The Association of Retired Faculty of California State University, Northridge (CSUN) had its inception in 1985. The years 1984-1985 marked the retirement of the first sizable number from this university, which began as San Fernando Valley State College, an institution newly separated from Los Angeles State College, itself a newcomer to the educational community in 1947. The first group of newly hired faculty, 119 in all in the fall of 1958, came mainly from a group of young professionals, many of them veterans of World War II. Thus they would likely retire within the same time period. By 1985, more than thirty faculty had retired. In the years after 1985 an increasing number would join the ranks of retirees.
In January 1985, Sidney Albert, Professor Emeritus from California State University, Los Angeles, formerly Los Angeles State College, invited colleagues emeriti from several California State University (CSU) campuses to meet and discuss a possible organization of retired CSU professors. From this meeting California State University Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association, commonly known as ERFA, evolved. Fred McMahon, CSUN (Speech Communication), who attended the meeting, learned that many other California state universities had at this time campus organizations of retired faculty. In March 1985, he invited local campus retired faculty to meet to discuss forming such an organization on the CSUN campus. He offered those who attended a proposed constitution. After discussing the functions of the new organization and the proposed constitution and making some minor revisions in the proposed document, the new group became the Association of Retired Faculty of California State University, Northridge and elected Fred McMahon as its first president. The initial membership consisted of about thirty members. An executive committee consisting of a president and a board came into being, and ARF became a viable organization. Fred McMahon served as president during the spring of 1985 and the academic year 1985-1986.
The constitution set forth five purposes for the new organization:
The new organization confronted a formidable task. It must establish itself on campus as a group beneficial to the university. It must become known to faculty and students, particularly to faculty retired or considering retirement. Once some members had joined, a concomitant task confronting the founders was to establish a degree of cohesion in a diverse group of former faculty, many of whom were by now scattered over a large urban area. Under the leadership of Fred McMahon, Mary McEdwards, and William Schlosser, the Association of Retired Faculty, known familiarly as ARF, evolved into a cohesive organization.
An important means of achieving this cohesion was ARF Notes, begun by Mary McEdwards in March 1988. At first a single mimeographed sheet published monthly, the new publication was truly, as it stated, "a potpourri of information ARF members might find useful in their lives as CSUN retirees." Its stated purpose was "to provide for the general welfare of retired CSUN faculty." Information about long-term health care, legislative initiatives of concern to retirees, changes in Medicare, even television programs focused on retirement concerns found its way onto these sheets. A social calendar was coming into being. A September potluck dinner at the McEdwards ranch was announced for September 1988, and pronounced a great success with a turnout of approximately 50 people. A first annual banquet was announced for January 1989 at the University Club with music students playing Elizabethan songs and two retired faculty performing Truman Capote's "A Christmas Memory." A later issue announced an April 15 tax-day dinner for ARF members, a May 2nd annual membership meeting and a final event of the academic year, a May 27th potluck luncheon, again at the McEdwards ranch. Programs of interest to retired faculty were also announced, for example, a February program on saving money on one's tax bill, with a certified public accountant as speaker.
The progress of ARF in becoming an organization recognized as part of the university community came with the announcement in ARF Notes for December 1988 that the CSUN Senate had voted unanimously in December 1988 to amend its Faculty Bylaws to include an ARF designee as an ex-officio member of the Senate.
The years 1989-1992 were memorable for achieving several initiatives. The Executive Board recommended to the membership that certain changes be made in its constitution and bylaws to clarify the role of president and board, to specify length of terms, and to broaden the membership. These changes were adopted. During the presidencies of Helen Giedt and Ray McHugh, both constitution and bylaws were amended and changed to serve the needs of the association more effectively. The most substantive changes and their effects are these:
"Article IV: Section 1, Officers: The Executive Committee of the Association shall be the president, vice-president, immediate past president, secretary, treasurer, and four members-at-large."
"Section 3: The president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer shall be elected for a term of office of one year commencing July 1. The members-at-large shall be elected for terms of two years. Two members at large shall be elected every year beginning July 1."
