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Business Meeting Minutes 2005

19 November, 2005
Boston,

Approval of the 2004 Minutes
1. Tim Gura motioned to approve
2. Tami Spry seconded
3. Motion passed
Brief Reports from Standing Committees
1. Publications: Mindy Fenske created a list of current research and publications which was distributed. She included links to the PSD website.
2. Research: Sharon Croft reported that the committee’s work this year was primarily focused on the key word mapping project.
3. Short Course: Marcyrose Chvasta reacknowledged that our short course proposal had not been accepted for this year’s NCA. Work has begun on a short course about tenure, promotion, and documentation of creative work. Also, she reported that the executive board has put forward the idea of developing a short course on the topic of storytelling.
4. Archives: Deryl Johnson reported that this will be his last three year term. He asked for replacements to be found among volunteers rather than by appointment. The idea would be that he and the new archivists would work together over the next three years. Johnson outlined his Ten Question Project. In this video project, younger scholars ask senior scholars 10 questions. A video example of Bruce Henderson was shown. Johnson urged attendance at the Anniversary celebration panel.
5. Perforum: Lockford urged those who were having trouble receiving the newsletter to contact her. She gave out her email address. She also noted that occasionally people were having trouble receiving it due to filters on their computers. She urged them to check those filters, or to contact her for further information.
6. Text and Performance Quarterly: Michael Bowman announced the Editor Elect as Bruce Henderson. Congratulations were extended to Henderson. Additional congratulations were given to Mindy Fenske for her having been awarded the Erhlinger Award for her article, The Aesthetic of the Unfinished: Ethics and Performance.
7. Executive Board: Appointments to Standing Committees. Craig Gingrich-Philbrook announced these appointments.
  1. Archives as noted above will continue with Deryl Johnson and those who volunteer. Daniel Blaeuer is to serve on this committee.
  2. Nominating Committee: Ruth Bowman, Jen Tuder, and Bernadette Calafell appointed as new members. Ron Shields to serve as Chair.
  3. Research Committee: Olga Davis, Stacy Homan-Jones appointed as new members. Darren Goins to serve as Chair.
  4. Short Course Committee: Elizabeth Whitney, Lisa Weckerle appointed as new members. Jay Baglia to serve as Chair.
  5. Nominating Committee: Election results announced by John Anderson.
    1. Western: Jay Baglia
    2. Eastern: Elizabeth Whitney
    3. Southern: Darren Goins
    4. Central: Lisa Ford-Brown
    5. Member-at-large: Stacy Holman-Jones
    6. Vice Chair: Heidi Rose
Presentation of Division Awards:
1. Top Paper Awards: Christie Logan, Vice-Chair, announced these award winners:
  1. Top Contributed Paper: Christina Garlough of the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
  2. Top Debut Paper: Lisa Flanagan of Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.
2. Marie J. Robinson Scholarship Award: Announced by Jay Allison. Winner is Ragan Fox of Arizona State University.
3. Distinguished Service Award Announced by Jay Allison. Winner is Elizabeth Bell of University of South Florida.
Comments from the Chair: Craig Gingrich-Philbrook thanked Elizabeth Bell for the newly created Performance Studies Division website. He requested a charge from the division to write a letter of thanks to Elizabeth Bell. Henderson moved; Logan seconded; approved by acclamation.
Gingrich-Philbrook asked Donna Nudd to speak about the planning for the pre-conference. Nudd stated that the title would be something like "Assessing creative Achievement in Performance Studies." She outlined some ideas for consideration with regard to the pre-conference:
1. put together our guidelines for assessment
2. discover how we translate our creative work to our administrators and colleagues.
3. follow-up from the discussion at the short course at Southern States Communication Association meeting in the spring.
4. consider how festivals could provide locations for assessment.
The committee for the planning of the pre-conference is chaired by Mindy Fenske, Donna Nudd, and Craig Gingrich-Philbrook.
Gingrich-Philbrook then continued his Comments as Chair. He noted that there are new places for publishing our work. He cited the online journal, Liminalities as one new such venue. He noted that live performance continues to be vital among our membership. He urged us to support Text and Performance Quarterly by submitting our work to it. He urged us to support our festivals by attending them. He concluded his remarks by thanking Christie Logan for her work in organizing this year's convention. He then passed the gavel to her. Christie Logan thanked Gingrich-Philbrook for all his work and especially for his hard work when he was Vice-chair for how he dealt with All-Academic. She thanked Michael Bowman for his "exceptional work" with Text and Performance Quarterly. She noted the robustness of the field. Moreover she noted the significance of the 50th anniversary of the division.
2006 Convention Theme and Planning: Bruce Henderson noted that the theme for San Antonio is "Creating Sites for Connection and Action." He suggested that this was a theme that would not prove difficult for PSD members. He noted that there will be the use of a convention center as well as hotels in San Antonio. He urged us to use local sites for performance. We are guaranteed 33 slots. He urged us to create cross-division panels. Submissions start December 15th and close on February 15th. He said there will be both a Contributed and a Debut panel. He noted that there is a big push for poster sessions. There will also be sessions called "Scholar to Scholar." Awards will be given for these submissions. These panels are submitted directly to Paige Turner. He also noted there will be a revival of the Town Hall debate on NCA's role in promoting freedom of expression.
New Business: Jen Tudor urged us to support alternative subscription rates to NCA memberships for those who earn less (such as adjunct and instructors). She noted that MLA and the American Library Association have graduated membership levels for various income levels. Logan noted that there is cross-division support for such a measure. Johnson noted that Gay and Lesbian Concerns, which is the 2nd largest caucus, has lots of possible slots for panels.
Announcements:
1. Dan Heaton announced openings at Capital University
2. Kelly Taylor of University of North Texas announced the Petit Jean Festival theme: Performance as Activism.
3. Tami Spry of St. Cloud State University announced the Northern Plains Performance Festival. The theme is Cultural Masculinities
4. Ron Shields announced joint appointments with Theatre and Film and a Living and Learning Community Director vacancy at Bowling Green State University.
5. Christie Logan announced the success of the North American premiere of Gli Amori d'Appollo, e di Dafne directed by Ron Shields at Bowling Green State University.
6. Jay Allison announced that the Heston Award went to Shannon Jackson and the Coger Award went to Paul Ferguson.
7. Roberta Crisson announced an opening in Theatre at Kutztown University.
8. Joanne Gilbert announced that Alma College is looking for a one year Visiting generalist.
9. John Warren announced an opening at Bowling Green State University in Communication and Culture. He further noted that they are performance friendly.
10. Gary Balfantz announce the sixth annual Prairie Festival, October 13, 14, 15 2006. The theme is Directors on Directing.
11. Gingrich-Philbrook stood in for Heidi Rose and announced the study abroad program at Villanova that goes to Greece each summer. 6 units of credit available.
12. Michael Bowman announced that there are three positions at Louisiana State University open. Two in Rhetoric/Film Studies and one in Performance Studies/Film.
13. Sharon Croft announced an opening in Technical Theatre at Capital University. She also announced that the Patti Pace Festival is still going on, but is currently looking for new locations.
14. Johnson thanked the division for all the submissions to the archive this year; this year there were many more submissions than previously.
15. In the absence of further announcements, Aaron Klemz moved to adjourn. John Anderson seconded. Motion passed.

Minutes taken and respectfully submitted by,

Lesa Lockford

Division Secretary

Business Meeting Minutes 2004

Saturday, November 13, 2004
Waldorf Room, Hilton Towers, Chicago

The meeting was called to order at 3:36 pm by the chair of the Performance Studies Division, Donna Nudd. She made sure everyone had ballots and minutes. Tracy Stephenson Shaffer passed out a sign-up for the Perform listserve.
Approval of 2003 minutes: Nathan Stucky motioned that the minutes be approved. Mindy Fenske seconded.
Approval of Revision of Constitution and By-Laws: Immediate Past Chair, Elizabeth Bell, distributed and explained minor changes made to update the document. (For example, Perforum is now distributed via e-mail rather than by postage.) After discussion, Mindy Fenske moved that the revisions be accepted. The motion was seconded and accepted by the division.
Brief Reports from standing committees:
1. Mindy Fenske (Research and Publications) explained NCA’s request that we “map” our areas of expertise with keywords which would help others locate our research. She also passed out two handouts – one to document research, another to document performance seasons.
2. Donna Nudd (for Marcy Chvasta/ Short Course) announced there is a short course idea for documenting creative work for promotion and tenure binders; we want to especially focus on our Associates who want to make a case for Full. Will put idea on listserve for feedback.
3. Deryl Johnson (Archives) announced that there will be a special session and social hour next year to celebrate our 50th anniversary. Asked members to send photographs, audio, and video from the past.
4. Michael Bowman (TPQ) announced that the journal is almost caught up. Previewed issues “in the can:” 24:2 (out this week), 24:3&4 Performance and Religion (guest edited/out soon), 25:1 (will be out January or February, at the latest). He also told us that the journal had 1500 subscriptions; ¼ of those were international, the highest percentage of any NCA journal. He also acknowledged editorial assistant Justin Trudeau for work well-done and introduced new editorial assistant, Linda Shkreli.
5. Nominating Committee (Kelly Taylor) announcement of new vice-chair, secretary, nominating committee moved to later in business meeting
6. Craig Gingrich-Philbrook (Vice-Chair/2004 Convention) thanked Donna for her work as Chair. Announced we were originally given 17 panels which eventually became 29 – said he was really happy with the range of submissions.
Presentation of Division Awards:
1. Craig Gingrich-Philbrook awarded the Top Debut Paper to Jonathan Binder and the Top Contributed Paper to James W. Perkinson. He also gave some background on the Robinson Award for Graduate Students.
2. Karen Mitchell presented the Robinson Award to Amy Darnell and presented the division’s Distinguished Service Award to Nathan Stucky.
3. Donna Nudd also announced NCA Award winners:
  1. Coger Award: Mercilee Jenkins
  2. Heston Award: E. Patrick Johnson
  3. Bacon Mentor Award: Beverly Whitaker Long
Comments from Chair:
1. This year’s conference has 5,300 in attendance.
2. NCA will own its own building in Washington, D.C.
3. NCA is working on an undergraduate certification program.
4. Donna Nudd thanked Craig Gingrich-Philbrook as convention planner.
5. Donna also thanked Elizabeth Bell for her work as Immediate Past Chair.
2005 Convention Theme and Planning Vice-Chair Elect Christie Logan talked about the Boston conference. The theme will be “The Health of the Discipline.” At this point, the division has 34 slots. She shared possible ideas for the conference: pathologies of the discipline, women’s health, Foucault’s sense of discipline, mental health. Logan encouraged diversity alliances with other areas.
Announcement of New Officers
1. Kelly Taylor announced new officers and nominating committee:
  1. Vice-Chair Elect Bruce Henderson
  2. Secretary Lesa Lockford
  3. Member-At-Large Heather Carver
  4. Central Rep. Denise Menchaca
  5. Southern Rep. Jacque Burleson
  6. Eastern Rep. John Anderson
  7. Western Rep. Jackson Miller
2. Donna Nudd announced standing committees:
  1. Archives: Deryl Johnson, John Anderson, Carol Simpson Stern, Daniel Blaeuer
  2. Awards: Jay Allison, Keith Pounds, Lynn Miller, Ron Shields, Heidi Rose, Clare Van Ens, Lee Jenkins
  3. Research Committee: Sharon Croft, Gary Balfantz, Darren Goins, Elissa Foster, John Warren, Greg Cavenaugh
  4. Short Course: Marcy Chvasta, Jay Baglia, Elizabeth Whitney
New Business
1. Mindy Fenske – As Research and Publications Chair, Mindy (along with Craig Gingrich-Philbrook) will begin to develop an NCA document that outlines expectations for performance productions as research. Hopefully, this may be used in tenure and promotions cases.
2. Laila Farah, Scott Dillard, and Jim Ferris made a plea that we try to affiliate with the caucuses.
Announcements
1. Kelly Taylor thanked everyone who has participated in the Petit Jean performance festival over the years. Also, the 25th anniversary Petit Jean will be held either the last week of March or 2nd week in April 2006.
2. Tami Spry announced the “Performance? Ya-You-Betcha! Festival” to be held in St. Cloud on March 25-26, 2005.
3. Linda Park-Fuller announced the International Playback Theatre Symposium at ASU, February 25-27, 2005.
4. Deryl Johnson announced a new journal Storytelling and Society.
5. Kay Capo announced a performance job with emphasis in history at SUNY Purchase.
6. Rebecca Kennerly announced an upcoming conference at Georgia Southern in Children’s Literature.
Craig Gingrich-Philbrook (and entire membership) thanked Donna Nudd for her service as Chair and adjourned the meeting.

