158th APS Business Meeting 

• Strategic Planning
  The Society is planning for another Strategic Plan Meeting, October 30–November 1, 2005. Granger said that the two previous Strategic Plan meetings have served the Society well, allowing APS to set priorities and goals for the coming years. Input from the membership survey, of which over 1,700 members responded, will be used in the planning process. He said that the firm of Cambridge Concord & Associates has been contracted to assist in the development of the Strategic Plan. Attendees at the meeting will include the APS Council, members of the Section Advisory Committee, and members of the Long Range Planning Committee. 
• Publications
  Granger said that the APS has a long history of excellence and innovation with regards to its journals. The APS Journals have been available online since 1994, with free access after 12 months. The APS also implemented one of the first systems for manuscript submission online. He reported that the Legacy Project has now been completed, and journal content from 1898 to the present is available online. 
  He reported that the impact and quality of the journals has continued to increase as reflected by a number of measures. One of these measures is the impact factor. Most of the Society’s journals have impact factors that fall within the top 10% of all biomedical journals. Additionally, interest in the journals continues to increase as reflected by the rise in manuscript submissions and the growing number of hits on the journals’ websites, which exceeded 35 million hits last year. He said that the efficiency of the journal production process is also increasing as reflected by the shorter time to print, which now averages less than three and one-half months from submission to publication. 
  He reported in the past year the journal News in Physiological Science had its name changed to Physiology, and has a new format and has changed its content. Granger said that the editor of Physiology, Walter Boron, and the APS staff has done an outstanding job with the journal and that many positive comments have been received from the membership. 
• DC Principles
  Granger said that, in the past year, the Society has devoted considerable energy to the issue of free access. He said that APS Executive Director Martin Frank has done an outstanding job dealing with this issue on behalf of the Society, assuming a leadership role in the creation of the DC Principles Coalition for Free Access to Science. This coalition consists of 64 publishers that publish 200 journals and provide over half a million free articles to the public. The coalition is dedicated to providing free access to content either immediately or within months, depending on the publishers’ business and production requirements. 
• NIH Public Access Plan
  Granger said that NIH had recently announced it Public Access Policy, which asks NIH-funded authors to voluntarily submit their manuscripts to the PubMedCentral database. The intent is to create a more permanent archive for NIH-funded research, and provide public access to NIH-funded research. Granger said that in response to this plan, the Society would modify its copyright statement to allow authors to participate in the NIH public access program, abide by the Society’s embargo period, and help the Society recover the costs associated with its publication program. 
• Scientific Meetings
  Granger said that, in the past year, much effort had been devoted to the planning and organizing of the XXXV International Congress. APS hosted the meeting along with five other societies: the Society of Neuroscience, the Microcirculatory Society, the Society of General Physiologist, the Biomedical Engineering Society, and the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. Granger thanked the many APS members and staff who worked on the meeting. He also offered a special thanks to Shu Chien, Chair of the National Organizing Committee; Walter Boron, Chair of both the International Science Program Committee and the US Scientific Program Committee; L. Gabriel Navar, Chair of the Fundraising Committee; and Allen Cowley, Jr., President, IUPS, for their work on the Congress.
  Granger said that the Congress was very successful with a number of outstanding lectures and symposia. The APS provided over 200 international travel awards to the Congress; and financial support was received from more than 30 companies and over 1,800 APS members. 
• Future APS Meetings
  The APS is sponsoring a summer conference organized by Celia Sladek. It is the APS Physiological Genomics Conference: Neurohypophyseal Hormones: From Genomics and Physiology to Disease, July 16-20, 2005, in Steamboat Springs, CO.
• Public Affairs
  Granger said that, with respect to Public Affairs, the Society is focusing on two areas of concern—Biomedical Research Funding and the Use of Animals in Research. He said that the Society’s biomedical research funding effort is coordinated with FASEB and AAMC to lobby Congress about the negative budget cuts proposed for NIH, NSF and other agencies that provide biomedical research funding. 
  Granger said that APS is working with other agencies to ensure that the use of animals in biomedical research will continue. He reported that the animal activists’ demonstration at the Congress had been peaceful. 
• Education
  Granger said that last year the Society’s minority and education programs were recognized with a Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Math, and Engineering Mentoring. This recognition reflects the dedication and innovation of the Society’s Education Committee, chaired by Robert Carroll, as well as the efforts of the APS Education Officer Marsha Matyas. 
  Granger reported that there are a number of ongoing collaborative projects between the APS and the Association of Chairs of Departments of Physiology (ACDP). The projects deal with a number of issues related to physiology education and training, and they focus on providing resources for use by both teachers and students. The newest project is the Course Directors Website for Medical Physiology. This is an excellent resource for physiologists who are charged with organizing and coordinating medical physiology courses. 

