Minutes, Business Meeting

Annual Meeting Michigan Chapter Society for Neuroscience

Student Union Building, Michigan State University

Thursday 24 May 2001

Dunbar Thanked the Symposium speakers: Bruce McEwen, Huda Akil and Mike Owens

Thanked Peter Cobbett, Keith Lookingland and Yvonne Will-Murphy as Co-Organisers of the meeting.

Encouraged all to meet with exhibitors/vendors.

Cobbett Pointed out that Council had met several times over the year. Also reported that there were172 registrants prior to the deadline and an extra 40 on site.

Lookingland

Reported that the finances for the Chapter (before paying for the meeting) look very good (somewhat less than $9,000).

Comments on the presence of exhibitors/vendors and thanked the MSU Colleges of Natural Science and Human Medicine for financial support towards the meeting

Dunbar Comments on the Travel Award nomination process - deadline 5/25.

Comments on the Chapter Website.

Comments on Brain Awareness Week.

Comments on CME Credits approved (for the first time) for attendees to the Annual Meeting.

Comments thanking the organization as a whole for efforts made to improve the Chapter’s activities and profile during his presidency.

Conducted elections for new Council Members: Treasurer, Secretary, Awards Chair, Councillors for Michigan State University, University of Michigan, Western Michigan University, Pfizer and Central Michigan University and Student Concillor.

The Council now consists of:

President: Keith Lookingland (MSU)

Treasurer: Art Weber (MSU)

Secretary: Lisa Baker (WMU)

Awards Chair: Sean Donevan (Pfizer)

Wayne State University: Don Kuhn

Michigan State University: David Kreulen

University of Michigan: Margit Burmeister

Western Michigan University: John Jellies

Pfizer: David Rock

Pharmacia: Kalperna Merchant

Central Michigan University: Verne Hulce

Student Councilor: Yvonne Will-Murphy (MSU)

Student Councilor: Lance Swick (WSU)

Annual Meeting Awardees

Montford F Piercey Award: Brian Campbell (WSU)

Duncan McCarthy Award: Hoonkyo Suh (UM)

Poster Awards:

Research Assistant/Associate Award: Nancy Kupina (Pfizer)

Undergraduate Award: Sara Miller (MSU)

Graduate Award: Lance Swick (WSU)