Members present (12): Joe Corrado (president), Jim Slonoff (treasurer), Lois Self (executive secretary), Lonny Cain, John Etheredge, Pam Lannom, Rick Nagel, Pete Nenni, Greg Rivara, Roger Ruthhart, Randy Swikle, Penny Wiegert
Members absent (8): Jim Killam (communications coordinator), Sharon Boehlefeld, Colin O'Donnell, Tom Martin, Jay Dickerson, Wally Haas, Jeannine Otto, Rich Rostron
Corrado called the meeting to order at some point after we all were seated.
Minutes of the Aug. 5 board meeting were approved (Etheredge motion / Self second)
Treasurer's report:
Slonoff reported a savings account balance of $5.94 for June, July, August
and September. Expenses over those fourth months include $600 to a scholarship
winner (September), $250 for the headline workshop (July) and $400 to a
scholarship winner, $95 to Castle for the newsletter, $200 for headline
workshop gifts and $95 to Castle for the newsletter (June). The checking
account balance as of the meeting was $4,662.74. Revenue was $1,325 for
the headline workshop (June).
Treasurer's report was approved (Lannom motion / Ruthhart second).
Executive secretary's report:
Self reported that NIU Communication Department chair Steve Ralston could
not join the group because he was at a retreat at Starved Rock. Two faculty
searches in the department are under way, one for print journalism. Self
said she would like to see a NINA person involved. She read a note from
Owen Phelps who was stunned and grateful to learn of the new contest category
in his honor. Thirty-two entries were received in the category. Without
those entries, the total number would be down.
Self reported for Killam that he attended the Kettle Moraine Press Association's scholastic journalism workshop at UW-Whitewater. There were about 1,300 high-school journalists and their advisers present from Illinois and Wisconsin. They are very interested in working with us to develop adviser and administrator workshops in northern Illinois. He requested that the board make a commitment to expand our relationship with the association. Self made a motion to explore that expansion and have the education committee plan something for the fall of 2006. Wiegert seconded the motion and it passed.
President's report:
Corrado reported that the Rhino award will be presented in December (i.e.
he forgot it).
Program Committee report:
Ruthhart thanked Self and Dana Ditrichs-Kunkel for their help in organizing
the fall conference.
Education committee report:
Rivara reported that the committee wants to schedule three training sessions
in 2006.
Membership committee report:
As Martin was absent and Lannom was busy taking minutes, no membership report
was made. Wiegert reported that she is encouraging Catholic papers everywhere
to join the secular press association in their area.
Resource committee report:
No report.
Old business:
None.
New business:
None
Other:
Etheredge, at some point, was thanked enthusiastically for once again producing
the Best of the Press.
Shop talk:
The board agreed that shop talk should not be included in the minutes "ever
again" (Ruthart motion, Rivara second). The immediate concern was Lannom's
lack of desire to take any more notes; the long-term concern was snooping
by our competitors, as our minutes are posted on our Web site. Since most
of us are owned by Hollinger, however, we're not sure exactly who the competitors
are.
Next board meeting: Friday, Dec. 2, at the Northern Star office, Campus Life Building, NIU.
Meeting adjourned to Self's for dessert and drinks.
Minutes submitted Nov. 30 by Pamela
Lannom.
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