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2008 Board of Governors Report American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Board of Governors Meeting Le Centre Sheraton Montréal Hotel Montréal, Quebec, Canada 23 July 2008 Maureen A. Donnelly Secretary Florida International University Biological Sciences 11200 SW 8th St. - OE 167 Miami, FL 33199 [email protected] 305.348.1235 31 May 2008 The ASIH Board of Governor's is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, 23 July 2008 from 1700- 1900 h in Salon A&B in the Le Centre Sheraton, Montréal Hotel. President Mushinsky plans to move blanket acceptance of all reports included in this book. Items that a governor wishes to discuss will be exempted from the motion for blanket acceptance and will be acted upon individually. We will cover the proposed consititutional changes following discussion of reports. Please remember to bring this booklet with you to the meeting. I will bring a few extra copies to Montreal. 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 so I can share your regrets with the Governors. I will leave for Montréal on 20 July 2008 so try to contact me before that date if possible. I will arrive late on the afternoon of 22 July 2008. The Annual Business Meeting will be held on Sunday 27 July 2005 from 1800-2000 h in Salon A&C. Please plan to attend the BOG meeting and Annual Business Meeting. I look forward to seeing you in Montréal. Sincerely, Maureen A. Donnelly ASIH Secretary 1 ASIH BOARD OF GOVERNORS 2008 Past Presidents Executive Elected Officers Committee (not on EXEC) Atz, J.W. Inger, R.F. Donnelly, M.A. Buth, D.G. Bailey, R.M. Mayden, R.L. Frost, D.R. Ferraris, C.J. Burr, M.B. McDiarmid, R.W. Gregory, P.T. Grant, T. Cannatella, D.C. Page, L.M. Lundberg, J.G. Haenel, G.J. Cashner, R.C. Parenti, L.R. Mayden, R.L. Kizirian, D. Cohen, D.M. Pietsch, T.W. Mushinsky, H.R. Klepadlo, C. Collette, B.B. Pough, F.H. Neighbors, M.A. Lannoo, M.J. Dessauer, H.C. Rabb, G.G. Ross, S.T. Litzgus, J. Frost,D.R. Robins, C.R. Schaefer, S.A. Orr, J.W. Gans, C. Rosenblatt, R.H. Quattro, J.M. Gilbert, C.R. Savage, J.M. Reeder, T.W Greene, H.W. Savitzky, A.H. Schultz, E.T. Greenfield, D.W. Scott, W.B. Smith, W.L. Gregory, P.T. Smith, G.R. Snodgrass, J. Grobman, A.B. Trueb, L. Webb, J. Highton, R. Wake, M.H. Wise, S. Hutchison, V.H.. Class of 2008 Class of 2009 Class of 2010 Class of 2011 Class of 2012 Allen, L.G. Dorcas, M.E. Bart, H.L. Beaupre, S.J. Beachy, C.K. Buckup, P.A. Green, D.M. Douglas, M.E. Burbrink, F.T. Cole, K.S. Carpenter, K.E. Johnson, G.D. Glor, R.E. Contreras- Cooper, W.E. Espinoza, R. Kley, N.J. Guyer, C. Balderas, S. Grant, T. Helfman, G. McEachran, J.D. Kuhajda, B.R . Doan, T.M. Johnstson, C. Mushinsky, H.R. Peterson, C.R. Nelson, J.S. Douglas, M.R. Lips, K.R. Pechmann, J.H.K. Piller, K.R. Nicholson, K.E. Hanken, J. Reis, R.E. Petry, P. Sabaj, M.H. Peterson, M.S. Harris, P.M. Relyea, R.A. Warkentin, K. Wassersug, R.J. Pilgrim, M.A. Lopez, J.A. Wainwright, P.C. Wiens, J.J.. Winemiller, K. Pramuk, J.B. Maglia, A.M. Westneat, M. Walker, H.J. 2 Officers - 2007 PRESIDENT - Richard L. Mayden - [email protected] PRESIDENT-ELECT - Henry R. Mushinsky - [email protected] PAST-PRESIDENT - Darrel. R. Frost - [email protected] PRIOR PAST-PRESIDENT - Lynne R. Parenti - [email protected] TREASURER - Margaret