Executive Council met in Atlanta on November 2, 2001. In attendance were: Trudy Hanson, President; Kate Hawkins, Vice President; Marilyn Young, Vice President-Elect; Mary Evelyn Collins, Immediate Past President; Robert Denton, Outreach; Debi Gross, Internet; Mary Stuckey, Rhetoric and Public Address; Turner Steckline, Performance Studies; Chuck Grant, Applied Communi-cation; Michael Waltman, Communication Theory; Bill Edwards, Intercultural Com-munciation; Jean DeHart, Legislative Council; Frances Brandau- Brown, Communication Theory; Renee Edwards, Time and Place; Rusty Lidzy (visitor); Ken Cissna, SCJ Editor; Terry Thibodeaux, Legislative Council; Pam Bourland-Davis, Advertising Manager; Bob Glenn, Community College; Jerry Hale, Finance and Interpersonal; Michelle Violanti, Applied Communication; Jill McMillan, Placement; Rita Willock, Free Speech, Richard Ranta, Immediate Past Executive Director; Hal Fulmer, Executive Director.

 

The meeting was called to order at 8:00 a.m. by President Trudy Hanson. The minutes of the Executive Council meetings at the Lexington conference (as reported in the Summer 2001 Connections) were approved. The agenda was approved with a minor change to move the Finance Com-mittee report later in the proceedings to allow for its chairÕs presentation.

 

President Hanson distributed a report summarizing her activities to date. She noted that two panels were planned for secondary education teachers at the Winston-Salem conference and urged the support of the members for these panels. Hanson distributed a copy, for discussion and feedback, of SSCA Committee Charges which were emailed to committee members and chairs in May 2001. A motion was made (sec.) to have the Constitutional Commit-tee review and recommend a formal action on these charges for inclusion in the constitution. The motion passed unanimously. Hanson also noted the current vacancies on the associationÕs committees.

 

Vice President Hawkins distributed a report documenting her activities. These included her planning of the Winston-Salem conference for 2002 and her site visit there. Immediate Past President Collins reported a need to update the SSCA web site.

 

Vice President Elect Young discussed her planning of the Undergraduate Honors Conference for Winston-Salem and issued a call for chairs and reviewers. She noted her recruitment and retention efforts for lapsed members and her theme for the 2003 Birmingham conference (see related story in this issue).

 

Executive Director Fulmer distributed reports on the association budget and membership. He noted that information regarding division budgets had been sent to division chairs and noted the concerns raised by some members about the conflict of dates for SSCA, CSCA, and BEA. He encouraged divisions to update their officer lists in the Connections directory and urged all divisions and interest groups to keep accurate minutes of their business meetings in Winston-Salem.

 

Advertising Manager Bourland-Davis reported that all ads had been sold for the year in SCJ. She also noted that table and exhibit space was available for the Winston-Salem conference, including special space at the Under-graduate Honors Conference reception.

 

Editor Cissna distributed a report documenting the activities of the Journal, including the number of submissions and acceptances to date for the regular and special issues. He also noted that all new and revised manuscripts were now being forwarded to Editor-elect Joy Hart.

 

Terry Thibodeaux reported that the NCA Legislative Council had approved a dues increase and a new journal, Critical and Cultural Studies. The Council also approved a variety of constitutional changes which were to be communicated directly to NCA members.

 

Finance Committee Chair Jerry Hale discussed the issues of changing the associationÕs convention fee structure for high school teachers attending for one day and briefly discussed the implications of establishing an SSCA foundation with TIAA-CREF for investments.

 

The Nominating Committee is working via email to select its candidates for the next election and these will appear in the spring Connections. Jill McMillan reported that Wake Forest is getting ready for the conference and will be supportive in Local Arrangements and Placement. The Time and Place Committee noted that Jef Dolan has now retired and a replacement will be needed for this committee. After discussion, Baton Rouge was moved (sec) as the site of the 2005 conference. The motion passed unanimously and specific details of establishing hotel venues and dates for the conference were turned over to the Time and Place Committee and Executive Director. Publications Committee Chair Cissna distributed a memo from Tim Stephen of CIOS, recommending the creation of an electronic archive of SCJ accessible from the CIOS homepage. Motion (sec) to have the Executive Director investigate this proposal and sign a contract with CIOS. Copyright issues were to be assigned to the Publications Committee. Motion passed unanimously.

 

The Awards Ad-Hoc Committee noted that the Shirley Award will be targeted for endowment, via letters and contacts with members. Chair Hawkins, Second Journal Ad-Hoc Committee, delivered an interim report on membership interest in a second SSCA journal and will deliver a final recommendation at the Winston-Salem conference. Under "Unfinished Business," a one day conference fee of $20.00 for high school teachers was suggested to the Finance Committee for consideration and formal recommendation. It was also moved (sec) that the Finance Committee determine when to sell the gift of Phizer Stock which the association received last year.

 

The Holiday Greeting Fund-Raiser idea, originally planned for the fall issue of Connections, was changed to reflect the events of September 11. Members were urged to donate to local charities and relief agencies. A motion (sec) was made instructing the Web Page Editor to cut the links to the SSCA page of those divisions which did not maintain current information on their pages. The Web Page Editor was also instructed to update the associationÕs materials. With no new business or announcements,the meeting adjourned at 10:50 a.m.