Business Meeting
Podium Book
141st Annual Meeting
Seattle, Washington
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
3:30-5:30 PM
Washington State Convention Center,
Room 4F
AFS BUSINESS MEETING – Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Seattle, Washington
Washington State Convention Center, Room 4F
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Call to Order and Determination of Quorum

Welcome – Wayne Hubert

Introduction of Officers

Recognition of Governing Board

Note Past Presidents in Attendance

Recognition of Special Guests
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Executive Director’s Report – Gus Rassam
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Financial Report – Gus Rassam
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Vote Auditor Committee Report – Gus Rassam for Lisa Kerr
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Constitutional Consultant’s Report – Ira Adelman
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2012 Annual Meeting Arrangements – Don Pereira, Brian Borkholder and Ann Schneider
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Resolutions Committee Report – Cindy Kolar for Dennis Reicke

Awards Announcements and Presentations
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President’s Remarks – Wayne Hubert

Wayne Hubert presents Don Jackson with bound volume of FISHERIES
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Installation of Officers

President’s Acceptance Remarks – William Fisher

William Fisher Gives Wayne Hubert Plaque and Past President Pin

New Business – William Fisher
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Adjournment
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CALL TO ORDER AND
DETERMINATION OF QUORUM
 Gavel
 Call this 141st annual business meeting to order
 Ask Constitutional Consultant if we have a quorum
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WELCOME
Wayne Hubert
 Welcome
 Recognize Arrangements and Program Committee Members
 Refer to Agenda – will follow, with any changes in order as may be
needed
 Request Sign-in books to be passed along
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INTRODUCTION OF ELECTED OFFICERS
PRESIDENT: Wayne Hubert
PRESIDENT-ELECT: Bill Fisher
1ST VICE PRESIDENT: John Boreman
2ND VICE PRESIDENT: Robert Hughes
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT: Don Jackson
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Gus Rassam
CONSTITUTIONAL CONSULTANT: Ira Adelman
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RECOGNITION OF GOVERNING BOARD
(Ask to stand; do not read all names)
President………………...…………………………………
President-Elect…………………………………………….
First Vice-President……………………………………….
Second Vice-President…………………………………….
Immediate Past-President…………………………………
Northeastern Division President…………………………..
Northeastern Division President-Elect…………………….
North Central Division President…………………………
North Central Division President-Elect……………………
Southern Division President.……………………………...
Southern Division President-Elect………………………..
Western Division President……………………………….
Western Division President-Elect………………………...
Bioengineering Section…………………………………...
Canadian Aquatic Resources Section……………………..
Early Life History Section………………………………..
Education Section………………………………………...
Student Subsection of the Education Section……………..
Equal Opportunities Section………………………………
Estuaries Section…………………………………………..
Fish Culture Section………………………………………
Fish Habitat Section………………………………………
Fish Health Section………………………………………..
Fisheries Administration Section…………………………
Fisheries History Section…………………………………
Fisheries Information & Technology…………………….
Fisheries Law Section…………………………………….
Fisheries Management Section……………………………
Genetics Section…………………………………………..
International Fisheries Section……………………………
Introduced Fish Section…………………………………..
Marine Fisheries Section………………………………….
Native Peoples Fisheries Section…………………………
Physiology Section ………………………………………
Socioeconomics Section …………………………………
Water Quality Section……………………………………
Constitutional Consultant………………………………..
Executive Director……………………………………….
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Wayne Hubert
William Fisher
John Boreman
Robert Hughes
Don Jackson
John Arway
Philip Downy
Randy Shultz
Gwen White
Steve Lochmann
Brian Murphy
Lori M. Martin
David Ward
Ted Castros-Santos
Gavin Christie
Susan Sogard
Steven Chipps
Jesse Fischer
Robin DeBruyne
Fred Genthner
Jessie Trushenski
Joseph Margraf
Diane Elliot
Robert Curry
Randi Sue Smith
Jeff Kopaska
vacant
Dirk Miller
William Templin
Felipe Amezcua
Jeff Hill
Kenneth Beal
vacant
Mark Hartl
Troy Hartley
Erich Emery
Ira Adelman
Gus Rassam
NOTE PAST PRESIDENTS AND ASK TO
STAND (read names)