V. Report on Membership
A. Summary of the Membership Status
President-Elect Douglas C. Eaton reported on the status of the Society membership. As of March 1, 2005, the current membership of the Society is 9,610, of which 7,170 are regular members, 35 are honorary members, 1,118 are emeritus members, 42 are affiliate members, and 1,245 are student members. The Society also has 23 Sustaining Associate members. 

B.Deaths Reported Since the Last Meeting
Eaton read the names of those members whose deaths had been reported since the last meeting. The membership stood and observed a moment of silence in tribute to their deceased colleagues. 

VI. Awards and Presentations

APS President D. Neil Granger presents the Ray G. Daggs Award to David F. Bohr.

A. Ray G. Daggs Award

Ray G. Daggs was the APS Executive Secretary-Treasurer from 1956 until his retirement in 1972. In tribute to his devotion to the Society, the Ray G. Daggs Award was established, and is given annually to a physiologist for distinguished service to the Society and to the science of physiology. The 2005 Daggs Awardee is David F. Bohr, University of Michigan Medical School.
Bohr has been a distinguished leader in physiological research and has provided outstanding service to the profession of physiology in general and to the American Physiological Society in particular for many years. His leadership had a highly significant impact on the APS from 1966 when he first served on the Membership Committee, until 1986 when he completed his term as Associate Editor for the American Journal of Physiology: Heart and Circulatory Physiology. He has served the Society as a Member of Council and as its 51st President (1978-79). As President, he instituted a Standing Committee on Career Opportunities in Physiology to try to help young people during their early careers. He also initiated a meeting between the APS Animal Care Committee and representatives of animal welfare groups at a time when it was possible to actually make progress with such interactions. 
Bohr served on the Editorial Boards of the American Journal of Physiology and the Journal of Applied Physiology, as co-editor of the circulation section of the American Journal of Physiology, and as Associate Editor of the American Journal of Physiology: Heart and Circulatory Physiology. He also served as editor of the Handbook of Physiology, Vascular Smooth Muscle. 

As a scientist, Bohr has had a long and distinguished research career in cardiovascular physiology. He has focused almost entirely on two major areas: the contractile machinery of vascular smooth muscle, and the mechanism involved in the increased pressure in hypertension. 
Bohr has been honored with numerous awards and distinguished lectureships. He received the Wiggers Award of the American Physiological Society in 1977, and the CIBA Award for Hypertension Research in 1984. He also received the Gold Heart Award of the American Heart Association in 1990, and the American Society of Hypertension Special Achievement Lectureship in 1991. At age 89, Bohr continues to actively pursue research, having published his most recent paper in 2003, and regularly attends the EB meetings. 
In his accepting the Ray G. Daggs Award, Bohr said that he “appreciates the award and looks forward to many more. Thank you.”

B. Arthur C. Guyton Teacher of the Year Award

Jonathan Kibble presents the Arthur C. Guyton Teacher of the Year Award to Robert W. Gore.

The Arthur C. Guyton Teacher of the Year Award was established in 1993 by the Teaching of Physiology Section and is supported by the W.B. Saunders Company, publisher of Guyton’s Textbook on Medical Physiology, used to educate generations of medical and physiology students. The Arthur C. Guyton Physiology Educator of the Year Award is selected by the Teaching Section and is presented to an APS member who is a full-time faculty member at an accredited colleges or universities. The Selection Committee selects a candidate for the Award who demonstrates evidence of: (1) excellence in classroom teaching over a number of years at undergraduate, graduate, or professional levels; (2) commitment to the improvement of physiology teaching within the candidate’s own institution; and (3) contributions to physiology education at the local community, national or international levels. This year’s selection committee was chaired by Jonathan Kibble who will present the Award along with William Schmitt, Elsevier.

