1. Election Results
Dr. Mark Dewhirst announced the results of the 2001 election of officers and councilors
as follows:
Vice – President Elect George Iliakis
Secretary – Treasurer Elect Kathryn Mason
Councilor (Biology) Amato Giaccia
Councilor (Chemistry) Michael Weinfeld
Dr. Dewhirst extended congratulations on behalf of the Society to the new Council
members.
2. Financial Report
Dr. Dewhirst reported that the society is in a sound financial state with over one
year’s operating expenses in reserve. This is due, in part, to the aggressive
fundraising efforts for the Annual Meeting and careful management of expenditures. Dr.
Dewhirst stated that a long term goal of the Society is increase the reserve to three
year’s operating expenses. Expansion in the areas of development and the future
endowment of the Failla Lecture and the Michael Fry Award are possible mechanisms to
assist in reaching this goal.
3. Membership Report
Dr. Dewhirst reported the following membership activity for the period of April 1, 2000
through March 31, 2001.
New members 176
Resigned members 21
Deceased members 11
Dropped members 135
As of March 31, 2001 the Society had 1791 members.
Active members 1073
Associate members 73
Student members 251
Sponsored Student members 76
Emeritus members 268
Institutional members 34
Corporate members 16
4. Deceased Members
A moment of silence was observed for the following deceased members:
Reinier Braams
Merril Eisenbud
Mortimer Elkind
Ugo Fano
John S. Handloser
Karl Morgan
Harold Perry
Antolin Raventos, IV
Ira Spiro
G. M. Tisljar
Cornelius A. Tobias
John Totter
Luis Zeitz
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