been installed on twenty computers in our computer lab. Everything else has been on a "get-by" basis.
"It will be advantageous to get some help for me. I would like to hire someone to either reprogram the search engine or develop a simple method to update the database. The problem is I have no idea how many hours will be required and what is the going rate (for an employee)."
Director Howard added that he plans to work on the TAS database this summer. After discussion related to the need for assistance, a motion to allocate $100 to hire student help to edit and update the membership database was approved. President Redding requested Director Howard to inform the board of the cost to hire professional help to update the site to accommodate on-line registration, title submissions, etc.
Junior Academy of Science -- Director Jack Rhoton presented the following report:
"The 2004 spring meeting of the Tennessee Junior Academy of Science (TJAS) met Friday, April 23, 2004, at Peal Cohn High School in Nashville. A total of twenty-five students were invited to present their research papers. This year 116 students were involved in TJAS research throughout the state.
"During the April meeting a framed certificate and a small honorarium ($100) was presented to an outstanding science teacher from each of the three divisions of the state. The recipients this year are Angela V. Kinsler (Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science), Hancock County High School, Sneedville; Daylon Taylor (Biology, Chemistry, Physics), Clarkrange High School, Clarkrange; Marion Pitts (Biology, Chemistry, Technology), Westview High School, Martin. These TAS Outstanding Secondary Science Teacher Awards recognize teachers for their outstanding contribution to science education and for...
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