Emails from 2005 Conference

Contacts from ADPSouth 05
Name	email		School
Nic Wehmeyer	nfw2a@mtsu.edu		mtsu
Ashley Eddington	ashley.edington@comcast.net		mtsu
Faye Johnson	fjohnson@mtsu.edu		mtsu
Mark Byrnes	mbyrnes@mtsu.edu		mtsu
Roman Cech	cechr@longwood.edu		longwood
David Locascio	locasciod@longwood.edu		longwood
Trip Humphrey	triphumphrey@longwood.edu		longwood
Nikki Clark	anclark@longwood.edu		longwood
Loren Barta	llbarta@longwood.edu		longwood
Jackie Tisdell	jtisdell@uls.state.la.edu		U La System
Mike McCullough	mccullou@utm.edu		UT Martin
Bill Willoughby	wtwillou@latech.edu		La Tech
Molly Kerby	molly.kerby@wku.edu		WKU
Katie Harmon	katie_harmon@bobcat.gcsu.edu		GC&SU
Tracy Norris	tracy.norris@gcsu.edu		GC&SU
Ruel Lee	ruel1@mac.com		GC&SU
Katie Dawson	katherine.dawson@wku.edu		WKU
Gregg Kaufman	gregg.kaufman@gcsu.edu		GC&SU
Anthony Earls	anthony_earls@bobcat.gcsu.edu		GC&SU
Sally Kuhlenschmidt	sally.kuhlenschmidt@wku.edu		WKU
Ronald Sitton	sitton@uamont.edu		Ark Mont
Dennis Wiseman	dwiseman@coastal.edu		Coastal Carolina
Gene Hatfield	genehatfield@clayton.edu		Clayton State
Carl Kell	carl.kell@wku.edu		WKU
Laura McGee	laura.mcgee@wku.edu		WKU
Tom Rakes	rakes@utm.edu		Utn-Martin
Tamara Waggener	pol_taw@shsu.edu		Sam Houston
Mallory B. Wall	sgapresident@mcneese.edu		McNeese
John Olle	jolle@westga.edu		West GA
Sandra Stone	sstone@westga.edu		West GA
John Frevert	jfrevert@westga.edu		West GA
Blake Lord	bmlord54@yahoo.com		West GA
Joshua Eaton	xanandax@gmail.com		West GA
Mattie M Decker	m.decker@moreheadstate.edu		Morehead
Kevin Teets	kteets@gmail.com		U TN Martin
Noelle N’Diaye	n.lee@moreheadstate.edu		Morehead
Deandre Poole	dpoole3@fau.edu		Fl Atlantic
Todd Ericson	tericson@fau.edu		Fl Atlantic
Bev McCormick	b.mccormick@moreheadstate.edu		Morehead
Randy Manis	rlmani01@moreheadstate.edu		Morehead
Christina Norris	cmnorr01@moreheadstate.edu		Morehead
Calvin Lindell	c.lindel@moreheadstate.edu		Morehead
Jeremy Richardson	starwarsfn2003@msn.com		Morehead
Eric McCann	lchief03@hotmail.com		Morehead
Bethanie Skidmore	baskid01@moreheadstate.edu		Morehead
Christy Parr	c.parr@moreheadstate.edu		Morehead
Joe Fondren	jbfond01@moreheadstate.edu		Morehead
Megan Gibson	mxgibs01@moreheadstate.edu		Morehead
Chad Muncy	wcmunc01@moreheadstate.edu		Morehead
Kevin Wright	ncu_77@yahoo.com		Morehead

Nov 10-12 meeting and some history of ADP South

As the Provost of UT Martin, Dr. Tom Rakes said, it is not that often you get to see the beginnings of organizations and it is interesting. We are still beginning, but we have also come a long way since the original idea in Albuquerque in June 2004. That idea was aided significantly when Carl Kell, Jackie Tisdell, Gene Hatfield and I met in Baton Rouge, LA in Nov 2004. Lea Williams of North Carolina A&T, Linda Summers of Florida Gulf Coast and Marilyn McKenzie from George Mason University joined us by conference call on Nov 19.

The meeting in Portland, OR, June 2005, saw us get interest from a number of new people. Between the 04 and the 05 groups, we have grown into nearly 100 people across the south who are networking around democracy. With the choice of UT Martin as the Center in the Summer of 05, the first infrastructure was put in place. This conference is both the culmination of a lot of work and I think we all believe and hope, the start of something big.

Jackie, Gene and I planned the 2005 conference with support and guidance from Lynn Hall, Trisha Boyer and Petra Kohlman. The three of us have been together in the same location now four times, Albuquerque June 2004, Baton Rouge Nov 18 and 19 2004, Portland June 2005 and now Atlanta November 2005. Countless emails and files have been exchanged, numerous conference calls have occurred and local arrangements have been made.

Jackie hosted our November 2004 meeting and we even had some time with the system President. Gene hosted the first conference and I have put together the financial and web infrastructure at Tennessee-Martin.

The 2005 conference started off well with a successful business meeting and proceeded well from there. Elizabeth Bumiller from the NY Times spoke to an overflow crowd of over 300, on the subject of the President's push for democracy around the world.

The 2005 conference had 76 participants from 21 Institutions and nine states. The only states not represented were North Carolina, West Virginia, Alabama and Mississippi. Morehead State in Kentucky, brought the most people with 17 registrants. It was decided that the 2006 conference will be held in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

The council for 2005-06 was voted in as follows:

Alabama – none

Arkansas – Ronald Sitton UA –Monticello 2

Florida – Deandre Poole proxy for Becky Mulvaney 1

Georgia – Gene Hatfield 2

Kentucky – Bev McCormick 3

Louisiana – Jackie Tisdell 1

South Carolina – Dennis Wiseman 2

Tennessee – Mike McCullough 3

Texas – Tamara Waggoner 1

Virginia - Dave Locascio 3

The number after each council member's name, indicates the number of years left on their term.

The executive council for 05-06 will be:
Chair - Gene Hatfield
Vice Chair - Bev McCormick
Executive Director of the ADP South Center - Mike McCullough
Past Chair - Jackie Tisdell

Committees decided upon, to be appointed by Gene Hatfield were:

National-regional coordinating committee

Membership

Conference

Awards

Publication

Joint initiatives/projects

Some possible constitutional amendments discussed were:

Amend the constitution to allow council to hear grievances

Nature of student involvement

Size and composition (e.g. student/staff) of committees

Student leadership will be done on an interim basis to be ratified or not at next meeting

Another vote was taken that:

Allow for email vote on student membership to be determined before for amendment

ADP South Conference Nov 10-12

The First Annual ADP South Conference is upon us. It is the night before I drive to Atlanta from my home in Jackson, Tennessee. Jackie Tisdell and Gene Hatfield have been incredible partners in this effort. I wish you all teammates like these.

My respect for George Mehaffey and Mary-Kathryn McKenna is much greater after helping plan this conference. Their conferences have been much more elaborate and attended by many more and they make it look so easy.

It appears a large number of students will be joining us in Atlanta. And with this in mind, I must single out Morehead State University. If it is an ADP meeting, you can bet Morehead students will be present in droves. Something is being done right on that campus.

By the time you read this, the conference will be underway or already come and gone, but I want you to know my deep gratitude for helping sustain this dream...giving us all the chance to do something significant for the generation of young people we are now serving.

See you in Atlanta