Respectfully submitted,
Tracy Stephenson Shaffer

Business Meeting Minutes 2003

November 22, 2003
Miami

Meeting was called to order at 12:32 pm by the chair of the Performance Studies Division, Elizabeth Bell. She made sure everyone had ballots, minutes, and other handouts.
Johnny Gray handed out the “Publication List” and announced that Mindy Fenske would be moving into his position. He also announced the possibility of moving the current listserve to a site sponsored by NCA
Bruce Henderson announced that the Research Committee is collating the information collected at 2002 NCA. He also announced moving out of his position and said he was excited about the new people serving on the committee.
Marcy Chvasta announced that the Short Course committee is considering several options for a short course. A few options were “Performance and Community, “Performance and Therapy,” and “Incorporating Performance Across Communication Classes.” She will post a discussion on the listserve soon.
Deryl Johnson has written two grants to pay people to work on archives. Also announced that next NCA will be the 90th anniversary and the First V.P. may sponsor a panel to celebrate performance studies contributions over the years. In Boston , we will celebrate our 50th anniversary, so he encouraged all to contribute to the archives next year in Chicago .
Voted was closed – motioned and seconded.
Tracy Stephenson announced that the move to electronic perforum has been smooth. The listserve address has changed recently and may be causing some members to miss information. She brought hard copies for those who had not received it electronically. The encouraged members to register with NCA to be included on listserve which may move soon.
Michael Bowman was announced as Editor of TPQ. It was also announced that Taylor and Francis were excited about publishing the journal and had already received international subscriptions. There was a standing ovation for Michael.
Michael reported that his first official TPQ should be Volume 24:1. However, to catch up, his first issue will be out in December (23:3 from last July) Patrick Johnson’s special edition will be 23:4. He said that it will take the better part of next year to get the journal back on schedule. He appealed to the editorial board and reviewers to “do what you can as soon as you can.” He introduced Craig Gingrich-Philbrook and Marcy Chvasta as co-editors of Performance in Review and mentioned that this section would now include peer-reviewed essays. There are a number of projects in the works. He also introduced Justin Trudeau as his editorial assistant. He said the Taylor and Francis have been great to work with and that 1/3 of the submissions were international. He reminded members of Fred Corey and Tom Nakayama’s special edition on Religion and Performance. Fred passed out flyers with information and encouraged submissions.
Awards Committee: Karen Mitchell is chair. Other members are Dan Heaton, Cindy Kistenberg, and Kristin Valentine. New members are Keith Pounds, Jay Allison, and Lynn Miller.
Research Committee: Jodi Kanter is chair. Other members are Mindy Fenske, Sharon Croft, and Gary Balfantz. New members are Darren Goins and Elissa Foster.
Short Course Committee: Claire Van Ens and Marcy Chvasta will continue to serve. Jay Baglia is the new member.
Deryl Johnson will continue as chair of Archives Committee. Ed Smith will also serve.
Donna Nudd thanked the membership for their patience with all-academic and offered her sympathy to Craig. She encouraged the membership to pay attention to what Craig sends out. She also announced that we had 26 panels at the 2003 conference and was very pleased with the Mona Lisa Room . She reported that we have had good attendance and sent a plea for everyone to show up at Sunday’s panels if possible.
Donna Nudd announced Jana Goodwin as winner of top paper. Jana was not in attendance. She will be presented with a $50 check.
Tim Gura thanked the awards committee for their work and presented Bruce Henderson with the Distinguished Service Award.
Amy Sue Burt announced new officers and members of nominating committee:

John Warren – Central
Larry Russell – Eastern
Stacy Holman Jones – Southern
Amy Kilgard – Western
Kelly Taylor – Member-at-Large
Christie Logan – Vice-Chair

Elizabeth Bell reported on Legislative Assembly and division’s progress
1. membership fees are going up: $5 students, $20 regular and sustaining members, $30 patrons – we have not had an increase in 3 years.
2. NCA is moving to electronic voting across the board – we may be able to make it a unit option.
3. There will be a web-based popular communication magazine – good editors will be able to popularize our research.
4. NCA websire will be unveiled ASAP – members may access full text digitized journals since 1914.
5. Passed out revisions to Constitution and By-Laws. Changes had not been made for several years and she wanted these documents to better reflect what we do. Motioned to ratify next year and seconded.
6. Performance Studies website proposal (on NCA website) getting more info before anything official – motioned and seconded we pursue this.
Craig Gingrich-Philbrook

Thanked Donna Nudd “for planning a beautiful convention.”
Announced theme for 2004 convention: “Looking Forward/Looking Back.” February 16th deadline for panels/papers. The call will appear sometime in early December on NCA website.
Martha Watson has radically restructured the initial way we get slots based on members of division overall % of NCA.
25% will be papers previously written -- four areas will be chosen in which the membership could contribute papers to
hotel is also the reason for less slots
people should not appear more than 3 times
encourages us to be selective this year
There are 4 ways we may gain extra slots:

extras are passed out to good panel proposals
90th anniversary focused panels
theme focused panels
mini-plenary sessions

He encouraged embership to circulate call on perforum

New Business – membership discussed a Performance Review Board. Craig Gingrich-Philbrook plans to pursue this as chair. Also discussed possibility of merging with Theatre Division. Decided to continue discussion outside of meeting. No committee was formed.
Announcements:

Linda Park-Fuller – ASU is hosting 2 nd International Playback Theatre Symposium in Feb 2005.
Bruce Henderson – There will be a meeting about the future of the Patti Pace Performance Festival.
Christie Logan – San Jose State adding a new position in performance studies.
Joanne Gilbert – EMU has a joint appointment in Communication & Theatre Arts/English
Mindy Fenske – University of South Carolina ’s Dept. of English has a master’s program in performance studies.
Claire Van Ens – reminded that Voices Made Flesh anthology is available.
Kelly Taylor – 25 th anniversary Petit Jean Performance next year – considering moving to spring.
Winner of Heston award – Kristen Langellier
Winner of Coger award – Ruth Bowman
Ron Sheilds – Paul Edwards has lead article in Theatre Annual, email Ron for issue, still accepting submissions for next issue.
Donna Nudd (and entire membership) thanked Elizabeth Bell for her service as Vice-Chair and adjourned the meeting.

Respectfully submitted,

Tracy Stephenson

Business Meeting Minutes 2002

November 23, 2002
New Orleans

Meeting was called to order at 12:41pm by the chair of the Performance Studies Division, Ruth Bowman. Bowman noted we had 28 programs this year, and we started with a pre-conference program, jointly sponsored on prisons. She asked that all members of the Performance Studies Division join us for a reception honoring Paul Gray and Beverly Whitaker Long. She thanked those who organized the receptions.

Deryl Johnson gave his "Archive" report, noting that last year he "offered fifty dollars to any member who submitted to the archives," and he discovered that he "wasn't out one dime." Johnson strongly encouraged submissions next year. He noted that he is applying for various grants to support the archives. He is now intent on collecting relevant material, anticipating our 50th anniversary as a division. This year, he'll begin by taking photographs, which he did during the Performance Studies Division meeting.

Johnny Gray passed out the recent "Publication List." He also noted that the division is updating the mailing list. He requested that members please correct errors and send them to him.

Bruce Henderson encouraged members to fill out the form which was distributed. He echoed that it was a version of an earlier call from the research committee. He noted that the Research Committee was not trying to create "a canon." Rather, they are attempting to collect information regarding what works the membership turns to as they do their scholarship, their teaching, and their performance work. In essence, the Research Committee is just trying to collect a bibliography of what our membership is currently reading. He asked members to email or snail mail him.

Since there was no representative from the short course committee, no report was given.

Kirk Fuoss was not in attendance, but his report on the status of TPQ was read aloud to the membership. 71 manuscripts were submitted to TPQ: 51 were new manuscripts, 16 were resubmitted after revision. Relevant percentages: 20% were accepted for publication, 31% were rejected, 45% received "revise and resubmit," 4% were withdrawn. Patrick Johnson will edit issue #24 of TPQ, devoted to manuscripts on race and performance. March 15th deadline for submission for that particular issue. Submission notices on back table. Michael Bowman will be the next editor of TPQ. He will edit the journal from January 2003 through December 2006.

