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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCBC 1-31-1992MINUTES Chapter Presidents' Council Business Meeting American Society of Landscape Architects January 31, 1992 Call to Order Council Chair Jacobson called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. on January 31, 1992. Roll Call Officers: Susan Jacobson ... . ....... . .. . . Council Chair Marian Marum ................ Council Vice Chair Presidents: James L. Dalton .. . .... .... ... . Lynn Wolff ................. . John H. Nicolaus .............. Brooks R. Kolb ............... Keith Edward Simpson .......... . A. Gail Boorman ............. . Ronald R. Huffman .......... . Gary B. Kesler .. . ............ . John R. Crowe ............... . C. Edward Curtin .............. Todd R. Wichman .............. Larry Wayne Best ....... . ..... . Albano G. Seabra .............. Dale Conklin Robert Grant ................. Larry S. Fink ................. Michael E. Woody ............. Richard M. Satre ............... Dennis B. Carmichael ........... . William T. Eubanks ............. Glen Schmidt ... ............. . Randall W. Mardis ............. Paul W. Lockwood ............. John E. Cutler ... ............ . D. Ken Saiki ........ . Karen Budinscak Adams .......... Presidents -elect: David Gardner ................ Bruce Powers ..... .. ......... . Robert Goss ....... ...... .... . Edward Shalkey ......... David Tatsumi .... .. ......... . Channing Harris ... ........... . Arizona Chapter Boston Chapter Central California Chapter Northern California Chapter Connecticut Chapter Florida Chapter Georgia Chapter Illinois Chapter Idaho/Montana Chapter Indiana Chapter Minnesota Chapter North Carolina Chapter New Jersey Chapter Upstate New York Chapter New York Chapter Ohio Chapter Oklahoma Chapter Oregon Chapter Potomac Chapter South Carolina Chapter San Diego Chapter St. Louis Chapter Tennessee Chapter Texas Chapter Wisconsin Chapter West Virginia Chapter Alaska Chapter Arkansas Chapter Central California Chapter Colorado Chapter Southern California Chapter Connecticut Chapter Chapter Presidents' Council Business Meeting January 31, 1992 Page 3 3. Leadership Development Workshops Susan Everett reported on the four upcoming Leadership Development Workshops in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; Dallas, Texas; Cincinnati, Ohio; and Charlotte, North Carolina. Chapters were reminded to return their ASLA/Chapter Sponsorship Reply Forms as soon as possible so that National can determine hew many opening will be available to market to the general membership. Everett also noted that tuition for individuals sponsored. by the chapter is covered by national, so it's passible for a chapter to sponsor members_ without necessarily incurring any cost. 4. Fellows Nominations Susan Everett also reminded the Council about the package of information they received in mid -January regarding the nomination of candidates for the Council of Fellows. A sample entry was included in the information packet this year to help chapters get started. The submissions are due by April 24, 1992. 5. Staffing Report David Bohardt reported on the status of the staff cutbacks in the National ASLA Headquarters. The staff has been reduced by four members already and progress is being made to save the other two positions scheduled to be cut. The staff now stands at 29 with eight of those people being on the magazine staff. David stated that the changes in the headquarters' staff include the consolidation and streamlining of operations and einphasized that there should be no apparent loss of service to ,ihe membership. The chapter coordinator, which was one of the four positions cut, remains unfilled. 6. Open Forum • Chapter Presidents' Network The Council discussed the need for better communication of • information, ; between the chapters. Options for improving the networking included better use of the Council Letter and tying into a bulletin board on the Design Network System currently being proposed.. • Chapter -National Cosponsoring The Council discussed the importance of local chapters helping National ASLA coordinate education seminars within their territory to avoid conflicts in meeting times and topics and to improve the quality of the local site selection for seminars. • Attracting inorities to the Profession and to ASLA The Counciit discussed the growing need to attract minorities to the profession. Chapters may be able to be more effective in correcting this problem by ;laving personal contact with the schools within their chapters.