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Endowment Committee

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The PSA Endowment Committee is a six member committee appointed by the Committee on Committees. Members serve two year/three conference terms, with two members from each region (north, south, central). Terms are staggered; in any one year, two members end their terms and two begin their terms. The purpose of this committee, working with the Executive Officers, is to raise funds for the PSA Endowment Fund.

The Endowment Fund

Donations and Bequests to the PSA Endowment Fund will be used for a variety of purposes, pending approval by a majority vote of the Council. These purposes could include, for example, operating expenses, maintenance and improvement of its publications, one-time special projects, scholarships for students, visiting scholars to the annual meetings, monetary gifts to the Association’s annual award winners, dissertation research awards, minority scholarships, and any other activities approved by the Council which enhance the Association, its membership, and the profession in the Western Region.

Since the PSA is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, all contributions to the Endowment Fund are tax deductible. The Executive Office will send a receipt for tax purposes to donors. All donors who contributed in the previous calendar year will be recognized by name in the January issue of the PSA Newsletter.

As donations come in, they will be invested in interest accounts and/or other types of income or investment accounts as approved by the PSA Council.

  1. Procedures for taking committee action.  Committee action is taken following a majority vote of the committee members. This is done either at the annual meeting or by email at the request of the chair.
  2. Specific duties of the chair.  The chair must develop the agenda for the year’s activities and must convene the annual meeting of the committee. The chair is responsible for keeping the lines of communication open between and among members, for working with the Executive Director on fund raising for the Endowment Fund, for organizing and conducting meetings, for keeping track of pertinent member activities, for writing the annual committee minutes, for keeping a committee archive and passing it on to the next chair, and for providing leadership.
  3. Calendar of activities.
    • By November 1: Chair develops agenda for ideas for fund raising. Input from committee members is encouraged and has been discussed with committee members at the previous PSA meeting or via email.
    • November-February: Chair and the members of the Committee along with the Executive Director develop and implement ideas for fundraising either before, during, or after the conference.
    • At Meeting: Conduct and oversee fundraising activities at the annual conference. Meet as a committee. Select someone to take minutes. Select/elect next committee chair. Discuss agenda items, including ideas for fundraising for next year’s PSA meeting. Pass action items, if any, on to PSA Council. Solicit recommendations for prospective committee members; these are then passed on to the chair of the Committee on Committees.
    • After Meeting: Chair writes report of committee activities, due to the Secretary by May 1. The report highlights activities the members have participated in throughout the year, and provides information on any sessions the committee wants to sponsor for the next conference.

2023-2024 Committee Members
Steven Ortiz (24) Oregon State University
Rachel Soper (24) CSU Channel Islands
no new appointees (to begin service in 2023) made by the Committee on Committees

2022-2023 Committee Members
Jose Munoz (23) California State University San Bernardino, Chair
Bobbi-Lee Smart (23) Cerritos College
Steven Ortiz (24) Oregon State University
Rachel Soper (24) CSU Channel Islands

2021-2022 Committee Members
Deidre Tyler (22) Salt Lake Community College
Ynez Wilson Hirst (22) St. Mary’s College of California
Jose Munoz (23) California State University San Bernardino  Chair
Bobbi-Lee Smart (23) Cerritos College

2020-2021 Committee Members
Wendy Ng (21) California State University East Bay
Liz Bennett (21) Central New Mexico Community College Co-Chair
Deidre Tyler (22) Salt Lake Community College
Ynez Wilson Hirst (22) St. Mary’s College of California

2019-2020 Committee Members
Amanda Shigihara (20, extended) California State University Sacramento Co-Chair
Linda Rillorta (20) Mt. San Antonio College
Wendy Ng (21) California State University East Bay
Liz Bennett (21) Central New Mexico Community College  Co-Chair

2018-19 Committee Members
Amanda Shigihara (20, extended) California State University Sacramento Co-Chair
Stephanie Anckle (19) Claremont Graduate University
Linda Rillorta (20) Mt. San Antonio College

2017-18 Committee Members
Sandra Way (18) New Mexico State University
Linda Henderson (18) St Mary’s College, Calgary,  Vice Chair 2016-17, Chair 2017-18
Tina Burdsall (18) Portland State University
Karen Seccombe (18) Portland State University
Amanda Shigihara (19) SUNY College at Old Westbury
Stephanie Anckle (19) Claremont Graduate University
to begin service in 2018:
Susan Murray (20) San Jose State University
Linda Rillorta (20) Mt. San Antonio College

2016-17 Committee Members
Sandra Way (18) New Mexico State University, Chair
Linda Henderson (18) St Mary’s College, Calgary,  Vice Chair 2016-17, Chair 2017-18
Tina Burdsall (18) Portland State University
Karen Seccombe (18) Portland State University
to begin service in 2017:
Amanda Shigihara (19) SUNY College at Old Westbury
Stephanie Anckle (19) Claremont Graduate University

2015-16 Committee Members
Sandra Way (16) New Mexico State University,  Chair
Rosemary Powers (16) Eastern Oregon University
Sunil Kukreja (16) University of Puget Sound
Brenda Wilhelm (16) Colorado Mesa University
Dean Dorn

2014-15 Committee Members
Dean Dorn, Chair
Gordon Clanton (15) San Diego State University (Southern)
Kathleen Kaiser (16) California State University, Chico (Central)
Sunil Kukreja (17) University of Puget Sound (Northern)
Rosemary Powers (17) Eastern Oregon University (Northern)
Brenda Wilhelm (17) Colorado Mesa University (Central)
Sandra Way (17) New Mexico State University (Southern)