New Orleans Board Meeting (Continued)
	Awards Committee Chairman Gary Lowder reported that the Awards for the 66th PFA Gold Medal presentation honoring Dr. Minoru Horiuchi will be held on Saturday 19 October at the Awards Banquet. Dr. Michael Cripton was presented the PFA Elmer Best Memorial Award at the Canadian Induction luncheon held during the 100th Anniversary of the Canadian Dental Association Meeting in Montreal last May. Dr. Ruffino N. Achacoso of the Philippines will be presented the Elmer Best memorial Award at tomorrow’s Awards Banquet. The Banquet’s speaker will be Dr. Joseph Devine who will be receiving the President’s Award. The PFA International Certificate of Merit Award will be presented to Dean Walter Lieber Bielli of Uruguay’s Catholic University Dental School. The Dental Trade & Industry Award will be presented to Germany’s Degussa Dental’s Herr Gerd Schulte. Retiring Trustee Awards will be presented to Drs. Gary Lowder, Kevin Roach, and Michael Perpich. Retiring Section Chairmen Plaques will be presented to Drs. Raymond Maddox of Indiana and Steve Hedlund of Iowa. The PFA distinguished Dentist Award will be presented to Dr. E. Steven Smith, Dean of Nevada’s new dental school. These awards had been approved at the March Las Vegas Executive Board Meeting. Awards Banquet Secretary/Treasurer Richard Kozal announced the arrangements for the Banquet Luncheon to be held the next day. Eight new Fellows are scheduled for Induction at the banquet–six from Louisiana, one from Nevada, and one from Missouri.		Leadership Conference This Conference that was scheduled for 2003 had been cancelled by the Executive Board at their 13 March 2002 Meeting in Las Vegas. The incoming officers will examine its contribution to the Academy and determine another date, location, and chairperson. Mentorship Program Report Chairman Raymond Maddox reported that the Mentorship Program exists in four phases: (1) Programs mentoring by PFA or with PFA and other organizations at dental schools, (2) Programs in Sections with no dental school mentoring new dentists by PFA or with PFA and other organizations, (3) Programs already existing without PFA, and (4) no programs at all for various reasons. Their success is also in that order. Where we have support from the dental schools and/or the Section’s dental organization, these programs seem to thrive with PFA supporting and participation. Many Chairs have attempted to establish such programs in their areas and have met with varying degrees of success due to support from the dental schools themselves, the local organized dental society, the perceived need for such a program from individual dentists encouraged to participate, and the rate of volunteers from PFA or another organization to spearhead the movement. We have various scenario programs to fit all levels of interest, and brochures to explain the program, but all the factors need to exist to run a successful one. Some such programs are being run apart from PFA, and we encourage our Sections to volunteer to support those, as opposed to initiating a new one ourselves. Those areas where there are no programs, we have approached the dental societies and the dental schools armed with methods to begin one. In some cases our help has been declined.
	International Committee Chairman Ernesto Acuna discussed the financial impact on many third-world countries where many eligible members simply cannot afford membership at this time. Many existing Fellows have considered dropping their membership because of financial reasons. One of the thoughts to be considered is some form of dues reduction to these areas. The Central Office and President responded that each country’s situation is considered by the Executive Committee on a case-by-case basis. They had reviewed the FDI’s dues structure, which is a sliding scale based on that country’s GNP, but it was determined that this would cause a larger reduction in income if we implemented that. The FDI is securing the majority of their funding from their annual Congress with the dues structure being secondary. PFA has no such major funding input as a Congress and must rely exclusively on the income from the dues. There is another consideration that PFA is an international honor organization inviting only that country’s elite dentists to become Fellows in comparison to FDI, which accepts any dentist wishing to be a member.		Trustee Bernardo Levit reinforced Dr. Acuna’s statements that some of his area’s elite dentists, giving of themselves to help the general population or teaching in academic institutions, do not make the money to be able to accept our invitation. On the other hand, many dentists who can afford the dues and want to be members are not qualified by our standards. The Central Office assured the Board that they are constantly examining this problem. But even in our own country, the costs of maintaining the International Office have risen, the interests of the Board in updating and modernizing our operations have stretched our means to provide these services to where it has become necessary for the Foundation to assist us in executing our programs to keep them running or to initiate them. To pare back our major source of income in collecting dues would result in a reduction of services provided and programs being run, which make PFA what it stands for globally. These are difficult decisions that face the Board annually, and the Executive Committee quarterly, and the Central Office daily.