Michael Bowman noted that all NCA journals will now be printed and distributed by Routledge. This should improve the cross-indexing of our journal, also Routledge seems intent on better marketing, including selling back issues to libraries. Michael encouraged membership to submit articles to him. Ruth Bowman also noted that Routledge publishing will guarantee revenue to NCA and that NCA retains copyright. And NCA members will get print and on line access.

Donna Marie Nudd announced the theme of next year's NCA convention: Reaching Out, Reaching In. She also announced that the submission process will be ON LINE next year. All those who are entering a competitive paper or a panel, must do so on line. She noted that a paper submission for competitive/debut panel will be sent as hard copy to her, but member still needs to be register the submission on line. Nudd also asked division members to follow the form/guidelines exactly. Nudd also described the Executive Committee's intention to reserve one panel slot next year in Miami, tentatively called "Passages." This panel would be reserved to honor someone who has recently passed, about to retire, or perhaps to bring back a member who is no longer in academe. Executive Committee will approve the panel. "Passages" is something the Division will try for a year or two.

Awards Committee: Tim Gura was appointed to chair; new members include Cindy Kistenberg, Karen Mitchell, Dan Heaton and Kristin Valentine.

Research Committee: Mindy Fenske and Jodi Kanter will continue to serve. Two new members are Sharon Croft and Gary Belfantz.

Short Course Committee: Bryant Alexander and Clair Van Ens will continue to serve. Marcy Chvasta is the new member.

Daryl Johnson will continue on as chair of the Archives Committee.

Bruce Henderson thanked the members of the Nominating Committee. He announced the results of this year's election: Eastern-Claire Van Ens, Southern-Marcy Chvasta, Central-Jonathan Gray, Western-Olga Davis, Member at Large-Amy Burt, Secretary-Tracy Stephenson, Vice-Chair Elect-Craig Gingrich-Philbrook.

"Rap Rhythm as Performative Perforation: Unmasking the Denial of Death in Post Industrial Popular Culture," James W. Perkinson, Marygrove College, won this year's Top Competititve Paper in Performance Studies.

Ron Pelias thanked the members of the awards committee.

Lee Jenkins presented the Service Award to Kristin Valentine.

Nathan Stucky noted that this year's recipients of the Irene Coger Award would be honored at the NCA awards ceremony at 6pm this evening. Stucky thanked the awards committee. The Irene Coger Award would go this year to Joni Lee Jones to pay tribute to her distinguished record as a writer, performer and director in performance. Also, this year's award committee is offering a second Irene Coger Award to honor the legacy of distinguished work in Performance to a colleague whose presence we dearly miss--Patti Pace.

Joni Lee Jones announced that the Lilla Heston Award for Outstanding Scholarship would be given at the NCA award ceremony to Lisa Merrill.

Mary Frances HopKins reminded the membership that the Lilla Heston award was endowed by Margaret Davidson.

Ruth Bowman announced that perforum be moved into an electronic format. There will be a collaborative effort by executive board this year to make sure it'll happen.

Bowman also announced that there will be a hard copy directory of NCA members again.

Bowman noted that the amendments to the NCA constitution did not pass because only 30% of the membership voted. The amendment did not pass, because bylaws dictate that a 67% response is needed. Bowman urged the membershipto vote.

Announcements about various festivals, job searches, etc. were made from the floor.

Donna Marie Nudd announced the "Bad Performance Party" Saturday evening in honor of Daun Kendig. Jane Donovan introduced Diane Kendig. Diane thanked the membership for their support of her sister. Diane read aloud Theodore Roethke's "The Waking" and the membership toasted, with champagne in hand, our colleague and friend, Duan Kendig.

Meeting was adjourned.

Submitted by,

Donna Marie Nudd (subbing for Cindy Kistenberg)

Business Meeting Minutes 2001

November 3, 2001
Atlanta

John Anderson called the meeting to order at 6:20pm.
PSD Business Meeting minutes approved
Reports from Standing Committees

Publications (Jonny Gray)

Distributed handout
Announced possibility of moving SCA-Perforum to SIU

Research (Bruce Henderson)

Thanked Paul Ferguson for questions raised
Reported Research Committee goal is to send out a questionnaire within the next year, possibly via perforum, re: a list of 10 publications members couldn’t do their jobs without

Short Course (Rich for Gilbert)
1. Proposed short course on interactive theatre for 2002
2. Proposed another on academic service learning
Archives (Johnson)
1. Explained how website works
2. Requested submissions
Secretary (Kistenberg)
1. Requested list of registered members of NCA-PSD who are not receiving perforum; will request list from NCA also
2. Kistenberg noted that she will be leaving her position at UHD but has found someone there to manage SCA-Perform; may move to SIU
3. Thanks to Karen Mitchell & Joni Lee Jones for their assistance
TPQ (Fuoss)
1. Reported number of submissions: 56; revised submissions: 18
2. Discontinued “Performance in Review”
3. Thanks to Judith Hamera, all the authors, associate editors, & referees
4. NCA Pub Board has discussed creating a two-tier system (inquiry & content
  specialization); Fuoss recommended it be rejected due to its negative
  repercussions for PSD
Nominating Committee: Appointments to Standing Committees
1. Research: Mindy Fenske (2004) & Jodi Kanter (2004)
2. Archives: Lisa Weckerle & Ed Smith (both 2003), Leigh Ann Howard (2004),
  & Jonny Gray (ex-officio)
3. Awards: Ron Pelias (chair), Della Pollock, Tim Gura, & Scott Dillard (all
  2003)
4. Short Course: Bryant Alexander (chair) & Claire Van Ens (2004)
Nominating Committee: Elected Positions
1. Nominating Committee: Bruce Henderson (At-large), Bryant Alexander
  (Western), Randy Hill (Eastern), Tracy Stephenson (Southern) & Lesa Lockford
  (Central)
2. Vice-Chair elect: Donna Nudd
Vice-Chair (Bowman): 2001 Convention
1. Thanks to membership for submissions; Bruce Henderson for planning the memorial panel for Patti Pace; & Beverly Long & Tim Gura for assistance with memorial panel for Wallace Bacon
2. Apologies for PSD Business Meeting time slot; requested donations to help pay for receptions; highlighted two evening “group performance” programs in 2001 schedule
Presentation of Division Awards
1. Top Competitive Paper (presented by Bowman): Matthew Spangler, UNC-Chapel Hill
2. Distinguished Service Award (presented by Paul Edwards): Tim Gura
Comments from Chair ( Anderson)
1. Expressed pride in programs & gratitude to Ruth for planning receptions
2. Announced NCA Awards
  1. Leslie Irene Coger Award: Donna M. Nudd and Terri Galloway
  2. Lilla Heston Award: Paul Edwards
Vice-Chair Elect ( Bell): 2002 Convention Theme & Planning
1. Announced convention to be held in New Orleans, November 21-24
2. Theme: “Communication in Action”
3. PSD proposal deadline is February 4, 2002; “call” in December Spectra

New Business ( Anderson)
1. Changes in NCA Legislative Assembly (formerly “Legislative Council”)
  1. Voted to increase dues to cover shortfall
  2. New Journal (see Fuoss’s report)
  3. Changes in the structure of NCA Legislative Assembly; concern re: PSD representation in new assembly
    1. discussion
    2. entrusted Anderson & Pollock to vote in accordance w/ our discussion
Announcements
1. Henderson thanked Ruth for 2001 convention programming
2. Jones: Performance Studies at UT-Austin now a part of the Dept of Theatre and Dance
3. Shields: New editor of Theater Annual; requested submissions
4. New online journal, American Communication Journal
5. Dillard: Annual Patti Pace Performance Festival
6. D. Johnson: Two tenure track (generalist) positions at Kutztown
7. Mitchell: New performance lab at UNI; season brochure available
8. Kistenberg: tenure track (generalist) position at UHD
9. P. Johnson: position in 19 th c. theatre at Northwestern
10. Jackie Taylor:

MOTION: Be it resolved on behalf of the Performance Studies Division, a letter of commendation for Bowman should be sent to her chair, dean, and provost.

Discussion re: adjustment to motion: letters on annual basis for Vice-Chair Elect (etc.). Seconded. Passed.

Anderson transferred PSD Black Book & crown to Bowman

Meeting adjourned at 7:21 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Cindy Kistenberg

PSD Secretary, 2000-2002

Business Meeting Minutes 2000

November 11, 2000
Seatle

The meeting was called to order by Della Pollock at 12:30 p.m. Ron Shields discussed the possible re-organization of the NCA Legislative Council and the mission, and the subsequent dddition, of Performance Studies from Legislative Council forms.
Pollock called for reports by Committee Chairs and Officers:

Publications (Kistenberg)

Membership encouraged to join NCA Perforum
Kistenberg would like perforum to be a vechicle for the discussion of issues
The Lee and Gura text is in its tenth edition and its 50th year in print

Research (Rose)
1. the committee would like to creat a list of 10-15 items that are central to the field of performance studies. Rose will propose a conference panel for 2001 to discuss the list.
Short Course (Carver)
1. Carver welcomed Bryant Alexander to the Committee
2. interactive Theatre and Autobiography are being proposed for the 2001 conference.
Archives (Johnson).
1. Johnson solicited assistance from members with website design skills.
2. The Archives will include Photos.
3. Submissions should be made on Disc.
4. Kutztown has given Johnson unlimited space for the website.
5. Johnson would like to create a living history panel fro the 2001 conference.
Secretary (Jones).
1. The membership was encouraged to submit announcements and personals for future issues of perforum.
TPQ

Hamera thanked Fred Corey and Craig Gingrich-Philbrook for exemplary editoral skill and friendship, Paul Gray for leadership, and her husband for his support.
TPQ has a 11% acceptance rate.

