30 members present 
 

Treasurer’s Report, Cheryl Eason 

Frank Bramlett passed along $20,000, which has been used to open an account at Firstar in Warrensburg. The finances of MIDTESOL are described as being in transition, having not been audited in some time. Cala Shields suggested that an external audit be conducted, noting that it is important to have our books in order to maintain non-profit status. She moved that an interim report on MIDTESOL finances be published in the summer newsletter. Susan Schindler seconded; the motion was carried. 
 

Membership Report, Theresa Bries 

Theresa Bries could not be present.  
 

Newsletter Editors’ Report, Karen Schwelle 

Laura Stallings will join Karen as co-editor of MIDTESOL Matters beginning with the upcoming issue. She was not able to be present for this conference. Costs for copying MIDTESOL Matters have been running $250-350 for 525 copies, and mailing costs have been $60-70 per mailing. LaDonna Brunk suggested offering members the option to receive the newsletter electronically in order to reduce mailing expenses. DJ Kaiser suggested that pdf format might be a workable option for this. It was agreed that Karen and Laura will look into suitable ways of offering the newsletter in electronic format.  
 

Past President’s Report, Jeanne Angel 

In 2001-2002, Dennis Muchisky will serve as First Vice President; JoAnn Zoller-Wagner was elected as secretary, but will need to be replaced on an interim basis after she moves in June; Joan Hamilton will serve as Nebraska Representative; Jane Robison will serve as Missouri Representative; Cheryl Eason will serve as Interim Treasurer; and Cathy Howland will serve as Interim Awards Chair. Vacancies include an Interim Iowa Representative and an Interim Rules and Resolutions person. An upcoming vacancy is Second Vice President (Membership). LaDonna Brunk volunteered to serve as Interim Iowa Representative, and there was much rejoicing. 
 

Sociopolitical Concerns Report, Christopher Renner 

Christopher Renner could not be present. His report may be read on the MIDTESOL web site. 
 

First Vice President’s Report, Ron Long 

This year’s MIDTESOL conference is the first to feature a K-12 theme. It included 38 presentations, 3 with a focus on technology. 80 people participated in the PCI, surpassing the 60 that were expected. Overall the conference had about 225 participants. 
 

Awards Report, Cheryl Eason 

LaDonna Brunk won the TESOL Academy Award and presented at MIDTESOL 2001 based on that experience. Cheryl reminded all present of the awards that are available. 
 

Nebraska Report, Joan Hamilton 

The Nebraska representative couldn’t be present. 
 

Iowa Report, Cathy Howland 

The Iowa Language and Cultural Concerns Conference will be held in February at the Des Moines Holiday Inn. On September 20-21 Area Education Agency 6 hosted two days of workshops featuring Alba Ortiz. 300 people attended. Ron Long and Cala Shields suggested having extra newsletters printed and made available at events such as these. It was agreed that state reps will request extra newsletters from the editors. 
 

Kansas Report, Cecilia Prieto-Morehouse 

The Kansas representative couldn’t be present.  
 

Missouri Report, Susan Schindler 

Information about the Missouri spring meeting is forthcoming. Susan pleaded for people to pass information along to state reps about what is happening in their programs. 
 

Web Site Report, William Eubank 

William Eubank could not be present. Tom Riedmiller said that job announcements should be sent to William and encouraged everyone to check out the web site, which has been receiving thousands of hits per month. Cathy Howland suggested that people send information about student projects to be posted on the web site. 
 

TESOL 2002 Report, Tom Riedmiller 

TESOL 2002 will be from April 9-13 in Salt Lake City. Watch for information about a MIDTESOL gathering. 
 

The meeting concluded with the passing of the gavel from Tom Riedmiller to Ron Long, 2001-2002 president. 
 

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