A. Membership
As of December 2000, the membership of the Linguistic Society totalled 5817 compared to 5999 active members in December 1999, 6231 in 1998, 6393 in 1997, and 6212 in 1996. The active members include by category: Libraries and Institutions (1858), Honorary (36), Life (311), Regular (2787), Student (782), and Emeritus (43). In addition, 120 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: Mohammed Ali-Jazayery, Fernando Escalante, Suzanne Fleischman, Margaret Hoffman, Donald Larson, Al Liberman, Jean Malmstrom, Edgar O. Polome, Paul L-M Serruys, and William Stokoe; Life Members H. S. Biligiri, Frederic G. Cassidy, and R. Whitney Tucker; Life Members/Past Presidents Victoria A. Fromkin, Charles Hockett, William Moulton, and Kenneth Pike; Honorary Members Michel Lejeune and Robert Robbins.
C. Elections
In 2000, the Nominating Committee (Mark Baker, chair) submitted the following slate: Vice President/President-Elect (2001) Frederick J. Newmeyer (U WA); members of the Executive Committee: Greg Carlson (U Rochester), Michael Krauss (U Alaska), Sarah G. Thomason (U MI), and Donca Steriade (UC-Los Angeles). Over 700 ballots was received in the Secretariat by 1 December, and the following members were elected: Vice President/President-Elect: Frederick J. Newmeyer; Executive Committee: Michael Krauss and Sarah G. Thomason.
In addition, the Executive Committee nominated: Editor (2001): Mark Aronoff (SUNY-Stony Brook) and Secretary-Treasurer (2001): 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 2000. A statement of support, revenues and expenses, and changes in fund balances for the fiscal year with comparative totals for 1996-99 may be found on p. 18.