A. Neighbors - [email protected] SECRETARY - Maureen A. Donnelly - [email protected] EDITOR - Scott A. Schaefer - [email protected] Copeia Editorial Staff - 2007 EDITOR - Scott A. Schaefer - [email protected] PRODUCTION EDITOR - Katie Smith - [email protected] GENERAL ICHTHYOLOGY - Donald G. Buth - [email protected] GENERAL ICHTHYOLOGY - Carl Ferraris, Jr. - [email protected] GENERAL HERPETOLOGY - Tod W. Reeder - [email protected] GENERAL HERPETOLOGY - Michael J. Lannoo - [email protected] GENERAL HERPETOLOGY - David Kizirian - [email protected] ECOLOGY AND ETHOLOGY - Joel Snodgrass - [email protected] ECOLOGY AND ETHOLOGY - Gregory J. Haenel - [email protected] ECOLOGY AND ETHOLOGY - Jacqueline Litzgus - [email protected] GENETICS, DEVELOPMENT & MORPHOLOGY - Joseph M. Quattro - [email protected] GENETICS, DEVELOPMENT & MORPHOLOGY - Jacqueline Webb - [email protected] PHYSIOLOGY & PHYSIOLOGICAL ECOLOGY - Robert T. Mason - [email protected] PHYSIOLOGY & PHYSIOLOGICAL ECOLOGY - Eric T. Schultz - [email protected] INDEX EDITOR (SUBJECT) - Frances Cashner (Subject) - [email protected] INDEX EDITOR (TAXONOMIC) - Jay W. Orr (Taxonomic) - [email protected] BOOK REVIEW - ICHTHYOLOGY - William Leo Smith - [email protected] BOOK REVIEW - HERPETOLOGY - Taran Grant - [email protected] EDITORIAL BOARD - William D. Anderson, Raoul Bain, Gary Casper, John Crawford, Tom Dowling, Tony Echelle, Daniel Fogell, James Grady, Pat Gregory, Patricia Hernandez, Ed Matheson, Steve McCormick, W. Linn Montgomery, Randy Mooi, Ted Pietsch, Roberto Reis, Willem Roosenburg, Richard P. Vari, James Watling Society Historians SOCIETY HISTORIAN ICHTHYOLOGY - David G. Smith - [email protected] SOCIETY HISTORIAN HERPETOLOGY - Joseph C. Mitchell - [email protected] 3 Committees - 2007 (Darrel R. Frost appointments) COMMITTEE ON SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS Jon Armbruster - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Hank Bart, Jacqueline Litzgus COMMITTEE ON GRADUATE STUDENT PARTICIPATION Rocky Parker - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Matt Neimiller (Website Committee - [email protected]), Justin Touchon (Website Committee - [email protected]), Tiffany Schriever (Workshop - [email protected]), Ralph Saporito (Travel Awards - [email protected]), Lara Douglas (Book Raffle & Reprint - [email protected]), James Van Dyke (Book Raffle - [email protected]), Jason Ortega (Volunteer for Raffle - [email protected]). CONSERVATION COMMITTEE Frank McCormick - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Matt Aresco, Salvador Contreras Balderas, Jonathan Baskin, Noel Burkhead, Todd Campbell, Jacque Carter, Barry Chernoff, Walt Courtenay, Ken Dodd, Anna George, David Green, Pat Gregory, Gene Helfman, Bill Loftus, Nick Mandrak, Krista McCoy, Henry Mushinsky, Jack Musick, Joe Nelson, Tom Orrell, Lynne Parenti, Phil Pister, George Rabb, Stephen Richter, Al Savitzky, Brad Shaffer, Jerry Smith, Peter Unmack, Steve Walsh, Mel Warren, Jim Williams EDITORIAL POLICY COMMITTEE Scott Schaefer - [email protected] (Chair) Members: all Sectional Editors and Book Review Editors ENDOWMENT and FINANCE COMMITTEE Melvin Warren Jr. - [email protected] (Chair; 2005-2007), Members: Eric Schultz (2002-2006), Barbara Savitzky (2003-2007), Aaron Bauer (2004-2008), Steve Ross (2005-2009 - Chair Elect), Margaret