PAST PRESIDENTS attending:
Ira Adelman
Ken Beal
Carl Burger
Robert Carline
Chuck Coutant
Mary Fabrizio
Carlos Fetterolf
Richard Gregory
Fred Harris
Don Jackson
Barb Knuth
Chris Kohler
John Magnuson
Stan Moberly
Christine M. Moffitt
Jennifer Nielsen
Bill W. Taylor
Jack Wingate
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RECOGNITION OF SPECIAL GUESTS
Ask to Stand
 Ian Winfield, President, Fisheries Society of the British Isles
(FSBI), and President World Council of Fisheries Societies.
 Ian Dolben, Chairman of the Institute of Fisheries Management
(IFM)
 Shugo Watabe, Representative of the Japanese Society of
Fisheries Science to the World Council of Fisheries Societies, and
Chairman of the Executive Committee of the 5th World Fisheries
Congress
 Masahide Kaeriyama, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido
University
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT
Ghassan (Gus) Rassam
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FINANCIAL REPORT
Ghassan (Gus) Rassam
Executive Director
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VOTE AUDITOR
COMMITTEE REPORT
Gus Rassam on behalf of chair, Lisa Kerr
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CONSTITUTIONAL
CONSULTANT'S REPORT
Ira Adelman
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2012 ANNUAL MEETING
ARRANGEMENTS REPORT
Don Pereira, Brian Borkholder and Ann
Schneider, General Meeting chairs
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RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE
REPORT
Cindy Kolar, past Resolutions committee
chair for Dennis Reicke
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RESOLUTION
APPRECIATION TO HOSTS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF
THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY
WHEREAS, the 141st Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society convened in Seattle, Washington
on September 4-8, 2011, hosted by the Washington-British Columbia Chapter and the Western Division of
the American Fisheries Society;
WHEREAS, we were able to intermingle with our colleagues and enjoy Seattle, known the world over for
its scenic waterfront, seafood cuisine, music, and rugged mountains;
WHEREAS, our hosts provided a multidisciplinary theme of “New Frontiers in Fisheries Management and
Ecology: Leading the Way in a Changing World,” presented at facilities at the Washington State
Convention Center and The Conference Center and developed an extensive program including hundreds of
oral presentations organized into 95 symposia, 600 oral presentations, and 400 posters, representing authors
from several countries;
WHEREAS, our hosts provided plenary sessions and speakers addressing issues affecting the diversity of
fisheries, habitats, and fisheries science in this ever changing environment;
WHEREAS, our hosts organized a trade show social where attendees were able to check out the latest
technologies and services from over 36 vendors;
WHEREAS, the continuing education committee provided 17 short courses and 2 technology workshops
covering topics including GIS from the basics to advanced, program R, leadership skills, river
morphology and restoration, aquatic habitat mapping using side scan sonar, digital photography, effective
speaking, leading effective technical meetings, collaborative negotiation, structured decision making,
statistical concepts and tools, scientific acoustics, instream habitat simulation, acoustic telemetry
technology, surgical procedures for implanting transmitters and more;
WHEREAS, students were able to mingle at the socials, explore future job opportunities at the career fair at
the Seattle Aquarium;
WHEREAS, we convened for a grand social featuring a salmon barbeque at the Space Needle, at which we
enjoyed an abundance of food and drink. We were able to enjoy the surroundings of the conference
including various museums, history centers, and 8 fisheries habitat-based field trips;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the membership of the American
Fisheries Society, having enjoyed the hospitality of Seattle, Washington extends its hearty appreciation and
thanks to our hosts, the Washington-British Columbia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society and the
Western Division of the American Fisheries Society, to the General Meeting Co-Chair Cleve Steward and
Larry Dominguez and their Planning Committees; to the Program co-organizers Craig Busack, and Dave
Ward, and their committee members.
Present Resolution to Host Plaques to
Cleve Steward, Larry Dominquez, Craig Busack and Dave Ward
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PRESENTATION OF AWARDS
(Bill Fisher will announce and Wayne
Hubert will shake hands)
