AMERICAN MUSICOLOGICAL SOCIETY

ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHAPTER

 

MINUTES OF THE BUSINESS MEETING

SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 2008

 

1)     The meeting was called to order by Eric Smigel.

In the absence of Dr. Oliver Ellsworth, Richard Haefer immediately moved to adjourn the meeting. Following historical precedent, as noted in Item 9 of the proposed bylaws, he was ruled out of order and the motion was tabled.

 

2)     The minutes from the 2007 meeting, included in the conference folders and published on the Chapter website, were approved.

 

3)    Richard Haefer presented the treasurer’s report, noting that the 2007 meeting cost more than was brought it by conference fees, but Arizona State University made up the difference. A zero balance was recorded at the end of the fiscal year.

 

4)     Amy Holbrook represented Eric Smigel at the AMS Chapter Officers meeting and reported on it, as well as on the AMS Council meeting. One relevant item discussed at the Chapter Officers meeting was the fact that the AMS Bylaws state that student chapter representatives must be enrolled in a doctoral program. This directly impacts the Rocky Mountain chapter, since only one member institution offers the PhD in musicology (University of Colorado) and another offers a DA in Music with an emphasis in music history (University of Northern Colorado). In fact, a number of masters students have served as student representatives for our chapter. The secretary of the AMS, Pamela Starr, stated that because this is a bylaws issue, it needed to be brought to the AMS Board at their next meeting, in November 2008 in Nashville. Dr. Holbrook noted that there is a perception that the AMS President is concerned about bias within AMS against institutions that do not award the PhD.

 

5)    The chapter bylaws proposed at the 2007 meeting were approved. They will be posted on the chapter website.

 

6)    Kelly Dean Hansen forwarded an offer by Dr. Rebecca Maloy at the University of Colorado to host the 2009 meeting. Dr. John Brobeck (who was not present) also transmitted an offer to host the next  meeting at the University of Arizona. It was moved that the 2009 meeting be held at CU, and the 2010 meeting be held at AU. The motion passed.

 

7)    Holly Focht (University of Denver) was elected to fill the 2008-2010 term as student chapter representative.

 

 

9)     Because the faculty chapter representative serves a 3-year term, no election was held, and Amy Holbrook will continue as chapter representative until 2009.

 

10)    Richard Haefer’s motion for adjournment was declared in order, and the meeting was adjourned.