2002 Annual RCML General Meeting Minutes
March 8, 2002

The meeting was called to order by President Virginia Usnick at 1:15 p.m.  The meeting was held at the Holiday Inn Select, Memphis East, TN.

Item 1: Approval of minutes for last yearís meeting:
Mel Olson called for approval of the minutes; seconded by Dixie Methany.  The minutes were approved unanimously.

Item 2: VP for Publications report:
Ginny Usnick explained that the VP for Publications, Dan Brahier, was unable to attend as he was on sabbatical and involved in classroom teaching.  She presented his written report.

Focus:
Thanks was expressed to Jodi Harbal, undergraduate assistant at Bowling Green State University for her assistance with Focus.  Four issues were copy edited.  The Spring, 2002 issue is in the mail. A special issue on assessment is in process.
Ginny asked members to indicate if they were not receiving Focus.  She explained there had been some difficulties with the change over of administration last year; those members not receiving the journal were asked to fill out a form at the Registration Desk.  Ginny indicated that Roland Pourdavood would take over as membership coordinator at this meeting.

Newsletter:
Three issues have been published this year.
Musings will now be written by Rama Menon with contributions also from Alan Zolman.

Website:
Special thanks to Ryan Speer for maintaining the website.

Item 3: VP for Conferences report: Judy Olson
RCML conference will be held next year in Tempe, Arizona on the Arizona State University campus, student union from 6-8 March.  There are 5-6 hotels in a 2 block walking distance from the site.  Ginny Usnick will be program chair while Kathleen McCoy from ASU will be conference chair.  Speaker proposal forms were distributed.  Proposal will also be available on the RCML website.  Members were asked to encourage doctoral, masters, and undergraduate students to submit proposals.  Conference proposals are due at the end of June, 2002.

Judy Olson thanked the outgoing members of the conference committee: Kay Wohlhuter and Vicki Shell and welcomed the newly elected members to the committee: Carolyn Pinchback and Sandy Johnson.

Proposals for hosting the conference in 2004 are needed.

Ginny Usnick thanked outgoing VP for conferences, Judy Olson for her 2 year effort.

Judy Olson expressed special appreciation to Sheryl Maxwell for her work in organizing the 2002 conference.

Sheryl Maxwell acknowledged her husband who provided the art work for the program booklet.

Ginny Usnick gave special appreciation on behalf of the organization to Sheryl Maxwell for her service as conference chair.

Item 4: Treasurer's report: Lynae Sakshaug
Lyane Sakshaug presented the Profit & Loss Statement for last year.
Points noted:

• Fall newsletter was more expensive because it was larger than usual
• Office expenses were more than budgeted because of a one-off expense for purchase of software
• Focus expenses were greater because of the irregularities of publication over the last couple of years.

Lynae Sakshaug then presented the budget for 2002.  She explained it was the same as for 2001 except for the following:
Newsletter expenses increased by $150 to $600
 ncrease in honorarium to web maintainer by $50 to $200.

Lynae Sakshaug then called for questions from the floor:
Question: If you receive an outstanding bill for Focus should it be charged to the current year or to the year in which the expenses were incurred?
Members agreed that the amount should appear in the current year; however, if the actual expenses are more than the budgeted amount a footnote to the P&L statement should explain why.

Bea Babbitt moved that the budget for 2002 be accepted; seconded by Mel Olson.
The motion was approved unanimously.

Item 5: Membership: Lynae Sakshaug
Lynae Sakshaug explained that the past year had been difficult because of the change over of administration of membership.
2001:  22 new members
80 renewals
38 members last renewed in 1999
57 members last renewed in 2000.
Total membership as at the end of 2001: 197

Lynae Sakshaug asked members to please check the date of expiration of their membership on the newsletter.  If members find a discrepancy please let her know.

10 new members joined at the conference which means there are 14 new members thus far for 2002.

Members were asked to please fill out the membership form at the registration desk so that records can be updated.

Alan Zollman expressed thanks to Lynae Sakshaug for her efforts to strengthen the membership.

Ginny Usnick thanked LynaeSakshaug on behalf of the members for her work as treasurer and also with membership.

Item 6: Old business
Election results: The following were introduced to members:

• President elect: Sheryl Maxwell
• VP for conferences: Kay Wohlhuter
• Treasurer: Jayne Fleener
• Conference committee: Carolyn Pinchback & Sandy Johnson

Nominations are needed for the following positions falling vacant in 2003:

• VP for publications
• Secretary
• 2 members to conference committee

Mel Olson thanked all those who nominated for positions last year.

Ginny Usnick thanked Mel Olson on behalf of RCML for his 4 years commitment as President elect, President, and Past President.

Item 7: New business.
There was no new business.

Announcements:
Members willing to referee for Focus please give your name to Vicki Shell.
SSSM conference in Rochester, NY in the Fall.  Proposals are due 1st March.  Information can be obtained on the website.
Thanks was expressed to Jean Schmittau for the work she does as editor of Focus.
NCTM will be held in Las Vegas in April.

As there was no further business, the President, Ginny Usnick closed the meeting at 2 p.m.