Minutes of WFGA Business Meeting, held at Edmonton, AB, July 25, 2002

Minutes of 2001 Meeting:

Highlights:

There were 7 donations to the Critchfield Award

The amount of the award was set at $500.-US

Presentations at both 2002 meetings are eligible.

Motion to accept 2001 minutes:

Moved: J. Dunlap – Seconded: M. Stoehr – Carried

Financial Report:

WFGA has three accounts: One is an account that is being used as a start up cash source for our next meetings (until registration fees etc. start coming in) (Bank of America account). All surpluses from previous meetings are deposited in this account. The other two accounts are trust funds administered by the OSU Foundation. The purpose of these two accounts is to pay the Critchfield award for the best student presentation. One account is an Expendable Account and the other is an Endowment account. Traditionally, the student awards are paid out of the Expendable account. Also, donations are usually deposited into this account. However, due to recent economic down turns, funds from the Expendable account were transferred into the Endowment account by the OSU Foundation managers to keep the Principal above $15,000.- US. That left the Expendable account with a balance of $0.00.-US, and effectively without any funds for the Critchfield award. Therefore, a motion was made to use funds from the WFGA Bank of America fund to pay for the student award.

Closing Balances as of June 30, 2002:

Bank of America Account:      $3,064.87US

OSU Expendable Account:     $0.00US

OSU Endowment Account:    $15,497.37

Motion to use $500.-US from WFGA Bank of America account for Critchfield award:

Moved : M. Stoehr – Seconded: S. John – Carried:

Motion to accept financial report.

Moved: G. O’Neill – Seconded: C. Cartwright – Carried:

Location of future meetings:

2003: Whistler, BC hosted by UBC (S. Aitken, K. Ritland)

Moved: J. Dunlap – Seconded: L. Barnhardt – Carried:

2004 Meeting: To be determined by new President.

Elections:

President: Glenn Howe – Moved: A. Yanchuk – Seconded: M. Stoehr  Secretary/Treasurer: Randy Johnson – Moved: G. O’Neill – Seconded: A. Yanchuk

Other Business:

1) Discussion on having an American Citizen as Treasurer (as Canadians cannot issue checks on our WFGA account)

2) Having the Treasurer serve a term longer than the current term

3) Possibly include poster presentations to be eligible for Critchfield Award

Respectfully submitted by:

M. Stoehr

2001/02 WFGA Secretary/Treasurer