Texas Student Publications

Board of Operating Trustees

March 22, 2002

Minutes

Voting members present: Craig Daniel, Michael Hoffman, Stephen Little, Natalie Mayrath, Shawn Rosenzweig, Amanda Zamora.

Voting members absent: Sara Beechner, Dave Garlock, Don Heider, Doug Toney, Senyo Tse.

Non-voting members present: Margarita Arellano, Meredith Best, Caroline Connor, Kristin Finan, Kathy Lawrence, Marshall Maher.

Non-voting members absent: Karen Fastenau, Matt Hammond, Rosa Madriz, Trevor Rosen.

Professional staff present: Mary Felps, Richard Finnell, Jean Hogue, Dan Knight, Steve Metze, Frank Serpas, Jerry Thompson.

Visitors present: Jonathan Lee, various student staff members.

The meeting was called to order at 3:10 p.m. by Craig Daniel, TSP Board president.

I. Recognition of Student Staff Awards.

Finnell reviewed awards presented to the Texan staff by the Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence competition at the spring 2002 Region 8 conference and Hoffman reviewed the Austin Music awards won by members of the KVRX Radio staff.

MOTION NO. 1: Hoffman moved to adopt the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Board of Operating Trustees commends and congratulates –

(a) The Daily Texan staff members for winning the following Society of Professional Journalists Mark of

Excellence awards at the spring 2002 Region 8 conference:

(1) Charlie Ferguson for first place, feature photography,

(2) Marshall Mayer and Stephen Stetson for first place, editorial writing,

(3) Travis Richmond for first place, sports writing,

(4) Kristin Finan for second place, feature writing,

(5) Celina Moreno for second place, in-depth reporting,

(6) Chris Panatier for third place, editorial cartooning, and

(7) The Daily Texan staff for first place, daily newspaper, and

(b) KVRX Radio staff members for winning the following 2001-02 Austin Music awards:

(1) Stephen Austin, Mary Burges, John Erler, and Eva Schmidt for second place, CD cover art,

(2) John Ehrler for 16th place, radio program,

(3) Eva Schmidt for 17th place, radio program,

(4) D. J. Harris and David Spradling for 19th place, radio program, and

(5) KVRX Radio staff for fifth place, radio station; and

Resolved, That the Director be authorized to place house ads in The Daily Texan and other student media,

subject to available space, expressing the sense of the Board of Operating Trustees in this resolution.

The motion passed.

II. Monthly Financial Report.

Hogue and Lawrence discussed the February financial report with the members of the Board. Additionally, Lawrence pointed out there is one less issue of the Texan scheduled for March 2002 than March 2001 which can result in less income for the month.

III. Approval of March 1, 2002, TSP Board Meeting Minutes.

Hoffman requested the phrase “On behalf of the TSP Election Committee,” be deleted from MOTION NO. 3 of the Minutes of the March 1, 2002, TSP Board Meeting.

MOTION NO. 2: Hoffman moved to approve the Minutes of the March 1, 2002, TSP Board Meeting

as amended. The motion passed.

IV. Monthly Reports.

a. Report from the director. Lawrence reviewed how the non-student staff has been assigned due to the medical leaves of Evelyn Gardner and Doug Plummer. She further referred to her written report and had nothing more to discuss.

b. Reports from editors and station managers. Conner reported the KVR9 staff has completed the basketball season coverage and a sixth night of student programming has been added to the program schedule. Best reported the Cactus Yearbook staff missed the last deadline by only three pages due to a computer problem. Preparations for the next deadline, however, look positive. Finan reported she and Maher had been working on a revision of copy flow for the editorial staff. The results of their work was compiled into a report which was distributed to the members of the Board shortly before the meeting began. Maher said the members of the staff were pleased with the awards from the Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence competition. Further, he said the series of articles on 6th Street was successful and well-received by the readership of the Texan.

c. Handbook Revision Committee report. Hoffman reported all first draft revisions were well underway with the exception of The Daily Texan. Following public hearings, he hopes to present a proposal to the members of the Board at the April 26 meeting.

V. New Business.

a. Appointment of KVR9 station manager for 2002-03. Daniel said one student, Christopher M. Tolle, had completed an application in order to apply for station manager of KVR9 for 2002-03. Tolle addressed the members of the Board concerning his application, his plans for the station, and his past experience.

MOTION NO. 3: Rosenzweig moved to appoint Christopher M. Tolle station manager of KVR9

for 2002-03. The motion passed.

b. Appointment of Texas Travesty editor for 2002-03. Daniel reported the appointment of Texas Travesty editor for 2002-03 has been postponed until the Board meeting scheduled for April 29. Applications will continue to be accepted by the Office of the Director for the position.

c. Appointment of Cactus Yearbook editor for 2003. Daniel reported one student, Meredith M. Best, had completed an application in order to apply for editor of the 2003 Cactus Yearbook. Best addressed the members of the Board concerning her application, her plans for the 2003 Cactus Yearbook, and her past experience.

MOTION NO. 4: Zamora moved to appoint Meredith M. Best editor of the 2003 Cactus Yearbook. The

motion passed.

VI. End-of-the-Year Student Staff Recognition Ceremony.

Lawrence reported she had two options to discuss with the members of the Board for the end-of-the-year student staff recognition ceremony. Further, she said any funds necessary for the event would need to be deducted from the TSP Reserve account.

MOTION NO. 5: Rosenzweig moved to authorize the director to spend no more than $2,000.00

for the end-of-the-year student staff recognition ceremony, such funds to come from the TSP

Reserve account. The motion passed.

MOTION NO. 6: Rosenzweig moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed.