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New: Breed Standard Committee
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2007 Election Report (8/13/07)-- effective 10/1/07
Board of Directors

Officers    
President: Barbara Snyder
Corresponding Secretary: Kim Himmelfarb
AKC Delegate: Lynn Worth
Directors    
Susanne Glasgow                             
Judy Richey
Kathy Rust
Peggy Schmidt
Mark Smith

2008 Nominating Committee

East: Kitty Pullen
Midwest: Jan Nuzzo
West: Pam Hidaka

Bylaw Revisions
Article II: Meetings. Section 3. Board Meetings.  Remove in conjunction with the Club's Annual Events (Field Trial, specialty show, Obedience Trial, etc)  PASSED

Article IV: Section 4 (g) all nominees for the position [of] any officer or the AKC Delegate must have served at least one term on the Board of Directors.? FAILED

Hall of Fame
Mission Statement: The Vizsla Club of America holds in highest esteem Vizslas, who by virtue of their own outstanding achievements, and/or those of their get, reflect the essence of the breed's character and purpose.  These dogs epitomize the Vizsla as that of a Sporting Breed.  During their lifetimes, they have achieved national recognition, have left an everlasting impression upon the breed, have excelled in show, field or have been recognized for uniquely exceptional accomplishments or firsts for the breed.  The Vizsla Club of America as established a HALL OF FAME to honor the memories of these dogs forevermore.? ACCEPTED

A. AKC recognition is to be required for Hall of Fame induction? YES
B.
Should current VCA membership of at least one owner of record be required for Hall of Fame induction? NO
C.
Should the required amount of time the dog is deceased prior to induction be increased from a minimum of two years to a minimum of three years? NO

Dogs Elected to the Hall of Fame 2007
CH FC AFC OTCH MACH Legacy's DeChartay UDX5 MH
2xNFC FC AFC Fieldway's Jack Daniels ROM


2007 VCA Nominating Committee Report

The Nominating Committee has completed its selection process and submits the following names for consideration by the membership:

OFFICER POSITIONS
President                                  Barbara Snyder
Corresponding Secretary          Kim Himmelfarb
AKC Delegate                         Lynn Worth

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Susanne Glasgow of Jamul CA
Judy Richey of Cypress  TX
Kathy Rust of Walcott ND
Peggy Schmidt of Cary NC
Mark Smith of Fall River WI

Nominating Committee
East:
Jennifer Buttermore
Lisa Durham
Kitty Pullen
Midwest:
Deborah Fridlund-Lynn
Stella Lang
Jan Nuzzo
Jan Wallace
West:
Patt Ekendal
Pam Hidaka

ARTICLE IV, Section 4 (i): Additional nominations of eligible members may be made, for the Board of Directors or the Nominating Committee, by written petition addressed to the Secretary on or before June 1st.  This petition must be signed by twenty members of the VCA and accompanied by written acceptance of the nominee signifying a willingness to be a candidate.

All candidates for the VCA General Election may submit a resume and/or position statement of 100 words which will be included with the mailed ballot.  The resume and/or position statement MUST be mailed to the Recording Secretary and received no later then JUNE 1.

Respectfully submitted by the 2007 VCA NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Melissa Thomas, Susan Sibley and Val Piper



2006 VCA General Election Results (10.3.06)

Board of Directors
 
Officers:  Vice President - Julia Bonar
              Recording Secretary - Jill Brennan
              Treasurer - David Kayser
 
Directors:  Linda Kelly                         Jean Matmor
               Richard Lantz                     Brooke Folley-Counts
 
Nominating Committee
 
     East - Val Piper
     Midwest - Melissa Thomas
     West - Susan Sibley
 
Hall of Fame
 
     BISS DC/AFC Riverbend Deacon's Dandy, CD, VC, ROM
     BIS BISS AM/CAN CH Dirigo Gambler's Marker, ROM
 
Code of Ethics Additions
 
Yes (337 -172)
 
Ballots cast - 542 (of possible 1,111)


Minutes-- Special VCA BOD Meeting, 5/20/06 [posted 6/5/06]
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2006 VCA Nominating Committee Report (corrected 4/20/2006)
The following are set forth as nominations for terms of two (2) years (2006-2008) to the VCA Board of Directors, unless otherwise designated.

OFFICERS:
Vice President                      Julia Bonar      
Recording Secretary            Marge Mehagian
Treasurer                             David Kayser

DIRECTORS:
Sarah Barr                           Linda Kelly
Nancy Jones                Richard Lantz

The following members have consented to having their names placed on the ballot for election to the 2007 Nominating Committee:

WEST:
Sylvia Kerr
Susan Sibley
 
                   
MIDWEST:
Lin Kozlowski
Melissa Thomas
            
EAST:
Don Brown
Val Piper

ARTICLE IV Section 4 (j):
Additional nominations of eligible members may be made for the Board of Directors or the Nominating Committee by written petition addressed to the Secretary on our before JUNE 1, 2006.  This petition must be signed by twenty members of the Club and accompanied by written acceptance of the nominee signifying a willingness to be a candidate.

Submitted by the 2006 Nominating Committee - Shelly Coburn, Julie LaRue, and Linda Pruitt.

Respectfully submitted here,

Marge Mehagian
Recording Secretary, VCA