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	New Orleans Board Meeting (Section Chair Caucus)
	Section Chair Caucus Section Chair Caucus Drs. Ray Maddox (US) and Ernesto Acuna (international) chaired a Friday morning meeting from 8:30 a.m. until the Caucus broke for lunch at noon. Many topics were discussed about the Academy programs as they impacted the Sections. Editor Jim Brophy also addressed the 37 attending concerning their interest in articles in Dental World, any suggestions for improvement, and how they could get articles into the publication. The activities and suggestions of the Academy were discussed such as holding Induction Ceremonies, soliciting membership, having the Central Office collect local Section dues, and mentorship. It was a thoroughly inclusive gathering of probably the largest group of Chairs that we have had in some time, covering a wide range of topics. A list of their suggestions will be forwarded to the Central Office for possible implementation. Officers & Trustees Reports These reports from the International Officers were discussed for additional comments. The reports were accepted by the Board.		Appointment of Section Chairs Secretary/Treasurer put forth the following names for Board approval for their respective Sections: • Dr. Henrique Teitelbam for Brazil • Dr. Jamie Koifman for Chile • Drs. Allison and Alasdair Watson for Scotland • Drs. Bill Leifler and Tom Smith for Arkansas There was some concern about the Brazilian Section since the new President Renato Geromel had introduced himself as having succeeded to the position from an election several years ago without Board knowledge or approval. He had been invited to appear before the Board to explain this and answer why the dues from his Section had not been paid. He did not attend the Board Meeting to do so. A motion was passed to continue to work on the Brazilian situation (Dr. Lowder will send a letter as International President to them). A motion was passed to accept the nomination for California Southern Section Chairman from new Board Trustee Charles Eller. Trustee Bernardo Levit requested of the Board that they also consider dividing Latin America into Central America and South America, as the area was too large for one Trustee to administer. Section Chairs’ Reports These reports have been submitted for the meeting agenda manual from the Chairpersons in Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Nevada, Northern California, Nebraska, Philippines, the Czech Republic, Yugoslavia, Kenya, Belgium, Bulgaria, Spain, Israel, Italy, Japan, France, and Macedonia. They appeared in the meeting agenda manual for Board review. Any additional information to be added to these reports or problems were discussed. The reports were accepted by the Board.
	New Orleans Board Meeting (Second Board Session) Sunday, 20 October, Cambridge Room
	President Scott Welch reconvened the PFA Academy Board Meeting with a quorum present at 8 a.m. President Welch commended the Central Office for a very well-run Awards Banquet, and Dr. Lowder for his handling the Awards presentations to the various dignitaries from around the world. He noted that it was one of the largest banquets we have had, with the event starting on time and being completed by 2 p.m. to permit the Foundation Board to continue their meeting. He was also impressed with actual internationality of the guests attending from around the world. Region 9 Area Meeting Dean Diampo Lim of the Philippines invited all PFA Section Chairs of the Region 9 Area, and anyone else who would like to attend, to a PFA meeting in Manila in April 2003 during the Asian-Pacific Dental Association Convention. Four Section Chairs have responded to the meeting request. Dean Lim hopes to have a ceremony at that meeting to induct 37 new fellows and would like an International Officer there to help officiate. The next Asian-Pacific Dental association Meeting will be in Hong Kong in 2004, and in Malaysia in 2005. Legal Counsel Session Our attorney Jonathan Howe was present to answer questions by the Board Members. One such question addressed the Constitution & Bylaws Committee’s suggestion of changing the title from Secretary/ Treasurer to Executive Director, whereby the Executive Director would be on paid staff and the Secretary/Treasurer would be an elected volunteer. Attorney Howe answered that this would just be shifting the responsibilities around and would require Constitutional changes and also an additional officer to pay to come to the Meetings. Attorney Howe went on to define the various governing documents. The Constitution is for unincorporated organizations to establish the purpose and governance. In Articles of Incorporation, this is necessary. The Bylaws are a contract with the members that can be more easily reviewed, revised, and restated. The Policy Manual is the way the organization operates specifically within what guidelines. Electronic communication is possible through a Bylaws amendment. The new Executive Committee suggested making Constitutional and Bylaws changes in San Francisco. Trustee Mark suggested that these draft changes in those documents be in place by the March Executive Meeting so they may be reviewed then.		