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April 20, 2006 -- Officer Elections

The North Florida Chapter of the AMS held its April meeting at 7:30pm on April 20, 2006, in Room 353 of the Love Building on FSU's campus. In attendance were approximately 25 members, including three-fifths of the executive board. The meeting was opened by President Pat Taylor with an introduction of the nominees for each of the officer positions. For President, the candidates were Jessica Fieux and Michael Porter. For Vice President, the candidate was Clark Evans. For Secretary, the candidate was Katie Walls. Finally, for treasurer, the candidates were Charlie Woodrum and David Piech. A call for additional nominees was made, with no new additions to the lineup. At this point, each candidate in attendance was given the opportunity to speak to the membership and state their qualifications toward the position for which they were seeking.

Before voting, a few items of chapter business were introduced. Vice President Geoff Wagner announced the chapter's final social event of the academic year, an Earth Day Picnic at Tom Brown Park in Tallahassee, set for this Saturday, April 22nd, at 1pm. Science & Education Committee Chair Jessica Donnelly thanked members of her committee for volunteering at Springtime Tallahassee, where over 2000 donated posters from NASA were distributed to the town's residents, and noted that several science fairs at local elementary schools were scheduled for Tuesday, with volunteers desired. Treasurer Cerese Albers made some general comments about the past year for the Membership Committee and closed with a final remark about the chapter's finances (approx. $100 in the bank for next year). Finally, Katie Walls noted that the chapter was just short of the needed interest to obtain a reduced price on t-shirt orders and passed around the sign-up sheet.

With chapter business closed and a quorum of the membership in attendance, ballots were distributed to all active members for Executive Board elections for 2006-2007. After ballots were collected, the Executive Board members in attendance adjourned to tally the results. The newly-elected Executive Board for the 2006-2007 chapter year is as follows:

President: Jessica Fieux
Jessica will be a new graduate student in meteorology at Florida State in the 2006-2007 year, studying tropical dynamics under Dr. Paul Reasor. She has been a member of the chapter since its inception in 2001-2002.

Vice President: Clark Evans
Clark will be a first year PhD student in meteorology at Florida State in the 2006-2007 year, studying tropical dynamics under Dr. Bob Hart. He has served in a variety of roles within the chapter since its inception, including Secretary (2001-2002), President (2002-2003), and Science & Education Committee Chair (2003-2004).

Secretary: Katie Walls
Katie will be a senior undergraduate student in meteorology at Florida State in the 2006-2007 year. She has been actively involved with the chapter over the past year, working to enhance the visibility of the chapter's many events and activities.

Treasurer: Charlie Woodrum
Charlie will be a junior undergraduate student in meteorology at Florida State in the 2006-2007 year. He has been involved with many activities of the FSU meteorology department and the local chapter in the two years that he has been in Tallahassee.

The last event of the 2005-2006 chapter year will be held this Saturday, April 22nd, at Tom Brown Park. The outgoing Executive Board of President Pat Taylor, Vice President Geoff Wagner, Secretary Rachel Austin, and Treasurer Cerese Albers thanks the membership for helping to make the 2005-2006 a successful year for the North Florida Chapter. The incoming Executive Board looks forward to an even better 2006-2007, with the potential for meetings and social activities over the course of the summer.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:30pm.

The above minutes are a true and correct reflection of the April 20, 2006 meeting.

For More Information: Pat Taylor, northflams@gmail.com. Minutes submitted by Clark Evans, incoming Vice President.