Minutes of the Committee on Research and Creative Activity
for February 20, 2004

The Meeting was called to order at 12:05 by S. Haller Present: F. Akindes, D. Bayuzik, S. Beyer, S. Haller, X. Li, T. Spring, J. Wolf

1. Approval of 12/19/03 Minutes Approved (6,0,0)

2. The committee considered the following proposals:

Carol Lee Saffioti-Hughes: Conference travel for presentation, San Antonio, TX funded for $350, Approved (6,0,0)
Mary Kay Schleiter: Conference travel for presentation, Kansas City, MO funded for $575, Approved (6,0,0)
John Skalbeck: Additional award for conference travel for presentation, San Francisco, CA in the amount of $200, Approved (4,2,0)
Joy Wolf: Student assistant for local research, funded for $360, Approved (6,0,0)
Yanick St. Jean: Travel for research and transcription, funded for $618, Approved (5,0,1)
Stuart Hansen: Conference travel for presentation, Morris, MN funded for $430, Approved (6,0,0)
Simon Akindes: Conference travel for presentation, Havana, Cuba funded for $520, Approved (6,0,0)
Theresa Castor: Conference travel for presentation, New Orleans, LA funded for $142, Approved (6,0,0)
Theresa Castor: Conference travel for presentation, San Diego, CA funded for $510, Approved (6,0,0)
Katherine Gregory: Conference travel for presentation, Vancouver, BC funded for $360, Approved (6,0,0)
O. Oko Elechi: Conference travel for presentation, Las Vegas, NV funded for $570, Approved (6,0,0)
Pat Goldsmith: Conference travel for research, Albuquerque, NM funded for $560, Approved (6,0,0)
Leo Zaibert: Conference travel for presentations, Baton Rouge, LA, Hartford, CT, and Stevens Point, WI funded for $845, Approved (6,0,0)

Susan Haller, Chair, leaves to attend another meeting at 1:30PM.

The committee tabled the following proposal because no further information has been received:

Tsun-Mei Chang

The committee tabled the following proposals due to time constraints and the need for further discussion:

Jayavel Sounderpandian
Susan Takata
Andries Schutte

The meeting adjourned at 2:10 PM

Respectfully submitted: Susan Haller