PRESENT OR ANNOUNCE AWARD RECIPIENTS.
 Encourage everyone to see the poster
presentation that honors the award recipients
on display at the tradeshow. Thank the award
committees for all of their work, and thank
Christine Moffitt for her work on the posters
and PowerPoint presentations.
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(The following awards have been announced and
presented at the Plenary Session)
Read These
WILLIAM E. RICKER RESOURCE CONSERVATION
AWARD:
Recipient: Joseph S. Nelson, Professor Emeritus, University
of Alberta
CARL R. SULLIVAN FISHERY CONSERVATION
AWARD – “The Sully”:
Recipient: Congressman Norm Dicks
THE PRESIDENT’S FISHERY CONSERVATION
AWARD:
AFS member Recipient: James S. Franks, Gulf Coast
Research Laboratory
Non-AFS entity Recipient: Trout Unlimited’s Eastern
Abandoned Mine Program
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Recipient: Fred W. Allendorf, professor, University of
Montana
MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD:
Recipient: David W. Willis, professor, South Dakota State
University
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THE EMMELINE MOORE PRIZE:
Recipient: Ambrose Jearld, Jr., Northeast Fisheries Science
Center
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
Recipient: Colleen Caldwell, New Mexico Cooperative
Research Unit
Recipient: Jesse Trushenski, Southern Illinois University
Recipient: the Tennessee Chapter of AFS, accepted by
president, Bradley Ray
HONORARY MEMBERSHIP
Recipient: Ghassan (Gus) Rassam, AFS Executive Director
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(The following awards have NOT been presented
at the Plenary Session)
EXCELLENCE IN FISHERIES
EDUCATION AWARD
Recognizes excellence in organized teaching and
advising in a field of fisheries.
Recipient: Scott Hinch, Professor, University of British Columbia
● Dr. Scott G. Hinch received his B.S. in Ecology and Evolution from
the University of Western Ontario in 1985; his M.Sc. in Aquatic Ecology
from the same institution in 1988; and his PhD from the University of
Toronto in 1992.
● Dr. Hinch became a post-doctoral fellow at the University of British
Columbia in 1992 and rose through the ranks and became a full professor
in 2005.
● He is largely credited for shaping UBC’s Natural Resources Conservation program into a broad academic curricula that includes fisheries
and aquatic ecology.
● Dr. Hinch is consistently ranked first as an academic instructor among
the 50+ members of the Faculty of Forestry.
● He was awarded the student-nominated Killam Teaching Prize in 2000.
● Dr. Hinch has advised over 1000 undergraduate students.
● Dr. Hinch has supervised 22 MSc and 8 PhD students and mentored
numerous post-doctoral fellows.
● From acknowledged excellence in the classroom, to exceptional devotion
to students, Dr. Scott Hinch exemplifies the qualities sought among recipients
of the Excellence in Fisheries Education Award.
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EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC
OUTREACH AWARD
Presented to an AFS Member who goes the “extra mile”
in sharing the value of fisheries science/research with the
general public through the popular media and other
communication channels.
Recipient: Randall M. Claramunt, Michigan
Department of Natural Resources
 Randall Claramunt has worked as a research
biologist at the Michigan Department of Natural
Resources (MDNR) Charlevoix Fisheries Research
Station for 9 years, leading research and assessment
efforts related to Coregonid and Salmonine
population in Great Lakes systems.
 Randy’s greatest skill as a fisheries scientist is his
ability to translate technical scientific issues for
public understanding.
 Randy has worked to educate the public concerning
Great Lakes fisheries issues through writing popular
articles, making public presentations, and mentoring
fisheries students in the importance of transferring
knowledge of fisheries issues to the public
 Randy has proven himself to be an extremely
effective communicator
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J. FRANCES ALLEN
SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded annually to a female AFS Member and doctoral
candidate who is conducting aquatic research.
Award Recipient: Neala W. Kendall,
University of Washington
Plaque and scholarship $
● Neala Kendall graduated from Kenyon College in Ohio in
2001 with a degree in Biology.
● She worked as an environmental consultant for 3 years
then moved on to graduate school.
● Neala received her MS in the School of Aquatic and
Fisheries Sciences at the University of Washington in 2007
and continued on for a PhD.
● Her dissertation focuses on how salmon fisheries for
Bristol Bay sockeye salmon affect age and size at
