2000-2001 Officers and
Standing and Ad-Hoc Committees
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OFFICERS:
Chairman
Lowell Lischer
(210) 479-6856
Chairman-Elect
Ed Dolly
(303) 299-1517
Secretary/Editor
Sandi Barber
(713) 723-1480
COMMITTEES
Constitution and Bylaws
George Eynon,
Chairman (Calgary, Canada)
(403) 531-4375
- Jeff
Greenawalt (Pittsburgh, PA)
- Clint
Moore (Houston, TX)
- Jim
Ragsdale (Houston, TX)
Credentials
Stewart Chuber,
Chairman (Schulenberg, TX)
(979) 561-8700
- Don
Clarke (Long Beach, CA)
- Marty
Hewitt (Calgary, Canada)
- Terry
Hollrah (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
- Brian
Keith (Bloomington, IN)
Future of Earth Scientists
Don Lewis,
Chairman (Lafayette, CA)
(925) 284-5480
donlew@worldnet.att.net
- Michael
Clegg (Calgary, Canada)
- Rick
Ericksen (Jackson, MS)
- John
Kaldi (Adelaide, Australia)
- Brian
Keith (Bloomington, IN)
- Steve
Sonnenberg (Denver, CO)
- George
Bole (ex-officio, Comm. On Committees)
- Ron
Grubbs (ex-officio, EMD President)
- Skip
Hobbs (ex-officio, DPA President)
- Michael
“Doc” Weathers (ex-officio, DEG President)
Honors and Awards
Brenda Cunningham,
Chairman (Midland, TX)
(915) 688-5729
- Lee
Avary (Morgantown, WV)
- Marilyn
Cisar (Houston, TX)
- Ian
Collins (Bangkok, Thailand)
- Bob
Cowdery (Wichita, KS)
- Paul
English (Calgary, Canada)
- Peter
Gray (Lafayette, LA)
- Sigrunn
Johnsen (Oslo, Norway)
- John
Kerns (Casper, WY)
- Robert
Lindbolm (Menlo Park, CA)
Newsletter
Sandi Barber,
Chairman (Houston, TX)
(713) 723-1480
- Ed
Dolly (Denver, CO)
- Pat
Gratton (Dallas, TX)
- Mark
Longman (Denver, CO)
- Debra
Osborne (Midland, TX)
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Nominations and Elections
Deborah Sacrey,
Chairman (Houston, TX)
(281) 493-5059
- Joan
Barminski (Ventura, CA)
- Jack
Bryant (New Orleans, LA)
- Edward
Coalson (Denver, CO)
- Richard
Lorentz (Singapore, Kuala Lumpur)
- Deborah
Nishada (Calgary, Canada)
- Richard
Norman (Tulsa, OK)
- Henry
Pettingill (Madrid, Spain)
- Stan
Pittman (Dallas, TX)
- Ira
Sasowsky (Akron, OH)
Resolutions
Marty Hewitt,
Chairman (Calgary, Canada)
(403) 290-2544
- Jean
Lemmon (Tulsa, OK)
- Mike
Party (Midland, TX)
- Deborah
Sycamore (Denver, CO)
Rules and Procedures
Larry Jones,
Chairman (Houston, TX)
(281) 493-1022
- Jeanne
Harris (Denver, CO)
- Mark
Rainer (Dallas, TX)
- Larry
Wickstrom (Columbus, OH)
AD HOC
Ad Hoc House Operating Efficiency
Tom Mairs,
Chairman (Dallas)
(214) 265-9533
- Brenda
Cunningham (Midland, TX)
- Ed
Dolly (Denver, CO)
- George
Eynon (Calgary, Canada)
- Ed
Heath (Durango, CO)
- Martin
Hewitt (Calgary, Canada)
- Larry
Jones (Houston, TX)
- Deborah
Sacrey (Houston, TX)
Ad Hoc Independent Audit
Will Green,
Chairman (Midland, TX)
(915) 685-0103
- Dave
Campbell (Candidate, AAPG Pres.-Elect)
- Terry
Hollrah (Past AAPG Treasurer)
- Ed
Picou (AAPG Treasurer)
- Dan
Smith (Candidate, AAPG Pres.-Elect)
Ad Hoc Visions Committee
Sandi Barber,
Chairman (Houston, TX)
(713) 723-1480
- John
Chipperfield (Advisor, Calgary, Canada)
- Bill
Dupre' (Houston, TX)
- Sneha
Dholakia (Advisor, non-member, Houston, TX)
- Bill
Haskett (Advisor, Houston, TX)
- Dave
Hawk (Boise, ID)
- Terry
Hollrah (Oklahoma City, OK)
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This
Year's Three Ad Hoc Committees
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by
Lowell Lischer (Chairman) and
Sandi Barber (Secretary-Editor)
This
year there are three Ad Hoc committees in addition to the Standing
Committees of the House of Delegates. Each has a specific charge.
