Minutes - Audit Section Meeting Held August 3 2008 - Final Approved

Auditing Section Executive Committee Meeting Sunday, August 3, 2008 8:30 am – 2:00 pm Hilton Anaheim thCapistrano A, 4  Floor  The meeting was called to order at 8:30 by Mark Peecher Present at the meeting were: Ray Whittington, Past President Mark Peecher, President Audrey Gramling, Vice President, Academic Trevor Stewart, Vice-President, Practice Urton Anderson, Historian Mark Taylor, Treasurer Jay Thibodeau, Incoming Secretary Julia Higgs, Secretary (arrived at 12:45) 1. Thank outgoing officers & welcome incoming officers Mark Peecher thanked Trevor Stewart, Ray Whittington and Julia Higgs for their service to the section. He indicated that they will be formally recognized for their service to the section during the Auditing Section luncheon on Monday, August 4th. Peecher then thanked the incoming officers, including Urton Anderson and Jay Thibodeau. Urton will be leaving the post of Historian and taking over as the new Vice President-Academic, while Jay Thibodeau will be taking over the Secretary role. Mark also indicated that Jean Bedard will be taking on the role of Historian. 2. Nominations for officer slate for the Fall elections Mark Peecher reported that he has had success in identifying candidates for the upcoming fall elections. The Executive Committee commended Peecher for his progress to date. Peecher commented on the difficulty of finding candidates to run in contested elections. A discussion then ensued ...