The Nominations Committee successfully completed two important tasks during 1999-2000. First it completed the
nominations and election process filling the positions of
President-elect, Treasurer-elect, 2 Board
Members-at-large and 2 Nominations Committee
members. Second, the Committee recommended a
following revision to the by-laws (changes in bold) that
was approved by the membership at the Annual
Conference:

Article IV
Board of Directors
Section 1: Board Members

a. The Board of Directors shall consist of eight elected
members at large and the elected officers.
b. The elected officers and six elected members-at-large
shall be current directors and hold regular membership.
c. One board member-at-large shall represent
associate/emeritus membership.
d. Members shall take office on July 1 of the year of their election and shall serve for their specified term or until
their successor is elected.

The Nominations Committee also recommended that a
board appointment from the two categories (associate
membership and emeritus membership) be made to
attend Board meetings this year and make
recommendations regarding the roles representatives
from these constituency groups would play on the Board
and as liaisons to their respective groups. President Mit
Joyner appointed Wanda Priddy.

Information about the Nominations Committee is on the
BPD Web page. It includes the names, addresses and
methods of contacting all members of the committee and descriptions of the duties of each office, board position,
and Nominations Committee position. Please visit the
site and contact us if you are interested in running for
office.

The Nominations committee will meet in Denver at the
end of January to identify and nominate candidates for 2
Board Members-at-large, and 2 Nominations Committee
members. One Board position will be filled with an
Associate member. The committee members will work
with the Membership Committee to identify qualified
candidates for each position.

Respectfully submitted,
Linda Moore, Chair
Nominations Committee