Report of the house of delegates. (Association Business).

June 3-5, 2002 Cincinnati, OH

The 58th Annual Session of the House of Delegates of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) was held in Ballrooms A-C of the Albert B Sabin Convention Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, on Monday, June 3, Tuesday, June 4, and Wednesday, June 5, 2002. House Officers: Pamela A Duffy, PT, MEd, OCS, RP, Speaker; RM Barney Poole, PT, MEd, ATC, Vice Speaker; Randy Roesch, PT, MBA, Secretary. House Recorder: Yvonne Ravenell. Parliamentarian: John D Stackpole, PhD, PRP Stenotypist: Karen Brynteson. Computer Operators: Cheryl Robinson, Ran Tickerhoff. House Production Manager and Assistant: Cheryl Harrison and Agatha Davis Johnson.

Committee Members

Committee to Approve the Minutes

Stacy J Fisher-Eisen, PT (NV); Margaret M Grey, PT, MA (CT); Scott Duesterhaus Minor, PT, PhD (MO); Rebecca K Wojcik, PT, MHPE (IL)

Elections Committee

Norma P Fisher, PT, MA, Chair (FL); Candace Bahmer, PT (KS); Debora Bornmann, PTA (AZ); Nancy Brox, PTA (KS); Nicole Buszta, SPT (GA); Melissa Corriveau, SPT (CT); Barbara Ann Coohey, PT (AZ); Daniel E Erb, PT, PhD (NC); Vanessa Gaerlan-Wang, PTA (OR); Marilyn Gerhard, PT (CA); Lisa Grod, PTA, BS (CA); Cathy Hinton, PT (TN); Debra Miller, PT (PA); Pamela J Millington, PT (WI); Maria Jean Morgan, PTA (NV); Marilyn Mount, PT (OH); Denise Overlock, PTA (FL); Connie Lynn Richards, PT (AZ); Daphne Lee Ryan, SPT (CO); Susan Snow, PTA, (ME); Marcia Sympson, PTA (KY); Stacy Thrall, PTA (NH).

Reference Committee

Karl R Gibson, PT, MS, Chair (PA); Patricia L Sinnott, PT, MPH (CA); Diane M Waldner, PT, MS (GA); Pamela A Duffy, PT, MEd, OCS, RP, Ex-Officio (IA).

Authorized voting strength of the House was 408. 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 2001 meeting. The House then adopted the rules of the 2002 House of Delegates.

Reports

The official reports to the 2002 House of Delegates were referred to in various publications.

The 2001 Annual Report of the Association contained the following reports:

* President's Report, page 1. (Additional comments from APTA President Ben F: Massey, Jr., PT, were reported to the 2002 House of Delegates.)

* Treasurer's Report, pages 9 and 10.

* Nominating Committee Report, page 8.

* Ethics and Judicial Committee Report, page 8.

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

The 2002 House of Delegates Handbook contained the following reports:

* Secretary's Report, page 14.

* Reference Committee Report, page 15.

* Chief Executive Officer Report, pages 67-72 (see additional reference above).

Other reports of Association activities are printed under the heading "Special Reports to the 2002 House of Delegates."

Actions on Business

A full report of business is presented in the 2002 Minutes of the House of Delegates.

Report on Elections

Number eligible to vote: 406. Number of total
ballots cast: 406.

Election results:

Treasurer:

Francis J Welk, PT, MEd      398

Speaker:

Stephen M Levine, PT, MSHA   397

Directors:

Janet R Bezner, PT, PhD      351
Connie Hauser, PT            313
James C Milder, PT           180

Nominating Committee:

Terence C Brown, PT          381
Randy Walker, PT, PhD        216