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OAH EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MINUTES

October 10, 2003
Hayes Presidential Center, Fremont, Ohio

Present: Ann Bowers (Bowling Green), John Douglass (Raymond Walters College), Mary Ann Heiss (Kent State), David Hogan (Heidelberg), William Jenkins (Youngstown State), Kevin Kern (Akron), K. Austin Kerr (Ohio State), Anne Kugler (John Carroll), Carol Lasser (Oberlin), Elizabeth MacLean (Otterbein), Scott Martin (Bowling Green), Donald Ramos (Cleveland State), Vladimir Steffel (Ohio State–Marion), Thomas Taylor (Wittenberg), and A. Martin Wainwright (Akron)

Spring Meeting Minutes. No objections were heard and the minutes were approved by consensus.

A question was raised regarding an audit of the financial records as they will be transferring from Thomas Taylor to Mary Ann Heiss. Taylor reported that in the past former presidents have reviewed the books. An official audit would be very expensive and, for the amounts of funds maintained by the Academy, not really necessary. It was approved by unanimous consent that a former president review the financial records once they are transferred. Bill Jenkins agreed to complete this task.

Spring Program Committee. Scott Martin reported on the activities of the Spring Program Committee. A proposal has been received for a session on documenting African American history in Ohio from a group that completed a project and publication on documenting African Americans in Iowa. The Iowa project pulled together a wide variety of practitioners including academic historians, teachers, archivists, and oral historians and oversaw a fund-raising campaign to ensure that one copy of the completed publication would be placed in every school in the state. It was agreed that such a session would be beneficial and potentially popular as a Friday evening plenary. Scott was asked to try to add someone from Ohio to the panel to discuss what is already happening in the state on this subject. Scott also discussed adding panels on the Teaching American History grant-funded projects, including teachers who are participating in the project and how their teaching has been affected.

OAH Newsletter. Anne Kugler reported on the Newsletter. She requested information on current research being conducted by faculty in the state, especially those presenting at the Spring Conference. This information should reach her by January in order to be included in the Spring Newsletter published in March. The address list for the Newsletter is being reviewed to ensure that all are receiving their Newsletters. The USPS’s recent insistence that all college and university addresses include either street addresses or ZIP + 4 information has complicated delivery for those members who have not heretofore provided that information. Discussion was also held as to what information should be included in the Newsletter. It was recommended that reports of other meetings of interest to historians be included, such as the recent one sponsored by the Ohio Historical Records Advisory Board on the status and future of historical records in Ohio. More information on various research interests and openings of special collections could be included. Members of the Executive Council need to ensure that appropriate contact information is given to Anne, who can then follow up and obtain what is needed for the Newsletter.

Standards Committee. Discussion was held on the curriculum standards for teaching history -n the schools and licensing teachers. Curriculum standards for teaching have established seven strands that are addressed under the American studies curriculum, with history being one of them. In addition, because the Ohio proficiency test for this subject is given in the 10th grade, it is conceivable that a student would not have to take history in the 11th or 12th grades. Teachers can only be licensed in social studies, and having a degree in history does not necessarily allow a graduate to qualify for a social studies license. It was agreed that the Academy needs to be more inclusive and ýupportive of teachers and partner more with them, as well as with the State Department of Education. Specifically, the Standards Committee needs to interact more with curriculum and teacher education standards. An amendment to the Standards Committee section of the Academy Constitution was distributed and discussed. The Standards Committee was also charged with adding language allowing the committee to establish contact with various accrediting organizations and state agencies involved in curriculum and teacher education to ensure that the history perspective is included. The Standards Committee will revise the amendment and present it at the Spring meeting for approval.

Distinguished Historian Award. A proposal to establish a Distinguished Historian Award was distributed and discussed. All present offered favorable comments, with the only questions being the feasibility of funding such an award, the timing of the award presentation and resulting public presentation of the winner’s research, and whether the resulting paper would be published in the Academy’s Proceedings. It was agreed that funds were available for an honorarium and that the host institution could provide lodging for the winner. The award and paper would be presented on Friday evening of the Spring conference and the recipient would be invited to include his/her address in the published Proceedings. The proposal will be revised and distributed so that it can be voted on at the Spring 2004 meeting,

Constitutional Amendments

The following will be put before the membership at the Spring Meeting at Heidelberg.

ARTICLE VI. Section 11.

The Academy shall have a Distinguished Historian Committee consisting of the President, the immediate Past President, and the Chair of the Program Committee, which shall select the award winner. Members of the Academy may nominate persons to receive the award with a written message to the President.

ARTICLE VI. Section 6.

The Academy will grant an annual award of “The Ohio Academy of History Distinguished Historian.” The recipient of the award will have agreed to deliver a public address during the opening evening of the annual spring meeting of the Academy, and that address will become part of the program of the spring meeting. The recipient will receive recognition during the business meeting of the Academy that occurs during the annual spring meeting. The recipient may choose to have his or her paper published in the Academy’s Proceedings volume.