These changes separated the offices of secretary and treasurer and added one member to the members-at-large category.
Proposed bylaw changes were these:
"Article I, Membership, Section 1: There shall be two classes of dues-paying members: regular and associate. Associate membership is open to the spouse of any regular member or an individual deemed qualified associate membership by vote of the executive committee." A later bylaw change permits the Executive Committee to "offer associate membership to any individual deemed qualified for membership."
"Article III, Duties of the Officers, Section 1.... {the president shall exercise}general supervision over the affairs of the Association, shall serve as ex officio member on all committees, and shall represent the Association in public affairs. The president shall delegate, with the approval of the Executive Committee, another member of the Association to serve as official representative at university functions...."
These changes resulted in increased membership, particularly widows of deceased faculty, some administrators, and some staff. Another result was a clear understanding of the role of the president and that of the Executive Board. The plan for the newly structured Board also provided for more continuity in the organization.
In September 1989, ARF Notes became a four-page printed newsletter with Fred McMahon as editor. The new edition carried a message from the President in the right-hand column. It also carried a calendar of events for the year B social, theater, and speaker programs. Additionally an Update column carried news of retired faculty and their activities. The new ARF Notes reflected the maturing of the organization and also financial stability in affording the new newsletter.
Throughout 1989-1990 programs of interest continued to bring retirees and active faculty together: health care, a theater party for South Pacific and another for a night at the opera, and finally a highly successful Emeriti Art Exhibit. In May of 1990 an important agenda item on the program of the annual business meeting was a proposal by the Executive Board to approve ARF affiliation with the California State University Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association. This approval was granted, and ERFA accepted ARF as an affiliated organization of the statewide group. With this affiliation ARF received, and continues to receive, a rebate on part of the dues paid ERFA by ARF members. Even more important ARF strengthened its commitment to safeguarding and promoting retiree benefits through its alliance with the one association that provides CSU retirees with a voice at the state level to deal with the central administration of the California State University system, the state legislature, and the California Faculty Association.
In the fall of 1989, a committee from the Executive Board began work on a memorial fund to perpetuate the memory of deceased retired faculty. The committee deliberated on how to raise such funds and who should administer them. William Schlosser, the chairman of this committee, has been tireless in seeking money for the fund and in publicizing it and its relationship to ARF. Indeed, ARF membership has been solicited for funds for the award. In May 1996, the play "Love Letters" was given over the weekend of May 17-19 in the campus little theater as a fundraiser for the scholarship. The play, one of whose actors was an ARF member, was an artistic and a financial success. The memorial fund, administered by ARF's treasurer, has been used since its inception for scholarships for worthy students. It is now large enough so that in the year 2000 the interest from it can fund two seven-hundred-fifty dollar scholarships for deserving students.
The basis for awarding the scholarship has changed over the years. The first award in 1992 went to the oldest graduate receiving a baccalaureate in that year, a woman in her sixties who achieved the 3.5 grade point average required for the award. In 1993 the award went to a social studies teacher, newly minted from the School of Education, in memory of a deceased faculty member directly involved in the supervision of social studies student teachers. In 1994 the award was given to an undergraduate on the subject of gerontology. For the next two years the award was designated for outstanding undergraduate research in the area of aging. The award was made in 1995 to two students of the Radio-Television department for their thirty-minute documentary on San Fernando Valley agencies serving the aging. In 1996 the award went to a graduating senior in the Department of Kinesiology for a research project on exercise, aging, and improving the quality of life. However, the topic of aging seemed to attract a small pool of candidates. After some deliberation, the committee on awards, under the chairmanship of Richard Zakarian, decided to broaden the focus of the awards. They decided that ARF need not consider aging as necessarily the only appropriate topic for an award from an association of retirees. The committee decided to grant the award to the graduate student or students submitting either an outstanding creative project or outstanding research in any field on any topic. The pool of candidates immediately became larger. The awards since then have been made largely to graduate students in fields as varied as chemistry, music, sociology, and English. Students compete to have their work considered. ARF's president makes the awards at the annual general meeting, memorial award, and brunch held early in May. In the year 2000, two scholarships were awarded, each for $750.