Robert W. Gore obtained his PhD from University of Iowa in 1968 and thereafter moved to University of Arizona at Tucson, where he has been a Professor of Physiology since 1979. Gore has maintained an impressive research output in the field of microcirculatory physiology and has held Visiting Research Professorships internationally. This award is, of course, the result of Gore’s outstanding contributions as an educator. He has demonstrated excellence in the classroom at all levels from grammar school through undergraduate physiology education to medical school. Many letters and evaluations attest to the motivation and enthusiasm Gore has passed to his students. Activities such as the development of an online medical physiology curriculum and cardiovascular model, which are used worldwide, provide evidence of his commitment to improve physiology education globally. Gore has excelled at aspects of education from community service to advising, teaching and curriculum development. The committee is confident that Gore’s award continues the tradition of excellence in physiology education embodied by the Arthur C. Guyton Award.

Granger introduced William Schmitt from Elsiever, who made the presentation to Robert Gore, University of Arizona. 

Gore thanked the APS Teaching Section and the APS for the great honor. He said the he “would say one thing about teaching, people who tell the story, tell the story. Guyton told the story and shaped the culture for over 50 years. So to receive this award is a great honor. Thank you very much.”

C. Bodil Schmidt-Nielsen Award

APS President D. Neil Granger presents the Bodil Schmidt-Nielsen Award to Christin Carter-Su.

The Bodil M. Schmidt-Nielsen Distinguished Mentor and Scientist Award honors a member of the Society who is judged to have made outstanding contributions to physiological research and demonstrated dedication and commitment to excellence in training of young physiologists. The award was established to recognize Bodil M. Schmidt-Nielsen, the first woman President of the Society and a distinguished physiologist who has made significant contributions in her field. The recipient of the 2005 Bodil Schmidt-Nielsen Award is Christin Carter-Su, University of Michigan. 

D. Giles F. Filley Memorial Awards

As a result of a bequest from the family of Giles F. Filley, a memorial fund was established in 1993 to recognize excellence in respiratory physiology and medicine. Two annual awards of $20,000 are made to investigators who hold an academic rank no higher than assistant professor and are pursuing research in respiratory physiology and medicine. Awards are made to APS members working in the United States, who have demonstrated outstanding promise based on their research program. This year the Society is pleased to recognize the promise of Susan M. Majka, University of Colorado HSC and David D. Fuller, University of Florida. 

APS President D. Neil Granger presents the Giles F. Filley Award to Susan M. Majka.	APS President D. Neil Granger presents the Giles F. Filley Award to David D. Fuller.

E. Lazaro J. Mandel Young Investigator Award

APS President D. Neil Granger presents the Lazaro J. Mandel Young Investigator Award to Rong Ma.

As a result of a bequest from the wife of Lazaro J. Mandel, a memorial fund was established in 1999 to recognize excellence in epithelial or renal physiology. An annual award is made to an investigator who holds an academic rank no higher than assistant professor and is pursuing research in epithelial or renal physiology. An award is made to an APS member working in the United States who has demonstrated outstanding promise based on his or her research program. Each award is for $7,500 and is designated for the use of the awardee in his/her research program. Granger presented the 2005 Mandel Award to Rong Ma, University of North Texas Health Science Center. 

F. Shih-Chun Wang Young Investigator Award

As a result of a bequest from the wife of Shih-Chun Wang, a memorial fund was established in 1998 to recognize excellence in physiology. An annual award is made to an investigator who holds an academic rank no higher than assistant professor and is pursuing research in physiology. An award is made to an APS member working in the United States who has demonstrated outstanding promise based on his or her research program. Each award is for approximately $7,000 and is designated for the use of the awardee in his/her research program. This year the Society is pleased to recognize the promise of David L. Allen, University of Colorado, Boulder.

APS President D. Neil Granger presents the Shih-Chun Wang Young Investigator Award to David L. Allen.

