Joel Best thanked Dean Wright profusely for stepping in as Treasurer on short notice and doing such a fantastic job. Joanne Nagel said that Joel had done a splendid job and would be a fine President. John Farley asked that we get session plans to him by the end of April. He discussed several other key issues. The way that we currently schedule the plenary session makes the conference attendee choose between a speech and supper.
Food wins out and attendance is sparse.
John Farley said that he was thinking of ways to change States night in order to get more diverse populations to attend. It was moved, seconded and passed that the Fall Board meeting be in Chicago the weekend of September 11th and 12th from noon Saturday to noon Sunday. Lisa Geason announced that a recommended by-laws change to allow students to vote would be mailed out this summer. John Farley thanked Robin for agreeing to help organize next year's meeting. The Sociological Quarterly and the University of California Press.