maturation of populations over time.
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Runner-Up: Robin DeBruyne
● Robin L. DeBruyne earned a BS in 2004 and an MS in
2006 from Central Michigan University
● She is a PhD student at Cornell University where her
dissertation research focuses on walleye and yellow perch
population responses to removal of double-crested
cormorants on Oneida Lake.
● She currently serves as President of the Equal
Opportunities Section.
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GOLDEN MEMBERSHIP AWARDS
Group Photo-Come up for Certificate and pin as names are
read
Recognizes individuals who have been AFS members for
fifty years
The Class of 1962
ATTENDING:
Gerald Jacobi
John Musick
Richard Schaefer
UNABLE TO ATTEND:
John Edgington
James Burns
Robert Hayden
Kenneth Roberts
Harold Klaassen
James Peck
Lee Redmond
Gene Huntsman
Bert Pierce
W. Sable
Robert Wiley
Raymond Hubley
Richard Roe
John Fortune
Wesley Orr
Douglas Fletcher
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OUTSTANDING CHAPTER AWARDS
Recognizes outstanding professionalism, active resource
protection and enhancement programs, and commitment to the
mission of the Society.
Large Chapter Award (for chapters with 100 members
or more):
Recipient: Oregon Chapter
Accepting: Colleen Fagan, President
Here is a summary of Oregon chapter activities that highlight its
recognition as an outstanding chapter
 It held a well attended and profitable annual meeting even when
in direct competition with the Seattle annual meeting and
restricted travel budgets.
 It has increased student membership and participation in chapter
activities from universities and colleges throughout the state.
 It held a fall symposium that brought together a wide array of
non-fisheries professionals to discuss salmon management in
urban settings.
 The chapter has increased participation in legislative issues
through white papers, testimony, and meetings with leadership
from conservation and resource management organizations.
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Small Chapter Award (for chapters with less than 100
members):
Recipient: Indiana Chapter
Accepting: Reuben Goforth, Perdue University
 The Chapter held its 2011 annual meeting with the Indiana
Chapter of The Wildlife Society. A panel of exemplary
speakers addressed the topic, “Ecological disasters and the
aftermath – What have we learned?
 It donated funds to help mitigate the effects of the Deep
Horizon oil spill and to the Japanese Society of Fisheries
Science to assist colleagues in recovering from the earth quake.
 The Chapter has Facebook and Twitter pages to update
members and other organizations on Chapter events and
relevant news.
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Outstanding Student Subunit Award
Recipient: North Carolina State University
Accepting: Joshua Raabe and Mike Waine, co-presidents (and
several students)
 The student subunit has worked to enhance professional
development of its members by bringing in diverse
fisheries professionals as speakers, by providing hands-on
field experiences, and by supporting student travel to
meetings.
 It has also undertaken many service and educational
outreach activities for local schools, state agencies, and
the general public.
 It has played a major role in helping the North Carolina
Chapter host the 2010 Southern Division meeting in
Asheville, NC, including running a highly successful
raffle.
 The subunit is strongly represented at Chapter, Division,
and Parent Society meetings, both in attendance and by
quality technical presentations by students.
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THE JOHN E. SKINNER
MEMORIAL FUND
(Please come forward for Photo Opp)
Established to provide monetary travel awards for
deserving graduate students or exceptional undergraduate
students to attend the AFS Annual Meeting.
Recipients:
Amy Spencer-Alford, Mississippi State University
Bonnie Mulligan, Southern Illinois University –
Carbondale
Dan Dembkowski, South Dakota State University
Daniel James, South Dakota State University
Cari-Ann Hayer, South Dakota State University
Brianne Lunn, University of Alberta
Paul Damkot, University of Maine
Rebecca Krogman, Mississippi State University
Hilary Meyer, South Dakota State University
Samantha Wilson, Carleton University
Honorable Mention:
Kristen Homel, Montana State University – Bozeman
Lindsay Glass-Campbell, North Carolina State University
Shannon White, Virginia Polytechnic and State University
Claire Stouthamer, Cornell University
Robert Parker, Humboldt State University
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Steven Berkeley Marine Conservation
Fellowship
