Board of Directors

2009 Motions

Moved, That the Board of Directors elect ASHA Audiology member, Kenneth Pugh, to fill a vacancy on the ASHA Audiology Advisory Council for the state of Hawaii for a 1-year term beginning January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009.

Approved

Moved, That the Board of Directors elect ASHA Audiology member, Jean-Pierre Gagne, to fill a vacancy on the ASHA Audiology Advisory Council for the International Residency representative for a 2-year term beginning January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2010.

Approved

Moved, That the Board of Directors elect ASHA Audiology member, Beth B. O'Brien, to fill a vacancy on the ASHA Audiology Advisory Council for the state of Colorado for a 1-year term beginning January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009.

Approved

Moved, That the Board of Directors approve the appointment of Dennis L. Burrows to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation Board of Trustees for a three-year term (2009-2011).

Approved

Moved, That the ASHA Board of Directors approve a meeting of key ASHA volunteer leaders and staff with key NSSLHA volunteer leaders to explore ways in which ASHA and NSSLHA can better meet the needs of all CSD undergraduate and graduate students. The outcome of this meeting will be the identification of strategies that will enable ASHA, in conjunction with its support of NSSLHA, to be the professional home for all graduates of audiology and speech-language pathology graduate programs; and further

Moved, That the ASHA Board of Directors approve funding for this one-day meeting in an amount not to exceed $5,000. These funds will support, if needed, the expenses of the NSSLHA president, NSSLHA vice president, the NSSLHA Executive Director, the NSSLHA representative to the ASHA Audiology Advisory Council (2009), and an audiology member of NSSLHA from the University of Arizona NSSLHA chapter. The ASHA participants will be the ASHA president, ASHA president-elect, vice presidents for Academic Affairs in Audiology and in Speech-Language Pathology, the ASHA Executive Director, ASHA's Chief Staff Officers for Audiology and for Communications, and ASHA's Director of Academic Affairs. The ASHA volunteers participating in this meeting will use their officers' discretionary travel budget funds.

Approved

Moved, That funds in the amount of $966 be reallocated within the OCB budget for the purpose of the Chair of the Publications Board to travel to the National Office for orientation of chair responsibilities.

Approved

Moved, That the ASHA Board of Directors adopt the Global Principles of Socially Responsible Associations and Nonprofits.

Approved

Moved, That action on BOD 50-2008 be postponed until the 2nd quarter budget and financial status information is available for review and discussion by the ASHA BOD.

Approved

Moved, That the Board of Directors appoint Erika J. Krupkin, a speech-language pathology member in Nevada, to serve on the Speech-Language Pathology Advisory Council for a two-year term beginning January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2010.

Approved

Moved, That pursuant to BOD 44-2008 (approved on November 10, 2008), the Executive Director is authorized to execute an amended Sales Agreement for the sale of the 10801 Rockville Pike property to LandCap Partners (or its assigns) per the specified terms.

Approved

Moved, That ASHA's contribution of $500,000 to the National Association for Hearing and Speech Action (NAHSA) contributed in 2007, may be spent by NAHSA through 2011.

Approved

Moved, That the ASHA Board of Directors authorizes the Task Force on Special Interest Divisions Structure, Programs, and Operations (Task Force) to conduct an additional conference call to finalize the Task Force Plan and conduct the second facilitated meeting to develop a communication plan.

Approved

Moved, That ASHA endorse the International Brain Injusry Association's 8th Biennial World Congress, to be held March 10–14, 2010 in Washington, DC.

Approved

Moved, That the Board of Directors elect ASHA Audiology member, Roger Fagan, to fill a vacancy on the ASHA Audiology Advisory Council for the state of Maine for a 3-year term beginning January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2012.

Approved

Moved, That the Board of Directors elect ASHA Audiology member, Janis Hayes-Strom, to fill a vacancy on the ASHA Audiology Advisory Council for the state of Montana for a 3-year term beginning January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2012.

Approved

Moved, That the Board of Directors elect ASHA Audiology member, Kate McLaughlin, to fill a vacancy on the ASHA Audiology Advisory Council for the state of New Hampshire for a 3-year term beginning January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2012.

Approved

Moved, That the Board of Directors elect ASHA Audiology member, Robert Ivy, to fill a vacancy on the ASHA Audiology Advisory Council for the state of New Mexico for a 3-year term beginning January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2012.

Approved

Moved, That the revised Committee on Nominations and Elections Operational Procedures be approved.

Approved

Moved, to approve the 2010 Proposed Budget submitted by the Financial Planning Board (FPB).

Approved

Moved, That the ASHA Board of Directors authorize the continuation of the ASHA–NSSLHA Joint Committee's work to develop recommendations for the ASHA BOD's and NSSLHA Council's consideration, if NSSLHA agrees to move forward in the collaborative process; and 

Moved, That the ASHA Board of Directors authorize funding up to $12,000 from the 2010 budget to fund a meeting in 2010, if a December meeting cannot be arranged to develop and finalize the recommendations and a communication plan.

Approved

Moved, That ASHA appoint Rebecca Skrine as representative to the Executive Steering Committee of West Virginia Medical Institute/Quality Insights to develop the Home Health National Quality Improvement Campaign, which is a joint venture of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in conjunction with the Home Health Quality Improvement Organization Support Center.

Approved

Moved, approved the proposed letter in response to the AMA Scope of Practice Data Series.

Approved

Moved, invite all organizations that are members of the Audiology Quality Consortium (AQC) to sign on in support of the letter in response to the AMA Scope of Practice Data Series.

Approved

Moved, outreach to the Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CAPCSD), Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions (ASAHP) and other such organizations to determined their interest in ASHA's response letter and the possibility of signing on in support of the AMA Scope of Practice Data Series.

Approved

Moved, That the Board of Directors approve the appointment of Alex Johnson to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation Board of Trustees for a three-year term (2010–2012).

Approved

Moved, That the Board of Directors approve the appointment of Rick Talbott to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation Board of Trustees for a three-year term (2010–2012).

Approved