Agenda

Presiding:

David H. Hawk, Chair
Jeffrey W. Lund, Chair-Elect
Patrick J. Gooding, Secretary/Editor

1. Delegate registration begins at 7:00 a.m. – Coffee, Muffins, Coffee Cake and Fruit
2. Call to order at 8:00 a.m., David H. Hawk, Chair
• Introductions
3. AAPG Past Presidents
4. Past Chairs of the House of Delegates
5. Honorary Members of the House
6. Officers of the House of Delegates
7. Mary Bahde, Parliamentarian
8. House Committee Chairs and Members
9. AAPG Executive Committee
10. AAPG Officer Candidates
11. House of Delegates Officer Candidates
• AAPG Headquarters Staff
  Campaign Speech by AAPG Officer Candidates for President-Elect
12. Edward A. Beaumont
13. John C. Dolson
• Reports
14. 2011 Convention General Chair, Stephen Levine
15. AAPG President, David G. Rensink
16. AAPG Executive Director, Richard D. Fritz
    Association, Foundation and Division Reports
17. AAPG Treasurer, James S. McGhay
18. AAPG Publications, Stephen E. Laubach, Editor
19. AAPG Foundation, William L. Fisher, Chair of Trustees
20. Energy Minerals Division, Michael D. Campbell, President
21. Division of Environmental Geosciences, Mary K. Harris, President
22. Division of Professional Affairs, Daniel J. Tearpock, President
• House Committee Reports and Legislation
23. Chair of the House, David H. Hawk
• At the Chair’s Prerogative - A Special Recognition
24. Report of Credentials Committee, R. Randy Ray, Chair
25. Approval of Agenda, David H. Hawk, Chair
26. Report of the Minutes Approval Committee, Patrick J. Gooding, Chair
27. Report of Honors and Awards Committee, Stephen P. Cumella, Chair
    • Recognition of Service Award
    • House Long Service Award
    • Distinguished Member of the House
    • Honorary Member of the House
    • Investiture of House Long Service Awards
28. Report of Rules and Procedures Committee, Sandi Barber, Chair
    (Note: Amendments to the HoD Rules and Procedures require approval of a majority of the delegates present and voting.)
29. Report of Constitution and Bylaws Committee, Peter M. Lloyd, Chair
    (Note: An AAPG Bylaws amendment requires a two-thirds (2/3) affirmative vote of the delegates present and voting.)
    • Proposed amendments to the AAPG Bylaws:
    1. Article I, Sections 1 and 2, and Article XIII, Section 3, of the AAPG Bylaws and adding a new Section 6 to Article I of the AAPG Bylaws to provide for Certified Members to be a new classification of membership in AAPG, and renumbering current Sections 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 of Article I to Sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, respectively, and
    2. Article XIII. Section 3, to provide for dues for Certified Members. Article I, Section 6, and Article XIII, Section 3, of the AAPG Bylaws to provide for termination of Student membership twenty-four (24) months after termination of academic enrollment and reclassification of certain students as Associates twenty-four (24) months after termination of academic enrollment.
    3. Article II, Section 15, of the AAPG Bylaws to provide for individuals occupying certain AAPG positions to be ineligible for certain honors and awards and for nomination to certain Association positions.
    4. (d) Amend all references in the AAPG Bylaws from Chair, Chairs, Vice-Chair, Vice Chairs, Chair-Elect, Co-Chair, Co-Chairs, and committeemen, whether or not capitalized and whether past or present, to Chair, Chairs, Vice Chair, Vice Chairs, Chair-Elect, Co-Chair, Co-Chairs, and committee members, respectively.
30. Report of Nominations and Election Committee, David Dolph, Chair
• Presentation of House Officer Candidates
  • Chair-Elect – Sigrunn Johnsen and Randy Ray
  • Secretary/Editor – David Cook and Jewel Wellborn
• Voting for New House Officers
31. Report of Resolutions Committee, Jeanne E. Harris, Chair
32. Report of Newsletter Committee, Patrick J. Gooding
• Additional Business
33. New Business, David H. Hawk
34. Recognition of Incoming Chair, David H. Hawk
35. Results of Election of Officers, David Dolph
36. Adjournment, David H. Hawk