Minutes of Seventeenth Annual Meeting

Minutes June 1998
Presiding Officer: Dr. Kirk Barron
Location Room 109 Stanton L. Young Building
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, OK

Meeting according to program (in receipt book).

Business meeting

1. Minutes of 16'th meeting (not available)

2. Treasurer's report (see attached)

3. President's report

a. Presentation of Student Participation Certificates

Participation Awards to Misty McWilliams & Connie Hebert

b. Goals of OSP

What are the goals of OSP? Monetary awards, participation of small colleges.

Sinya Benyajati asked about fraction of membership from major universities. Jim Blankemeyer said that most of members are OU, OSU. Suggestions were made by Bruce Benjamin, comments from Kennon Garret and Bruce Benjamin that direct contact and searching Web pages would yield more members. Ken Dormer said that an outcomes assessment of the original goals were to increase interactions. Based on that we have flunked. Sinya Benyajati suggested that some of the problem is lack of communication. Ken suggested that the leadership should be for three years rather than one year. Ken Dormer said original goal was to synergize physiology. Jay Farber mentioned goal was to reach out to smaller schools. Also Jay Farbermentioned that students from smaller schools could present here.

A Midwinter planning meeting was suggested. (This will happen Tulsa in November-December 1998 JTB)

Contact one additional prospective member. (If you email the name to me I’ll put them on our mailing listJTB)

email newsletter (I’ll email/send the news letter by mid December JTB)

expand focus of group to include wider definition of physiologists rather than the medical physiologists who made up the original organization.

theme meetings were suggested as a way to focus interest.

* Setup a web page ( in progress JTB)

* Contact members via email (in progress JTB)

quarterly newsletter

Misty McWilliams mentioned that many people don't know about OSP. Ken Dormer mentioned mission statement "increase synergy of physiologists in the state".

Al Rouch mentioned setting a goal of 20% increase in active members.

Ken Dormer made a motion that we have 99 members in 99. Seconded by Bruce. voted unaminously.

c. Status of monetary awards

Three awards:

(1)Curt Weiss high school high school student OJAS

(2)Grad student presentation award (next year?) min 4 presenters

(3)high school physiology (in abeyance)

4. Status of APS Chapter application

We do have chapter status as of August 1, 1997. Ken made motion that outgoing president Kirk Barron get the money ($500 see below) seconded by AL. Sinya Benyajati suggested that use email that use email to get nominations for speaker next year so we can go to APS and get $1000 for speaker. Ken suggested that president attend OJAS award and pick best paper and invite him/her and teacher to next years OSP meeting. Next year put in graduate student award. Jay Farber nominated Bruce Benjamin seconded by Sinya Benyajati. Since there were no other nominations, Bruce was elected by acclamation. Gerry Johnson suggested that next year's meeting be before FASEB . Jay Farber mentioned that this would exclude may high school teachers and college teachers. Kennon Garret suggested using the OSP speaker's bureau to build awareness of OSP. Ken suggested that J.T. Blankemeyer request information from members to build the web page; also Sinya Benyajati suggested that we contact APS about web page. Misty McWilliams suggested that award include membership dues.

5. Election of President-Elect

Discussed money available from APS national: $500 for strengthening chapter and $1000/yr for APS lectureship.

Other Business

Jerry Hurst passed away in 1998

7. Adjournment

Kirk declared meeting adjourned.