Chair (Pollock)

There will be neither a "Debut Paper" panel nor a "contributed Paper" panel at future conferences; a "competitive Paper" panel will remain a part of Performance Studies Divison conference programing and will carry a single cash award.
The membership should consider a mini-conferences in 2002. Ruth Bowman and John Anderson will create a committee to develop the idea.
Ex- officio members have been extablished to lend continuity to committess.
Lesa Lockford and Bruce Henderson will join the Research Committee with Heidi Rose as ex-officio Chair.
Bryant Alexander will join the Short Course Committee with Heather Carver as ex-officio member. Randall Hill will re-draft the short Course procedures and send copies to Joanne Gilbert and John Anderson
Ron Pelias, Lee Jenkins, Ed Smith and Beverly Long will join the Awards Commmittee. Paul Edwards will serve as Chair.
Johnny Gray is added to the Publications Committee

Nominating Committee (Pineau)
1. Vice-Chair Elect: Elizabeth Bell
2. Nominating Committe
  1. Western: Kate Motoyama
  2. Eastern: Heidi Rose
  3. Central: Anita Rich
  4. Southern: Amy Burt
  5. At Large: Cindy Kistenberg
3. Secretary: Cindy Kistenberg

2001 NCA Conference (Bowman)
1. 14 November 2001, Alanta
2. Radical(izing) Roots
3. Call For proposal will be in December Specta.
4. Directions for use of Rapid Response will be in Spectra: NCA will require that it is in full use in two years.
Presentation of Awards
1. 2000 Top Competitive Papers Presented by John Anderson to Louis Woodstock of Penn State University.
2. 2000 PSD Distinguished Service Award Presented by Linda Park-Fuller to Ron Pelias
3. It was noted that the 2000 Lilla Heston Award for outstanding scholarship went to Ron Pelias and 2000 Leslie Irene Coger Award for Distinguished Performance Went to Lee Potts.
2000 NCA Conference (Anderson)
1. Twenty-nine panels were accepted, including co-sponsored panels.
2. Anderson would like to see a panel honoring Paul Gray.
3. Anderson solicited feedback about the 2000 conference
Pollock thanked Judith Hamera for her work on TPQ, Ron Shields for his leadership, Joni Jones for her work as secretary, and John Anderson for his work on the 2000 conference. She presented plaques of appreciation, and passed the Chair's Notebook on to Anderson.
Pollock adjourned the meeting at approximately 1:45

Respecfully submitted,
Joni L. Jones
Secretary
Performance Studies Division NCA.

Business Meeting Minutes 1999

November 5, 1999
Chicago

The meeting was called to order by Ron Shields at 2:08 p.m. followed by comments of support from Bill Eadie from the NCA Nation Office. The minutes from the 1998 NCA-PSD Business Meeting were approved.
Shields Called for reports by Committe Chairs and Officers:

Publications (Kistenberg):

Membership encouraged to sign up for the list serve at Majordomo@dt.uh.edu
"currently Available" and "soon Available" publication:

Howard, Diane. Autobiographical Writing and Performing: An Introductory, Contemporary Guide to Process and Research in Speech Performance. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1999.
Lee, Charlotte and Tim Gura. Oral Interpretation. 10th ed. Available in 2000.
Pelias, Ron. Writing Performance: Poeticizing the Researcher's body. Carbondale, Il: Southern Illinois up, 1999.
Pollack, Della. Telling Bodies, Performing Birth: Everyday Narratives of Childbirth. New York: Columbia UP, 1999.
Rose, Heide M., Jennifer L. Nelson and Dirksen l. Bauman. Towards a Poetics of Vision, Performance, and the Body: Critical Approaches to American Sign Language Literature.

Research (Peterson): No Report
TPQ

Thanked Craig Gingrich-Philbrook for the solo performance issue
Kirk Fuoss introduced as new TPQ editor
Membership reminded to shift to the fifth edition of the MLA guidelines
TPQ has 16% acceptance rate; seven additional libraries subscribing

Short Course (Hill)
1. One short course dealing with HIV education in the classroom was submitted to NCA
2. The Short course decided that the Committee Chair should be responsible for submitting the course proposal to NCA each year
Archives (Johnson)

His institution is voting on whether or not they will permanently house the website
John Gentile will be added to the archives committee

perforum (Jones):

publication now being mailed by the national Office
New mailing procedure reduces format to only four pages

Nominating Committe (Park-Fuller):

Vice-chair elect: Ruth Bowman
Noninating committee
1. central: Karen Mitchell
2. eastern: Kirk Fuoss
3. Southern: Patrica Pace
4. Western: Lisa Kawamura
5. At Large: Elyse Pineau, Chair

Presentation of Awards

1999 Top Convention Paper Presented by Della Pollock to Marcyrose Chavasta for "Live and Mediated Performance: A medi(t)ation"
1999 PSD Distinguished Service Award presented by Ron Shields to Linda Park-Fuller
It was noted that the 1999 Lilla Heston award for outstanding scholarship went to Kirk Fuss, and the 1999 Leslie lrene Coger Award for distinguished performance also went to Linda Park-Fuller

Shield turned the meeting over to Pollock, passed her the Chair's Notebook and thanked her for her work on the 1999 Conference.
1999 NCA Conference (Pollock):
1. Pollock thanked Jules Odendahl for organizational assistance.
2. noted the quality and diversity of the conference programs
3. 2/3 of the programs were accepted; one panel was accepted as the President's Keynote
2000 NCA Conference (Anderson):
1. Panel proposal template on the web
2. divisions were asked to reduce by 10% the number of programs
3. Theme: "Communication: An Engaged Discipline"
4. Would like to see a program around Wallace Bacon at the 2000 Conference
5. Ideas about programming taken from the membership
Announcements
1. Various members from PSD announced plans for upcoming lectures and festivals
2. Job Openings annnounced
Pollock adjourned the meeting at approximately 3:15 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Joni L Jones
Secretary
Performance Studies Division, NCA

Business Meetings Minutes 1998

November 22, 1998
New York

The meeting was called to order by Michael Bowman at 5:20 p.m. and the executive board was introduced. Minutes for the 1997 NCA-PSD Business Meeting were approved.
Bowman called for reports by Committees and officers:

Publications (Kistenberg): “Currently Available” and “Soon Available” publication:

Colleran, Jeanne, and Jenny S. Spencer, eds. Staging Resistance: Essays on Political Theater. Ann Arbor: U of Michigan P, 1998.
Dailey, Sherry, ed. The Future of Performance Studies: Visions and Revisions. Annandale: National Communication Association, 1998.
Gilbert, Joanne. Performing Marginality: Humor, Gender, and Social Control, Wayne State UP, forthcoming.
Merrill, Lisa. When Romeo Was a Woman: Charlotte Cushman and Her Circle of Female Spectators. Ann Arbor: U of Michigan P, 1998
Pollock, Della, ed. Exceptional Spaces: Essays in History and Performance. Chapel Hill: U of North Carolina P, 1998.
Pollock, Della. Telling Bodies Performing Birth. New York: Columbia UP, forthcoming.
Rose, Heidi M., Jennifer L. Nelson, and Dirksen L. Bauman. Towards a Poetics of Vision, Performance, and the Body: Critical Approaches to American Sign Language Literature. (To be published on CD-Rom in both ASL and English. No other information available at this time.)

Research ( Bell): No Report
Short Course (Edwards): One short course entitled “Performing Autobiography” submitted by Lynn Miller, Heather Carver, and Jackie Taylor.
TPQ (Hamera)

TPQ has more submissions this year than any other NCA journal.
The call for next editor of TPQ is in Spectra.
Specal issue for fall 2001. Call for papers will be forthcoming.

Archivist (Bowman for Johnson)

Web page will be up and running by spring.
Committee will continue to work on site.
Committee will also be developing a statement of purpose and guidelines.
The web site will need a Webmaster

perforum (Mitchell)

Bowman explained the Executive Board’s decision to return to a style for perforum that conforms to other NCA division newsletters.
Those who do not have access to an electronic newsletter will receive a paper copy.

1998 Convention and Top Paper Awards (Shields)

Forty-six programs were submitted for the 1998 convention. Twenty-six were selected, rank-ordered, and sent to the NCA national office. They approved 24 of the programs.
Theme for the mini conference emerged from the programs submitted.
The national office did not follow Shields' recommendations concerning day and time and sequence for the sessions.
The top contributed paper award was presented to Kirk Fuoss for “Lynching Performances.
The top debut paper award was presented to John Warren for “Passing Comfort: Racism and a Search for Voice.”

Appointments to Committees by Executive Board: See Attached Roster of Officers
Report from Nominating Committee (Logan for Rich):
1. John Anderson: Vice-Chair, Elect
2. Joni Jones, Secretary
PSD Distinguished Service Award

Award presented to Sherry Dailey by Donna Nudd who read tributes from several division members.
Dailey accepted the award and thanked the members of the PS division for their support over the years. Sherry also acknowledged her students, past and present, and her colleague Sue Davis.

1999 NCA Convention (Pollock)
1. Pollock acknowledged Shields for his work on the 1998 NCA programs.
2. Theme for 1999 convention is “Coloring Outside the Lines.”
3. The 1999 convention will be held in Chicago, November 4-7.
4. Pollock called for innovative programming.
5. E-mail: Pollock@email.unc.edu
6. Blackstone will not be available for second hotel. If a second hotel is not found, each division may have 3 or 4 fewer program slots. Pollock will recommend only 1 plenary session.
7. Pollock will not recommend an internal poster session. She urged those interested in doing a poster session to submit to James Applegate when the call is made in Spectra.
8. Pollock also suggested that division members think of ways to include more people on their panels. Pollock also would like to have chairs and respondents who are actively involved in the presentation.
Announcements

Various members from PSD announced plans for upcoming festivals.
Stucky encouraged PSD members to submit to Theatre Annual.
Bowman encouraged members to attend the awards ceremony following the business meeting.
Bowman turned the meeting over to Shields and thanked him for his work on the 1998 convention.

MOTION: That the division send letters to Stucky and Mitchell’s departments acknowledging their work for the division. MSP
Shields adjourned the meeting at 6:20 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Karen S. Mitchell,

Secretary Performance Studies Division, NCA

Business Meeting Minutes 1997

November, 21 1997
Chicago

The meeting was called to order by Nathan Stucky at 4:02 p.m. and the executive board was introduced. Minutes for the 1996 SCA-PSD Business Metting were Approved.
Stucky called for reports by Committees and officers:

Publications (Ron Shields for Cindy Kistenberg)

Plans are moving ahead for The Future of Performance Studies volume, edited by Sherry Dailey -- waiting to hear about NCA acceptance for publication.
Lisa Wolford. Grotowski's Objective Drama Research, Jackson. University of Mississippi Press. 1996.
Kirk Fuoss. Striking Performance/Performance Strikes. Jackson; University of Mississippi Press. 1996.
Judy Yordon, Experimental Theatre: Creating and Staging Texts Prospect Heights: Waveland Press, 1997.

