Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Foundation for Science and Disability (FSD)

9:00 AM, Saturday, February 18, 2006

Washington Room A

America’s Center

701 Convention Plaza

St. Louis, MO 63101

 

 

Call to Order/Introductions –

Attendees:

Kelly Halacka-Gilkey (kelly.m.gilkey@nasa.gov)

Betty Ingram (bolhasas@comcast.net)

Ed Keller (ekeller@labyrinth.net)

Mark Leddy (mhleddy@wisc.edu)

Latasha Mason

Teshami Reid (tnreid@usfca.edu)

Laureen Summers (lsummers@aaas.org)

Robert Van Etten (vanetten@adelphia.net), Treasurer

Richard Mankin (rmankin@gainesville.usda.ufl.edu), Acting Chair, for Ed Misquez

(emisquez@nmsu.edu), who could not attend.

 

All of the attendees introduced themselves.

 

Minutes

The minutes from the February 19, 2005 annual meeting in Washington, DC were reviewed and approved unanimously as posted at

http://www.ars.usda.gov/sp2UserFiles/person/3559/annmeetminute05.html

 

Treasurer’s Report

Ed Keller presented the treasurers report for the period of January 1-December 31, 2005

 

 

 

 

2005

2004

ASSETS:

 

 

 

Cash on Hand

10,857.42

3,932.05

 

Money Market Account

0.00

6,834.88*

 

Total Assets

10,857.42

10,766.93

INCOME:

 

 

 

Dues+Contributions

1,090

1,155.00

 

Interest

0.00

13.75

 

Total Income

1,090.00

1,168.75

EXPENSES:

 

 

 

Newsletters

NONE

214.00*

 

Postage

*

205.00

 

Student Award

1,000.00

1,000.00

 

Bank Service Charge

14.00

28.08

 

Total Expenses

1,014.00

1,447.08

NET INCOME:

76.00

-278.33

 

 

 

 

*Funds for postage, list up-dating, and dues notice mailings to the membership were donated by Ed Keller.

 

There was discussion about the process of transferring papers and funds from the previous treasurer, Ed Keller, to the new treasurer, Robert Van Etten.  Previously lost papers concerning the Foundation Articles of Incorporation and By-laws have been found at AAAS headquarters by Laureen Summers, and Robert will use these papers to bring the charter up-to-date.  Richard Mankin and Ed Keller will assist as needed.

 

Science Student Grant Committee Report - Richard Mankin

Committee – Richard Mankin, Betty Weaver

The committee received about 350 requests for applications.  No complete, valid applications were returned to us.

 

It was moved, seconded, and unanimously approved that the previous year’s awardee be contacted to determine their eligibility for a second year of grant support.

 

Officer Elections/Nominations

Richard Mankin was nominated for President for the term beginning February 2007.  Elections will be held in April.

New Business

Robert Van Etten noted that some of the Foundation paperwork was in the name of Foundation for Science and the Handicapped.  It was moved, seconded, and unanimously approved that the minutes clarify that in 1993 the Foundation changed its name from Foundation for Science and the Handicapped to Foundation for Science and Disability.  Robert will establish whatever changes are necessary for the Articles of Incorporation and the IRS.

 

There was considerable discussion of possible new initiatives that the Foundation may wish to undertake.  An example of a problem that might be addressed was the frequent difficulties that occur when persons with disabilities pass through security checkpoints at airports, and the possibility that these issues should be brought to the attention of security agencies.  Another was the need for improved linkages with other organizations involved in activities with disabled persons, including the Council for Exceptional Children and the Regional Alliances for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.  Richard Mankin and Mark Leddy made plans to discuss these linkages further.  There also was interest in maintaining linkages with Science Education for Students with Disabilities (SESD), particularly because several FSD members are also members of SESD.

 

Submitted February 18, 2006.

Richard Mankin