By our identifying these committees and their responsibilities,
the Delegates can better understand the committees’ functions
and offer appropriate input as they may choose.
The
Ad Hoc Operating Efficiency Committee is a continuing
ad hoc committee, headed by Pat Gratton last year. The committee
is composed of select House Standing Committee Chairmen, a past
House Chairman and the House Chairman-Elect. It is responsible
for reviewing mechanisms and manner in which the House conducts
business and to identify improvements in operating efficiency
and cost effectiveness. These improvements may concern communications
within the House and the greater AAPG as a whole, considerations
by the House Constitution & Bylaws and Rules & Procedures
Committees, or suggestions to the House leadership. Such improvements
will be reported at the Denver meeting.
The
Ad Hoc Audit Committee was called for in New Orleans
to consider the need for an independent audit of AAPG’s
finances and personnel every five years. Chaired by a past Chairman
of the House, the committee is composed of the current AAPG
Treasurer, the immediate past AAPG Treasurer and both of the
candidates for AAPG President-Elect. All five members of the
committee are either Delegates or At-Large Delegates with a
history of service to the House of Delegates as well as a sound
knowledge of the internal functioning of the AAPG.
The
Ad Hoc Visions Committee is newly formed. Due to the
structure and composition of the House of Delegates, it is a
microcosm of the AAPG membership. It has the same difficulties
in serving its membership, especially in reaching and including
Delegates globe-wide. Therefore, the House is a good testing
ground for new methodologies. The Visions Committee is charged
with reporting on the items below (or a workable subset), while
“thinking outside the box” and taking into consideration
current technology, business practices and philosophy, and customer
service models:
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What
function should/could a geo-technical professional organization
fill for the first two decades of the 21st Century?
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What products should/could it provide to membership and community?
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What
structure is needed to accomplish the above?
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Practically
what technology could facilitate services and participation,
especially with globally distributed membership and limited
time and money?
This
committee will report at the June House meeting in Denver. That
report will include at least its findings on current technology
that can practically improve communications between Delegates
and the House committees. Committee members were selected for
considerations such as experience, background, and geographical
distribution.
Legislation
- the Business of the House
TOP
by
George Eynon
Chairman, Constitution & Bylaws
Committee
There
is a full slate of legislation for the Constitution & Bylaws
Committee to handle this year, with items coming from the House
in New Orleans, directly from the Executive Committee, and from
previous Association business. The main items are outlined below--in
what I hope is plain English--so that we can all understand
them. (Throughout the abbreviations “EC”
and “AC” are used for Executive Committee and Advisory
Council respectively; the editorial comments are mine alone.)
The
Delegates in New Orleans passed five (5) Resolutions that our
committee must now turn into Amendments for the House to consider
in Denver.
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“Bylaws
Amending Time Period Equivalency Amendment”...
