Vice+President

Vice President Section 2.a.The Vice President/President-Elect shall assist the President at all times. In the case of the resignation or incapacity of the President, the Vice President/President-Elect shall assume the office of President and complete the unexpired term. In such case, the Vice President/President-Elect shall also serve the subsequent full term as President that would have accrued by succession to the office. b. The Vice President/President-Elect shall be responsible for coordinating the preparation and dissemination of current revisions and additions to the __Operations Manual__of the Association. These materials shall be distributed at semi-annual meetings of the Board and the committee chairpersons as appropriate. c. The Vice President/President-Elect shall conduct the selection of recipients of the distinguished paper award and the outstanding dissertation/thesis award that are presented at the MSERA annual meeting. d. The Vice President/President-Elect shall be responsible for annually reviewing and updating as appropriate the section of the Operations Manual applicable to the office of Vice President/President-Elect. 2015 Dustin Hebert, Northwestern State University of Louisiana
 * No formal report. Instead, per suggestions from President Gail Hughes, VP/P-E report is reflected in updates and proposals related to the Operations Manual submitted by Jane Nell Luster and separate report for Distinguished Papers.

2013 Kathy Campbell, Southeastern Louisiana University, kathy.campbell@selu.edu

2012 Michelle Haj-Broussard, McNeese State University, mbroussard@mcneese.edu

Reviewers for Distinguished and Dissertation Awards for 2013: Mindy Crain-Dorough Rose Jones Eddie Shaw

2011 Julie Holmes, Louisiana Tech University, jholmes@latech.edu

2012 Michelle Haj-Broussard, McNeese State University, mbroussard@mcneese.edu

Call for distinguished paper awards has been updated on the website and it includes and electronic submission process.

Mid-South Educational Research Association

Spring Board of Directors Meeting

March 16, 2012

Lexington, KY

Vice President/President Elect

Distinguished Papers Report

We (Jane Nell) worked and are working on revising the submission for distinguished papers and David Morse updated the website for an electronic submission process. (completed MHB)

The scoring rubrics are still being revised but those will be done very soon. (completed MHB)

As Vice President/President Elect, I am to review and make revisions as needed to the Operations Manual. Julie did a thorough revision but Jane Nell and I are working with her Operations Review committee to make any additional revisions. If there are other definite changes that you see need to be made, please let me know.