Illinois
Section
American Association of Physics Teachers
Minutes of the Fall Council
Meeting
Joliet Junior College, Room 2013
October 27, 2001
The meeting was called to order by President
Charles Schulz at 7:06 a.m. Those in attendance were Roger Reeves, Diana
Roth, Duane Ingram, Kimberly Shaw, Cliff Parker, Win Htwe, John Askill,
Bruce McCart, Gary Wolber, Ann Brandon, Debby Lojkutz, Curt Hieggelke,
Ken Mellendorf, Dave Renneke, Kelly Roos, Narendra Jaggi and Carl
Wenning. Also in attendance was guest John Hubisz, AAPT president.
Secretary-Treasurer Report: The Minutes of
the spring Council meeting were presented and approved. The Treasurer's
Report, showing a balance of $2,131.32 as of October 24, 2001, was
approved.
Newsletter Report: Roger Reeves noted that
things are going well with the production of the Illinois Physics
Teacher newsletter and that he hopes to continue getting the
newsletter out about a month before meetings.
Section Representative Report: Curt
Hieggelke summarized his written report by stating that there is an
effort being undertaken currently to regularize the relations between
regional associations and the national office now that a new
constitution and bylaws have been adopted. This is a concern about
"uniformity of section procedures." There is some concern
about the possibility of double votes of members who belong to two
regional associations, issues regarding liability concerns at
conferences, uniform reporting procedures, and uniform terms for
leadership council memberships. John Hubisz pointed out benefits
associated with "regularization." Curt noted that the ISAAPT
is in good condition and it is unlikely that any significant changes in
our structure will have to occur. Cliff Parker motioned, it was
seconded, and carried (SMC) that the ISAAPT push through its
representative at the national level for uniformity of procedures. Curt
also pointed out the ISAAPT membership has been asked to provide input
for a survey
about national meetings. Preferences relating to survey questions were
discussed. Secretary Wenning will forward the Executive Council's
recommendations. Lastly, Curt pointed out that section reps might not be
supported by their schools when attending the national summer meetings,
and that the ISAAPT should be prepared to handle some of the associated
costs of representation.
Publicity Chair, Section Editor, and Webmaster
Report: Dave Renneke noted that the section's web page was working
nicely, and has hidden components such as Excel spreadsheets for use by
meeting hosts. Curt noted that Dave's work is deeply appreciated by the
membership. There was a round of approval.
Committee for the Distinguished Service
Citation Report: Ann Brandon noted that things had gone well with
the nomination and selection process this year. She further noted that
Roger Malcolm, Carl Wenning, and Roger Reeves (this year's recipient)
would be handling the award next year. Fred Zurheide graciously
arranged for the plaque again this year and would be happy to continue
this service to ISAAPT.
Committee for the High School Teacher Award
Report: Gary Wolber noted that the ISTA Spectrum had been asked to
carry the announcements for award nominations, and that efforts would
begin to contact all state school superintendents through regional
offices of education. Carl will provide Gary contact information. Gary
said that he would be stepping down from heading the high school award
program after this spring and that he would need to be replaced.
Representative to the AAPT High School
Committee Report: Ann Brandon noted that the awards program for
physics photos and videos was very successful this year, and that
several award winning pictures had graced the covers of The Physics
Teacher and Announcer recently. It was then noted that two scholarship
award programs had been recently announced for high school physics
teacher candidates: the Lotze Scholarship and the Knowles Science
Teaching Fellowship. The
Foundation can also provide funding for high school physics teachers to
attend summer workshops. Carl will forward information about these
programs to the Council membership through the list server.
Nominations Report: Narendra Jaggi noted
that he had been able to get four excellent candidates to run for
Council positions: Gary Wolber, Rock Island High School,
President-Elect; Elisabeth Langford, Springfield Southeast High School,
high school rep; Bill Hogan, Joliet Junior College, 2-year college rep;
and Ray Bugayong, McMurray College, 4-year college rep. These
individuals (who were duly elected by unanimous acclamation at the
noontime general membership meeting) will replace Gary Wolber, Curt
Hieggelke, and Gary Gladding whose terms as representatives are slated
to expire with the election. Curt who was appointed temporary section
rep after the retirement of Conley Stutz, was reappointed (and later
duly elected).
Old Business: (a) It was noted that all
future meetings on the ISAAPT docket will take place as slated. The
spring meeting in 2002 at Eastern Illinois University will be held on
April 5-6. The fall 2002 meeting at Millikin University will take place
on October 18-19. The spring 2003 meeting at Knox College will take
place April 11-12. The fall 2003 meeting at Illinois State University
will be held immediately on the heels of and in cooperation with the Illinois
Association of Chemistry Teachers, many of whose members also
teach physics. The meeting will take place in mid-October. The spring
2004 meeting at the University of Illinois is tentative. The fall 2004
meeting at Bradley University has had the "tentative" label
removed. (b) Duane Ingram noted that the ISAAPT/IAI ad hoc committee for
developing a transfer physics major for community college students has
met and has worked out a tentative solution to the problem. Curt moved that
the Chicago Section be asked to add representatives to the
committee so that the committee might more adequately represent the
membership of that section. It was MSC that this be done so; Duane will
ask for time on the agenda of the afternoon meeting of the Chicago
Section. After the committee has been reformulated and the final draft
proposal approved, it will survey major institutions in Illinois about
the adequacy of the proposal. (c) Carl reported that the ISAAPT
Guidebook program had awarded 6 books to ISU students during the fall,
and that no other requests had been received following the announcement
in the recent Illinois Physics Teacher.
New Business: (a) Carl noted that a very
significant number of individuals on the rolls of the ISAAPT membership
had not paid dues for years. He recommended that procedures for dues be
regularized. It was suggested that dues payments be annualized, with
notices sent out to those whose dues are in arrears. It was suggested by
Roger Reeves that mailing labels have a dues renewal statement on them.
Curt suggested an option for prepayment for several years worth of dues.
It was also suggested that a lifetime membership be made available. Curt
moved that Carl and the past two secretary/treasurers (Roger Reeves and
Dave Renneke) be appointed to an ad hoc committee to address this
concern about dues collection, and make a report at the next Executive
Council meeting. The motion was seconded and carried. (b) Dave Renneke
was reappointed publicity chair. (c) Roger Reeves was reappointed
newsletter editor.
Announcement: Curt noted that the AAPT
guidelines for 2-year programs had recently been updated. He suggested
that everyone might benefit from looking at this new document.
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at
8:10 a.m.
Carl J. Wenning
Secretary-Treasurer
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