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Business Meeting
October 26, 2007
Minutes (Draft)
The business meeting was called to order by Mark Roncace,
president, at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, October 26, 2007.
The minutes of the business meeting of October 6, 2006
were approved.
The agenda for the meeting was adopted.
The president thanked John Brooks and Chris Hoyt for
their work on the meeting.
John Brooks, secretary-treasurer, reported that the
Association began the year with $749.74. The Association brought
in $155 in membership dues and spent $100 on student presentation awards
to end the year with $804.74.
P. Eddy Wilson, editor of the Association's online
journal, Thinking About Religion, reported that Volume Seven is
still under review. He called
upon members to submit articles for the next volume and to serve as peer
reviewers.
The president presented the award for best student
paper. The award went to Stephen Jaqua of Western Carolina
University for "A Dialectic Becoming of a Grand Inquisitor."
Elections for officers were held. In accordance
with the NCRSA by-laws, Mark Roncace, vice-president, was elected
president by acclamation. Chris Hoyt of Western Carolina
University was elected vice-president and program chair, also by
acclamation. John Brooks, whose four-year term expires in 2008, will
continue to serve as secretary-treasurer.
The members considers a proposal to amend the bylaws
that had been previously circulated. The NCRSA officers proposed
"that Article II.2 of the bylaws be amended to read as
follows:
2. The membership dues are as follows:
Individual Member - $10
Departments of 1-5 members - $20
Departments of 6 or more members - $30"
P. Eddy Wilson moved that the proposal be adopted and
the bylaws amended. The motion was seconded. During the discussion
it was noted that dues had not been raised since the founding of the
organization. Since the student awards were instituted, expenses
have exceeded revenues. The motion was approved unanimously.
The members also considered a proposal to allow the
NCRSA to charge a registration fee to subsidize the costs of the annual
meeting. An increasing number of institutions charge room rental,
equipment set-up, and other fees. If these institutions are to
host the annual meeting, they must either recover costs through a
registration fee or find institutional funds to support the meeting.
Dr. Brooks moved
"that the bylaws be amended to add 'Article IV.5. The
officers in consultation with the host institution may determine a
registration fee for the annual meeting not to exceed $25.'"
The motion was seconded and carried unanimously.
Elections for officers were held. In accordance
with the by-laws, Chris Hoyt, vice-president, was elected president by
acclamation. Heather McDivitt of Wingate University was elected
vice-president and program chair for the 2008 meeting. Because the term
of the secretary-treasurer does not expire until 2008, John Brooks will
continue to serve.
The president asked for volunteers to host the 2008
meeting. James McLachlan agreed to ask UNC-Chapel Hill to host the
meeting. If the department at UNC-Chapel Hill is not able to host,
then Western Carolina University will host the meeting. The members
agreed to this proposal.
There being no other business, the meeting was adjourned
at 1:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
John I. Brooks III
Secretary-Treasurer
North Carolina Religious Studies Association
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