Club Information
August 2006 - Pursuant to Article V, Section 4
(f.) of the club Bylaws, no valid additional nominations were received by the
Secretary on or before the 60th day before the Annual Meeting, and the
nominations were closed July 22, 2006. On July 23, 2006 the Secretary cast one
(1) ballot for the Nominating Committee's Slate and no further balloting is
required. The Secretary has notified each candidate.
Those elected to serve on the Board commencing November 1, 2006 are:
President - Julie Hanson (2nd two-year term)
Vice-President - Gretchen Botner (2nd two-year term)
Treasurer - Jody Petry, Wisconsin (1st two-year term)
Secretary: Cindy Lindemer, Minnesota - (1st two-year term)
Director, Region 2: Kelly Barry, Illinois - (1st three-year term)
Director, Region 5: Janice Johnson, Missouri - (2nd three-year term)
April 2006 - As per Article V, Section 4 of the
NSDTRC (USA) Bylaws, the following is the slate of candidates submitted by Sue
Dorscheid, Nominating Committee Chair, for the 2006 election of Officers and
Directors:
PRESIDENT: Julie Hanson - Washington
(Second two-year term)
VICE PRESIDENT: Gretchen Botner - Florida
(Second two-year term)
SECRETARY: Cindy Lindemer - Minnesota
(First two-year term)
TREASURER: Jody Petry - Wisconsin
(First to two-year term)
Officer terms to begin on November 1, 2006 and run through October 31, 2008
REGION 2 - REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin
Kelly Barry - Illinois
(First three-year term)
REGION 5 - REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas
Janice Johnson – Missouri
(Second three-year term)
Regional Director terms to begin on November 1, 2006 and run through October 31,
2009
Additional nominations of eligible members may be made by written petition
addressed to the Secretary (Katie Dugger, 3477 NW Countryman Circle, Albany, OR
97321) and received at her regular address no later than July 22, 2006, signed
by three (3) members and accompanied by the written acceptance of each such
additional nominee signifying his/her willingness to be a candidate.
If one or more valid additional nominations are received by the Secretary on or
before July 22, 2006, she shall, no later than August 5, 2006, mail to each
voting member in good standing a ballot listing all of the nominees for each
position.
If no valid additional nominations are received by the Secretary on or before
July 22, 2006, the nominations will be closed. The members will be notified in
the Fall issue of Quackers that the Secretary has cast one (1) ballot for the
Nominating Committee's Slate and no further balloting will be required.
November 2005 - The Nominating Committee
this year consists of Sue Dorscheid - Chair, Janice Johnson and Betsy Fogg with
Paul Kartes as an alternate. The positions that are up for
nomination are President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Region 2 and
Region 5 Director.
These positions are currently held by the following people:
President: Julie Hanson
Vice-President: Gretchen Botner
Secretary: Katie Dugger
Treasurer: Eric Johnson
Region 2 Director: Patty Beran
Region 5 Director: Janice Johnson
Each year the Nominating Committee selects one candidate for each open position.
The names of the people selected by the Nominating Committee are published in
the spring issue of Quackers. A member in good standing can also be nominated
from the floor by following the directions outlined in the bylaws. If there are
nominations from the floor, then there is an election which is held by mail and
members vote on the candidates. If there are no nominations from the floor, the
Secretary casts one ballot for each person
selected by the Nominating Committee, no voting is necessary, and the candidates
selected by the Nominating Committee take office November 1, 2006. The
procedures for nominations and elections are well defined by the club's bylaws
which are available on the website at Club Bylaws.
If you are interested in being nominated for any of the open positions please
send a letter of interest and a resume listing your qualifications via mail or
e-mail to any one of the committee members by January 15, 2006. Contact
information for the committee members is listed below:
Sue Dorscheid
N7259 Hill Blvd
Rosendale, WI 54974
Janice Johnson
8501 E. 109th Ter
Kansas City, MO 64134
Betsy Fogg
41 Daniel Webster Hwy
Boscawen, NH 03303
Paul Kartes
16100 Pike Twp Road 390
Frazeysburg, OH 43822
August 2005 - The Officers & Directors of the
NSDTRC (USA) have taken a position to oppose the “Pet Animal Welfare Statute of
2005," (“PAWS” - SB1139/HB 2669) to the Animal Welfare Act (AWA.)
CLICK HERE to download a copy of the letter faxed and mailed. (PDF
Web Changes
May 2006 - Several updates/additions have been made to the
Health & Genetics section of the website:
May 2006 - For Members Only. Interested in getting an
electronic PDF copy of the club Roster? Use the interactive
Roster Request Form to have the roster
sent to you.
April 2006 - The Eye Registry Release & Listing Form
has been updated to include reporting CEA results for carrier & affected
Tollers. This form must be completed and sent to Health & Genetics for
listing in the Eye Registry. The form is linked from the
Eye Registry page.
April 2006 - The Health & Genetics page
has been updated with links to information about Collie Eye Anomaly (CEA) being
discovered in Tollers.
April 2006 - Rescue Merchandise has opened a store at
CafePress to help support our Rescue Program. The
Toller Rescue Store has lots
of great items with a beautiful design done by our own Ann Priddy.
January 2006 - The format & navigation structure of the
website had to be rebuilt. This has resulted in a slightly different look
to the website. We have made every attempt to get the pages properly
linked. If you are unable to find a page that was previously present or if
a link doesn't work, please contact the
Webmaster.
January 2006 - The
Merchandise Order Form
has new items. The new general PowerPoint CD telling you everything you
want to know about Tollers is available for ordering. The club video of
the NSDTR has been converted to DVD format and can now be ordered.
December 2005 - The 2006
National Specialty website is now available. Several Supported Entries
are being held in 2006, and information about them can be found on the
Events page.
November 2005 - Interested in presenting a new idea to the
Board? There are Guidelines for submitting a proposal to the Board that
can be downloaded from the Forms page. Scroll down
to Other on the page to find the link.
June 2005 - News
FLASH! - Toller prcd-PRA Gene Discovered (06/01/2005) - Go to
the Health & Genetics page for more information and for a
link to the press release from Optigen.
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