A. Membership
As of December 2001, the membership of the Linguistic Society totalled 6018 compared to 5817 active members in December 2000, 5999 December 1999, 6231 in 1998, 6393 in 1997, and 6212 in 1996. The active members include by category: Libraries and Institutions (1825), Honorary (37), Life (338), Regular (2792), Student (884), and Emeritus (20). In addition, 122 institutions throughout the world were receiving the LSA Bulletin and/or Language on an exchange basis.
B. Deaths
We are sorry to report the deaths of the following linguists: Rudolf Filipovic and Manatro J. Hashimoto; Life Members/Past Presidents Kenneth Hale, Joseph Greenberg, Kenneth Pike, and Thomas A. Sebeok; Honorary Members Nicolas Ruwet and Paul Thieme.
C. Elections
In 2001, the Nominating Committee (Alice Harris, chair) submitted the following slate: Vice President/President-Elect (2002) Ray Jackendoff (Brandeis U); members of the Executive Committee: Stephen Anderson (Yale U), Eve Clark (Stanford U), Donka Farkas (UC-Santa Cruz), and Joan Maling (Brandeis U). Nearly 700 ballots were received in the Secretariat by 1 December, and the following members were elected: Vice President/President-Elect: Ray Jackendoff; Executive Committee: Stephen Anderson and Eve Clark.
In addition, the Executive Committee nominated: Editor (2002): Brian Joseph (OH SU) and Secretary-Treasurer (2002): Sally McConnell-Ginet (Cornell U). Both were elected to office.
D. Audit Report
Gold, Leins, Secker, and McMaster completed its review of the Society's funds through the end of the fiscal year, 30 September 2001. A statement of support, revenues and expenses, and changes in fund balances for the fiscal year with comparative totals for 1997-2000 may