G. Liaison with Industry Awards

The Liaison With Industry Awards are given to the graduate student and the postdoctoral fellow submitting the best abstract describing a novel disease model. This is the fifth year this award has been given. Granger and Chahrzad Montrose-Rafizadeh, Chair of Liaison with Industry Committee, presented the 2005 Liaison with Industry Awards to Amelia Purser Bailey, University of Mississippi Medical Center, and Patrick Fueger, Duke University.

Chahrzad Montrose-Rafizadeh, representative of the APS Liaison With Industry Committee, presents the Liaison With Industry Award to Amelia Purser Bailey.	Chahrzad Montrose-Rafizadeh, representative of the APS Liaison With Industry Committee, presents the Liaison With Industry Award to Patrick Fueger.

H. David S. Bruce Awards

The annual David S. Bruce Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Research is granted to up to four currently enrolled undergraduate students who are first authors on a poster presented at the EB meeting. Each will receive a cash award of $500. This year the Society is pleased to recognize Elizabeth Gluck, Williams College; Heidi Pederson, University of California, San Diego; Carmen Troncoso, University of New Mexico; and Sophie Yeo, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom. 

I. Caroline tum Suden/Frances Hellebrandt Professional Opportunity Awards

Thirty-six awards were made possible by the bequests of Caroline tum Suden and Frances Hellebrandt, who were long-time members of the Society. Awards are open to graduate students or postdoctoral fellows who present papers at the spring meeting. Recipients receive a $500 check for travel to the Experimental Biology meeting, paid registration, and have access to the FASEB Placement Service. Siribhinya Benyajati, Chair of the Women in Physiology Committee, presented the awards. 

J. Minority Travel Fellowships

Frank announced that 42 Minority Travel Fellowship awards, funded by NIDDK and NIGMS, were presented to minority students to help them attend the XXXV IUPS Congress. 

K. Porter Travel Fellows Award

The Porter Physiological Development Awards are designed to support the training of talented students entering careers in physiology by providing pre-doctoral fellowships for underrepresented students. Each award includes an $18,000 stipend. This year’s recipients are: Christina Bennett, University of Michigan; Adrienne Bratcher, University of Louisville School of Medicine; Jessica Clark, University of Arizona; Alfredo Garcia III, Wright State University; Damon Jacobs, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Walson Metzger, UMDNJ; Gary Morris, Eastern Virginia Medical School; and Stefanie Raymond-Whish, Northern Arizona University.

L. Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowships 

This year the APS will support 12 undergraduate summer research fellowships. These fellowships allow full-time undergraduate students to work in the laboratory of an established investigator. The intent of the program is to excite and encourage students to pursue a career as a basic research scientist. The award includes a $3,000 summer stipend and $1,000 for travel to the next Experimental Biology meeting. The year’s recipients are: Patrick Brown, Juniata College; Marisol Chang, University of Texas at Arlington; Elizabeth F. Gluck, Williams College; Sarah Jean Hemauer, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Bryan P. Lloyd, University of Nevada, Los Vegas; Dewan S.A. Majid, Stanford University; Kavita M. Ponnappa, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Lyndsay K. Roberts, Mississippi State Universi-ty; Brian F. Sadacca, University of Pittsburgh; Alison A. Staton, University of Dayton; and Florence Wu, Yale University. 

M. Recognition of Outgoing Section Chairs

APS President D. Neil Granger presents a certificate of appreciation to Penelope A. Hansen, Outgoing Chair of the Teaching of Physiology Section.

Matthew Grisham, Chair of the Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology Section; Penelope A. Hansen, Chair of the Teaching of Physiology Section; and Susan M. Wall, Chair of the Renal Section; Charles Lang, Chair of the Endocrinology and Metabolism Section; complete their terms at the close of this meeting. Granger thanked them for their service to their sections and to APS. 

N. Recognition of Outgoing Committee Chairs

Granger recognized the outgoing committee chairs and thanked them for their service to the APS. The outgoing chairs are Patricia Preisig, Chair of the Awards Committee; Andrea R. Gwosdow, Chair of the Communications Committee; William H. Dantzler, Chair of the Ray G. Daggs Committee; Hector Rasgado-Flores, Chair of the International Physiology Committee; Glenn A. Reinhart, Chair of the Liaison with Industry Committee; Raouf A. Khalil, Chair of the Membership Committee; Klaus W. Beyenbach, Chair of the Perkins Memorial Fellowship Committee; Pamela Gunter-Smith, Chair of the Porter Physiology Development Committee; Dale Benos, Chair of the Publications Committee; and Carole Liedtke, Chair of the Women in Physiology Committee.