This fellowship was created by AFS in 2007 to honor the memory of
Steven Berkeley, a dedicated fisheries scientist with a passionate
interest in integrating the fields of marine ecology, conservation
biology, and fisheries science to improve fisheries management. The
fellowship comprises a competitively based $10,000 award to a
graduate student actively engaged in thesis research relevant to marine
conservation.
Awards presented by Ken Beal, Marine Fisheries
Section president
Recipient: Valentina Di Santo
Boston University
Honorable Mention: Lewis A.K. Barnett
University of California
Honorable Mention: Pablo GranadosDieseldorff, Texas A&M
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AFS STUDENT WRITING CONTEST
Recognizes students who do an excellent job
communicating the value of fisheries science to the general
public. The winning papers will be published in an
upcoming issue of Fisheries.
Winner: Zachary L. Penney, University of Idaho, “Live
to Spawn Another Day: Understanding The Fuel Efficiency
Of Snake River Steelhead”
Runner-up: Emily Cornwell, Cornell University,
“Students develop new sampling methods for deadly fish
virus”---ACCEPTING FOR HER: Rod Getchell
Runner-up: Tamara Pandolfo, North Carolina State
University, “Living on the edge: freshwater mussels on the
brink of extinction”
Honorable Mention: Steve Midway, University of North
Carolina Wilmington, “Filth, flows, and family: Pressures
mount on a rare stream catfish”
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PUBLICATION AWARDS:
The publications awards are among the oldest awards in the
Society, starting with an award to the best paper in the
oldest journal, The Best Paper in the Transactions of the
American Fisheries Society.
THE ROBERT L. KENDALL BEST
PAPER IN TRANSACTIONS OF THE
AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY:
Paper:
Marine Distributions of Chinook Salmon from the West
Coast of North America Determined by Coded Wire Tag
Recoveries
Author:
Laurie Weitkamp accepting
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THE MERCER PATRIARCHE
BEST PAPER IN NORTH AMERICAN
JOURNAL OF FISHERIES
MANAGEMENT:
Paper:
Changes to the productivity and trophic structure of a
sockeye salmon rearing lake in British Columbia.
Authors:
Brahney, Janice; Richard Routledge; Darren G. Bos; and
Marlow G. Pellatt
Janice Brahney accepting
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THE BEST PAPER IN THE JOURNAL
OF AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH
Paper:
Mortality of Centrarchid Fishes in the Potomac
Drainage: Survey Results and Overview of Potential
Contributing Factors
Authors:
V. S. Blazer, L. R. Iwanowicz, C. E. Starliper, D. D.
Iwanowicz; P. Barbash; J. D. Hedrick, S. J. Reeser, J. E.
Mullican, S. D. Zaugg, M. R. Burkhardt and J. Kelble
None of the authors attending
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THE BEST PAPER IN THE NORTH
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF
AQUACULTURE
Paper:
Development of New Intensive Hatchery Methods for
Rosy Red Fathead Minnow
Authors:
Ashlee N. Horne, Nathan Stone and Carole R. Engle.
Ashlee Horne accepting
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AFS/SEA GRANT OUTSTANDING
STUDENT PAPER AND POSTER
AWARDS FOR 2011
Education Section awards:
For papers and posters presented at the AFS Annual
meeting this year in Seattle, Washington
*******
Wayne Hubert will announce the names of this year’s
recipients.
Section president Steve Chipps and /or Tracy Galarowicz
will provide new info before start of meeting.
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PRESIDENT’S REMARKS—
Wayne Hubert
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Wayne Hubert presents Don Jackson
with bound volume of Fisheries
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INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS
PROCEDURE:
Gwen White and Carl Burger will escort Don
Jackson from the platform before others
leave.
Remaining Officers except Wayne Hubert
will leave stage; proceed to the right to the
rear of the room.
OFFICERS ESCORTED:
2nd Vice President: Donna Parrish
Escorts: Elizabeth Marschall and Billie
Kerans
1st Vice President: Robert Hughes
Escorts: Lori Martin and Stefan Schmutz
President-Elect: John Boreman
Escorts: Doug Vaughan and Ken Beal
President: William (Bill) Fisher
Escorts: Barbara Knuth and Tom Kwak
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INCOMING PRESIDENT'S
ACCEPTANCE REMARKS
William (Bill) Fisher
Bill Fisher presents Wayne Hubert with
Plaque and Past President’s pin
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NEW BUSINESS
William (Bill) Fisher
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ADJOURNMENT
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