Report from the Treasurer,
Lester McKenzie

The delay is closing the old SunTrust accounts appears to be coming to a close. We were delayed due to problems the branch the account was opened at and Hurricane Isabel. See you think these things have no effect on you but Mother Nature has a funny way of determining who she effects and how. Karen Koonce, Past President and former Treasurer, visited the branch office to finalize all the paperwork.

The tax return has been completed and will be reported on by Audit and Finance Chair Jane McNaughton in more detail. We certainly thank Anne Rochester of EdFinancial Services for once again assisting SASFAA in this capacity. Membership forms keep coming fast and furious. We are already well over 700 members. A lot of things will change in the near future with the progression of the Web site upgrades, make sure you keep an eye out for those. SASFAA is moving quickly and the Treasurer's role will change as it does.

I attended the October 2003 Conference Committee in Greensboro, NC. As an ex-officio member of the committee I am impressed by the dedication of the conference committee members on all our behalf. Registration at the February 2004 conference will certainly be effected by the Web site changes so be sure check back often for updates. If you have any issues or concerns please feel free to contact me.

Report from Audit and Finance Committee
Jane McNaughton, Chair

SASFAA’s 990 Income Tax return was filed in November in accordance with IRS requirements. Jane McNaughton reported at the November Executive Board Meeting that the latest maturing certificate of deposit had been renewed in accordance with SASFAA’s Investment Strategy.

Work on the SASFAA Audit has begun and the results will be presented at SASFAA’s Executive Board on Saturday, February 14, 2004, as part of SASFAA’s Annual Conference in Birmingham, Alabama. The audit results are in accordance with SASFAA’s Master Calendar requirements. Members of the Audit and Finance Committee who will assist in the audit are Terry Bland of Mississippi, Terri Parchment of Tennessee and Dave Cecil of Kentucky.

Report from SASFAA’s President-Elect,
Janet Sain

Fall Meetings have included visits to the downtown Richmond Marriott for the VASFAA meetings, Lake Lanier Resorts for the GASFAA meeting and the Embassy Suites for the NCASFAA meeting. All groups were extremely hospitable and Janet was able to visit with her colleagues and see how their individual meetings were conducted.

Janet was unable to attend the VASFAA Board meeting prior to the conference, but she was able to make the SASFAA Update presentation during their opening session. This included hearing their general speaker, Mr. William Thro, address the impacts of the University of Michigan Affirmation Action cases. She was very impressed by their new “Get to know…VASFAA” brochure designed by their publications committee headed up by Joann Carreras. Great Job! Thanks to Sherwin and VASFAA for the warm welcome.

GASFAA’s meeting was held at the PineIsle Resort on Lake Lanier Island. The place was simply BEAUTIFUL! Great place for a conference. They held their Executive Board meeting on Wednesday afternoon and Janet was able to attend. Short, sweet and to the point. She loved it! Janet wanted to commend them on their newsletter and membership directory. She was able to attend their entire conference and the program committee did an excellent job with their selection of presenters and session topics. The SASFAA Update was given during their closing session and she was totally impressed with the attendance until she realized they were really all there for the door prizes! Hey, whatever works! Thanks again to Lenora and GASFAA for their hospitality.

NCASFAA held their fall meeting at the Embassy Suites in Greensboro, which is practically in Janet’s back door. Though she was only able to be there on Wednesday morning of the conference due to her commitments to SASFAA and NASFAA, she was able to present the SASFAA update along with her sidekick David Bartnicki from the Department of Education. Many thanks to her home crowd for their hospitality!

Continuing efforts in the sub-committee for Site Selection, assisting in the further development of a SASFAA Conference Manual and the development of the SASFAA Management Institute are my future agenda items.