A. Membership
As of December 2002, the membership of the Linguistic Society totalled 5912
compared to 6018 active members in December 2001, 5937 in 2000, 5999 in 1999,
6231 in 1998, 6393 in 1997, and 6212 in 1996. The active members include by
category: Libraries and Institutions (1894), Honorary (39), Life (349), Regular
(2726), Student (767), and Emeritus (18). 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: A. Machtelt Bolkestein,
Kathleen Fenton, Mary Lecron Foster, Harold Goodglass, Maurice Gross, Hideyuki
Hirano, Peter Juscyzk, Renee Kahane, Akio Kamio, Kostas Kazazis, Jerrold J.
Katz, Donald Lance, John N. Seaman, William Stewart, and Bozena H. Thompson;
Life Members Henrik Birnbaum, Tristano Bolelli, W. Nelson Francis, Meredith
Knox Gardner, Gordon Messing, and Allan Walker Read; Honorary Member Eugenio
Coseriu.
C. Elections
In 2002, the Nominating Committee (Beth Levin, chair) submitted the following
slate: Vice President/President-Elect (2003) Joan Bybee (U NM); members of the
Executive Committee: Alice Harris (U Stony Brook-SUNY), Larry Hyman (UC-Berkeley),
Maria Polinsky (UC-San Diego), and Gillian Sankoff (Penn). Over 600 ballots
were received in the Secretariat by 1 December, and the following members were
elected: Vice President/President-Elect: Joan Bybee; Executive Committee: Larry
Hyman and Gillian Sankoff.
In addition, the Executive Committee nominated: Editor (2003): Brian Joseph (OH SU) and Secretary-Treasurer (2003): 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 2002. A statement of support,
revenues and expenses, and changes in fund balances for the fiscal year with
comparative totals for 1998-2001 may be found on p. 21.