January 2016
“Though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable;…the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression.” Thomas Jefferson, First Inaugural Address, 4 March 1801
PRESIDENT’S LETTER by Kay Allison Crews, CP
Table of Contents President’s Letter
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Calendar of Events
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AIP Officers
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Deadline Dates - Communicator
2
Editor’s Exchange
3
Dahms-Bierbaum Workshop
3
Welcome New Members
4
Contributors
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President appoints committee
5
Spotlight on Board Member
5
West Coast Practicum
6
Registration Form
7
Amazon Smile
8
Your President was pleased to be invited to attend the National FFA Convention in Louisville, Kentucky in late October. Thanks to new AIP member Dr. Daniel Foster for the warm invitation, and the outstanding hospitality shown by the entire FFA parliamentary team. There were over 60,000 attendees, and several hundred of them were competing in parliamentary procedure events. FFA has two tiers of competitors, the “Novice” tier has members who are generally freshmen and sophomores. The “Advanced” tier has members who are generally juniors and seniors in high school. These students compete in a different way from other youth competitions. Each student walks in and has a card at their location stating the main motion and five other motions. The students have one minute to study the card and are not allowed to speak to each other. After one minute, the students have to perform the items on the card. I arrived just before the “Novice” level finals. Dr. Foster gave me such a great introduction that the 200 kids cheered me like a rock star – a first for any parliamentarian, ever, I would bet! I got to talk to these kids about careers in parliamentary procedure, and continuing their parliamentary education. Then I got to watch teams from California, Arizona, Texas, and Washington state compete. Boy, were they impressive. Even more exciting for this member from Dallas, the team from Texas won! The next day, your president and Education Director Ruth Ryan, CP-T, who lives in Louisville, had the opportunity to talk about AIP to the almost 300 competitors at the senior
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level. Several students joined AIP, and others took promotional materials and applications for membership. Additionally, every individual who attended the dinner received a brochure advertising AIP and a membership application. Congratulations to the winners, including the Arizona team, coached by AIP BOD member Al Gage, CP, that placed third in the senior level competition. Following the exciting time in Louisville, your president went to Kansas City to attend the Dahms Workshop. While there, she was allowed to present on the benefits of AIP membership at the Saturday luncheon. It was fun to see so many AIP members and friends in Kansas City. Simultaneously, AIP BOD member Dr. Bob Peskin was in Chicago with the American Student Dental Association, introducing that organization to AIP membership. And other officers and committee chairs are hard at work, as well. Treasurer Barbara Rosi is spending untold hours bringing efficiency to the books and ensuring that she understands AIP’s financial picture. Bylaws and Standing Orders Committee Chair Colette Collier Trohan has her committee thinking about potential changes to governing documents. BOD member Ann Guiberson has agreed to take on the challenge of thinking about strategic planning for AIP, now that she has more free time. This is an exciting time for AIP. Thanks for everyone’s contributions! Kay
AIP Communicator