Delegates Raise Dues Ceiling

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The AAPG House of Delegates voted overwhelmingly to raise the ceiling for AAPG dues and handled other agenda matters in the shortest House meeting in recent memory at the Dallas Annual Meeting.

Chairman George Eynon paced the 187 delegates present through an agenda that included three bylaws proposals plus the measure to raise the ceiling for dues for Active and Associate members to $125 annually. The present Active dues of $72 per year was nearing the ceiling of $75.

The ceiling for Emeritus was raised from $37.50 to $62.50, and the ceiling for Student members remains at $10 per year. The dues ceiling was last raised by the House in 1982.

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The AAPG House of Delegates voted overwhelmingly to raise the ceiling for AAPG dues and handled other agenda matters in the shortest House meeting in recent memory at the Dallas Annual Meeting.

Chairman George Eynon paced the 187 delegates present through an agenda that included three bylaws proposals plus the measure to raise the ceiling for dues for Active and Associate members to $125 annually. The present Active dues of $72 per year was nearing the ceiling of $75.

The ceiling for Emeritus was raised from $37.50 to $62.50, and the ceiling for Student members remains at $10 per year. The dues ceiling was last raised by the House in 1982.

The dues action was approved with no debate and one vote dissenting.

Other bylaws actions included:

  • Approving the deletion of Junior as a member classification.
  • Allowing Executive Committee votes to be taken by means other than by mail and face-to-face meetings (fax, teleconference, etc.).

A third proposal, which concerned the method of reinstatement of membership for those expelled for ethical reasons, was returned to committee.

In other activity, delegates elected Donald D. Clarke of Long Beach, Calif., as House chairman-elect for 2004-05, and Ronald L. Grubbs, of Dallas, as secretary-editor.

Valary Schulz, of Dallas, who was voted chairman-elect at last year's meeting, will assume the chairmanship on July 1 and represent the House on the AAPG Executive Committee.

House members honored at the opening session of the AAPG Annual Meeting were:

House Honorary Membership

  • Royce P. Carr, of Mount Pleasant, Texas

House Distinguished Service

  • Stewart Chuber, Schulenberg, Texas
  • John R. Hogg, Calgary, Canada
  • Don W. Lewis, Lafayette, Calif.

Those receiving awards during the HoD meeting were:

Long Service Award

  • Ronald Broadhead, Socorro, N.M.

Recognition of Service Award

  • George Eynon, Calgary, Canada, HoD chairman
  • Steven M. Goolsby, Centennial, Colo., HoD secretary/editor

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