Research (Elizabeth Bell) Distributed bibliography of non-NCA publications
TPQ (Paul Gray for Judith Hamera)

Gray discussed the justification for issues 1 of 1997, raising the question, "what is scholarship?" Did not expect the reaction that followed outside the division.
Stucky read a motion from the Executive Board affirming and supporting Paul Gray and the editorial process of TPQ. Motion of Support for Paul H. Gray, editor Text and Performance Quarterly. The motion read:

Whereas the Performance Studies Division recognizes the vital role of Text and Performance Quarterly to the Performance Studies Division and to the National Communication Asociation, and

Whereas recent controversies arose following the publication of the January 1997 issue of TPQ which led to criticism of the editor, the editorial process, and the integrity of the journal,

Therefore be it resolved that the Performance Studies Division affirms its confidence in the editorial process of TPQ as an appropriate method for assessing scholarship in the field and for its role in the dissemination of performance research,

And that the Performance Studies Division recognizes the significant contribution of Paul H. Gray during his term as editor of the journal,

That the Division expressions support for Professor Gray both personally and professionally,

And that the Performance Studies Division officially acknowledges a debt of gratitude to Paul H. Gray for his outstanding contribution to the National Communication Association in his service as editor of Text and Performance Quarterly.

Motion Passed in the Business Meeting of the Performance Studies Division, National Communication Association, Chicago,Illinois. November 21, 1997
(signed)
Nathan Stucky Chair,
Performance Studies Division
Unanimously passed.

Short Course Committee (Craig Gingrich-Philbrook)

Thanked Kristen Langellier and Eric Peterson for their 1997 short course.
Announced two short courses for 1998: Performance and Contemporary Literature (Michael Bowman and Craig Gingrich-Philbrook); and Performance as a Way of Knowing in the Intercultural Communication Classroom (Heidi Rose)

Archives Committee (Deryl B. Johnson)
1. Photographs are being taken at this convention.
2. The committee is revising items collected for the archives
3. An ad hoc committee is being created for the purpose of creation and maintenance of the Performance Studies Home Page.
Perforum (Karen Mitchell)
1. Publication costs continue to rise. Contact Mitchell if you can help.
2. Email Karen Mitchell if you are not receiving the newsletter.
1997 Convention (Michael Bowman)
1. Thanks for the 40 proposals and 24 competitive papers submitted.
2. PSD sponsored 26 programs, 2 Share the Wealth sessions, and 1 Business Meeting at the 1997 convention.
3. Stucky announced a formalized process for recognizing those writing top papers: Marilyn E. Bordwell, University of Iowa, Top Contributed Paper; and Phillip A. Craft, University of Washington, top Debut Paper.
Executive Board (Nathan Stucky, Chair)
1. The Board approved the Handbook for Officers.
2. Ballots for Officers will be sent under a separate mailing in 1998.
3. The Archives Committee is empowered to create a Web Page for the PDS.
4. Ron Shields will be working toward a conference within a conference for the 1998 Convention in NYC.
5. The Board approved procedures for awarding the Distinguished Service Award.

Apointments to Committees (Executive Board)
1. Research Committee: John Anderson (2000), Heidi Rose (2000)
2. Awards Committee: Donna Nudd, chair, Kristen Langellier (1999), Sue David (1999)
3. Short Course Committee: Paul Edwards, Chair, Heather Carver (2000)
4. Archives Committee: Deryl B. Johnson, Archivst, Julie Patterson-Pratt (2000)
1998 NCA Convention (Ron Shields)
1. The convention will be held in New York at the NY Hilton and the Marriott Marque.
2. The theme is: Dawning of a New Century: Lessons learned, New Vision
3. Due date for convention program proposals is February 15, 1998.
4. Jointly sponsored programs are encouraged.
Report from Nominating Committee (Elizabeth Bell); the results of the election were announced:Eastern-Lisa Merrill, Western-Christy Logan, Southern-Patricia Suchy, Central-Joanne Gilbert, At-Large-Anita Rich, Vice-Chair Elect-Della Pollock.
Performance Studies Distinguished Service Award
1. Fred Cory presented the award to Marion Kleinau.
2. Karen Mitchell read a letter of acceptance for Dr. Kleinau.
Announcements:
1. Various members from PSD announced plans for upcoming festival and position openings.
2. Kristen Langellier has been appointed to the NCA task force charged with reviewing NCA publications. The PSD is encouraged to provide input.
Nathan Stucky announced winners of the 1997 NCA Awards:
1. The Leslie Irene Coger Award to Paul Edwards
2. The Lilla A. Heston Award to Judith Hamera.
Nathan Stucky thanked the Executive Board and Jackie Taylor for their assistance during his term and turned the meeting over to Michael Bowman.
Michael Bowman thanked Nathan Stucky for his leadership as Chair of PSD and adjourned the meeting at 4:59pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Karen S. Mitchell,

Secretary Performance Studies Division, NCA

Business Meeting Minutes 1996

November 24, 1996
San Diego

The meeting was called to order by Jacqueline Taylor (PSD Chairperson) at 5:03pm. The minutes for the 1995 SCA-PSD Business Meeting were approved. Jackie Taylor called for reports by PSD committees and officers.

Ronald E. Shields (Publications) announced new books by PSD members: Cindy Kistenberg’s AIDS, Social Change, and Theatre: Performance as Protest, named by Choice Magazine an outstanding academic book for 1996. Paul Gray’s and James VanOosting’s Performance in Life and Literature, and Judy Yordon’s Experimental Theatre. Sheron Daily reported that the Future of Performance Studies will be published by SCA during the next year. Nathan Stucky reported that the Performance Index is in progress and moving from a paper publication to an on-line searchable resource. He thanked Cindy Kistenberg, Ted Spencer, David Weber, Karen Mitchell, and Jack Price for their work on the project.

Cindy Kistenberg (Research) reported on the new listserv, SCA-Perform, and urged members to join.

Paul Gray (Editor, TPQ) reported on the upcoming special issue of TPQ on “Performing Autobiography” focusing on theory, practice, and individual performers to be edited by Lynn Miller and Jackie Taylor. Paul Gray thanked his assistants, Heather Carver and Ed Smith, for their work during his editorship. Paul Gray announced the new editor of TPQ, Judith Hamera.

Craig S. Gingrich-Philbrook (Short Course) urged members to submit short course proposals for the 1997 convention in Chicago by February 1, 1997.

Deryl B. Johnson (Archivist) reported on the state of the archives and urged members to make submissions. He also reported on the new homepage for PSD.

Nathan Stucky reported on the 1996 convention and thanked the membership for the merit of their proposals and programs. He reported that the number of PSD programs increased to twenty-five, which was more than the available time-slots causing some PSD programs to be double booked. He thanked Sharon Taylor for her assistance coordinating the PSD program on performance art at Sushi Gallery, Inc. He recognized S. Marie Westhaver for her paper “Where Boundaries Blur: Women’s Differentiated Bodies Under Siege” and Kristin Langellier for “You’re Marked: Breast Cancer, Tattoo, and the Narrative Performance of the Identity,” the 1996 top debut and competitive papers in performance studies, respectively. Jackie Taylor thanked Nathan Stucky for his work coordinating the 1996 PSD programs.

John S. Gentile (Secretary) reported that the upcoming issues of perforum, the PSD newsletter, will be under the editorship of the new secretary. He encouraged members to send news items on "Publications Outside of TPQ” and “Honors, Grants, Appointments and Special Performances” to the new secretary/editor. He reported that a future issue will include a listing of recent dissertations and theses in performance studies. He also urged the membership to return their 1997 ballots in next autumn issue of Perforum. Jackie Taylor thanked John Gentile for his work as secretary and editor.

Jackie Taylor announced the appointments made by the PSD Executive Board: Research Committee: Elizabeth Bell (1998) appointed chair, Lisa Wolford (1999), Eric Peterson (1999); Awards Committee: Frederick C. Corey (1997) appointed chair, Paul Gray (1998), Mary S. Strine (1998), Donna Nudd (1998); Short Course Committee: Craig S. Gingrich-Philbrook (1997) appointed Chair for a second term, Randy Hill (1999); Archives Committee: Cal Fuller (1999).

C. Sue Davis (Nominating) announced the results from the 1996 election: Nominating Committee. At-Large-John M. Allison, Eastern-Shannon Jackson, Southern-Elizabeth Bell, Central-Maggie Doyle, Western-Frederick C. Corey. Secretary: Karen S. Mitchell. Vice-Chair Elect: A tie between nominees Ronald E. Shields and James VanOosting.

Discussion followed announcement of the tie vote. Jackie Taylor announced that she would break the tie vote according to the PSD Constitution & By-Laws with a coin toss. Beverly Whitaker Long suggested that since both candidates were highly qualified for the position and each had garnered substantial support from membership that both candidates should serve as Chair with a coin toss deciding the order of serving. The membership approved Beverly Whitaker Long’s suggestion unanimously. The coin toss followed with the results that: James VanOosting was named First Vice-Chair Elect (to coordinate the convention in New York City in 1998) and Ronald Shields was named Second Vice-Chair Elect (to coordinate the convention in Chicago in 1999). The titles First and Second Vice-Chair Elect were adopted by the PSD Executive Board at John Gentile’s suggestion based on SCA practice to indicate order of serving. Because of the tie vote and the naming of two successive Vice-Chair Elects, the 1997 PSD Ballot will not include a Vice-Chair Elect position.

Kay Ellen Capo (Awards) presented the PSD Distinguished Service Award to Kristin Langellier.

Michael Bowman (Vice-Chair Elect) reported on the 1997 SCA convention in Chicago and its theme “Celebrating Our Centrality,” intended to foreground “what our discipline knows.” He encouraged members to submit programs in response to that theme and indicated that SCA will continue the “At the Helm” series with individual speakers. Michael Bowman also reported on the intention of John A. Daly (SCA Second Vice President) to expand the Poster Session format. Michael Bowman clarified the ramifications of an increased use of Poster Sessions for PSD. He reported that SCA is discouraging co-sponsored programs and explained that members with proposals that bridge SCA units should consider the Dimension series. He also reported that SCA is also discouraging requests for special equipment at the Chicago convention.

Jackie Taylor announced the winners of the 1996 SCA awards: Leslie Irene Coger Award-Annette Martin, Lilla A. Heston Award-Mary Frances HopKins, Distinguished Service Award: Beverly Whitaker Long.

Jackie Taylor announced plans for a one-day pre-convention conference in New York City in 1998.

Various members from PSD announced plans for upcoming festivals, position openings, and the establishment of the new SCA Caucus for Persons with Disabilities.

