September 8, 2005
I. President Joe Hernandez (Ball State) did a roll call. He thanked April Emory (Elizabeth City State) for coming on to the board to fill John Arenberg's term and Past President Pete Moore (Syracuse) for coming back on to the board in place of Tammy Boclair.
II. At Large Representative Judy Willson (Louisiana-Monroe) gave an update on SIDs affected by Hurricane Katrina. She said she had compiled a list of 20-25 that were displaced or had suffered losses during the Hurricane. There was discussion among the board that CoSIDA should try to do something to assist immediately and something to assist down the road. Treasurer Dave Wohlheuter (Ithaca, N.Y.) said he would purchase 25 Target gift cards worth $400 each ($10,000 total) and would send them to Willson and Past President Alan Cannon (Texas A&M) to distribute to the SIDs. The board agreed to begin a CoSIDA Challenge, asking members to donate to the relief fund, with CoSIDA matching all gifts 2-to-1. Also, for every $100 given by a board member, CoSIDA would donate $1,500. A cap of $50,000 was placed on CoSIDA's total contribution. Hernandez said he would draft a letter to post on the CoSIDA website and to email to the membership. Donations would be requested by October 8.
III. The Academic All-America on-line voting process was discussed. Hernandez said the process was getting closer to completion and would be ready for the October contests.
IV. There was discussion about having committee reports on conference calls, updated once per month. At Large Representative Carol Hudson (Old Dominion) said Committee on Committees chair Wayne Block has a report on the committee restructuring and was forwarding to all committee chairs for feedback.
V. Hernandez said he would assign board members particular months to produce stories for the Digest.
VI. Hernandez said he had only received 55 surveys back on the 2005 Workshop.
VII. First Vice President (Doug Dull) said bills had been sent to sponsors for the 2005 Workshop and some had been received.
VIII. Second Vice President Charles Bloom reviewed a tentative schedule for the 2006 Nashville Workshop. Third Vice President John Bianco was not on the call.
IX. Wohlhueter said that the efforts of Moore and the Membership Services Committee had been paying off and that he was receiving new members and renewals every day.
X. Secretary Jeff Hodges (North Alabama) said the 2005-06 CoSIDA Directory was at the printer and was due back by October 1. He asked for any last minute items for the October Digest and said he would include the information on the CoSIDA Challenge.
XI. Director of On-Line Services Maxey Parrish said that 35 resumes had been posted on the CoSIDA website and 34 jobs were posted.
XII. Moore said the CoSIDA website was being re-designed and that ICS had developed a couple of sample front page designs with photos.
XIII. College Division Representative Eric McDowell (Union) talked to the NCAA and had received confirmation that the NCAA would like to include a listing of the CoSIDA Hall of Fame members in its Hall of Champions. The call was adjourned.