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The following actions were taken by telephone or e-mail by the executive board subsequent to its fall 2006 meeting and prior to its spring 2007 meeting.
- By e-mail on November 6, 2006, a majority of the OAH Executive Board voted to authorize a Lawrence W. Levine Prize for the best book in American cultural history, provided that $50,000 is raised to endow the prize.
- On November 28, 2006, President Richard White informed the OAH executive board of Wilma King’s resignation from the board.
- By e-mail on December 17, 2006, a majority of the OAH executive board voted to accept the auditor’s report for FY 2006.
- At a meeting of the OAH executive committee in Bloomington on February 10, 2007, the committee approved OAH’s endorsement of efforts to secure congressional passage of bills to establish a National Commission to begin the planning of the bicentennial celebration of the War of 1812 and to establish the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail.
Spring 2007 Action Items
of the OAH Executive Board
At its spring 2007 meeting at the Hilton Minneapolis, March 28-29 and April 1, the OAH Executive Board took the following actions:
- Approved unanimously the minutes of the fall executive board meeting in Minneapolis, October 20-22, 2006, including actions subsequent to the meeting.
- Approved joining as a petitioner with the National Security Archive in seeking public release of the transcripts of the grand jury investigation of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg.
- Approved signing on to the final draft of a statement by a working group of organizations devoted to the social studies urging “Congress to reverse the marginalization of the social studies . . . by including provisions for standards, assessment, and professional development” in “the core social studies—civics, economics, geography, history—within the reauthorization” of No Child Left Behind. The board also endorsed the following resolution, passed by the Council of the American Historical Association on January 4, 2007: “Resolved that the American Historical Association supports the addition of history (both U.S. and world history) to the areas of assessment and accountability under the No Child Left Behind Act and calls for systematic efforts, including professional development of in-service teachers, to improve the quality of history teaching at elementary and secondary levels. To bring about these changes, the AHA seeks to work in cooperation with the National Council for History Education, the National Council for Social Studies, and other groups of educators.”
- Approved a series of changes to the OAH Constitution that are presented to the OAH membership for their approval (see pp. 14-16)
- Approved Journal of American History Editor Edward T. Linenthal’s appointment recommendation for the following board and committees: Journal of American History Editorial Board: Thomas Bender, New York University; Maria Cristina Garcia, Cornell University; Charlene Mires, Villanova University; Mark Smith, University of South Carolina. Pelzer Prize Committee: John Schlotterbeck, DePauw University. David Thelen Prize Committee: Larisa M. Troitskaia, Russian Academy of Sciences.
- Approved sending copies of the OAH Magazine of History to NCHE members and expanding the OAH Magazine of History Advisory Board to ten members, including one representative from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and four precollegiate teachers. The board will meet quarterly by teleconference.
- Approved the FY 2008 budget, subject to review after the end of FY 2007 with possible revisions by the finance committee and the board.
- Approved the following policy statement: “The OAH General Reserve Fund, formerly called the OAH General Endowment Fund, has been a board-designated fund and was originally established as a reserve pool of capital to turn to in times of financial exigency. As the fund’s monetary base expanded, its purpose shifted to a more traditional investment endowment, in which investment income was distributed for ongoing OAH activities. The fund’s prime role is to provide a yearly distribution to the OAH. Secondarily, the fund can be used, with approval of two-thirds of the executive board membership, as a source of funds for financial emergency.”
- Approved the following increase in dues which was subsequently approved by the membership at the annual business meeting:
- Membership dues for salary categories below $50,000 remain unchanged.
- Dues for $50,000 to $59,999 are to be increased from $95 to $105.
- Dues for $60,000 to $69,000 are to be increased from $105 to $115.
- Dues for $70,000 to $79,999 are to be increased from $115 to $130.
- The dues category over $80,000 is to be broken into two categories:
- Dues for the new category of $80,000 to $99,999 are to be raised from $130 to $150.
- Dues for the new category of $100,000 and more are to be raised from $130 to $190.
- Dues for the contributing member category are to be raised from $200 to $250.
- Dues for the student member category are to be raised from $25 to $35.
- Dues for the emeritus category are to be raised from $45 to $50.
- Dues for the 50-year member category was are to be raised from $25 to $45.
- Approved the payment of any deficit owed to Indiana University at the end of FY 2007 from the OAH General Reserve Fund.
- Authorized the president-elect to appoint a search committee for OAH Treasurer.
2007 Annual Business Meeting
The following actions were taken by the membership of the organization at the Business Meeting on Saturday, March 31, during the 2007 Annual Meeting in Minneapolis:
- Approved the following increase in membership dues:
- Membership dues for salary categories below $50,000 remain unchanged.
- Dues for $50,000 to $59,999 are to be increased from $95 to $105.
- Dues for $60,000 to $69,000 are to be increased from $105 to $115.
- Dues for $70,000 to $79,999 are to be increased from $115 to $130.
- The dues category over $80,000 is to be broken into two categories:
- Dues for the new category of $80,000 to $99,999 are to be raised from $130 to $150.
- Dues for the new category of $100,000 and more are to be raised from $130 to $190.
- Dues for the contributing member category are to be raised from $200 to $250.
- Dues for the student member category are to be raised from $25 to $35.
- Dues for the emeritus category are to be raised from $45 to $50.
- Dues for the 50-year member category was are to be raised from $25 to $45
2007 OAH Election Results
OAH President: Nell Irvin Painter, Princeton University. OAH President-Elect: Pete Daniel, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. OAH Executive Board: Philip J. Deloria, University of Michigan; Martha A. Sandweiss, Amherst College; and Kimberly L. Ibach, Natrona County (WY) School District. OAH Nominating Board: Kimberly L. Phillips, College of William and Mary; Christine Leigh Heyrman, University of Delaware; and Amy J. Kinsel, Shoreline Community College.Total ballots cast: 741.
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