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the EC for their help over the past three years and offered to help the 
new Secretary in any way possible to assure a smooth transition. 
F) Treasurer, Business Manager (Tim Atkinson) - Tim circulated a handout 
with the details of his report, and stated that there would be a more 
detailed report at the Business Meeting on Friday. Discussion followed 
regarding the challenges of maintaining non-profit status for the Society. 
Tim reported that the Enrichment Fund is in very good shape this year, 
as Meetings Coordinator Scott Jewell devised a way to get EF donations 
during registration. During 2012, the EF received $6,931 in contributions, 
with $6,126 of this received during registration of the 2012 annual 
meeting. The ending balance as of 31 December 2012 was $39,026. 
Discussion followed. President-Elect Zack Murrell emphasized the need 
to reactivate the Enrichment Fund. Tim also reported that at the end of 
fiscal year 2012, ASB showed a net increase of $3,716, with an ending 
balance of $52,839. 
G) Tim reported that last year’s meeting in Huntsville, AL, was profitable, but 
we had other bills to pay including software bills, etc. Discussion 
followed. As of today, the Enrichment Fund totaled $37,410. This 
resulted in large part from Scott Jewell providing opportunities for 
members to contribute online. Also, as of today, the ASB account is 
$158,800. It appears that ASB will come out of this year’s meeting in 
good shape. 
H) Enrichment Fund Board Chair (Mike Dennis) - President Don Roush 
reported for Mike. Don mentioned the ribbons that are presented for 
each level of donation, and stated that some of these levels will be 
recognized at the Friday evening banquet. 
I) Archivist (John Herr) - John stated that all reports received were 
categorized, and one new category was established, viz., Series 7: 7.4 - 
Special and Unreported Events in the Life of the Association. 
Accumulated archive items were taken to the Hargrett Library, University 
of Georgia, and the “Book of Fellows” was checked out so that it could 
be taken to the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Association in Charleston, 
VW where Peter Raven, a newly appointed fellow, will sign his page in 
the Book. John mentioned that extra effort was put forth to obtain reports 
and other documents which should have been sent to the Secretary and 
Archivist. Discussion followed regarding future access of archive items. 
J) Journal Editor (Jim Caponetti) - Jim reported that the four regular issues 
of Volume 59, 2012 plus the April supplement of the ASB history by John 
Herr are online at the ASB website. Meetings Coordinator Scott Jewell 
has made arrangements with FedEx Office to print and bind copies of the 
five issues for the typeset and the archives. The John Herr history and 
the many illustrated events in the October issue made the annual 
meeting appear to be a memorable 75 th anniversary event. Many thanks 
go to photographer Megan Kellogg for fantastic pictures. This year’s 
