The business meeting was called to order by President George Cain at 2:10 PM on Friday, 25 June 2010, in the Colorado Grand Ballroom of the Colorado Springs Crowne Plaza. President Cain made his opening comments and recognized the new officers and Nominating Committee members for 2010–2011. President Cain then thanked the outgoing officers, expressing special appreciation to outgoing Council Member-at-Large Don Duszynski for his 35-year service to the Society. He then thanked the outgoing Nominating Committee members for their service. See Council meeting minutes for lists of these individuals. President Cain also thanked the organizations that provided monetary and other types of support for the meeting; see the Council meeting minutes for the list of these sponsors.
Mark Torchin and Valerie McKenzie introduced Armand M. Kuris, University of California Santa Barbara, as the 2010 recipient of the Clark P. Read Mentor Award. Dr. Kuris accepted the award and delivered...