Jackie Taylor thanked the members of the PSD Executive Board, particularly Kay Ellen Capo and Lynn Miller, for their assistance during her term on the board and turned the meeting over to Nathan Stucky.

Nathan Stucky thanked Jackie Taylor for her leadership as Chair of PSD and adjourned the meeting at 6:05 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

John S. Gentile, Secretary (1994-1996)

Performance Studies Division, SCA

Business Meeting Minutes 1995

November 19, 1995

San Antonio

The meeting was called to order by Lynn C. Miller (PSD Chairperson) at 4:05pm. The minutes for the 1994 SCA-PSD Business Meeting were approved.

Ronald Shields (Publications) reported on the progress of the book he is editing with Patti Gillespie, Teaching Theatre and Performance Studies, which is co-sponsored with the SCA Theatre Division, noting that Oscar Brockett has agreed to serve on the advisory board.

Patti Pace (Research) asked Nathan Stucky (Vice-Chairperson Elect) to report on the Performance Index. Nathan Stucky clarified the need to track the performance work completed at various institutions, indicated plans that SCA arrange for an electronic format, and announced that a survey will appear in the PSD newsletter, perforum, asking that members to be to complete and return the survey forms.

Lynn Miller congratulated Paul Gray for his first year as editor of Text & Performance Quarterly. Paul Gray reported that less than one in five submissions are accepted for publication in TPQ, placing the journal in comparable stature with other SCA journals but behind them in subscriptions. Paul Gray also indicated that TPQ will support submissions that approach performance from alternative perspectives, including rhetoric, interpersonal communication, and conversational analysis.

Craig Gingrich-Philbrook (Short Course) reported on the 1995 short course Performance Art in and Beyond the Basic Performance Studies Course and announced forms for short course proposals for next year’s convention.

Bruce Henderson (Archives) reported on the SCA-PSD archives at Northwestern University, encouraging the membership to submit materials for collection, including conference papers, minutes, newsletters, etc., and indicated that the Performance Studies Conference at Northwestern will serve as a collection site. Bruce Henderson also reported that his successor, Deryl Johnson, has accepted his appointment as Chair of the Archives Committee and that members may submit materials to either of them. Lynn Miller thanked Bruce Henderson for hiswork during his years as Archivist for the Division.

Jacqueline Taylor (PSD Vice-Chairperson) reported on the 1995 convention and thanked the membership for their proposals and programs, noting the year’s special highlights, including the pre-conference, the short course, and the Gala Performance. Jackie Taylor also clarified the need to limit the number of panels on which an individual member may serve in order to allow for the broadest possible inclusion in the program of PSD members.

Lynn Miller thanked John S. Gentile (PSD Secretary) for his work as editor of the SCA-PSD newsletter, Perforum. John Gentile reported on the upcoming 1996 issues of Perforum, indicating that both Spring and Fall issues would feature articles and that the Spring issue will include announcement columns (“Publications Outside of TPQ” and “Awards, Grants, & Appointments”) and the Fall issue will include the minutes from the PSD Business Meeting and the 1996 Ballot. He encouraged members to submit news items for publication and to return their 1996 ballots.

Sheron Dailey reported that SCA would be publishing the proceedings of the 1995 Indiana State University Festival on the Future of Performance Studies.

Dwight Conquergood invited the membership to attend the 1996 Performance Studies Conference at Northwestern University, indicating that funds from co-sponsoring institutions have allowed for the waiver of graduate student fees, that the performance of literary texts will be a featured topic at the conference, and that a conference theme or agenda would be: Performance Studies Connections: Building Community and Appreciating Differences, emphasizing the importance of developing networks with scholars outside of SCA who are coming to performance studies from disciplines other than oral interpretation.

Lynn Miller thanked Ron Shields, Donna Nudd, Della Pollock, Judith Hamera, and James VanOosting for their work on the Pre-Convention conference, Seeing/Saving Performance. Donna Nudd thanked those members who served as presenters and reported that 93 members attended the preconference. She also reported that Jill Dolan has agreed to return for a future conference tentatively scheduled for the summer of 1997. Both Donna Nudd and Lynn Miller encouraged members to continue developing ideas for a summer conference.

Lynn Miller announced the appointments made by the PSD Executive Board. Research Committee: Cindy Kistenberg (1996), appointed Chair, Elizabeth Bell (1998), Shannon Jackson (1998). Awards Committee: Annette Martin (1996) appointed Chair, Bernard Downs (1996), Kay Ellen Capo (1997), Ronald Pelias (1997), Frederick Corey (1997). Short Course Committee: Craig Gingrich-Philbrook (1997), appointed Chair, Paul Edwards (1998). Archives Committee: Deryl Johnson (1999), appointed Chair, Kelly Taylor (1997), replacing John Capecci.

Scott Dillard (Nominating) announced the results from the 1995 election. Vice-Chairperson Elect: Michael Bowman. Nominating Committee: At-Large-C. Sue Davis, Eastern-John Anderson, Southern-Ruth Bowman, Central-Dennis Doyle, Western-Judith Hamera.

Phyllis Carlin (Awards) asked that a previous winner of the Performance Studies Division Award announce this year’s recipient. Mary Frances HopKins graciously presented this year’s award to Paul Gray.

Nathan Stucky reported on the 1996 convention site, San Diego, emphasizing the excellent hotel and good location, and offering as themes: “Taking the Helm,” to explore issues of leadership, and “Border Crossing,” to support collaborative performance work with local arts organizations. He also reported that there will be debut and contributed papers panels, thematic programs, and performances, encouraging the membership to consider the SCA poster sessions as sites for “exhibition spaces” for performances.

Leslie Irene Coger announced that Judy Yordon will be writing a new edition of The Readers Theatre Handbook for Waveland Press, to be titled: Experimental Theatre: Creating and Staging Texts.

Jerry Mathis reported on the Gala Performance indicating that Sandra Cisneros donated her time to SCA. Lynn Miller thanked the Gala Performance Committee and encouraged the membership to attend.

PSD members announced plans for upcoming performance festivals.

Jackie Taylor announced the Conference on Graduate Education in Communication and encouraged graduate students in performance studies to become involved. She also encouraged members to attend the program in honor of Charlotte Lee and the SCA awards session, indicating the significance for the PSD recipients. She called for nominations for next year’s Lilla Heston Award.

Lynn Miller announced that Nathan Stucky is planning the 1997 ATHE-PSFG (Performance Studies Focus Group) sessions.

Kay Ellen Capo (Immediate Past Chairperson) announced the SCA Legislative Committee’s new affirmative action statement.

Lynn Miller thanked the PSD Executive Board for their work of the past year, particularly noting the contributions of Kay Ellen Capo and Jackie Taylor, and turned the meeting over to Jackie Taylor.

Jackie Taylor graciously thanked Lynn Miller for her leadership as Chair of the PSD.

A motion was made and carried for the PSD to endorse the video journal, Performance Vision.

Jackie Taylor adjourned the meeting at 5:13pm.

Respectfully submitted,

John S. Gentile, Secretary (1994-96)

Performance Studies Division, SCA

Business Meeting Minutes 1994

November 20, 1994

New Orleans

The meeting was called to order by Kay Ellen Capo at 4:11pm. The minutes for the 1993 Division meeting were approved.

In giving his Publications Report, Ron Shields discussed the plans for the Performance and Pedagogy book that will be co-sponsored by the Theatre and Performance Studies Division, with Pattie Gillespsie serving as editor.

John Anderson handed out copies of his Research Report which detailed the five projects the research committee is involved in: beginning a listserv for the division on internet; generating ideas/topics for special issues for TPQ, soliciting material for an anthology of solo performance texts, cooperating with the Theatre Division on the performance pedagogy book, and continuing to update bibliography of Performance Studies Division’s members publications and course syllabi.

Kay Ellen Capo thanked Kristin Langellier for her outstanding work as TPQ editor. Paul Gray acknowledged that coming out in January would be his first issue of TPQ containing work that Kristen Langellier had nurtured. Paul Gray also announced that Lynn Miller and Beverly Whitaker Long had agreed to serve as editors of special issues of TPQ on different topics and that Donna Nudd, Paul Ferguson and Robert Hopper had agreed to work on a special TPQ issue which would come out in tandem with a video. Paul Gray also noted that “Performance in Review” section of the journal would be reinstated.

Division Archivist Bruce Henderson handed out copies of his report and explained his idea of having a standing Archive Committee. Bruce Henderson announced the board’s appoints to this committee: Bruce Henderson, Ex-Officio, Cal Fuller (1996), John Capecci (1997), Ken Crannell (1998).

Daun Kendig discussed that the “Short Course Committee” was hampered this year by unexpected circumstances, one of which was the L.A. earthquake, so there was no official short course this year in Performance Studies. She encouraged members to send proposals to next year’s chair, Elyse Pineau.

Lynn C. Miller reported on the increase of submission to the 1994 Convention. This year the submissions to our national convention doubled from last year.

Reports on last year’s festivals were given by festival planners.

Kristin Langellier handed out a report soliciting nominations for Awards.

Kay Ellen Capo announced the plans for a spring newsletter to division members that would update them on member’s recent publications, upcoming festivals, pre-conference plans.

Kay Ellen Capo announced the theme of the 1994 Pre-Conference and 1994 Summer Conference would be “Inscribing Performance.” In essence, the Pre-Conference would fuel ideas for the Summer Conference.

The Nominating Committee announced the results of the election. Officers: Vice-Chair Elect-Nathan Stucky; Secretary (2 year appointment)-John Gentile. Nominating Committee: Eastern-Craig Gingrich-Philbrook, Southern-Cindy Kistenberg, Western-Lee Jenkins, Central-Lisa Ford-Brown, At-Large-Scott Dillard. By-Laws: Passed.

The following appointments made by the Executive Board were announced: Awards Committee: Bernie Downs (1996), Dwight Conquergood (1996), Annette Martin (1996). Short Course Committee: Craig Gingrich-Philbrook (1997). Research Committee: Patti Pace (1995), Chair, Cindy Kistenberg (1996), Soyini Madison (1997), Kristin Valentine (1997).

Jackie Taylor announced that the 1995 conference them was “Unifying Research and Teaching.” She briefly described the Poster Session and the Dimension Series and encouraged Performance Studies members to look for other ways to get Performance Studies programs accepted without formal Performance Studies Division sponsorship. In regard to next year’s national convention, Jackie Taylor also announced a) there would be 27 program slots next year for Performance Studies, b) that this upcoming year all those who submit Debut papers will receive written feedback from two different readers on the Executive Board, c) that Joanne Gilbert, Tami Spry and Gary Belfantz had agreed to plan the Gala Performance Evening on the San Antonio Riverwalk, and d) that there was “no mystery” to board appointments, that if anyone was interested in being on a committee or serving this organization in anyway that it was important to let the board known of your keen interest.

