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Actions of the OAH Executive Board The following actions were taken (by telephone or email) by the Executive Board subsequent to its fall 2004 meeting and prior to its spring 2005 meeting: ▪ By conference call on January 28, 2005, the OAH executive board decided to hold the 2005 annual meeting in the
▪ By conference call on February 14, 2005, the OAH executive board approved the establishment of the Hata Education Fund to encourage and promote the teaching and learning of history at the undergraduate level and community colleges, through programs and awards/recognition as determined by the OAH. The fund was established to honor the work of OAH members Nadine and Don Hata. ▪ By conference call on February 14, 2005, the OAH executive board decided to move the 2005 annual meeting from the Hilton San Francisco to the
▪ By email on February 24, 2005, the OAH executive board voted to approve the joint OAH-IU Journal of American History Editor Search Committee’s report recommending Edward T. Linenthal for JAH editor. ▪ By email on March 14, 2005, the OAH executive board agreed to consider for discussion at the spring 2005 board meeting in
At its spring 2005 meeting in the
▪ Approved unanimously the minutes of the fall executive board meeting in
▪ Adopted the American Historical Association’s new (January 6, 2005) Statement on Standards of Professional Conduct. ▪ Approved an amendment to the OAH Bylaws to create a standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Conduct. The amendment was then brought to the OAH Membership at the Business Meeting on Saturday, April 2. (See below.) ▪ Approved an amendment to the OAH Bylaws to make the ad hoc Leadership Advisory Council a standing committee of the organization and to give the cochair of the council a nonvoting ex officio seat on the Executive Board. The amendment was then brought to the OAH Membership at the Business Meeting on Saturday, April 2. (See below.) ▪ Agreed to postpone discussion of the FY ‘06 Operating Budget until May when the executive office, the treasurer, and the Finance Committee of the board will have more information about additional expenses involved in moving the Annual Meeting from
▪ Approved interim Journal of American History Editor David Nord’s appointment recommendations for the following board and committee: Journal of American History Editorial Board: Daniel Feller, University of Tennessee; Peter Kolchin, University of Delaware; Peter Mancall, University of Southern California. Pelzer Prize Committee: Martha Saxon,
▪ Moved to expand the size of the Journal of American History Editorial Board by approving an amendment to the OAH Bylaws. The amendment was then brought to the OAH Membership at the Business Meeting on Saturday, April 2. (See below.) ▪ Charged the executive director to explore the creation of an advisory board for the organization’s Talking History radio show. ▪ Voted unanimously to adopt a resolution of support for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, the existence of which has been threatened by President Bush’s proposal to provide zero funding for grants and zero funding for programmatic support and staffing. The resolution was then brought to the OAH Membership at the Business Meeting on Saturday, April 2. (See below.) ▪ Voted unanimously to adopt a resolution supporting increased funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities to a level $15 million above that which is proposed in President Bush’s budget. Annual Business Meeting The following actions were taken by the Membership of the organization at the Business Meeting on Saturday, April 2, during the 2005 Annual Meeting in
▪ Approved raising the annual dues for History Educator Members from $40 to $50, beginning with the fiscal year starting July 1, 2005. The increase will help cover the additional cost to the organization of publishing six issues per year of the Magazine of History. Magazine production moved from a quarterly cycle to the new bimonthly cycle in January 2005. (This amendment had been approved by the Executive Board at its fall 2004 meeting.) ▪ Approved raising the annual dues for Contributing Members from $150 to $200, beginning with the fiscal year starting July 1, 2005. (This amendment had been approved by the Executive Board at its fall 2004 meeting.) ▪ Approved adding the following new committee to the OAH Bylaws, Section 4. Committees, subsection b. Service Committees: “17) Committee on Ethics and Professional Standards. The committee is composed of five appointed members who normally serve for four years. When initially appointed, two members will serve one year, one member will serve two years, one will serve three years, and one will serve four years. This standing committee will consider issues of professional ethics, integrity, and standards; alert the Executive Board to problems as they arise; and recommend action to the Executive Board in instances where the OAH is directly involved, such as the award of prizes. The committee will invite and organize public discussion of professional standards on a regular basis.” ▪ Approved adding the following new committee to the OAH Bylaws, Section 4. Committees, subsection b. Service Committees: “18) Leadership Advisory Council. The council is composed of ten to twenty appointed members who serve four-year terms. This council is composed mostly of history advocates, not necessarily professional historians, who advise the executive office and executive board on development matters and funding and implementation of the organization’s strategic plan. The cochair of the Leadership Advisory Council will hold a nonvoting ex officio seat on the Executive Board. ▪ Approved potential expansion of the Journal of American History Editorial Board with the following amendment to the OAH Bylaws, Section 2. Duties of Officers, paragraph c.: change “nine members” to “between nine and twelve members, who may serve terms of one, two, or three years.” ▪ Adopted the following resolution on the National Historical Publications and Records Commission: WHEREAS the longest surviving democracy on earth has a duty to document and preserve its history; and WHEREAS the National Historical Publications and Records commission has an outstanding record in providing national leadership for the preservation of our documentary heritage and the publication of the documents that are most important to our national story; therefore be it RESOLVED that the Organization of American Historians urge the Congress of the United States to provide funding for the National Historical Publications and Records commission in fiscal year 2006 and request the appropriation of $8 million for the grants program and $2 million for staffing; and be it further RESOLVED that the Organization of American Historians direct its Executive Director to provide copies of this resolution to all appropriate committees of the U.S. House and Senate. |
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