Affiliates in 1999–2000
The Leadership Training workshop at the Annual Conference was presented by Program Chair Britton Wood. Dr. Bonnie Braun of the University of Maryland was the speaker on “Leadership Renewal: Leaving a Legacy.” Lane Powell reported on the “Bounce Back” survey results sent to all affiliates about the future. In response to the question, “If the affiliated councils disappeared from the face of the earth, what reasons would there be to put them back?”, five major affirming reasons emerged: (1) accessibility to the conference experience, sharing new information; (2) collaboration with colleagues; (3) application of researched practices; (4) increased visibility of the […]
Awards in 1999–2000
The Marie Peters Award went to Hamilton McCubbin of the University of Wisconsin—Madison. The Jessie Bernard Research Award went to Jennifer Hardesty. Shelley Haddock was given the Jessie Bernard Feminist Scholar Award. The Reuben Hill Award was given to Paul Amato of Pennsylvania State University and Joan Gilbreth of the University of Nebraska. Valerie Mannis and Elizabeth Bannister were honored with the Anselm Strauss Award. The Jan Trost Award was given to Gary Lee. A special Distinguished Service to Families Award was given to Sen. Paul Wellstone. The 2000 Fellows title was given to Elaine Anderson, Patricia Bell-Scott, David Demo, Mark Fine, Greer Litton Fox, […]
CFLE in 1999–2000
The Experience Recognition process became available to established family life educators. Applicants had to meet a combination of experience and degree requirements in order to apply under this streamlined process. The Experience Recognition process was made available in February, to remain open until December 31, 2000. NCFR joined the Coalition for Professional Certification (CPC). The CPC was formed in 1997 for the purpose of encouraging every certification organization to present a unified voice in Washington, with the intent of increasing the visibility and value of certification programs within employment settings. NCFR Executive Director Michael Benjamin, President-Elect Carol Darling, and Certification Director Dawn […]
Structure and Governance and Membership in 1999–2000
The new Carver Model of Governance was now fully implemented, and the newly restructured Board began the tasks of developing the ends/means statements and policies. Between 1999 and 2000 there was a 2.8% increase in membership, to 3,. Of these 2,438 opted for Family Relations and 2,653 chose the Journal of Marriage and the Family. There were new membership features offered on the NCFR website, such as an online member database and NCFR journals online in full text. Read the March 2000 NCFR Report Magazine Read the June 2000 NCFR Report Magazine Read the September 2000 NCFR Report Magazine Read the December 2000 NCFR Report Magazine
2000 Conference: Vision for Families: Continuity and Change Across Cohorts and Generations
The 62nd Annual Conference took place November 10–13 in Minneapolis, MN, at the Hilton Hotel. The theme chosen by Program Chair Elaine Anderson was “Vision for Families: Continuity and Change Across Cohorts and Generations.” Fees ranged from $75 for students to full registration at $160. Local arrangements co-chairs were Marcie Brooks and Mary Jo Czaplewski. Gov. Ventura of MN declared the entire month of November “Minnesota Month of the Family.” The President’s welcoming reception took place at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul, which highlighted a special “Families” exhibit that had run for 5 years and was conceived with consultation with Family […]
Leadership in 1999–2000
Stephen Jorgensen, Dean of the College Of Human Environmental Sciences at the University of Missouri since the fall of 2001, was NCFR’s new President. Jorgensen was a former director and professor in the School of Human Environmental Sciences at the University of Arkansas. Jorgensen earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology and Spanish at Hamline University in St. Paul, MN. He also earned his doctorate in family sociology from the University of Minnesota. He had been with the University of Arkansas since 1999. Prior to that, Jorgensen served as Dean of the College Of Human Sciences at Texas Tech University. He also held various […]
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June 7, 2016 at 3:19 pm
Sure, no problem
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June 7, 2016 at 2:45 pm
I wondered if I could use this for a project in my Chicano Studies class at ASU. The project will be put up in an exhibit display and possibly travel around to schools. Please let me know.
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November 12, 2013 at 10:20 am
Also worth a mention: John Gottman gave a Research Update for Practitioners on his marital research, which was well attended.
By the way, the name is “Celine Le Bourdais.”
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August 21, 2013 at 11:47 am
Dennis,
Enjoyed the story. And, what a lucky break for me that you did make this decision. Hope all is well.
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August 15, 2013 at 9:19 am
The 1980 Portland Conference was 12 days after Mt. St. Helen had erupted. There was lots of ash around all over, and I still have a bottle of that ash. That was the year we had an afternoon trip to near Mt. St. Helen’s planned, and still took the trip. On the way up the bus stopped at Crown Point which was typically one of the windiest spots around. The wind was so strong that it blew the name badges out of the plastic holders. It also blew Ruth Jewson, Helen Hartness, and me on top of each other (which was scary for us with Ruth, but she wasn’t hurt). The bus also stopped at Multnomah Falls which was stunning. That evening I played for Bert Adams to sing songs from some musicals. He did a magnificent job.
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August 13, 2013 at 1:24 pm
One of my first NCFR conferences was in Portland and I was still a doctoral student then, and a member of the Executive Committee of NCFR as the student rep. It was at that meeting that I was really thinking about my career and where I should go with it. I was a student in family sociology and my chair was Lee Axelson, then the President of NCFR. He wanted me to take a sociology position. But others suggested that my interests would be better served in Child and Family Development (then in Home Ec) where relationship issues would be easier to study. I did not know which way to go.
At that meeting we took a bus trip to the coast of Oregon for a “salmon bake” on the beach. I sat on the bus between Eleanor Luckey and Ruth Jewson. All the way over and back we talked about career directions and those two people who I respected so much listened to me, and gave me their counsel, experience, and wisdom. Eleanor noted that she had been trained in psychology but chose to go into child and family development since there were more peers there who could help her frame her ideas and help them mature. Ruth saw the emerging scholarship in CFD and the quality of research coming out. The result of that was my turning down sociology jobs and taking the CFD position at UNC-Greensboro, where John Scanzoni and others later joined me a a great department. And my first students there were Jay Mancini and Gary Bowen, who have become successful scholars in their own right.
So the memories of that NCFR in Portland so many years ago remind me of how important it is to continue to foster opportunities for young student scholars to meet with senior people who can give them other ideas, and perhaps bring perspectives that their own programs may not be able to offer. Keep mixing us all up, and recognize the key role you play in the stirring of the creative pots in this vital area of family research and practice.
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July 12, 2013 at 3:49 pm
These changes have been incorporated. Thanks for your feedback.
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July 11, 2013 at 8:52 am
Edits–
1. Please add that he was a professor for nearly 30 years
2. Also change “:marriage and family therapist” to “marriage and family researcher and therapist”
3. Prepare and Enrich should be all CAPS—PREPARE ENRICH
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July 8, 2013 at 4:16 pm
That terminology has been corrected. Thanks Marilyn.
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July 8, 2013 at 4:13 pm
In 1988-89, I was Association of Councils president-elect. In 1989-90, I was president. There was no vice president. Other officers were program chair, secretary/treasurer, and past president. Both the president elect and the president served on the NCFR Board.
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