Houghton Presides Over ANS Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of the ANS was held on October 24, 1998, at Society headquarters in New York. ANS President Arthur A. Houghton presided over the gathering that featured the election of five Councillors and illustrated talks by members of the Library and Curatorial Departments.
Councillors Elected
Kenneth L. Edlow, Chairman of the Nominating Committee, placed the names of five incumbent Councillors in nomination and they were duly elected to three-year terms ending October 2001. Those elected are:
Prof. Jere Bacharach, Professor of History, University of Washington, Seattle and Director of the Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington. Prof. Bacharach serves on the Society's Standing Committees on Islamic Coins and on Technology and Technical Applications.
Prof. Roger A. Hornsby, Professor and Past Chairman of the Department of Classics (Ret.), Iowa State University, Iowa City, Iowa. Prof. Hornsby is Second Vice-President of the ANS, a member of the Executive Committee of the Council and ANS Delegate to the American Council of Learned Societies. In addition, he serves as Chairman of the Standing Committee on Roman and Byzantine Coins and of the Acquisitions Committee, and as a member of the Publications Committee and the Huntington Award Committee, of which he is past Chairman.
Prof. John H. Kroll, Professor of Classics, University of Texas, Austin. Prof. Kroll is currently Chairman of the Publications Committee and of the Society's Long Range Planning Committee. He is also a member of the Committee on Operations and Management of the ANS.
Prof. Thomas R. Martin, the Jeremiah O'Connor Professor in Classics, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts. Prof. Martin serves as Chairman of the ANS Committee on Technology and Technical Applications and as a member of the Committee on Governance, the Personnel Committee, and the Standing Committee on Education.
Dr. Stephen K. Scher, President, Scher Chemicals, Clifton, New Jersey and former Professor of History of Art, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. Dr. Scher is Chairman of the Standing Committee on Medieval and Modern Coins and a member of the Medals and Decorations Committee and of both the Saltus and Huntington Award Committees, as well as the Committee on Operations and Management.
Announcements
Mr. Houghton informed the gathering of his intention to retire as President of the ANS at the completion of his fifth term in October 1999. He took note of the events that had transpired in the four years since he acceded to the office in October 1994, principally to see the responsibilities of the governing Council and the administration of the Society more clearly defined and to bring to a successful conclusion the Society's quest for a new and more suitable headquarters. In his opinion, the principal role of the President for the next several years will be to provide the leadership for the fund raising and the many decisions necessary to complete the move of the ANS to 140 William Street.
Mr. Houghton assured the audience that his support of the Society is undiminished; his personal dedication to the organization, its goals, its move to 140 William Street, and its financial health remain as strong as it has ever been; and he looks forward to remaining an active and contributing member of the Council and helping shape an effective strategy for the move and its financing.
Elam 35 Years at ANS
ANS Executive Director Leslie A. Elam was honored at the meeting on his thirty-fifth anniversary as an ANS employee. He began his career as an Editorial Assistant in mid-1963, was appointed Director in 1972 and to the newly created position of Executive Director in 1997. In separate tributes, President Houghton, Vice-President Donald G. Partrick, and Chief Curator William E. Metcalf remarked on Elam's tenure at the ANS and the occasion was further marked by presentation to Elam of an engraved silver plate.
Recent Accessions Discussed
Mr. Houghton then introduced Society Librarian Francis Campbell and members of the curatorial staff who presented illustrated talks on outstanding accessions of the previous year. The meeting concluded with a reception and the opportunity for visitors to enjoy the special exhibits of recent accessions that were on display for the occasion.