NAASS

2009 Standing Committees


Conference and Program Planning Committee

Chair: Sue Day-Perroots (thru 2009) - West Virginia University
Members:
Georgette Edmondson-Wright (thru 2009 ) - The George Washington University
Donald R. Howie (thru 2010 ) - The University of Mississippi
John G. LaBrie (thru 2010 ) - North American Association of Summer Sessions (NAASS)
Bill S. (Bill) McClure (thru 2010 ) - University of Massachusetts Amherst
Allyson I. Morris (thru 2009 ) - Regis University
Ken Smith (thru 2009 ) - Virginia Tech
The Committee's core is comprised of a representative of the past year's conference host committee, a representative of the current year's conference host committee, a representative of next year's conference host committee, the President, the President-Elect, the Executive Secretary, the Treasurer (for financial consultations only), and other delegates as appointed by the chair.

The chair of the Committee will be the President-Elect. The Committee is charged with the solicitation and review of sites for the Annual Conference, with final recommendations being made to the full Administrative Council. It is also charged with the development and implementation of the Annual Conference program.

It approves, encourages and/or sponsors other regional programs or program activities undertaken by other groups of the Association.


Creative and Innovative Awards Committee

Chair: Cathy M. Evans (thru 2009) - George Mason University
Members:
Shirley R. Douglas (thru 2009 ) - North Carolina A&T State University
Lilieth H. Nelson (thru 2010 ) - The University of The West Indies - Mona Campus
Kim Price (thru 2009 ) - Duke University
Loren Smith (thru 2010 ) - George Mason University
Florie A. Wilcoxson (thru 2010 ) - University of Alaska Fairbanks
Erroline M. Williams (thru 2009 ) - Duquesne University
Shannon Zottola (thru 2010 ) - Marywood University
The Committee is responsible for preparing a yearly notice to the membership - at least three months prior to the Annual Conference - that elicits abstracts describing creative and innovative summer programming conducted by member institutions. After an initial review of all submitted abstracts, the Committee determines the winning entries (at the Annual Conference site) based on creativity, uniqueness, success and impact, and adaptability.

Two awards are presented each year, based on the size of the school. One for small schools (having an academic year enrollment of 7,500 or less), and the other is for large schools (those with an enrollment of 7,501 or more).


Finance Committee

Chair: Ken Smith (thru 2009) - Virginia Tech
Members:
Ellen S. I. Chang (thru 2009 ) - University of California, Berkeley
Elizabeth A. Hart (thru 2010 ) - Brown University
Beverly Breslin Kalinowski (thru 2009 ) - The College of New Jersey
Mark D. McClain (thru 2011 ) - Cedarville University
Yvonne Murnane (thru 2011 ) - State University of New York- College at Cortland
Dennis L. Nunes (thru 2009 ) - St. Cloud State University
Irene Pearce (thru 2010 ) - University of California, Santa Barbara
Vykuntapathi Thota (thru 2010 ) - Virginia State University
The Committee is advisory to the Administrative Council and is responsible for establishing and reviewing the financial goals of the Association.

It ensures an annual audit and review of the financial records, reviews the annual budget - as proposed by the Treasurer in consultation with the Ad-ministrative Council - monitors the annual expenditures in light of the proposed budget, makes recommendations pertaining to line item amounts in the budget, and the cash balances and investments of the Association.

The Committee shall consist of members appointed for three-year terms plus the Treasurer.