Operation of Sections Secretary Richard Kozal replied that the Academy had always permitted local autonomy of its Sections to determine their own procedures, governing authority, officers, and programs. Attorney Howe noted that there is a fine line between autonomy and anarchy. President-elect Gary Lowder responded that if they have not paid their dues, they are not a valid PFA organization. Attorney Howe suggested revoking their franchise. It was suggested that Secretary Kozal write them a letter explaining that if their dues were not brought up to date, the International PFA can no longer recognize them as a PFA Section and will appoint a replacement. If there are no dues paid, then there is no Section. Trustee Mike Perpich asked if the Board had the authority to collect Section dues ourselves. Attorney Howe responded that you can as you have the authority for chartering their franchise. A brand name loses its meaning if the authorities in charge do not protect its integrity. This problem was also referred to the Special Committee to draw up the Constitution and Bylaws revisions to establish minimum standards for what is expected out of a Section. Foundation Fund Raising Committee Past PFA President Larry Barrett gave a presentation on the looming future of the Foundation to continue providing grants and scholarships with the declining returns on the investments. Dr. Higue has been doing an excellent job of generating the necessary revenue, but even his magic will run out if the market continues to stay depressed. Dr. Barrett has been pressed into Foundation service to raise $3 million to increase the endowment. He proposed that the Academy appoint a joint “ad hoc” committee for one year with the Foundation to establish a plan to send out a letter to every Fellow requesting a donation, follow up with a thank you letter, and publish their names in Dental World. The Foundation is to fund this project. The Academy is to appoint three members of the Board of Trustees along with the three members from the Foundation Board to work on this project and report back by the March Executive Board Meeting. The names to serve on the Academy portion of this committee were Drs. Mike Perpich, Barry Dolman, and Scott Welch. Trustee Levit also suggested that we stress “in memoriam” donations. Membership Committee Report Dr. Charles Eller suggested we call the committee the Fellowship Committee to develop and work to inspire the section Chairs to increase membership. We need to provide them with guidance and the tools to accomplish this.

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	New Orleans Board Meeting (Second Board Session cont'd)
	2002-2003 Committee Appointments Incoming President Gary Lowder announced his committee appointments for the incoming year. The Executive Committee is established with President Gary Lowder, President-elect Kevin Roach, Vice President Mike Perpich, Immediate Past President Scott Welch, and Secretary/ Treasurer Richard Kozal. The Fellowship (membership) Committee will be eight members: Drs. Charles Eller (Chair), Pierre Marois, Bernardo Levit, William Winspear, Mamoru Sakuda, Barry Dolman, Steve Hedlund, Scott Welch, and Richard Kozal. The Budget & Finance Committee will be Dr. Kevin Roach (Chair), Scott Welch, Gary Lowder, Mike Perpich, and Bob Hart. They will need to immediately draw up a budget for the 2002-2003 fiscal year. The Nominations Committee will be Drs. Scott Welch, David Campbell, and James Long. The Constitution & Bylaws Committee will be Drs. Mike Perpich, Howard Mark, David Campbell, and Robert Hart. The Publicity and Publications Committee will be Drs. James Brophy, Howard Mark, and Mamoru Sakuda.		The Awards Committee will be Drs. James Englander (Chair), Pierre Marois, and Charles Eller with consultants Bernardo Levit, Nicholas Saccone, Gary Lowder, Ray Maddox, Mamoru Sakuda, and Frank Braun. The Mentorship Committee will be Drs. Ray Maddox, Barry Dolman, Mamoru Sakuda, Pierre Marois, and William Winspear. The Hall of Fame Committee will be Drs. Ray Klein (Chair), Fred Halik, and Pierre Marois. The Archivist & Historian will be Editor James Brophy. The “ad hoc” Fund Raising Committee will be Drs. Mike Perpich, Scott Welch, and Barry Dolman. Each Section Chair has the right to nominate to the Board. All recommendations must be submitted by 1 January 2003. A motion was made by Richard Kozal, seconded by Howard Mark, that the Board accept the Committee Appointments for the 2002-2003 year. The motion was passed.

