Officers

President: Jacqueline Allen, Dallas Museum of Art
Vice-President/President Elect: Polly Trump, Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute
Secretary Treasurer: Carl Close, McNay Art Museum, through 6-14-00
Interim Secretary/Treasurers:
Laura Schwartz, University of Texas, Austin
Robert Beebe, San Antonio Public Library
Tara Carlisle, University of North Texas
Past President: Chia-Chun Shih, Kimbell Art Museum
Webmaster: Sam Duncan, Amon Carter Museum
ARLIS/NA South Regional Representative: Pat Lynagh, Smithsonian American Art Museum

2001 Officers Elected at Annual Meeting, October 13, 2000
Vice-President/President Elect: Laura Schwartz, University of Texas, Austin
Secretary Treasurer: Beverly Carver, University of Texas, Arlington

List of Chapter Meetings

March 20: Informal meeting of members at ARLIS/NA conference, Pittsburgh, PA
October 12-14: Annual Chapter Meeting, Houston, TX

Activities of the Chapter

Annual meeting was planned, starting in Pittsburgh, with the tremendous assistance of the Chapter Executive Committee and members residing in Houston. The annual meeting was attended by most of the current members of the chapter and was very successful. This was also the first joint meeting with members of the newly formed VRA/Texas Chapter. Summary reports on meeting sessions and tours can be read in The Medium 26/2, edited by Polly Trump. The 2000 directory and Vol. 26 of The Medium have resided on the Web site, exclusively, this year. This distribution method is made possible since all members now have access via institutional or personal Internet accounts. Our Web site home was established during the year, in that it was removed from space on a personal member’s account and given its own provider.

The Medium Column Coordinators beginning with Vol. 27

Academic libraries: Tara Carlisle
Architecture libraries: Karen DeWitt
Exhibition listing: Phil Heagy
Museum libraries: Mary Leonard
Public libraries: Robert Beebe
Visual resources: Sheryl Garcia

Membership Statistics: 36
32 Members, 4 Subscribers

ARLIS/Texas-Mexico Treasurer’s Report

Reporting Period: July 1, 2000 through December 31, 2000

Balance beginning July 1, 2000 $532.38

Income
2000 Memberships $30.00
2001 Memberships $480.00
1999 Conference Registration $10.00
2000 Conference Registration $465.00
Chapter Dinner $870.00
Lois Swan Jones Contributions [2000] $335.00
T-shirts $20.00
Interest $4.30
Total Income $2,214.30

Expenses
Miscellaneous Meeting Expenses $92.00
Chapter Dinner $833.46
Rienzi Tour $108.00
Contribution to ARLIS /NA 2001 Welcome Party $250.00
Fees for Cashier’s Checks (3 @ $4.00 each) $12.00
Total Expenses $1,295.46

Balance ending December 31, 2000 $1,451.22

Submitted by:
Robert Beebe
Interim Treasurer

*Note: Treasurer, Carl Close, resigned during the term. Incomplete banking and membership records made it impractical to reconstruct exact activities between January and June 30, 2000. However, approximate income and expenses were tallied and the Executive Committee agreed that it was best to start with July records and move forward.

Additional Comments:

2000 Lois Swan Jones Award went to Jon Evans, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. His report can be found in The Medium, 26/1.

2001 Lois Swan Jones Award Committee, chaired by Marty Stein, had an application deadline of December 1. Two awards of $500 each for the 29th ARLIS/NA conference in Los Angeles, CA were offered. The awards were presented to Brandon Pope and Joanna Cook.

The Chapter donated $250 toward the 29th Annual Conference Welcome Party.

Texas/Mexico members approved an increase in annual dues from $10 to $15.

Chapter requested financial assistance from the Society to pay travel expenses for a new member from Mexico to attend the Chapter meeting in 2001 in Albuquerque. The Society approved the request for the full amount of $500.00.

Implemented a member listserv on 12/3/00. Members subscribe via a link on the Web page at http://www.arlis-txmx.org.