Neighbors (Ex Officio), Patrick Gregory (Ex Officio) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Richard Mayden - [email protected] (Chair & President) Members: Henry Mushinsky (President-Elect), Darrel R. Frost (Past President) Lynne Parenti (Prior Past President), Patrick Gregory (Chair of LRPP), Scott Schaefer (Editor), Mel Warren (Chair of ENFC), Maureen Donnelly (Secretary), Margaret Neighbors (Treasurer) HENRY S. FITCH AWARD COMMITTEE Julian C. Lee - [email protected] (Chair) Members: H. Bradley Shaffer (2006-2008), Harold K. Voris (2007-2009) GAIGE FUND AWARD COMMITTEE Adam Summers - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Rita Mehta (2006-2008), Taran Grant (2007-2009) 4 ICHTHYOLOGICAL AND HERPETOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS COMMITTEE Jose Rosado - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Barbara Brown, Paulo Buckup, Dave Catania, J. Tomas Giermakowski, Dean Hendrickson, Toby Hibbitts, Nelson Rios, Rob Robins, Mary Ann Rogers, Jessica Rosales, Mark Sabaj, John Simmons, Angelo Soto-Centeno, Ken Thompson, Lou Van Guelpen, H. J. Walker, Gregory Watkins-Colwell, Jeff Williams, Christina A. Wolfe Newsletter Subcommittee: H. J. Walker (Chair), Rob Robins, Lou Van Guelpen, Laurie Vitt Supplies and Practices Subcommittee: Jessica Rosales (Chair), Nelson Rios, Mary Anne Rogers, Mark Sabaj, Ken Thompson, Lou Van Guelpen ASIH Survey Subcommittee: J. Tom Giermakowski (Chair), Christina Wolfe, Nelsoon Rios JOINT ASIH-AFS COMMITTEE ON NAMES OF FISHES Joseph S. Nelson - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Héctor Espinoza-Pérez, Lloyd Findley, Carter Gilbert, Robert Lea, Nicholas Mandrk, Richard Mayden, James Williams ROBERT K. JOHNSON AWARD COMMITTEE Harvey Lillywhite - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Frank McCormick (2006-2008), Brian Crother (2007-2009) LONG RANGE PLANNING AND POLICY COMMITTEE Pat Gregory - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Donald Buth, Robert Cashner, Craig Guyer, Carol Johnston, Karen Warkentin, Mel Warren (Ex Officio) MEETING MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Bob Cashner - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Brian Crother, Henry Mushinsky MEETING PLANNING COMMITTEE Deanna Stouder - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Larry Allen, George Burgess, Maureen Donnelly. NOMINATING COMMITTEE Larry Page - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Christopher Beachy; Stanley F. Fox., Philip J. Motta RANEY FUND AWARD COMMITTEE Kent Carpenter - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Tim Targett (2006-2008), W. Leo Smith (2007-2009) RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE TO BE NAMED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING IN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. 5 ROBERT H. GIBBS, JR. MEMORIAL AWARD COMMITTEE David Greenfield - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Carter Gilbert (2006-2008), Theodore W. Pietsch (2007-2009) STUDENT AWARDS COMMITTEE Henry Mushinsky - [email protected] (Co-Chair) Members: Stoye & Storer Judges: To Be Announced at Annual Banquet WEB CONTENT AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE - RECURRING COMMITTEE Hank Bart - [email protected] (Chair) Members:
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