Bill Eadie, Associate Director of SCA spoke on recent research and grant opportunities of interest to our membership—the NEH grant proposal in partnership with UNC Chapel Hill; the NEH “National Conversation Project.”

Kristin Valentine presented the Distinguished Service Award to Leslie Irene Coger.

Bruce Gronbeck acknowledged Leslie Irene Coger’s outstanding contributions to the field. He also announced that the first SCA Performance Studies Award, endowed by Leslie Irene Coger, would be awarded tomorrow.

Kay Ellen Capo thanked the officers for their work this year and she wished Jackie Taylor the best of luck.

Lynn C. Miller gratefully acknowledged Kay Ellen Capo’s work as Chair of Performance Studies.

A motion was made and carried that the Performance Studies Division wanted to grant their support to the making of the second issue of the video journal, Performance Vision.

Business Meeting Minutes 1993

November 19, 1993

Miami

Chairperson Ron Pelias called the meeting to order at 2:35pm. The minutes from the 1992 Division Meeting were approved.

Beverly Whitaker Long delivered the Publications report. She noted that there was no longer an official relationship between the SCA Publications Board and the Performance Studies Division. She mentioned that a number of projects, nonetheless, were in process.

As archivist for the Performance Studies division, Bruce Henderson discussed the need for an on-going network among the academic institutions with archives: SCA National Archives at the University of Utah, the Interpretation Division Archives at Northwestern and the Group Performance of Non-Traditional Text Archives at Eastern Michigan University. He asked members who were interested in being on the committee to contact him.

Donna Nudd reported that there were two short courses this convention with enrollments of 18 and 25. In anticipation of next year’s SCA convention in New Orleans, Judith Hamera agreed to organize the committee’s sponsored short course on Performance Art.

Ron Shields gave the Research report. He clarified that there were three different areas that the Research Committee was working on: increasing publications, securing grant monies, and establishing liason committees. In addition, Ron Shields offered members a handout, prepared by one of his graduate students, which detailed electronic networking resources for Performance Studies scholars.

Kristin Langellier reported that there were four issues left in her tenure as editor of Text and Performance Quarterly and that three issues were already planned. She thank everyone for their contributions and encouraged submissions for her last issue.

Kay Ellen Capo reported on the 1993 Convention. After thanking members for their great number of submissions of programs, she requested that we “talk up” our discipline’s programs since there were no cosponsorships this year and, for that matter, sponsors were not specified in the SCA Convention programs.

Bruce Henderson, chair of the AD Hoc Committee on the Performance Studies Division Constitution, passed out a draft of our By-Laws. He highlighted the major changes: the name change of our division, the name change of our journal, the dissolution of networks, and the use of more inclusive language. He also noted that a copy of the revised By-Laws and a ballot will be mailed last summer/early fall to all Performance Studies Division members.

It was reported that the “HIV Education: Performing Personal Narratives” Conference was a success. It was funded by a grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Arizona State University. Publication from the proceedings will be available at the convention.

Annette Martin discussed the possibility of a summer conference in 1995 at Eastern Michigan University on Documenting Group Performance. All suggestions for the conference were welcome.

William F. Eadie, Associate Director of SCA, summarized recent SCA activities relevant to our division. He noted that SCA is committed to generating more research funds to scholars, increasing national publicity, writing abstracts of SCA articles for publication in Spectra, and continuing support for the besieged NEA and NEH. Long-range projects under development include finding a sponsor for a radio series on Communication called “Messages and Meanings” for Public Radio. He also recommended that Performance Studies members contact Isa Ingleberg of the NEH Public Programs Division for further information about possibility of securing grant monies for performative approaches to the Humanities.

Kristin Langellier noted that no article in TPQ has been summarized in Spectra and offered to help in the “abstracting” of any of TPQ articles if needed.

Ron Pelias announced the appointments to committees: Publications Chair-Ron Shields, Archivist-Bruce Henderson. Research Committee: Nathan Stucky (1996) and Karen Mitchell (1996). John Anderson (1994) will chair. Other members: Paul Gray (1995), Patricia Pace (1995), Judith Hamera (1994). Short Course Committee: Joni Lee Jones (1996), Duan Kendig (1994) will chair. Other member: Elyse Pineau (1995. Awards Committee: Tim Gura (1995), Linda Park-Fuller (1995), Mary Frances HopKins (1995), Phyllis Carlin (1995), Kristin Valentine (1994) will chair. Other members: Gary Balfantz (1994), Della Pollock (1994).

Jerry Mathis thanked members of the Nominating Committee and then gave the results from this year’s election. Vice Chair Elect-Jackie Taylor. Nominating Committee: Eastern-Roberta Crisson, Southern-Jay Allison, Central-Darlene Hantzis, Western-Beth Campbell, At-Large-Tami Spry.

James VanOosting announced that Mary Susan Strine was the recipient of the Performance Studies Division Award.

Lynn C. Miller made an appeal for innovative program submissions for 1994. She announced the convention theme: “Building Community” and noted that the deadline for submissions is February 1st. Lynn Miller also requested that Performance Studies Division members read “SCA Authorship Ethics” published in the SCA Convention Program. SCA and the Performance Studies Division ask that members limit participation to no more than two programs per division.

Ron Pelias reported on recent actions taken by the Legislative Council relevant to our division. In particular Ron summarized the Council’s justification for the raising of dues for all members and highlighted the Council’s six major initiatives: increasing membership of SCA, intensifying services, being an affective advocate, articulating goals and policy of SCA, widening the international reach of SCA, and developing the infrastructure of SCA.

Jack Rang announced the re-publication of How to Read the Bible Aloud and noted that a percentage of the royalties will go to the scholarship fund for Charlotte Lee.

Members announced festivals, conferences, and publications.

Ron Pelias turned the meeting over to Kay Capo.

Kay Ellen Capo thanked Ron Pelias for his work as chair of the division.

The meeting adjourned at 3:38p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Donna Marie Nudd

Performance Studies Secretary

Business Meeting Minutes 1992

October 30, 1992

Chicago

Chairperson Annette Martin called the meeting to order at 2:40pm. She opened the meeting with thanks to Paul Gray and the planners of the pre-conference on Pedagogy and Performance. The minutes from the 1991 Division meeting were approved.

The Nominating Committee collected ballots from those who had brought them and adjourned to count the votes.

The Performance Studies Division Distinguished Service Award was presented to Charlotte Lee. Timothy Gura accepted on the award on her behalf and read a statement from her. The statement read:

Statement of Charlotte Lee

upon receiving the

Distinguished Service Award of

The Performance Studies Division of

The Speech Communication Association

You have been very kind to warm this old lady’s winter with words that replenish her ego and nourish her spirit. “We are not now that strength which in old days/Moved” through the sessions of SCA or the cocktail parties awards, but Wallace and Tim keep me current with what is happening. About some things, it’s true, I think “I could roll in the dust of a fine rage.” Now, when that happens, I shall look fondly at your kind remembrance, and recall that “Great Nature has another thing to do/To you and me.” For even here, even now in Taos when my aspens dear have lost their golden leaves, and “a few white clouds all rushing eastward,” you are much in my thoughts, and though I have had to let go of you with the hands, I “have no wish to do with the heart—nor need,/That I can see.” All of you who have been so kind to remember me clearly understand why “nothing tells me/That I need to learn to let go with the heart.” Thank you.

October 30, 1992

Chicago, Illinois

Nathan Stucky presented a report from the Short Course Committee which included the following motion: We move that the division adopt the following recommendations. 1) The Short Course Committee will solicit input from division members for appropriate short course proposals. 2) The Short Course Committee will advise individual division members in matters relating to short course submissions, and will coordinate such submissions upon request. 3) At each annual meeting the Short Course Committee will announce at least one short course to be forwarded to the SCA Short Course Selection Committee for consideration for the next year’s annual meeting.

This motion was adopted unanimously. The Short Course Committee announced the proposed short course for SCA 1993: Performance Art in the Performance Studies Classroom. Director: Darlene Hantzis. Recommendations for the 1993 Proposed Performance Art Short Course should be addressed to Darlene Hantzis.

Michael Bowman delivered the Research Committee Report. The appeal for performance studies assignments failed miserably. The committee only received seven submissions.

Kristin Langellier reported on Text and Performance Quarterly. She distributed a call for submissions to a special issue on Performance, Organization, and Culture.

Ron Pelias reported on the 1992 program. Twenty programs were accepted. Ron thanked Daun Kendig for bringing the production of You Just Don’t Understand to the convention. He called attention to the 5:30 performance tribute to Robert Breen. Ron also thanked Paul Gray for chairing the planning of the pre-conference on pedagogy and performance. Paul Gray responded by thanking Kay Capo who co-chaired the conference.

Tami Spry, representing committee chair, Carol Benton, delivered a report from the Task Force on Ethics. The committee has decided to work on gathering materials on ethics and performance. They ask that anyone who has such materials submit them to this committee.

Bruce Henderson reported the results from the election: Vice-Chair Elect-Lynn Miller. Secretary-Donna Marie Nudd. At-Large Representative-Elyse Lamm Pineau, Eastern-Randall Hill, Central-Jerry Mathias, Southern-Sally Roden, Western-Heidi Rose.

Annette Martin announced the appointments to committees. Research Committee: Patricia Pace, Paul Gray. Ron Shields (1990) will chair. Other members: John Capecci (1990), John Anderson (1991), Judith Hamera (1991). Short Course Committee: Elysse Pineau. Donna Nudd will chair. Other member: Daun Kendig. Awards Committee: Della Pollock, Kristin Valentine, Gary Balfantz. Still serving: Alan Wade, Lynn Miller, Wallace Bacon, Jim VanOosting (Chair: Van Oosting).

Kay Capo made an appeal for program submissions for 1993. She announced the convention theme: Communication, Consciousness, and Culture. She also encouraged submissions of dimensions Programs and spin-offs from work done this year at the pre-conference.

Members announced festivals, conferences, and publications.

Mary Frances HopKins described and explained the Lilla Heston Award and announced that Dwight Conquergood is this year’s recipient. She also announced the time of the award ceremony.

