President Spurrier also discussed the 1998 NCHC convention. The consensus among GPHC members was that the Chicago convention was entirely successful, and Bob was applauded for an extraordinarily strenuous job well done. It was agreed that Bob had well represented our region in his efforts. President Spurrier noted that money drives most of the initiatives and ability to deliver convention services. He had a challenging time balancing everything, but overall the convention achieved his goal of neither making nor losing money for the national organization.
Self provides very lucrative fellowships for high-end graduate students.
President Rosalie Saltzman suggested hosting a Self reception in order to advertise the opportunities that they have. It was agreed that the foundation be invited to participate in future GPHC conventions. Our incoming NCHC president, Dr. Joan Digby, will serve as the keynote speaker. The 2001 convention will be held in Wichita, Kansas, and will be hosted by Wichita State University. The current convention voted a very large thanks to Gary Marks and Earl Ramsey of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock for the efforts they made in arranging and hosting the convention in Little Rock.