The Delegates' Voice
Newsletter for the House of Delegates of AAPG

January, 2000

Call for Nominations

You are invited to make nominations for the first awarding of three AAPG House of Delegates awards, created specifically to honor members of the House of Delegates, who have distinguished themselves by exceptional service to their peers through HOD activities.

1. House Long Service Award: A person who has been active in the activities of the House, and who has served a minimum of four (4) terms.

2. Distinguished Member of the House: A person who has given exemplary service to the House through committee work, with committee chairs given additional consideration. Service as a House office will also be considered, though not required.

3. Honorary Member of the House: This is the highest award to be presented by the House and conveyed to a person whose work in the House has over time demonstrated a history of service and dedication to the House and to their peers as committee member, chair, and officer.

Each of these awards will be presented at the Annual AAPG Meeting.

You can make your nominations to the attention of Larry L. Jones, Phone/fax (281) 493-1022 or e-mail at: 104252.527<at>compuserve.com . Your nominations should include specifics of your nominee's service to the House. No other AAPG involvement will be considered. These nominations must be received prior to 3/1/2000.

In this issue ...

Chairman's Corner
> Chairman
> Chairman-elect

Committee Reports:
> Rules and Procedures
> Credentials
> Resolutions
> Constitution and Bylaws

Candidates:

Chair-Elect:
> Edward D. Dolly
> Steven L. Shaw

Secretary-Editor:
> Sandi M. Barber
> Debra M. Osborne

Resolutions

Committees

Award Nominations

Chairman-Elect Column

Since my last column, I have inherited an ad hoc committee assignment from John to review possible liaison assignments for the office of Chairman-Elect. The committee is composed of the four immediate past Chairmen and the two candidates of Chairman-Elect of the HOD. We are well on our way to a division of labor to relieve some of the load that falls on the Chairman's shoulders. Since the Chairman is a member of the AAPG Executive Committee as well as HOD leader, we are striving to make the Chairman job a little easier, and at a most fortuitous time for me, I might add!

I recently participated in the first-ever Mid-year House of Delegates Meeting. The time was well spent organizing, discussing, and evaluating issues, concerns and even organization of the HOD. The participation of officer candidates in the deliberations was beneficial to continuing efforts of the HOD. Having Ray, Marlan, Terry, and their spouses join us for dinner provided an opportunity to coordinate with the Executive Committee.

The flow of questionnaires sent out in the November issue of The Delegates' Voice has begun to ebb recently. This would refer to the "Requested Poll Questions" insert regarding the number of past-Presidents and past-HOD Chairmen serving on the Advisory Council. I will be making a report on the results of this survey at our meeting in New Orleans. That report will only be as valid as the number of questionnaires upon which it is based, so I really need your help. If you haven't sent in your questionnaire yet, please take some time to do so and send it to me. Thanks.

Noting John and Deborah have added their e-mail addresses at the end of their columns, I will offer the same advanced communications technology. If you have any questions, comments, issues or concerns, please contact me at .

Lowell Lischer
Chairman-Elect, House of Delegates