NCA Ethnography Division Business MeetingFriday, November 22, 2013 from 2-3:15pmMarriott Wardman Park: Washington Room 4 – Exhibit Level

I. Welcome and call to order – Chris Poulosa. Announcement about sign-up sheet to chair, respond, review – Sarah Tracy

II. NCA Initiatives – Brad Melloa. NCA received a grant to study student learning outcomes

i. Tuning Project – student learning outcomes in the discipline in Comm Studies: http://www.natcom.org/tuningproject/

1. Call for participants deadline is December 16th

ii. Data About the Discipline tab under More Resources drop down menu on the NCA Homepage (will need to log on to Member’s Area).

1. Presented here are research reports derived from several sources including data gathered and analyzed by NCA staff, data from other associations and analyzed by NCA, or data pertinent to the discipline that have been gathered and analyzed by governmental and/or higher education associations.

iii. Public Advocacy tab – includes information about Media OutreachIII. Old business

a. Approval of minutes from 2012 Division business meeting – Chris Poulosb. Vice-Chair Elect’s report on 2013 pre-conference report – Sarah Tracy

i. Focused on qualitative data analysisc. Vice-Chair’s report on 2013 program – Tony Adams

i. 21 panels slots (1 for business meeting) with a 59% acceptance rated. Secretary’s report – Jillian Tullis

i. Send any newsletter correctionsii. Will be updating the website

IV. New businessa. Vice-chair elect, program planner for 2014– Sarah Tracy

i. 20 panels (same as this year)ii. In honor of the 100 year anniversary of NCA, the organization is dedicating

100 panel slots focusing on the history of NCA1. Panels could focus on the history of ethnography and ethnography

divisiona. Take suggestions on the websiteb. Post ideas to the ethnography list serv

b. Report on Legislative Assembly – Chris Poulos and Lisa Tillmanni. LA members voted on a motion that will allow NCA members to vote on

changes to the authority of the LA and the introduction of a Board of Governors that will have fiduciary and legal responsibility.

c. Recognition of Service to the Division: Reviewers and Executives – Chris Poulosd. Division Awards –

i. Special Recognition to Keith Berry – Lisa Tillmannii. Legacy Award Winners: Carolyn Ellis & Bob Krizek – Lisa Tillmann

iii. Best Book Award: Robin Boylorn (Best Monograph); and Tony Adams, Stacy Holman Jones, Carolyn Ellis (Best Edited Collection) – Lisa Tillmann

iv. Best Article: Kristen C. Blinne – Lisa Tillmannv. Best Book Chapter: Laura L. Ellingson – Lisa Tillmann

vi. Special Journal Issue: Tony E. Adams and Stacy Holman Jones – Lisa Tillmann

vii. Best Aural/Visual Ethnography: Lisa Tillmann – Tony Adamsviii. John T. Warren Top Student Paper Award: Heather Curry – Tony Adams

ix. Top Paper Awards: Pavel Shlossberg; Courtney Cole; Heather Curry, & Amber Johnson – Tony Adams

x. Bud Goodall and Nick Trujillo “Way of Life” 2014 Award Call – Chris Poulos

xi. Affiliate Awards: David R. Maines Narrative Research Award; Ellis-Bochner Autoethnography/Personal Narrative Research Award; Norman K. Denzin Qualitative Research Award – Chris Poulos

e. Elections – Vice Chair Electi. Statement from the candidates: Shirley Drew and Andrew Herrmann

ii. Voting by written ballotiii. Election Results – Shirley Drew, Vice Chair Electiv. Passing of gavel to Tony Adamsv. Formal Meeting Adjourned

f. Words of praise/tribute for the Legacy Award Winners

Meetings by Jillian A. Tullis, Ethnography Division Secretary (for changes email: jillian.tullis@uncc.edu)