Minutes 08

Doug Knapp, the Society’s president for the year, started the meeting. He thanked Geoffrey Goram and Macalaster for hosting it and announced that Macalaster would also host the student conference in the spring. Next he brought up the topic of carbon energy emissions, which was the topic of the talk of last year’s featured speaker. Doug suggested that the society give an annual contribution to an organization like Native Energy that would take that money and use it to support non-carbon based sources of energy. This passed by voice vote and it was determined that the society would contribute $30.00 a year to such an organization.

Next the secretary/treasurer read last years minutes which were passed by voice vote. After that it was time to elect the officers. John Kronen was re-elected secretary treasurer, Geoffrey Goram was elected President, and Jeffry Johnson of St. Catherine’s was elected vice president. St. Benedict’s and St. John’s offered to host the student conference in the spring of 2010.

After this new faculty were announced. UMD hired Tristram McPherson, who works in ethics, and The University of Minnesota at Morris also hired a person in Ethics. Macalaster hired Geoffrey Gormam; The College of St. Catherine hired Jeffrey Johnson, and Anoka Ramsey Community College hired Kristin Klamm.