MINUTES
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING
JANUARY 20, 2004
The meeting of the CVS/ACS Executive Board was called to order at 7:55 P.M. at Trinity College, Hartford, CT. Dr. Sanborn, the 2004 chair, presided for most of the meeting.
MEMBERS PRESENT: E. Anderson, C. Brooks, L. Craine, G. Crundwell, J. Douville, P. R. Douville, M. Ferrier, K. Gorski, J. Knox, A. Kozlowski, R. Moyer, J. Sanborn, J. Smist, F. Torre, E. Turner, R. Wikholm
I. MOTION TO CONSTITUTE THE EXEC BOARD FOR 2004.
MOTION MADE AND SECONDED that the elected members of the Board approve membership with voting privileges for the individuals appointed to the various committee positions as approved in the By Laws. MOTION PASSED.
II. MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 20, 2003.
MOTION MADE AND SECONDED to accept the minutes. MOTION PASSED.
III. FINANCIAL REPORT - Ms. Jane Knox.
The financial report for the period January 1- December 23, 2003 was distributed.
MOTION MADE AND SECONDED to accept the report. MOTION PASSED.
IV. THE BUDGET FOR 2004 - Ms. Jane Knox.
The 2004 Budget Proposal (see enclosure) was submitted to the Board for its approval. MOTION MADE AND SECONDED to approve the 2004 CVS Budget.
Dr. Anderson voiced a concern about the level of funding for National Chemistry Week. She was assured that if the committee overspent, that the Treasurer would provide the funds. MOTION PASSED.
V. MOTION OF APPRECIATION.
MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED to extend the Board's appreciation to Mr. Everett Turner for his service to the section as its 2003 chair. MOTION PASSED WITH ACCLIMATION.
VI. ANNOUNCEMENTS.
The 2003 CVS Annual Report is due on February 15, 2004. A call was made for committee reports.
The deadline for submitting material for the next issue of the VALCHEMIST is February 16th.
VII. OFFICER & COMMITTEE CHAIR REPORTS.
CHAIR-ELECT - Ms. Jane Knox. She noted that there was no Anna J. Harrison student award this year and she wanted to know the current status of award program. She volunteered to reorganize the AJH award committee and report back to the Board. She also reported progress with the 2004 section meetings.
NERM - Dr. Julianne Smist. As NERM attempts to incorporate it has asked the national office for a loan. The national office responded with a request that the initial funds come from the local sections (19) within the region. Thus, NERM will ask its constituent sections to make donations to the NERM fund. Currently NERM has no funds. It is anticipated that CVS will be approached for a donation of $500 or $1,000.
CHAIR - Dr. Sanborn. The Section has received a request for a donation of $100 to help support the 2004 Nora Harrington Lecture at the Elms College. CVS has cooperated in the past.
MOTION MADE AND SECONDED to support the 2004 Nora Harrington Lecture with a donation of $100.00. MOTION PASSED.
VIII. OLD BUSINESS.
SECTION AWARD. The problems associated with the current award were outlined in earlier minutes, see November 20, 2003 minutes. A working draft of questions to ponder concerning the problematic nature of the award was prepared by Dr. Guy Crundwell and distributed to Board members for their consideration at this meeting. The following is a report of the discussion.
The Board agreed that the section award should not be discontinued and that the original intent be retained, i.e. recognition of a CVS member for outstanding contribution to chemistry. It was agreed that the composition of the selection committee should be reduced from 5 to 3 members. Each member would serve for a period of three years, with a new member being added each year as the most senior member retires. The chair of the committee would be the member who would be in his/her 3rd year. There was discussion about how the members are to be chosen, i.e. by election as was done originally or by appointment by the chair as has been more recently done. Arguments for each approach were examined. The "formative years' requirement of the candidates, which had been a topic of discussion since the award's inception would be dropped. The original vision of this requirement was that the award would act as a "spring board" to a young and promising investigator as he or she moves towards further national or regional recognition. There is no evidence that this has happened with past recipients. It was agreed that the current monetary award of $500.00 be increased to $1,000. The functions and responsibilities of the selection committee were discussed. A tentative timetable was proposed. Dr. Crundwell agreed to serve as chair of the newly constituted Section Award Committee.