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...to bring the Bylaws Amend ment procedures into equivalency
between the EC and the House. At this time, the EC can submit
a resolution to the House up to 60 days before the House
meeting, whereas the House can do so only at its annual
meeting. This amendment will permit the House to move its
own legislation through in the same time frame as the EC.
(A “no-brainer”!)
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“Legality
Requirement Elimination Amendment”
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The
process of asking the EC to affirm legality is not necessary
to assure compliance or comply with any law. The language
(in Article XIV, Sections 2 & 3) regarding “affirmation
of legality”and “determine legality” will
be removed, so as to avoid any future potential misunderstandings.
(Again, a “no-brainer”!)
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“Election
Results Release Amendment”
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The handling and release of all numerical AAPG Election
Results needs to be stated in the Bylaws, providing candidates
with more information after the election to help them assess
their efforts, providing both candidates agree in writing.
(Once again, a “no-brainer”!)
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“Eliminate
“suitable” Amendment”
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The word “suitable” --with reference to officer
candidate selection--is redundant and should be eliminated
since its meaning is not defined anywhere in the Bylaws,
and its historic practice has been inconsistent.
(Should be just a “housekeeping” item.)
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“International
Region Delegate Election Clarification Amendment”
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Clarification of the Bylaws that all Delegates to the
House from International Regions must be elected from ballots
mailed to all Region members. (Another
“housekeeping” item.)
Several Resolutions have been brought forward from various sources
for voting in Denver.
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“Supermajority”
of the Executive Committee needed to change the officer
candidate slate from the nominating committee (the Advisory
Council)
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This
resolution was passed in New Orleans. The June Delegates'
Voice survey asked what would constitute a “supermajority”
and whether the EC should be required to notify the Advisory
Council of any changes they make to the slate of candidates.
(The survey results, discussed in
another article, will guide development of a resolution.)
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“COCBAP
3 Constitutional Amendment” resolution
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This
resolution, from the Committee on Constitution and Bylaws
Amendment Procedure (COCBAP) of several years ago, was submitted
by the EC. It would prevent any one body (AC, EC, or HOD)
from proposing amendments which would “alter the composition,
manner of selection, the terms of office, the specific duties,
responsibilities, and other matters relevant to such bodies
and officers” without the consent of the affected body.
This resolution for amendment will be submitted to the Delegates
in Denver and, if passed by a simple majority, would be
submitted to the entire membership for a vote. The history
of this resolution is discussed in another article.
(Opinions have been solicited from all three bodies -- the
EC, AC and HOD leadership -- and will be published in the
January issue of The Delegates' Voice.)
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Bylaw
change on members holding multiple positions or offices
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This
one comes directly from the EC and proposes some relatively
simple changes that would prohibit individuals from holding
certain positions simultaneously. (Sounds
like a good idea.)
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Resolution
to allow Alternates for selected Advisory Council members
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This
one is also from the EC and asks us to address an inequality
of the AC. Some members are permitted to send alternates
while others are not. We need to devise an equitable solution.
The EC Resolution would allow AC members the same privilege
as the Division Presidents to have an alternate represent
them at meetings. We are already getting lots of useful
input on this one.
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Call
for an independent audit of AAPG finances and staff every
five (5) years
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This
was passed by the House in New Orleans, and has gone to
an ad hoc committee of the House--Will Green, Ed Picou,
Terry Hollrah, Dave Campbell and Dan Smith--for clarification.
We will not need a resolution for this year; we await the
report of the ad hoc committee and the reaction of the Delegates.
I
trust that this quick run down of our Committee's ongoing deliberations
provides Delegates with a better understanding of what you will
be considering in Denver. We want to keep you informed of our
activity as we go through the year, rather than you getting
an unintelligible stack of paper immediately before the Denver
meeting itself. Your comments and feedback are welcome.
George
Eynon
Jeff
Greenawalt
Clint
Moore
Jim
Ragsdale
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