Martin announced the formation of a committee chaired by John Capecci to plan a performance studies conference.

Martin turned the meeting over to Ron Pelias.

Pelias announced that he is going to serve on a committee with Bruce Henderson, Sheron Dailey, and Fred Corey to study the constitution and recommend revisions. He thanked Annette Martin for her work as chair of the division.

The meeting adjourned at 3:30.

Respectfully submitted,

Jacqueline Taylor
Performance Studies Secretary

Business Meeting Minutes 1991

November 1, 1991

Atlanta

Chairperson Elizabeth Fine called the meeting to order at 8:50am and made the following announcements. 1) As of 5:15pm on October 31, 1991, the Interpretation Division officially became the Performance Studies Division by act of the Legislative Council. 2) SCA has appointed a new task force to explore joint programs in the area of curricular development, assessment, national teaching and testing standards, and practices, and K-12 teacher training summer workshops. PSD representatives: Ron Frederickson and Carole Tallant. 3) Della Pollock received a special project award. 4) Performance, Culture, and Identity will be published by Praeger and will be out by next year’s convention. 5) The Legislative Council passed a resolution to begin SCA Summer Conferences in 1993. Fine explained that these conferences are meant to be out by next year’s convention.

Fine thanked Annette Martin for planning the programs for the convention.

The minutes from the 1990 division meeting were approved.

Nominating Committee Chair, Joni Jones, distributed ballots to those who had not yet voted and the committee was dismissed to count votes.

Archivist Bruce Henderson announced the possibility of a newsletter and asked for comments, suggestions.

Darlene Hantzis discussed problems of the short course committee. She recommended that the Short Course Committee be revised so that it is primarily charged with developing a minimum of two short course proposals to be submitted to the SCA Vice President for consideration each year; the committee should also act as an advisory group to members who are interested in developing proposals and encourage that all submissions from the membership go through the committee to the Vice President. Members of the Short Course Committee could additionally be charged to function as a kind of clearinghouse for proposals for the SCA Summer Conferences. These recommendations were accepted.

Michael Bowman, chair of the Research Committee, distributed copies of the bibliography of work in Performance Studies from 1985-90. Performance studies syllabi are still available from Christie Logan. The committee is now soliciting descriptions of specific performance studies assignments.

Text and Performance Quarterly editor Kristin Langellier thanked Wallace Bacon for his legacy as her predecessor. She reported that the first issue is in press and requested members to send manuscripts and book reviews.

Annette Martin reported that PSD sponsored 24 programs at the 1991 convention. Her scheduling recommendations were not followed at all. This will be communicated to SCA. Despite scheduling problems, she noted that the division was offering a wonderful group of panels and programs.

Paul Gray, chair of an ad-hoc committee on Performance and Pedagogy, announced that there will be a pre-convention conference on this topic in 1992. The conference will attempt to provide an overview of what Performance Studies is right now, of what kind of curricula are in place, and what specific pedagogical issues we are encountering. The conference will provide an opportunity to pool problems and strategies for dealing with them.

Donna Nudd reported on behalf of the Feminist Interest Group that when polled regarding their interest in an SCA-sponsored Summer Conference, one-third said yes, one-third said no, and one-third of members expressed indifference.

Jill Taft-Kaufman, as proxy for Jean Speer, presented the Performance Studies Division Award to Dwight Conquergood. Jean Speer’s statement read:

1991 ID Distinguished Service Award

As chair of the 1991 Interpretation Division Distinguished Service Award Committee, I am honored to present the award this year to a close friend and colleague. That fact makes it doubly hard not to be there in person—but if anyone understands that fieldwork on three grant projects keeps me away, this colleague will understand and forgive me. I think you will know quickly that the recipient is the person I delight in calling the “Indiana Jones of Performance Studies.”

Let me quote to you from some of the letters of nomination for our awardee. One says, “It is in the area of performance—personal performance—that this scholar distinguishes himself from other top researchers (he certainly is one) in our field. His riveting evocation of Hmong refugee flight story and of the teenage gang defendant are two cases inpoint. His service to the communication field by accepting serious responsibilities overseas in Southeast Asia and Israel, as well as addresses at Temple University and NYU, have brought our concerns and influence far beyond customary regional and national gatherings of our people. His service to the Division of Interpretation has new respect and relevance that has raised our ethos among other divisions of SCA. He has put our scholarship on the cutting edge of current thinking.” In another nomination letter, someone wrote, “I can honestly say that every talk I have ever heard him give—from the early days of his interest in Old English narrative until the present—has inspired and stayed with me.”

We all have been inspired and indelibly marked by Dwight Conquergood and that is why he is the 1991 recipient of the ID Distinguished Service Award.

Jean Haskell Speer

Fine announced the results of the nominations for committees. Research Committee: John Anderson, Judith Hamera. Michael Bowman (1989) was reappointed as chair. Other members: John Capecci (1990), Ronl Shields (1990), Margaret Drewal (1989). Short Course Committee: Daun Kendig. Nathan Stucky will chair. Other member: Donna Nudd. Awards Committee: Alan Wade, Lynn Miller, Wallace Bacon, Jim Van Oosting. Still serving: Taft-Kaufman, Post, and Roden.

Vice-Chair Elect Ron Pelias announced that the theme for the 1992 Convention is The Communication Century. Programs will start at 10:00 Thursday. We have been asked not to submit co-sponsored programs unless absolutely necessary.

Fine turned the meeting over to Annette Martin. She announced the formation of a task-force investigating ethics n performance studies in connection with texts such as oral histories, personal narratives, diaries, letters, etc.

Festivals and performance series were announced.

Ron Shields announced that he is beginning to work on a book on “Group Performance as Performance Practice.” Anyone with work on this topic should contact him for more information.

Joni Jones returned with the results of the election. Vice-Chair Elect-Kay Ellen Capo. Western-Judith Hamera, Eastern-Kirk Fuoss, Southern-Patti Pace, Central-John Capecci. At-Large-Bruce Henderson.

Annette Martin expressed admiration and appreciation to Betty Fine for her work as chair of the division.

The meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully submitted,

Jacqueline Taylor

Performance Studies Secretary

Business Meeting Minutes 1990

November 2, 1990

Chicago

Chairperson Linda Park-Fuller called the meeting to order. The following announcements were made by Park-Fuller: 1) SCA will hold a summer convention in Washington, D.C. July 2-5, 1992. This is an attempt to have one convention cover for summer conferences. Each unit would design its own conference. There would be no assistance from SCA. 2) Performance, Culture, and Identity edited by Elizabeth Fine and Jean Speer is being considered by Indiana University Press. 3) The first Lilla Heston Award is to be presented to Frank Galati. 4) The Golden Anniversary Award for scholarship will be presented to Mary Strine. 5) Kristin Langellier will be the incoming editor of Text and Performance Quarterly. 6) Mary Frances HopKins has been nominated for Second Vice Chair of SCA. 7) Each member of SCA will have the opportunity to affiliate with a division, a caucus, and a commission. The number of people choosing each sub-unit may impact on division status.

The minutes of November 19, 1989 were approved as distributed.

Nominating Committee Chair, Jerry Reynolds, thanked his committee and distributed ballots to those who had not voted by mail. The committee was dismissed to count votes.

Awards Committee Chair, Tim Gura, thanked his committee. He presented the Distinguished Service Award to Mary Frances HopKins.

Publications Chair, Jay Allison, announced that news items for Spectra should be sent directly to Spectra. Six weeks lead time is needed.

Archivist, Bruce Henderson, asked that convention papers, programs, and video tapes be sent to him at Ithaca College for inclusion in the ID collection. The archives are housed at the Northwestern University Library.

Short Course Chair, John Gentile, reported difficulties with SCA not recognizing the endorsements of the committee. He suggested the committee be reinvisioned to provide short courses for the summer conference. Gentile moved that the Short Course Committee be used to provide Faculty Development Seminars for the summer convention. Sally Roden suggested the committee remain in its current capacity for one year before considering a change. Alan Wade offered a substitute motion to retain the Short Course Committee in its current role for one year. The motion to substitute was seconded and passed. The substitute motion was unanimously approved.

Kathryn Carter reported for the Research Committee. Christie Logan, chair of the committee, compiled a Compendium of New Coursework in Interpretation and Performance Studies. The compendium includes course descriptions of new courses in Interpretation and Performance Studies. Copies can be obtained from Christie Logan, California State University, Northridge.

The Research Committee is updating the ID Bibliography of Studies in Interpretation: 1979-1985. The update includes books, essays, and articles relevant to the discipline published between 1985-1990. Citations are to be sent to Kathryn Carter, Wayne State College.

Wallace Bacon, Text and Performance Quarterly editor, was pleased that TPQ had accepted Mary Strine’s award winning article. He congratulated Kristin Langellier who will become the next editor of TPQ. Bacon reported a decline in submissions in the last several months. The focus of the July 1991 issue is criticism since 1970.

Sue Davis reported 176 replies to the “Name Change Poll.” One hundred thirty nine members supported the change, 36 did not, there was 1 spoiled ballot.

Procedures for changing the name of the Division were discussed.

Kathryn Carter moved the incoming chair be instructed to send a resolution to the Legislative Council recommending the name of the Division change from the Interpretation Division to the Performance Studies Division. The motion was seconded and discussion followed. The question was called. The motion passed 92-4.

Tim Gura expressed concern about the impact of the name change on home campuses. A member should not feel excluded or become estranged through lack of institutional understanding. Gura moved that the ID Executive Board or the Chair designate a Board member to send, at the request of any ID member, the rational for the name change to the Chief Executive Officer of the member’s institution. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously.

Chairperson Park-Fuller turned the meeting over to Vice-Chair Elizabeth Fine. Fine expressed gratitude to Park-Fuller for guiding the Division through the name change process.

Fine acknowledged the quality and quantity of the ID programs at this convention. She encouraged the membership to continue submitting excellent panels and papers.

Annette Martin, Vice-Chair Elect, issued a call for programs for the 1991 convention. The theme is “SCA Reaches Out.”

Many members announced future festivals and conferences.

Jerry Reynolds announced the election results. Vice-Chair-Elect-Ron Pelias. Secretary-Jackie Taylor. Nominating Committee: East-John Anderson, Central-Kay Holley, South-Carole Tallant, West-Kristin Valentine, At-Large-Joni Lee Jones.

Elizabeth Fine asked members interested in planning a summer conference to please contact her. The meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully submitted,

C. Sue Davis, ID Secretary