The report of the Standards Committee is available on the Academy's website and appropriate constitutional amendments will be introduced at the spring meeting. All members are therefore urged to consult the report in advance. Click the link to the report (a pdf document) from the home page: www2.uakron.edu/OAH/


OAH HOME Newsletter Home Feature Articles From the President Academy Business Spring Nominees Member News In Memoriam Back to Top Back to Top	OAH Executive Council Minutes, October 10, 2003 Constitutional Amendments /Standards Committee Report Report from the Secretary-Treasurer OAH EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MINUTES October 10, 2003 Hayes Presidential Center, Fremont, Ohio Call to order: 3:00 p.m. Present: Ann Bowers (Bowling Green), John Douglass (Raymond Walters College), Mary Ann Heiss (Kent State), David Hogan (Heidelberg), William Jenkins (Youngstown State), Kevin Kern (Akron), K. Austin Kerr (Ohio State), Anne Kugler (John Carroll), Carol Lasser (Oberlin), Elizabeth MacLean (Otterbein), Scott Martin (Bowling Green), Donald Ramos (Cleveland State), Vladimir Steffel (Ohio State–Marion), Thomas Taylor (Wittenberg), and A. Martin Wainwright (Akron) Spring Meeting Minutes. No objections were heard and the minutes were approved by consensus. Old Business A question was raised regarding an audit of the financial records as they will be transferring from Thomas Taylor to Mary Ann Heiss. Taylor reported that in the past former presidents have reviewed the books. An official audit would be very expensive and, for the amounts of funds maintained by the Academy, not really necessary. It was approved by unanimous consent that a former president review the financial records once they are transferred. Bill Jenkins agreed to complete this task. New Business Spring Program Committee. Scott Martin reported on the activities of the Spring Program Committee. A proposal has been received for a session on documenting African American history in Ohio from a group that completed a project and publication on documenting African Americans in Iowa. The Iowa project pulled together a wide variety of practitioners including academic historians, teachers, archivists, and oral historians and oversaw a fund-raising campaign to ensure that one copy of the completed publication would be placed in every school in the state. It was agreed that such a session would be beneficial and potentially popular as a Friday evening plenary. Scott was asked to try to add someone from Ohio to the panel to discuss what is already happening in the state on this subject. Scott also discussed adding panels on the Teaching American History grant-funded projects, including teachers who are participating in the project and how their teaching has been affected. OAH Newsletter. Anne Kugler reported on the Newsletter. She requested information on current research being conducted by faculty in the state, especially those presenting at the Spring Conference. This information should reach her by January in order to be included in the Spring Newsletter published in March. The address list for the Newsletter is being reviewed to ensure that all are receiving their Newsletters. The USPS’s recent insistence that all college and university addresses include either street addresses or ZIP + 4 information has complicated delivery for those members who have not heretofore provided that information. Discussion was also held as to what information should be included in the Newsletter. It was recommended that reports of other meetings of interest to historians be included, such as the recent one sponsored by the Ohio Historical Records Advisory Board on the status and future of historical records in Ohio. More information on various research interests and openings of special collections could be included. Members of the Executive Council need to ensure that appropriate contact information is given to Anne, who can then follow up and obtain what is needed for the Newsletter. Standards Committee. Discussion was held on the curriculum standards for teaching history -n the schools and licensing teachers. Curriculum standards for teaching have established seven strands that are addressed under the American studies curriculum, with history being one of them. In addition, because the Ohio proficiency test for this subject is given in the 10th grade, it is conceivable that a student would not have to take history in the 11th or 12th grades. Teachers can only be licensed in social studies, and having a degree in history does not necessarily allow a graduate to qualify for a social studies license. It was agreed that the Academy needs to be more inclusive and ýupportive of teachers and partner more with them, as well as with the State Department of Education. Specifically, the Standards Committee needs to interact more with curriculum and teacher education standards. An amendment to the Standards Committee section of the Academy Constitution was distributed and discussed. The Standards Committee was also charged with adding language allowing the committee to establish contact with various accrediting organizations and state agencies involved in curriculum and teacher education to ensure that the history perspective is included. The Standards Committee will revise the amendment and present it at the Spring meeting for approval. Distinguished Historian Award. A proposal to establish a Distinguished Historian Award was distributed and discussed. All present offered favorable comments, with the only questions being the feasibility of funding such an award, the timing of the award presentation and resulting public presentation of the winner’s research, and whether the resulting paper would be published in the Academy’s Proceedings. It was agreed that funds were available for an honorarium and that the host institution could provide lodging for the winner. The award and paper would be presented on Friday evening of the Spring conference and the recipient would be invited to include his/her address in the published Proceedings. The proposal will be revised and distributed so that it can be voted on at the Spring 2004 meeting, The meeting was adjourned at 5:00 P.M. Constitutional Amendments The following will be put before the membership at the Spring Meeting at Heidelberg. ARTICLE VI. Section 11. The Academy shall have a Distinguished Historian Committee consisting of the President, the immediate Past President, and the Chair of the Program Committee, which shall select the award winner. Members of the Academy may nominate persons to receive the award with a written message to the President. ARTICLE VI. Section 6. The Academy will grant an annual award of “The Ohio Academy of History Distinguished Historian.” The recipient of the award will have agreed to deliver a public address during the opening evening of the annual spring meeting of the Academy, and that address will become part of the program of the spring meeting. The recipient will receive recognition during the business meeting of the Academy that occurs during the annual spring meeting. The recipient may choose to have his or her paper published in the Academy’s Proceedings volume. Standards Committee Report The report of the Standards Committee is available on the Academy's website and appropriate constitutional amendments will be introduced at the spring meeting. All members are therefore urged to consult the report in advance. Click the link to the report (a pdf document) from the home page: www2.uakron.edu/OAH/
	Financial Report Ann Heiss, Treasurer
		Starting Balance Memberships Proceedings Postage Fall 2003 Newsletter Checking Balance 12/31/03	$13,000.00 $230.00 (-$211.70) (-$1,471.13) $11,547.17
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