Minutes
Virginia Chapter of the Society of Research Administrators
Fall Meeting
December 4, 2006
Holiday Inn Downtown
College of William and Mary
Williamsburg, Virginia
President Sue Robb called to order the business meeting for the Fall VA-SRA meeting on December 4,2006,
at 8:30 A.M.
In attendance were President-Elect Annemarie Delgado, Treasurer Susan Meslang, Secretary
Gina Corell and over 80 attendees of the conference.
The Treasurer's report as of 12/01/06 was provided and reviewed. A motion was made and seconded that the
Treasurer's report be accepted as presented. The motion carried.
Following the Treasurer's report, Danielle Richardson from the University of Virginia's Radiology
Department and winner of the Travel Fellowship to the SRA International annual meeting and conference in
Quebec, Canada, was recognized. The conference had over 1,300 attendees and was valuable experience for
her. Many of the presentations emphasized the benefits of professional education and teamwork. She
encouraged other VA-SRA members to apply for the travel fellowship and to attend the regional and
international meetings.
Minutes of the VA-SRA Spring Meeting on May 16,2006, hosted by Radford University at the University's
Meth Hall, were provided for review. Changes and corrections were made and a motion was made and
seconded to approve the minutes. The motion was carried unanimously.
Committee Reports and Old Business:
President-Elect Delgado thanked William and Mary for hosting the meeting and thanked the Program
Committee, for providing a great program. Attendees were urged to complete evaluations, which have been
made more specific and extensive, in the packets for the meeting since the evaluations are very useful in
planning future meetings.
President-Elect Delgado announced that the 2007 Spring meeting will be held at the University of Virginia
on May 7,2007. She asked for volunteer institutions to host a meeting site for the Fall 2007 meeting and for
meetings into 2008 and beyond.
Kobby Hoffman, former President of VA-SRA, read the finalized By-Laws and provided a handout.
Corrections were made. A motion was made, seconded and passed unanimously to pass the By-Laws.
Hoffman will submit the By-Laws to SRA International.
New Business:
President Robb asked the assembled groups to take a moment to remember Herbert B. "Chuck" Chermside.
A suggestion was made to rename the travel fellowship the Herbert B. Chennside Memorial Travel
Fellowship. The motion was made, seconded, and passed.
The fellowship deadline will be 2/15/07.
Research Administrators' Certification class was announced.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9: 15 A.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Gina Corell
VA-SRA
Minutes 12/4/2006