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Eightieth Annual Business Meeting 8 July 2005 Aboard the Battleship Alabama Mobile, Alabama

Eightieth Annual Business Meeting 8 July 2005 Aboard the Battleship Alabama Mobile, Alabama J. Parasitol., 91(6), 2005, p. 1279 q American Society of Parasitologists 2005 AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PARASITOLOGISTS Eightieth Annual Business Meeting 8 July 2005 Aboard the Battleship Alabama Mobile, Alabama I. CALL TO ORDER VII. STUDENT AWARDS COMMITTEE The business meeting was called to order by President Dennis Min- President Minchella asked for all the student travel award winners chella at approximately 2030 hr. As a result of Hurricane Dennis bearing to step up to the microphone, introduce themselves, and state their down on the city of Mobile, the Riverview Plaza Hotel—scheduled site institutions. The recipients of student travel grants were Elizabeth of the 2005 ASP annual meeting—invoked the ‘‘Force Majeur’’ clause Ashbaugh, Natalie Black, Matt Bolek, Elizabeth Borda, Annie-Claude of our contract and informed local committee chair Steve Kayes that Bourgeois, Maria Castillo, Cindy Cordery, Sabrina Dahlgren, Andrea the hotel would be closed the next day (Saturday, 9 July 2005) and that Brand, Charles Criscione, Laura Duclos, Eddie Heath, Alaine Knipes, guests would be moved to a shelter. At the Council meeting of 8 July Scott Peat, Autumn Smith, Mark Sokolowski, and Jon Vermeire. it was decided to alter the scientific program to allow students to present Those present received their awards at the hotel earlier during the day, their papers, continue with the scheduled opening reception aboard the later that evening, or in the mail. Because of the change in meeting Battleship Alabama, then close the annual meeting so that members schedule, those awardees not able to attend were offered reimburse- could obey government evacuation orders and otherwise make travel ment for that portion of their airline tickets not refunded due to can- arrangements before the arrival of Hurricane Dennis. Dennis Minchella cellation. (not responsible for the hurricane of his name) used the microphone and speaker system of the band, asked for the attention of the assembled VIII. CLARK P. READ MENTOR AWARD crowd, and conducted Society business as best could be done under the The Clark P. Read Mentor Award was received by Dr. Gerhard Schad, circumstances. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Dr. Schad was introduced and Motions included in the Council Meeting Agenda and passed said a few words of thanks and acknowledgments. He received his plaque later that evening at the hotel. There were no previously introduced motions presented or acted upon at the business meeting. IX. HENRY BALDWIN WARD MEDAL Motions made during the Council Meeting The 2005 Henry Baldwin Ward Medal recipient was Dr. Gerardo Pe ´rez-Ponce de Leo ´ n, Instituto de Biologia, Universidad Nacional Au- None of the motions made or voted on at the Council Meeting were tonoma de Me ´xico, Me ´xico, DF. Dr. Pe ´rez-Ponce de Leo ´ n was not at presented to the membership for action. the reception because of travel problems associated with the hurricane, but he did receive his medal, plaque, and check at the hotel later. II. JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY EDITOR Editor Gerald W. Esch did not present a report to the members at X. NEW BUSINESS this business meeting. Upon arriving at the Battleship Alabama, local committee chair Steve Kayes was greeted by the band playing Hail to the Chief and by a III. SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM OFFICER healthy round of applause from the members present. Dr. Kayes said a few words of acknowledgment, especially thanking his wife Harriett The Scientific Program Officer did not present a report to the mem- Chesney for her extensive and detailed help with the meeting prepara- bers at this business meeting. tions. The President then acknowledged financial contributions to The American Society of Parasitologists for the 2005 Annual Meeting by IV. ASHTON CUCKLER NEW INVESTIGATOR AWARD Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Divergence, Inc., Elsevier Publishing, Far- nam Companies, Inc., Merck Research Laboratories, Piedmont Phar- Dennis Minchella introduced Julian Hillyer, Center for Microbial and maceuticals, and Pfizer, Inc. Plant Genomics, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, St. Paul, Min- nesota, as the 2005 Ashton Cuckler Award winner. Dr. Hillyer made a few comments, including acknowledgments, introduced his family, and XI. RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE accepted the award gracefully. He received his plaque at the hotel after There was no resolutions committee report, but those assembled at the reception. the reception admitted to a person that the change in schedule to allow students to present was the correct action and that the reception itself V. DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AND EXTRAMURAL AWARD was one of the finest in memory. Dennis Minchella announced the recipient of the Distinguished Ser- vice Award for 2005 as Ralph Lichtenfels, Animal Parasitic Diseases XII. RECOGNITION OF PRESIDENTIAL SERVICE Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, Beltsville, Mary- AND ADJOURNMENT land. Dr. Lichtenfels was not present at the meeting and his plaque was Tim Yoshino, President-Elect, recognized Dennis Minchella for his mailed to him. service as President during the past year and then made some comments about the ICOPA-XI meetings in Glasgow in 2006. Dr. Yoshino em- VI. EMINENT PARASITOLOGIST AWARD phasized the importance of the Glasgow meetings by wearing a green The 2005 Eminent Parasitologist Award was received by J. P. Dubey, plaid kilt with sporran and complementary knee socks. He then ad- Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, ANRI, ARS, USDA, Beltsville, journed the 80th Annual Business Meeting and the opening reception MD. Dr. Dubey made a few comments, acknowledging various people resumed. Dr. Minchella’s presidential plaque was mailed to him after and thanking the Society. He received his plaque and check later at the the meeting, and Dr. Yoshino received the Clay Huff gavel, also by mail hotel. after the meeting, from Dr. Minchella. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Journal of Parasitology Allen Press

