NASW President Paul Raeburn opened the meeting by presenting certificates of appreciation to Carol Rogers, Dennis Meredith, Earle Holland, Rick Borchelt, and Mary Knudsen for their tireless volunteer work on behalf of the organization. All completed long service on the board of directors.
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President Joe Palca opened the meeting by calling on Treasurer Deborah Blum to present some good news. Deborah reported that the organization had a budget surplus of $20,032 in 1999. Total funds, including operating budget, checking account, money market and CDs, totaled $216,792; half of which is now held in cash reserve. This is quite a difference from the days when NASW typically operated at a deficit.
President Joe Palca announced that the new NASW constitution had been approved.
The 1998 NASW membership meeting convened at 4:07 p.m. on February 14, 1998 in the Philadelphia Marriott Hotel.
NASW President Richard Harris called the annual business meeting to order at 4:03 p.m. on Saturday, February 15, 1997, in Seattle. It was one of the shortest and least controversial meetings in recent memory.
Annual meeting plans, entry deadline for the Victor Cohn prize, grievance committee news and new listserv archives.
Annual meeting plans, entry deadline for the Victor Cohn prize, grievance committee news and new listserv archives. Read more.
The officers of NASW gathered last week in New York to discuss continuity matters. It was the second time this two-year term we met to decide how to get along without one of our elected officers.
With great sorrow, NASW announces the death of its president, Laura van Dam, on April 24, after a long and courageous battle with central nervous system lymphoma.