Nomination Report – Bodie Brizendine

MS. FORD: Now Bodie Brizendine, who is the chairman of the nominating committee, will make her report.

MS. BRIZENDINE: Thanks, Burch. I'm pleased to present the nominating slate. Ellen Stein, the Dalton School, for president. Brad Lyman, Kentucky Country Day School, for secretary. Dennis Bisgaard, Kingswood-Oxford School, for Vice President, Region I. And Doreen Kelly, Ravenscroft School, Vice President, Region III. Members at large, Bessie Speers from Ethel Walker School, and Janet Durgin from Sonoma Academy.

MS. FORD: Thank you, Bodie, and thank you to the nominating committee for your hard work putting together that wonderful slate of new members of the Council. And I would like to present this slate to you, the membership, for your approval and would ask for a motion in support of that.

(Moved and seconded.)

MS. FORD: All those in favor? Opposed? Abstain? Thank you very much. This slate of officers and new members at large is approved.

I would like to tell you just a little bit more about the Council composition. There are several annual appointments that are made by the president of NAPSG as dictated by the bylaws, and they are the executive director, which was enthusiastically supported by the Council, certainly anyone who knows and has worked with Bruce Galbraith.

Shep Shanley has been the college liaison member of the Council for some time and he will be continuing in that post.

Blair Stambaugh, from whom you will hear shortly, will be continuing as the resolutions chair.

Betsy Griffin has joined the Council to complete the term of Claire Sumerlus, who was not able to complete her term, and we're grateful to Betsy that she will be continuing that term for Claire.

And then Bill Clarkson, whom you have just heard from, as the membership committee, is also by appointment of the president of NAPSG.

Continuing on the Council are Lisa Darling as the treasurer, Steve Nelson as a regional representative. Jeanne Whitman, from whom you will hear in a little bit, is also a regional representative. Rita McBride, also a regional representative, and Bill Clarkson, a member at large.

Again, by virtue of the bylaws, the past president, who will be me, I, after this conference has concluded, will stay on for an additional year, as will Bo Lauder, who will be finishing his term at the conclusion of this conference, as well.

I'd like to ask to stand four members of the Council who will be completing their terms and will be stepping down as of the end of this conference. They are Charlotte Rea, Jean Waller Brune, Stephanie Hull, and Claire Sumerlus. Claire is not with us, but we thank her in absentia.

Thank you for your service.