Eightieth Annual Business Meeting 8 July 2005 Aboard the Battleship Alabama Mobile, Alabama

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J. Parasitol., 91(6), 2005, p. 1279 q American Society of Parasitologists 2005 AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PARASITOLOGISTS Eightieth Annual Business Meeting 8 July 2005 Aboard the Battleship Alabama Mobile, Alabama I. CALL TO ORDER VII. STUDENT AWARDS COMMITTEE The business meeting was called to order by President Dennis Min- President Minchella asked for all the student travel award winners chella at approximately 2030 hr. As a result of Hurricane Dennis bearing to step up to the microphone, introduce themselves, and state their down on the city of Mobile, the Riverview Plaza Hotel—scheduled site institutions. The recipients of student travel grants were Elizabeth of the 2005 ASP annual meeting—invoked the ‘‘Force Majeur’’ clause Ashbaugh, Natalie Black, Matt Bolek, Elizabeth Borda, Annie-Claude of our contract and informed local committee chair Steve Kayes that Bourgeois, Maria Castillo, Cindy Cordery, Sabrina Dahlgren, Andrea the hotel would be closed the next day (Saturday, 9 July 2005) and that Brand, Charles Criscione, Laura Duclos, Eddie Heath, Alaine Knipes, guests would be moved to a shelter. At the Council meeting of 8 July Scott Peat, Autumn Smith, Mark Sokolowski, and Jon Vermeire. it was decided to alter the scientific program to allow students to present Those present received their awards at the hotel earlier during the day, their papers, continue with the scheduled opening reception aboard the later that evening, or in the mail. Because of the change in meeting Battleship Alabama, then close the annual meeting so that members schedule, those awardees not able to attend were offered reimburse- could obey government evacuation orders and otherwise make travel ment for that portion of their airline tickets not refunded due to can- arrangements before the arrival of Hurricane Dennis. Dennis Minchella cellation. (not responsible for the hurricane of his name) used the microphone and speaker system of the band, asked for the attention of the assembled VIII. CLARK P. READ MENTOR AWARD crowd, and conducted Society business as best could be done under the The Clark P. Read Mentor Award was received by Dr. Gerhard Schad, circumstances. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Dr. Schad was introduced and Motions included in the Council Meeting Agenda and passed said a few words of thanks and acknowledgments. He received his plaque later that evening at the hotel. There were no previously introduced motions presented or acted upon at the business meeting. IX. HENRY BALDWIN WARD MEDAL Motions made during the Council Meeting The 2005 Henry Baldwin Ward Medal recipient was Dr. Gerardo Pe ´rez-Ponce de Leo ´ n, Instituto de Biologia, Universidad Nacional Au- None of the motions made or voted on at the Council Meeting were tonoma de Me ´xico, Me ´xico, DF. Dr. Pe ´rez-Ponce de Leo ´ n was not at presented to the membership for action. the reception because of travel problems associated with the hurricane, but he did receive his medal, plaque, and check at the hotel later. II. JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY EDITOR Editor Gerald W. Esch did not present a report to the members at X. NEW BUSINESS this business meeting. Upon arriving at the Battleship Alabama, local committee chair Steve Kayes was greeted by the band playing Hail to the Chief and by a III. SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM OFFICER healthy round of applause from the members present. Dr. Kayes said a few words of acknowledgment, especially thanking his wife Harriett The Scientific Program Officer did not present a report to the mem- Chesney for her extensive and detailed help with the meeting prepara- bers at this business meeting. tions. The President then acknowledged financial contributions to The American Society of Parasitologists for the 2005 Annual Meeting by IV. ASHTON CUCKLER NEW INVESTIGATOR AWARD Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Divergence, Inc., Elsevier Publishing, Far- nam Companies, Inc., Merck Research Laboratories, Piedmont Phar- Dennis Minchella introduced Julian Hillyer, Center for Microbial and maceuticals, and Pfizer, Inc. Plant Genomics, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, St. Paul, Min- nesota, as the 2005 Ashton Cuckler Award winner. Dr. Hillyer made a few comments, including acknowledgments, introduced his family, and XI. RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE accepted the award gracefully. He received his plaque at the hotel after There was no resolutions committee report, but those assembled at the reception. the reception admitted to a person that the change in schedule to allow students to present was the correct action and that the reception itself V. DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AND EXTRAMURAL AWARD was one of the finest in memory. Dennis Minchella announced the recipient of the Distinguished Ser- vice Award for 2005 as Ralph Lichtenfels, Animal Parasitic Diseases XII. RECOGNITION OF PRESIDENTIAL SERVICE Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, Beltsville, Mary- AND ADJOURNMENT land. Dr. Lichtenfels was not present at the meeting and his plaque was Tim Yoshino, President-Elect, recognized Dennis Minchella for his mailed to him. service as President during the past year and then made some comments about the ICOPA-XI meetings in Glasgow in 2006. Dr. Yoshino em- VI. EMINENT PARASITOLOGIST AWARD phasized the importance of the Glasgow meetings by wearing a green The 2005 Eminent Parasitologist Award was received by J. P. Dubey, plaid kilt with sporran and complementary knee socks. He then ad- Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, ANRI, ARS, USDA, Beltsville, journed the 80th Annual Business Meeting and the opening reception MD. Dr. Dubey made a few comments, acknowledging various people resumed. Dr. Minchella’s presidential plaque was mailed to him after and thanking the Society. He received his plaque and check later at the the meeting, and Dr. Yoshino received the Clay Huff gavel, also by mail hotel. after the meeting, from Dr. Minchella.

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