Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools
Executive Committee Meeting
Loews Hotel
Annapolis, Maryland
March 30, 2001 
 

Present: Christina Hannah, S. Ann Heath, Ronald Kane, Gregory Kealey, David Leyton-Brown, Lawrence Martin, Jeryl Mumpower, Harry Richards, Charlena Seymour, Richard Sleight, Orlando Taylor, Stacey Lane Tice
 
President Taylor called the meeting to order at 8:05 a.m.
 
Secretary Treasurer Report:
Harry Richards distributed copies of the minutes from the 12/7/00 Executive Committee meeting. The minutes of the Executive Committee meeting were accepted as distributed.
 
Harry distributed an interim financial report (attached). Membership has increased from 125 last year to 150 for the current year. A copy of the membership was distributed (attached). Dues are barely covering the costs associated with the running of NAGS as well as the expenses associated with faculty awards and student awards. It is anticipated that conference registrations along with exhibitors registrations should cover the costs associated with the NAGS meeting. Beginning this year, we should be able to recover our costs of the 3 awards that NAGS pays for ($3,000) from the annual investment revenue and still have a residual to develop a new award.
 
Harry suggested that with costs of operations continuing to rise that the annual dues should be increased.
 
Ron Kane moved that the Executive Committee recommend to the membership that the dues for regular members be increased to $75. Greg Kealey seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
 
Executive Committee:
 The following individuals will be presented to the membership for service on the Executive Committee:
Charlena Seymour, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, President elect
John Lennox, York University, member-at-large
Martha McKenna, Lesley University, member-at-large
Jack Narayan, SUNY Oswego, member-at-large
Richard Sleight, Yale University, member-at large
Harry Richards, University of New Hampshire, Secretary-Treasurer.
 
The member-at-large terms will expire in April 2003. The Secretary-Treasurer term will expire in April 2004.
 
Ad hoc Committee on Awards:
 
Charlena reported that the committee had recommended that the amount of faculty awards be increased to $1000 and that the Executive Committee had approved that in October. The committee had looked at aligning the award schedule with the CGS award schedule but that the timing of the awards and the fact that NAGS also had a Masters award, made the schedule difficult to coordinate although the Committee did recommend that the announcement for awards be mailed earlier in the year. Charlena also reported that the committee had discussed that NAGS consider a new “leadership” award for the future. She will provide a specific suggestion at a future Executive Committee meeting.
 
Ad hoc Committee on Assessment:
 
The committee discussed ways that the Executive Committee can solicit the membership to insure that the organization is meeting the members needs. Christina and Sr. Ann agreed to work on an assessment plan to present to the Executive Committee by next December.
 
Annual Meeting 2002:
 
Orlando reported that he is looking at sites in Quebec City, Burlington, VT, New Paltz, NY and Lake Placid, NY. The Executive Committee suggested that New York City or the Metropolitan New York area be looked at followed by Quebec City. Tentative dates for the meeting will be April 25 – 28, 2002.
 
A fall meeting of the Executive Committee will held at the selected site. Dates to be determined.
 
The meeting adjourned at 9:10 a.m.
 
Submitted,
 
 
Harry Richards

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