Granger also thanked Hector Rasgado-Flores for composing the symphony “Body Notes,” which was to be performed as part of the Closing Ceremonies of the Congress. 

APS President D. Neil Granger presents a certificate of appreciation to Andrea Gwosdow, Outgoing Chair of the Communications Committee.	APS President D. Neil Granger presents a certificate of appreciation to William H. Dantzler, Outgoing Chair of the Ray G. Daggs Committee.	APS President D. Neil Granger presents a certificate of appreciation to Hector Rasgado-Flores, Outgoing Chair of the International Physiology Committee.

Dale Benos, Outgoing Chair of the Publications Committee, received a certificate of appreciation from APS Publications Director Margaret Reich, and Incoming Committee Chair Kim Barrett, at the Editorial Banquet, and was later presented with another certificate from APS President D. Neil Granger at the Business Meeting.	APS President D. Neil Granger presents a certificate of appreciation to Carole Liedtke, Outgoing Chair of the Women in Physiology Committee.

O. Recognition of Outgoing Councillors

Councillors Virginia Miller and Charles Tipton will complete their terms at the close of this meeting. Granger expressed his pleasure at having had the opportunity to serve on Council with them and recognized their dedication and guidance to the Society. Granger said that “it has been a pleasure to serve with them and I thank them for their three years of service to the Society.”

APS President D. Neil Granger presents a certificate of appreciation to Virginia Miller, Outgoing Councillor.	APS President D. Neil Granger presents a certificate of appreciation to Charles Tipton, Outgoing Councillor.

Tim Burkholder presents a plaque to Robert Williamson who gave the Walter C. Randall Lecture on Biomedical Ethics.

APS Past-President John Williams presents a certificate of recognition to Ormond MacDougald for the Henry Pickering Bowditch Award.	APS President D. Neil Granger presents a certificate of recognition to Gerald DiBona for the Walter B. Cannon Memorial Award.

John Williams was recognized for his service as APS President. When presenting Williams with the Past-President plaque Granger said “Now it gives me great pleasure to recognize John Williams, who is completing his three-year term on the Executive Cabinet—first as President-elect, then as President, and a final year as Past-President. John has given us three years of outstanding service and we are very grateful for his leadership.”

APS President D. Neil Granger presents a commemorative plaque to APS Past-President John Williams.

P. New Business
No new business. 

VII. Passing of the Gavel

Granger then passed the gavel to Douglas C. Eaton, Emory University School of Medicine, incoming President of the American Physiological Society. 

Granger said that he would “like to thank the Society for the privilege of allowing me to serve as your President in the past year. It has been both a professionally and personally rewarding experience.” He then introduced Eaton and presented him with the gavel. Doug said, “I would like to thank Neil for his efforts as President of the Society, and I look forward to his sage advice as to what I am supposed to do at this podium!” 

There being no new business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:45 pm, April 4, 2005. 

Douglas C. Eaton
President-Elect

[Index]  [Mentoring for Success in Physiology] [The World Through a Different Window: An International Perspective on Research] [IUPS 2005 Memories] [IUPS 2005—From Genomes to Functions] [IUPS Travel Award Program] [Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows Receive tum Suden/Hellebrandt Professional Opportunity Awards] [Undergraduate Students Receive  David S. Bruce Awards for  Excellence in Undergraduate  Research] [David S. Bruce Undergraduate  Research Awards] [Summer Research Teachers  and Research Hosts Honored  at Luncheon] [Undergraduate Research  Highlighted at IUPS/EB  Meeting] [Section Awardees] [APS News] [Membership] [Education] [APS Statement on Animal Use Using Animals in Teaching: APS Position Statement and Rationale] [Public Affairs] [Positions Available] [People & Places] [News From Senior Physiologists] [Announcements] [Scientific Meetings and Congresses]