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	New Orleans Board Meeting (Unfinished Business...)
	Strategic Planning Committee Chairman Howard Mark noted that it was an ambitious framework, which he culled from the strategic plans of other organizations. We now need a Committee to implement these plans into the Constitution and Bylaws, and what the Academy does, and their financial impact.		A motion was passed that the Board of Trustees review the information and return with long range planning as to how to interdigitate this with our goals and interests, and governing documents, to give a summary by 1 January 2003.

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	New Orleans Board Meeting (New Business...)
	Foundation Dr. Carl Lundgren announced that the newly elected officers for the Foundation for the coming term were Dr. Carl Lundgren as President, Fred Halik as Vice President, and George Higue for Treasurer. The Academy requests for funding from the Foundation had been approved. Dr. Lundgren also announced that Helen Sheridan, Chairman of the ADA International relations Committee, reported that President George Bush mentioned the Foundation’s $5000 Humanitarian Award contribution to the 9/11 disaster fund during his address to the Opening Session of the ADA. (Editor’s note: President Bush did not mention us by name, but by deed.) Central Office Correspondence of note to the Central Office was included. Election of New Trustees Secretary Richard Kozal presented the credentials for the recommended replacements of Dr. Kevin Roach, Dr. Barry Dolman of Montreal has been recommended; for Dr. Michael Perpich, Dr. Steve Hedlund of Iowa has been recommended; and for Dr. Gary Lowder, Dr. Charles Eller of California has been recommended. A motion was passed to accept those recommendations as new International Board Trustees. Chairman Caucus Suggestion Dr. Kozal reported that to collect local dues and separate them out from the international dues would that we collect at the St. Louis lockbox address would cost us more, since the bank would need to several additional encodings to accomplish this and then have the checks issued to the Sections. The costs and logistics of doing this need to be reviewed.		2003 Annual Meeting in San Francisco The ADA Meeting dates will be 25-29 October, Sunday through Thursday. Dr. Carl Lundgren noted that the ADA Educational component will be the previous Thursday through Sunday. Will this have an effect on our Meetings and Awards Banquet? Dr. Kozal will look into this matter, but as of now the Board meeting will be held on Friday 23 October 2003, the Awards Banquet and President’s Reception will be on Saturday 24 October 2003, and the final Board Meeting and Social Dinner will be on Sunday 25 October 2003. Vice President Mike Perpich will host the Section Chairman’s Caucus. PFA Web Site Report Webmaster Mark Stanley provided his report as of 10 September 2002, which demonstrated increased usage. His organization is keeping the site updated each month. Its has been visually enhanced with color and graphics. We are now averaging 400 visitors per day. The publications section has the highest rate of visitors. Traffic has also increased from our some 35 links to other related dental sites. We now have some 50 main pages and seven articles plus images in our History of dentistry series, and 24 back issues of Dental World on-line. The Directory has been added containing the membership rosters by Section. There is an on-line calendar of events continuously updated with schedules and contact information. We have an internal search engine to locate articles of interest. 2003 FDI Meeting in Sydney, Australia The FDI Congress will be held in Sydney, Australia, 18-21 September.

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