National Council - Alpha Chi

the San Diego convention. She worked for ten years for the CIA and is one of the country‘s top experts on
counterterrorism. (2) Howard Smolleck has agreed to draft guidelines for the submission of materials from
chapters and regions to the society‘s archives. (3) To date, one Benedict Fellowship winner has declined the
award, and the first alternate has been notified that she will be a recipient. (4) [As of Feb. 2011, six nominees
have agreed to run for the four at-large seats on the National Council in the election in 2011: Michael
Flachmann (incumbent), Lori Mills (incumbent), Bill Potter, Laynah Rogers, Kate Stewart, and Greg Clemons.
Six nominees—David Basena (incumbent), Trisha Yarbrough, Stephen Rowe, Christine Condaris, Patricia
Graham, and Kenneth Chinn—have declined. Of those confirmed, four of the seven regions are represented.]
(5) The National Office has not taken further investigative action on the tabled proposal to deactivate several
chapters. As there is no urgency, this matter will be deferred until the 2011 Council meeting.
B. Conventions: (1) Written evaluations of the 2010 Combined Regional Convention were very
favorable. The least satisfactory element was the awarding of convention presentation prizes by region rather
than by discipline. (2) Site selection for the 2013 National Convention may be informed by the history of the
meeting locations since 1991. By 2013 it will have been seven years since the convention has been in Region
III. It was suggested that the meeting be held in Region III. Nashville, Tennessee, and Charleston, South
Carolina, were suggested as possible sites.
C. Publications: (1) The Spring/Summer 2010 Newsletters have been posted online and will be mailed
soon to active alumni and others on the mailing list. This is the second year that I have combined the Spring and
Summer issues. It is difficult to publish a Spring Newsletter early enough to promote the convention(s), and it is
impossible to publish an issue covering news from the convention(s) before the end of the semester. Although a
summer publication date for undergraduates is not ideal, it suits our schedule better and I believe should become
the norm. (2). Work on the fall Alumni Issue of the Recorder is well under way and should be completed before
I leave for England in mid-September. (3) Work on the fall Newsletter should also be completed by September,
although I can continue to work on it form London if necessary.
D. Registrations: (1) The total of new members registered in 2009-10 rose about 2 percent over 2008-
09. (2) We are optimistic that with the full launch this fall of the Induction Management System with its online
registration process, we will see an increase in registrations, especially at larger institutions. (3) There continues
to be opportunity for growth in graduate student members. In 2009-10, about 500 graduate members were
registered, or almost 5 percent of the total. Since graduate students are usually less connected physically to the
main campus, the IMS should make it more convenient for sponsors to invite them and for graduate students to
accept membership.
5. Old Business. As requested by the National Council, the Executive Committee discussed the report
prepared by Craig Cheatham and presented at the last Council meeting. Mr. Cheatham had suggested that we
work on using technology for communication. We presently are using Facebook and other technologies. To
support sponsors it was suggested that Alpha Chi offer webinars featuring outstanding chapters and have a
mentoring program for new sponsors. Dr. Organ suggested that work on a new strategic plan be postponed until
a new executive director is in place. Concerning redistricting the regions, it was suggested that Region I and II
might want to combine.
6. New Business. The Executive Committee talked about the four Baltimore hotel proposals submitted for
the 2013 National Convention. On Tuesday, 21, 2010, the Executive Committee visited the Hyatt Regency
Hotel and the Tremont Plaza Hotel. Convening at the airport before leaving Baltimore, the Executive
Committee eliminated the Sheraton Inner Harbor and the Tremont Plaza Hotel from consideration. Dr. Millsaps
was given the go-ahead to select either the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel or the Hyatt Regency as
the convention hotel depending upon which one gave us the best deal. The meeting was adjourned at
approximately 4:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Delano B. Janutolo
National Council Secretary
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