Steering Committee Minutes
September 23, 2002

In Attendance

Bonnie Miner, Carol Scholar, Joy Tompkins, Barbara Fero, MaryAlice Brown, Patricia Knox, Meega Wells, Joan Payne, Sandy Mnich, and Jan Cieply

• Recognition of Past President, Bonnie Miner.
• Presentation of past-president pin and cake to share.
  
• Calendar of meetings presented and accepted by attendees.
  

• Meeting with Dean; discussed special interest groups, Peds, Geriatrics, Psych also need to showcase members at all hospitals.
  

Committee Reports

Finance: Reported by Joan Payne and Barb Fero

• Meeting monthly
• Report distributed
  • Current balance: $ 20983.65
  • Checkbook: $6,432.73
  • Savings: $11,367.85
  • Research: $ 3,043.07
  • Scholarship: $140.00
    

Fundraising

Reported by Mary Alice Brown

• Has exchanged ideas with large fund-raisers , will be checking out their ideas.
  
• At regional; Johnson and Johnson granting money to recruit people into nursing.
  
• Dine-a-mates; waiting for them to be shipped, will need to find a safe place to store them.
  
• Wine and Cheese plan for May for research money.
  
• Borders coupons; waiting for response from coordinator.
  

Membership/Newsletter

Reported by Bonnie Miner

• Will begin to post information on web for easier access by members.
  
• Plan to work towards electronic mailings.
  
• Membership renewal; will send for dial a member kit
  

Program

Reported by Jan Cieply

• Current events planned
• Alumni Teaching Day in November
• Research Teaching Day in April
• Will seek date in January for Trish Dunn to present: Investment Strategies
  

Research

Reported by Patricia Knox

• November 2, 2002 will be Alumni Teaching event; Life planning: Advanced Directives. Will have members putting research study into play with teaching of healthcare workers concepts advance directives.
• April 23, 2003 will be Research Day; looking for assistance with plans, theme not decided.

Submitted by Bonnie Miner, MS, RN, Secretary