Additionally, nominating committee chairs for the Heartland and Pacific regions are needed, along with several important committees chairmanships, most notably, the Convention Chair vacated by Valerie Murray. Scott will serve as Temporary Map Fund Administrator until the restructuring is complete. Often the driving force is one individual and if that person leaves, junior memberships may drop. Frank also said a primary concern in keeping juniors active is to increase intercollegiate participation, which has dropped off dramatically in the past few years. Without these programs in place, it will be difficult to keep active juniors involved.
Sponsorship seems to be a primary handicap in maintaining college programs.
David Irving and others have found that the opposite is true. ONA Clare Durand and others reported that clubs are having trouble getting their events into the publication. It was noted that the publisher is strictly adhering to her deadlines, but that the deadlines change and the clubs are not aware of new dates. The nominees offered by the membership at the end of this period were ranked by closed ballot by the Finance Committee with five candidates accepting nomination to the Endowment Fund Board. President Charles Ferguson entertained a motion to accept the Endowment Fund Board of Trustees as submitted by the Finance Committee.