Based on this evening’s discussion, Dr. Crundwell will put together proposed By Laws language changes for the Section Award. The draft will be distributed in advance to Board members for ratification at its next meeting.
It was noted that the current High School Teacher Award is experiencing some problems similar to those for the Section Award. Dr. Gorski agreed to continue as the chair of any newly constituted HSTA committee.
The next meeting of the Board will be held on Monday, March 22, 2004 at Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT at 7:45 P.M.
The meeting adjourned at 10:10 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Ralph O. Moyer, Jr.
Secretary, American Chemical Society -Connecticut Valley Section
MINUTES
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING
MARCH 22, 2004
The meeting of the CVS/ACS Executive Board was called to order at 7:48 P.M. at Central Connecticut State University, New Britain CT, with Dr. Sanborn presiding.
MEMBERS PRESENT: E. Anderson, C. Brooks, L. Craine, A. Dimock, G. Crundwell, J. Douville, P. R. Douville, M. G. Ferrier. E. Fitzgerald, J. Knox, A. Kozlowski, R. Moyer, J. Sanborn, E. Turner, R. Wikholm
I. MINUTES OF JANUARY 20, 2004.
MOTION MADE AND SECONDED to accept the minutes. MOTION PASSED.
II. FINANCIAL REPORT - Dr. Arthur Dimock..
The financial report for the period January 1- March 22, 2004 was distributed. MOTION MADE AND SECONDED to accept the report. MOTION PASSED.
III. ANNOUNCEMENTS.
It was announced that Dr. Babu George, a well-known figure in chemical education circles and Professor of Chemistry at Sacred Heart University (CT), died recently. In recognition of his service a
MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED to donate $100 to the Babu George scholarship fund. MOTION PASSED.
The deadline for submitting material for the next issue of the VALCHEMIST is August 15th.
The Undergraduate Research Symposium and the section's student awards luncheon will be held on the campus of The University of Connecticut on April 24th.
A May section dinner meeting will be announced shortly. The topic of the evening's speaker will be the current status of fuel cells. The venue will be the Radisson Hotel (formerly the Harley Hotel) in Enfield, CT.
The Nora Harrington Annual Lecture will be held on the evening of April 28th at The Elms College in Chicopee, MA beginning at 7:30 P.M.
IV. OFFICER & COMMITTEE CHAIR REPORTS.
CHAIR - Dr. Sanborn. He appointed Ms. Knox and Dr. Martha Morton to act as auditors for the CVS "books." They are to issue a report at the May meeting of the Board.
CHAIR ELECT - Ms. Jane Knox. She informed the Board of the final arrangements for the Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 24th. She reported on the recent ACS section officers meeting which she attended recently in New Orleans. Ms. Knox will convene a meeting of the Anna J. Harrison Award Committee sometime before April 24th to discuss how the guidelines will be implemented in the selection of the two types of students, undergraduate and high school.
EDUCATION - Mr. Edward Fitzgerald. He reported that a total of 390 high school students participated in the 2004 CVS Chemistry Olympiad (195 at The University of Connecticut and 195 at the University of Massachusetts). Based on the evaluations of the examinations, the top 12 students will sit for the national examination.
V. OLD BUSINESS.
SECTION AWARD. The Board received the language for changes in the Burlew Section Award at least a week before the meeting.
MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED to approve (1) changes in the some of the criteria for candidates (2) changes in its administration and (3) an increase in the prize to $1,000.
Some of the more important changes include removing "formative years" as a criterion, reducing the selection committee from 5 to 3 members, and reducing the term from five to three years (with the most senior member serving as committee chair). The award will still be given to a member of the section who has made an outstanding contribution to chemistry. A report will be given in the next issue of the VALCHEMIST. Dr. Crundwell was appointed chair of the new committee with two additional members to be appointed shortly. It is anticipated that the next award will be in 2005. The Job Manual will be changed to reflect the new language. MOTION PASSED.
VI. NEW BUSINESS.
MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED to maintain the local section dues at $5.00/year. It was mentioned that $2.00 goes to funding the two section awards. MOTION PASSED.
The next meeting of the Board will be held on Thursday evening, May 13, 2004 at the Mill on the River, South Windsor, CT beginning at approximately 8:00 P.M.
The meeting adjourned at 9:45 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Ralph O. Moyer, Jr.
Secretary
American Chemical Society-Connecticut Valley Section