Minutes of the Annual Meeting                                     

North Carolina State Board of Examiners in Optometry                

Held via Conference Telephone

5:30 p.m., June 11, 2003

The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by the President.  Present on the call were Drs. William Hendrix, President, Scott Edwards, Secretary-Treasurer, Joel Banks, David Baxter, William Rafferty, Ms. Trudy Mitchell and Mr. James Richardson, Members of the Board.  Also present were Dr. John Robinson, Executive Director, and Ms. Janice Peterson, Administrative Secretary and Ms. Sara Roberts, Administrative Assistant.

Announcing that the purpose of the meeting was to elect new officers, Dr. Hendrix first  opened the floor for nominations for Secretary/Treasurer.

Dr. Banks nominated Dr. Baxter for Secretary/Treasurer.  The motion was seconded by Dr. Rafferty.  There being no further nominations, Dr. Edwards moved and Mr. Richardson seconded a motion that the nominations be closed and Dr. Baxter elected by acclamation.  The motion carried unanimously.

The floor was then opened for nominations for President.  Dr. Baxter nominated Dr. Edwards, and Mr. Richardson seconded the nomination.  There being no further nominations, Ms. Mitchell moved and Dr. Banks seconded a motion that Dr. Edwards be elected by acclamation.  The motion carried unanimously.

Dr. Hendrix took a moment to thank the Members of the Board for their support during both his time in office and over the ten years he has been a Member of the Board.  Further, as he leaves the Board he wished to say that while he will miss the work and challenges that come with being a Member of the Board, he will miss the camaraderie even more.

Dr. Edwards then took over the meeting and thanked the Members for their confidence in him and assured those present on the call that he would do his utmost to lead the Board in the maintenance of the highest standards of professional and ethical practice of optometry as exemplified by those who have gone before.

There being no further business, at 5:50 p.m. a motion to adjourn was made by Dr. Baxter, seconded by Mr. Richardson.  The motion passed unanimously. 

The next meeting of the Board will be in Raleigh, NC on Thursday evening  July 31, 2003 at a time certain to be announced, and ending no later than 6:00 PM on Sunday, August 3, 2003 for the purpose of conducting the Summer 2003 Clinical/Practicum Examinations

Approved August 3, 2003

                                                                                                                                Raleigh, North Carolina