Information & Communications Committee

Chair: Ken C. Burrows (thru 2009) - University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Members:
Molly W. Berger (thru 2010 ) - Case Western Reserve University
Renate H. Guilford (thru 2010 ) - George Mason University
John G. LaBrie (thru 2009 ) - North American Association of Summer Sessions (NAASS)
Beth Laves (thru 2009 ) - Western Kentucky University
Jessica Madrigal (thru 2010 ) - The Johns Hopkins University
Cordelia A. Maloney (thru 2010 ) - University of Illinois at Chicago
Jon C. Neidy (thru 2010 ) - Bradley University
Sarah J. Ormrod (thru 2010 ) - University of Cambridge
Margaret Shaw-Burnett (thru 2009 ) - Buffalo State College
Patricia L. (Trish) Suske (thru 2009 ) - University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Beth Tyson-Lofquist (thru 2010 ) - Western Carolina University
Linda Marie Williams (thru 2009 ) - University of California, Santa Barbara
The Committee is responsible for enhancing the knowledge and skills of higher education professionals involved in summer and special programs by promoting the exchange of information and providing a wide range of professional development opportunities, sufficient to cover the most significant and emerging issues identified by the Administrative Council. The Committee shall be charged with the development and maintenance of a best practice manual.

The Committee shall also be responsible for final editorial and editing supervision of the Association's various print and online publications.


Membership Committee

Chair: Annette E. Day (thru 2009) - St. Cloud State University
Members:
Eric A. Cheek (thru 2009 ) - North Carolina A&T State University
Cathy M. Evans (thru 2010 ) - George Mason University
Thomas W. Fuhr (thru 2010 ) - State University of New York- College at Potsdam
Kerri M. Garcia (thru 2010 ) - University of Nevada, Reno
Renate H. Guilford (thru 2009 ) - George Mason University
John G. LaBrie (thru 2009 ) - North American Association of Summer Sessions (NAASS)
Bill S. (Bill) McClure (thru 2009 ) - University of Massachusetts Amherst
Allyson I. Morris (thru 2010 ) - Regis University
E. Mike Poe(thru 2010 ) - Northwest Nazarene University
The Committee is responsible for reviving former memberships that have lapsed, identifying additional colleges and universities as potential new members, and strives to recruit at least 25 new members each year.

Nominations and Elections Committee

Chair: Loy D. Lytle (thru 2009) - University of California, Santa Barbara
Members:
Harriet Y. Abe (thru 2009 ) - University of Hawai`i at Manoa
Barbara H. Gotshall (thru 2010 ) - Colorado State University
Bill J. Kops (thru 2009 ) - University of Manitoba
Douglas J. (Doug) Lee (thru 2009 ) - The University of Iowa
Jon C. Neidy (thru 2010 ) - Bradley University
Lilieth H. Nelson (thru 2009 ) - The University of The West Indies - Mona Campus
Donna Shea (thru 2009 ) - Boston University
The Committee is responsible for soliciting nominations from the membership, nominating candidates to fill each routinely vacated office and pro-viding for the election, by mail, of officers, Regional Vice Presidents, and At-Large Members of the Administrative Council.

The Committee also considers nominations for Honorary Life Members and candidates for the Distinguished Service Award.


Quality and Research Committee

Chair: Bill J. Kops (thru 2010) - University of Manitoba
Members:
Martin D. Barry (thru 2009 ) - Oregon State University
Jamieson A. (Jamie) Bilella (thru 2010 ) - Montclair State University
Cynthia A. DeLuca (thru 2009 ) - North Carolina State University
Lori Glover (thru 2010 ) - Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Loy D. Lytle (thru 2010 ) - University of California, Santa Barbara
Dennis L. Nunes (thru 2010 ) - St. Cloud State University
Ben P. Perkins (thru 2009 ) - Washington State University
David Schejbal (thru 2009 ) - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Patricia L. (Trish) Suske (thru 2010 ) - University of Nevada, Las Vegas
The role of the Committee is to guide, direct, and provide advocacy for the Association's research initiatives. It accomplishes this charge through the annual review and selection of research priorities, supervision, and peer review of research proposals and scholarly articles, and it collaborates with various other standing and ad hoc committees within the Association where issues of research, assessment, and evaluation are concerned.

The chair of the Committee shall also serve as NAASS's representative to the Theresa Neil Memorial Fund Committee.

The editor of Summer Academe shall be a standing member of the Committee.


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