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2014 Board of Governors Report American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Board of Governors Meeting Chattanooga Convention Center – Banquet Room H Chattanooga, Tennessee 30 July 2014 Maureen A. Donnelly Secretary Florida International University College of Arts & Sciences 11200 SW 8th St. - ECS 450 Miami, FL 33199 [email protected] 305.348.1235 2 July 2014 The ASIH Board of Governor's is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, 30 July 2014 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm in Banquet Room H of the Chattanooga Convention Center. President Shaffer plans to move blanket acceptance of all reports included in this book that cover society business for 2013 and 2014 (in part). The book includes the ballot information for the 2014 elections (Board of Governors Election and General Election held during the Annual Business Meeting). Governors can ask to have items exempted from blanket approval. These exempted items will be acted upon individually. We will also act individually on items exempted by the Executive Committee. Please remember to bring a version of this booklet with you to the meeting. I am not printing paper copies this year. The Convention Center has free wifi throughout and the Twitter hashtag for the meeting is #JMIH14. Please contact me directly (email is best - [email protected]) with any questions you may have. Please notify me if you will not be able to attend the meeting (if you have not contacted me yet) so I can share your regrets with the Governors. I will leave for Chattanooga on 28 July so try to contact me before that date if possible. The Annual Business Meeting will be held on Saturday 2 August 2014 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm in Banquet Room G of the Convention Center. Please plan to attend both the BOG meeting and Annual Business Meeting. I look forward to seeing you in Chattanooga. Sincerely, Maureen A. Donnelly ASIH Secretary 1 ASIH BOARD OF GOVERNORS 2013 Past Presidents Executive Elected Officers Committee (not on EXEC) Beaupre, S.J. Mayden, R.L. Beachy, C.K. Buth, D.G. Burr, M.B. McDiarmid, R.W. Beaupre, S.J. Chakrabarty, P. Cannatella, D.C. Mushinsky, H.R. Cundall, D. Espinoza, R.E. Cashner, R.C. Page, L.M. Donnelly, M.A. Grande, T. Cohen, D.M. Parenti, L.R. Douglas, M.E. Kerby, J. Collette, B.B. Pietsch, T.W. Litzgus, J.D. Klepadlo, C. Douglas, M.E. Pough, F.H. Martin, F.D. Lannoo, M.J. Frost, D.R. Rabb, G.G. Matthews, W.J. Litzgus, J.D. Gilbert, C.R. Robins, C.R. Shaffer, H.B. Martin, K.L. Greene, H.W. Rosenblatt, R.H. Orr, J.W. Greenfield, D.W. Savage, J.M. Reis, R.E. Gregory, P.T. Savitzky, A.H. Schaefer, J. Hanken, J. Scott, W.B. Smith, W.L. Highton, R. Smith, G.R. Snodgrass, J.M. Hutchison, V.H. Trueb, L. Stuart, B. Inger, R.F. Wake, M.H. Lundberg, J.G. Class of 2013 Class of 2014 Class of 2015 Class of 2016 Class of 2017 Durtsche, R.D. Armbruster, J.W. Crumly, C.R. Allen, L.G. Burbrink, F.T. Hilton, E.J. Bauer, A.M. Espinoza, R.E. Austin, C.C. Conway, K.W. Pezold, F. Berra, T. Friel, J.P. Bevier, C.R. Douglas, M.R. Preest, M.R. Boone, M.D. Marsh-Matthews, E. Cashner, M.F. Montgomery, C.E. Saporito, R.A. Chakrabarty, P. Munroe, T.A. Doody, J.S. Neighbors, M.A. Sidlauskas, B. Crother, B.I. Paterson, A. Ferraris, C.J. Rocha, L.A. Stouder, D.J. Hartel, K.E. Pyron, M. Fontenot, C.L. Ross, S.T. Summers, A. Hillis, D.M. Richter, S.C. Schaefer, S.A. Siegel, D.S. Taylor, E. Mabee, P. Webb, J. Snyder, A.M. Watkins- Valenzuela, M.N. Parris, M. White, M.E. Spencer, C.L. Colwell, G.J. Watling, J.I. 2 ASIH Committees - 2013 AUDIT COMMITTEE James Hanken - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Michael E. Douglas, Steven J. Beaupre COMMITTEE ON SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS Jon Armbruster - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Hank Bart, Jacqueline Litzgus COMMITTEE ON GRADUATE STUDENT PARTICIPATION Malorie Hayes - [email protected] (Chair) Shab Mohammadi - [email protected] (Chair-elect) Abbigail Nicholson - [email protected] (Secretary) Book Raffle Committee: Hannah Owens - [email protected] Abbigail Nicholson - [email protected] Workshop committee Shab Mohammadi - [email protected] Luke Bower - [email protected] Travel awards organizer – Rachel Arnold - [email protected] Conservation Committee Representatives: Luke Bower ([email protected]), Laura Jackson ([email protected] Long Range Planning & Policy Commmittee Representatives: Caleb McMahan ([email protected] ), Ryan Chabarria ([email protected] ) Web Content Coordinator – Thaddeus Buser - [email protected] CONSERVATION COMMITTEE Frank McCormick - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Matt Aresco, Jonathan Baskin, Luke Bower (student member), Noel Burkhead, Todd Campbell, Jacque Carter, Barry Chernoff, Walt Courtenay, Anna George, David Green, Harry Greene, Pat Gregory, Gene Helfman, Karen Lips, Bill Loftus, Nick Mandrak, Joe Mitchell, Henry Mushinsky, Jack Musick, Joe Nelson, Phil Pister, George Rabb, Stephen Richter, Al Savitzky, Brad Shaffer, Gerald (Jerry) Smith, Peter Unmack, Steve Walsh, Laura Jackson (student member), Mel Warren, Jim Williams EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE George Middendorf - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Mollie Cashner, Carol Johnston, Henry Mushinsky, Michael Pauers, Rod Williams ENDOWMENT and FINANCE COMMITTEE David Cundall - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Bruce Collette (2011-2013), Frank Pezold (2011-2014), Mike Retzer (2011-2015), Linda Ford (2013-2016), F. Douglas Martin (Ex Officio), Jacqueline Litzgus (Ex Officio) 3 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE William J. Matthews - [email protected] (Chair & President) Members: H. Bradley Shaffer (President-Elect), Steven J. Beaupre (Past President), Michael E. Douglas (Prior Past President), Jacqueline Litgus (Chair of LRPP) Christopher Beachy (Editor), David Cundall (Chair of ENFC), Maureen Donnelly (Secretary), F. Douglas Martin (Treasurer) HENRY S. FITCH AWARD COMMITTEE Henry R. Mushinsky - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Darrel R. Frost (2012-2014), Karen R. Lips (2013-2015) GAIGE FUND AWARD COMMITTEE Ralph Saporito - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Nicole Valenzuela (2012-2014), Christopher Tracy (2013-2015) ICHTHYOLOGICAL AND HERPETOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS COMMITTEE Mark Sabaj Perez - [email protected] (Chair) Symposium Subcommittee: Greg Watkins-Colwell ([email protected] ), Mark Sabaj Perez ([email protected] ) Newsletter Subcommittee: H. J. Walker - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Cynthia Klepadlo, Rob Robins, Lou Van Guelpen, Matthew T. Craig Supplies and Practices Subcommittee: Nelson Rios - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Barbara Brown, Mary Anne Rogers, Jessica Rosales, Mark Sabaj Pérez, Gregory Schneider, Ken Thompson, Lou Van Guelpen, J. Tom Giermakowski, Andy Bentley, Randy Singer, Ben Frable Ichthyological & Herpetological Data Standards Subcommittee: Jeffrey T. Williams - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Stanley D. Blum, Paulo Andrea Buckup, David Catania, Dean Hendrickson, Richard Pyle, Nelson Rios, Katherine Pearson Maslenikov, Jens V. Vindum JOINT ASIH-AFS COMMITTEE ON NAMES OF FISHES Lawrence M. Page - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Carole Baldwin, Lloyd Findley, Carter Gilbert, Karsten Hartel, Juan Jacobo Schmitter-Soto, Robert Lea, Nicholas Mandrak, H.J. Walker ROBERT K. JOHNSON AWARD COMMITTEE Alan H. Savitzky - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Henry L. Bart (2012-2014), Robert E. Espinoza (2013-2015) LONG RANGE PLANNING AND POLICY COMMITTEE Jacqueline Litzgus - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Donald Buth, Robert Cashner, Carol Johnston, Stephen T. Ross, Frederick Zaidan III, David Cundall (Ex Officio) MEETING MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING COMMITTEE Henry Mushinsky - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Kyle Piller, Marlis R. Douglas 4 JOSEPH S. NELSON AWARD COMMITTEE Barry Chernoff - email (Chair) Members: Larry Allen, Cristina Cox Fernandes. NOMINATING COMMITTEE G. David Johnson - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Kyle Piller, Stephen Richter, Carol Spencer PUBLICATION POLICY COMMITTEE Christopher K. Beachy - [email protected] (Chair) Members: all Associate Editors and Book Review Editor RANEY FUND AWARD COMMITTEE Prosanta Chakrabarty - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Prosanta Chakrabarty (2011-2013), Michael Collyer (2012-2014), Paula Raelynn Deaton (2013-2015) RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE Keith Gido - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Stan Fox, Jake Schaefer, James Watling, Mary White ROBERT H. GIBBS, JR. MEMORIAL AWARD COMMITTEE Eric J. Hilton - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Richard Vari (2012-2014), Brian Sidlauskas (2013-2015) STUDENT AWARDS COMMITTEE H. Bradley Shaffer - [email protected] (Co-Chair) Mollie Cashner - [email protected] (Co-Chair) Members: Stoye & Storer Judges: To Be Announced at Annual Banquet HISTORY OF THE SOCIETY COMMITTEE David G. Smith - [email protected] (Co-Chair) Joseph C. Mitchell - [email protected] (Co-Chair) Members: Inci Bowman, Vic Hutchison, Leo Smith, Susan Walls REPRESENTATIVES TO OTHER SOCIETIES AMERICAN ELASMOBRANCH SOCIETY - Ed Heist - [email protected] AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY - Mel Warren, Jr. - [email protected] AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES - Alan Savitzky - [email protected] BIOONE - Carole Baldwin - [email protected] NATURAL SCIENCE COLLECTIONS ALLIANCE - Larry M. Page - [email protected] mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] 5 SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF NATURAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS - Luiz Rocha - [email protected] SOCIETY FOR STUDY OF AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES AND HERPETOLOGISTS' LEAGUE - Alan Savitzky - [email protected] 6 Reports and Agenda for the 2014 Meeting of the Board of Governors of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Organization and Announcements 1. Call to order - President Shaffer 2. Governors Sign In - Secretary Donnelly 3. Distribution of late reports or additions to reports - Secretary Donnelly 4. Messages of regret from absentee governors - Secretary Donnelly 5. Call for motion to approve minutes of 2013 meeting of the Board of Governors as published in Copeia 2013:793-801 (see Appendix I) - President Shaffer 6. Announcement of appointment of Resolutions Committee - President Shaffer 7. Announcement of Stoye and Storer Award Judges (names withheld until banquet) - President- Elect Allen 8.
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