Report of the House of Delegates.

June 16-18, 2003 Washington, DC

The 59th Annual Session of the House of Delegates of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) was held in Ballrooms A-C of the new Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC, on Monday, June 16, Tuesday, June 17, and Wednesday, June 18, 2003. House Officers: Stephen M Levine, PT, MSHA, Speaker; RM Barney Poole, PT, MEd, ATC, Vice Speaker; Randy Roesch, PT, MBA, Secretary. House Recorder: Cheryl Robinson. Parliamentarian: John D Stackpole, PhD, PRR Stenotypist: Karen Brynteson. Computer Operators: Rene Malone, Ran Tickerhoff, Eva King. House Production Manager and Assistant: Cheryl Harrison and Katie Harvey.

Committee Members

Committee to Approve the Minutes

Raymond M Bilecky, PT (OH); Cynthia Driskell, PT, GCS (AZ); Rodney A Miyasaki, PT, MA (UT); Dianne Valle Jewell, PT, PhD, CCS (Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Section).

Elections Committee

Norma P Fisher, PT, Chair (FL); Daryl K Arnold, SPT (MD); Nancy Brox, PTA, BS (KS); Kristen Domingo, SPT (CA); Donna El-Din, PT, PhD (WA); Gail Gallagher, PT (AZ); Marilyn Gerhard, PT (CA); Lisa Grad, PTA, MS (CA); Cathy Hinton, PT, PhD, (TN); Donald Jackson, PT, MS (IL); Mark Longacre, PT (NE); Eric Manniwang, SPT (MD); Luke Markert, PTA (TX); Deanna McCall, PTA, BA (DE); Marla Morgan, PT, BS (NV); Denise Overlook, PTA (FL); Sheri Poffenbarger, PT (OH); Russell Stowers, PTA, MS (TX); Stacy Thrall, PTA (NH); Kim Urban, PTA (ND); Marilyn Willimas, PT, MS (VT).

Reference Committee

Diane M Waldner, PT, MS, Chair (GA); Patricia L Sinnott, PT, MPH (CA); Aimee B Klein, PT, MS, OCS (MA); Stephen M Levine, PT, MSHA, Ex Officio (MD).

Authorized voting strength of the House was 405. Nonvoting delegates in the House were the Board of Directors, representatives of sections, and Student Assembly members. Representatives from the Ethics and Judicial Committee, the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties, and the National Assembly were consultants to the House, along with the members of the Reference Committee and designated Association staff. Nonvoting members were allowed to speak to issues and to make motions.

After the call to order, the House observed a period of silence out of respect for our physical therapy colleagues who had died since the 2002 meeting. The House then adopted the rules of the 2003 House of Delegates.

Reports

The official reports to the 2003 House of Delegates were referred to in various publications.

The 2002 Annual Report of the Association contained the following reports:

* President's Report, page 1. (Additional comments from APTA President Ben F Massey, Jr, PT, MA, were reported to the 2003 House of Delegates.)

* Treasurer's Report, pages 9, 10, and 11.

* Nominating Committee Report, page 8.

* Ethics and Judicial Committee Report, page 8.

* Chief Executive Officer Report, page 2 (see additional reference below).

The 2003 House of Delegates Handbook contained the following reports:

* Secretary's Report, page 18.

* Reference Committee Report, page 20.

* Chief Executive Officer Report, pages 83-85 (see additional reference above).

Actions on Business

A full report of business is presented in the 2003 Minutes of the House of Delegates.

Report on Elections

First Election

Number eligible to vote: 403. Number of total
ballots cast: 403.

Election results:

President:

Ben F Massey, Jr, PT, MA           397

Vice President:

Janet R Bezner, PT, PhD            318

Directors:

Joan A Bohmert, PT, MS             284
Karl R Gibson, PT, MS              207
John G Wallace, PT, MS, OCS        204

Nominating Committee:

Barbara A Melzer, PT, PhD, FAPTA   300

Second Election

Number eligible to vote: 403. Number of total
ballots cast: 400

Election results:

Director:

Janet M Peterson, PT, MA           150