Report of the House of Delegates.June 19-21, 2006 Orlando, FL The 62nd Annual Session of the House of Delegates House of Delegates n. The lower house of the state legislature in Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. of the American Physical Therapy Association The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is a national professional organization representing more than 66,000 members. Its goal is to foster advancements in physical therapy practice, research, and education. (APTA APTA American Physical Therapy Association. ) was held in Grand Ballrooms A-C A-C Air Conditioning of the Rosen Centre, Orlando, FL, on Monday, June 19; Tuesday, June 20; and Wednesday June 21, 2006. House Officers: Speaker of the House: Stephen M Levine, PT, DPT, MSHA MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration (US government) MSHA Master of Science in Health Administration MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration MSHA Maison des Sciences de l'Homme d'Aquitaine (French) , RP; Vice Speaker: Barney Poole, PT, MEd, ATC ATC Air Traffic Control ATC Average Total Cost ATC Certified Athletic Trainer ATC At the Center (Hartford, Maine retreat center) ATC Applied Technology Council ATC All Things Considered ; Secretary: Babette S Sanders, PT, MS. House Recorder: Cheryl Robinson. Parliamentarian: John D Stackpole, PhD, PRP PrP A prion protein. See Prion. . Recording Reporter: Ronald LeGrand, Sr; Computer Operators: Rene Malone and Rachelle Waller. House Production Manager: Brian Neville. Committee Members Committee to Approve the Minutes Tamara L Burlis, PT, DPT, MHS (1) (Message Handling Service) An earlier messaging system from Novell that supported multiple operating systems and other messaging protocols, including SMTP, SNADS and X.400. It used the SMF-71 messaging format. , CCS (1) (Common Channel Signaling) A communications system in which one channel is used for signaling and different channels are used for voice/data transmission. Signaling System 7 (SS7) is a CCS system, also known as CCS7. See SS7. (MO); Catherine Patla, PT, DHS DHS Department of Homeland Security (USA) DHS Department of Human Services DHS Department of Health Services DHS Demographic and Health Surveys DHS Dirhams (Morocco national currency) , OCS OCS - Object Compatibility Standard (FL); Erik Van Doorne, PT, DPT (DE); Elaine Wilder, PT, MA (MO). Elections Committee Norma P Fisher, PT, Chair (FL); Dennis Spillane PT, MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration , Chair-Elect (CA); Rebecca Apgar, PTA PTA or parent-teacher association: see parent education. (NJ); Martha Clendenin, PT, PhD (FL); Robin Dole, PT, EdD, PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. (NJ); Neva Greenwald, PT, MSPH MSPH Mailman School of Public Health (Columbia Universty, New York City) MSPH Master of Science in Public Health MSPH Mrs. Potato Head (toy) , CHES (MS); Jill Heitzman, PT, DPT, GCS GCS Glasgow Coma Scale GCS Guilford County Schools (North Carolina) GCS Ground Control Station GCS Grand Central Station GCS Ground Control System GCS Ground Combat Systems GCS Group Communication Systems , FCCWS (IA); Janet Lehoullier, PTA (NH); Marie Nardone, PT, EdD (PA); Denise Overlock, PTA (FL); Carrie Perkins, PTA (OH); Katie Poole, PTA (NC); Stephen Rambur, PT, MM (VT); Jane Okubo, PT (CA); Sheila Romana, PTA, (NY); and Russell Stowers, PTA, MS (TX); John Tawfik, PT, (PA); Roger Williams, PT (IN); Jennifer Zaleskie, SPT (NY); Stacey Ziegler, PT, (NY). Reference Committee Mickey Bonk, PT, MBA, Chair (IL); Shawne E Soper, PT, MBA (VA); Colleen M Kigin, PT, DPT, MS, MPA MPA medroxyprogesterone acetate. (MA); Stephen M Levine, PT, DPT, MSHA, RP, Ex-Officio (FL). The authorized voting strength of the House was 406. Nonvoting delegates in the House were the Board of Directors, representatives of sections, the PTA Caucus Delegates, and the Student Assembly. Representatives from the Ethics and Judicial Committee and the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties 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 2005 meeting. The House then adopted the rules of the 2006 House of Delegates. Reports The official reports to the 2006 House of Delegates were referred to in various publications. The 2005 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 2006 House of Delegates.) * Treasurer's Report, page 9. * Nominating Committee Report, page 8. * Ethics and Judicial Committee Report, page 8. * Chief Executive Officer Report, page 2 (see additional reference below.) The 2006 House of Delegates Handbook contained the following reports: * Secretary's Report, page 20. * Reference Committee Report, page 21. * Nominating Committee Report, page 22. * Chief Executive Officer Report, pages 99106 (see additional reference above). Actions on Business A full report of business is presented in the 2006 Minutes of the House of Delegates. Report on Elections--First Election Number of Eligible Votes: 406. Number of Total Ballots Cast: 406. President (one to be elected) Jayne L Snyder, PT, MA 133 R Scott Ward, PT, PhD 143 Francis J Welk, PT, DPT, MEd 130 Total Number of Votes Cast 406 Number Necessary for Election 204 Illegal Votes Cast 0 Vice President (one to be elected) Joanell A Bohmert, PT, MS 190 Randy Roesch, PT, MBA 216 Total Number of Votes Cast 406 Number Necessary for Election 204 Illegal Votes Cast 0 Directors (three to be elected) William D Bandy, PT, PhD, SCS, ATC 291 Jennifer Bottomley, PT, PhD, MS 80 Aimee Klein, PT, DPT, MS, OCS 229 Peggy DeCelle Newman, PT, MHR 151 John G Wallace, Jr, PT, MS, OCS 301 Susan L Whitney, PT, PhD, NCS, ATC 155 Total Number of Votes Cast 1,207 Illegal Votes Cast 0 Nominating Committee (one to be elected) Nancy Krueger, PT, OCS, CHT 263 Denise Wise, PT, PhD 112 Sandy M Riegor, PT (write-in) 30 Total Number of Votes Cast 405 Illegal Votes Cast 0 Report on Elections--Second Election Number of Eligible Votes: 406. Number of Total Ballots Cast: 405. President (one to be elected) Jayne L Snyder, PT, MA 130 R Scott Ward, PT, PhD 162 Francis J Welk, PT, DPT, MEd 113 Total Number of Votes Cast 405 Number Necessary for Election 204 Illegal Votes Cast 0 Report on Elections--Third Election Number of Eligible Votes: 406. Number of Total Ballots Cast: 405. President (one to be elected) Jayne L Snyder, PT, MA 176 R Scott Ward, PT, PhD 229 Total Number of Votes Cast 405 Number Necessary for Election 204 Illegal Votes Cast 0 Report on Elections--Fourth Election Number of Eligible Votes: 406. Number of Total Ballots Cast: 404. Director (one to be elected) Joanell A Bohmert, PT, MS 258 Jennifer Bottomley, PT, PhD, MS 37 Susan L Whitney, PT, PhD, NCS, ATC 109 Total Number of Votes Cast 404 Illegal Votes Cast 0 |
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