Both ARF Notes and the minutes of the organization reflect recurring concerns that disappear for a time and then reappear. One notable example is the need for a suitable retiree center on campus, a permanent location that could house records, a computer, a phone, and rooms for meetings. After much urging, President Blenda Wilson agreed to provide such a space in South Library in June 1993. The agreement also included space for ERFA and secretarial help. President McHugh and the Board felt gratified in securing a wonderfully central location for the center. But the earthquake of January 17, 1994 inflicted severe damage on South Library, which was first closed and later razed. Headquarters for ARF and ERFA was then moved to Building 14, the campus police building, a location less central but still offering the amenities of space and restroom facilities. However when university enrollment again burgeoned, both ARF and ERFA were forced to move to much smaller facilities in a temporary bungalow on campus. The organization needs better facilities. The matter of a permanent retiree center on campus will again become a concern for ARF in the years to come.
Another continuing concern is membership. In the mid 1990s, membership hovered at 220 and then dwindled. It has now increased as of 1999 to 280, a sizable number. But this number represents about sixty percent of the number of retirees from this university. To increase membership ARF has had representatives at retirement and award programs, has given receptions for new retirees, has mailed inquiries to retirees, and has even mailed free copies of ARF Notes to retirees during their first year of retirement. The rich programs that ARF offers each year are meant to attract new members as well as offer intellectual stimulation and social interchange to members and guests. With many more faculty slated to retire in the next decade-- more than one-third of the permanent faculty are now over the age of sixty--ARF must maintain its efforts to increase membership if this organization is to represent the retired faculty of this university.
Because ARF is tax-exempt, it does not engage in political advocacy. But because of ARF's close association with ERFA, it is knowledgeable about issues at the state level which ERFA follows closely B matters relating to the Public Employees Retirement System, health care and dental care for retirees, and even merit pay for professors. In lean years, in years of tight budgets, the governor and the legislature are inclined to cast a covetous eye on Public Employees Retirement System funds as a possible source to balance the state budget. Indeed one raid on the funds has been made. While ARF does not advocate, it can inform. In 1992 ARF organized an effective phone tree campaign to inform members about Proposition 162, a measure on the November ballot which granted CALPERS independent powers. Proposition 162 was passed. While at the present time the governor and the legislature show no desire to raid PERS funds, ARF needs to continue to be alert to possible attempts to monitor PERS investment policies or to amend Proposition 162. It must continue to be aware of any impending changes at the state level which can affect university retirees and must inform its members.
Recognition by the university community and the student body has come to ARF partly through the willingness of ARF members to contribute their expertise to their own departments in advisement, committee work, and sometimes teaching. Two notable campus events also contributed to recognition of ARF as an important part of the university community because of its involvement in making these events successful. These were the Founders' Day Program in 1996 and the Fortieth Anniversary events of 1998.
In April 1996 a group of ARF members met with Ronald Kopita, then Vice-President for Student Affairs, to discuss having a special event in September to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the opening of the campus. Thirty-three former faculty members and staff and a sizable number of former students look to the year 1956 as the founding year of this university although the campus was then a branch of Los Angeles State College. In May Dr. Kopita wrote to ARF members that for a series of reasons--conflicting engagements and President Wilson's inability to attend-- Founders' Day could not be held in 1996. At the next meeting with Dr. Kopita, ARF members William Schlosser, Del Stelck, Robert Williams, Richard Zakarian, and Helen Lodge voiced strong disappointment that the event was canceled. William Schlosser and Robert Williams took the lead in suggesting that ARF, with financial backing from the Office of Student Affairs, might sponsor Founders' Day in honor of faculty, staff, and students who opened the campus.
With the approval of the ARF Board and under the leadership of William Schlosser, ARF developed a morning program for a September 8 brunch at the University Club for honored guests B faculty, staff, and students who opened the campus in 1956. The principal speaker was one of the founding faculty, Dr. Malcolm Sillars, now at the University of Utah, where he has served as Dean of Humanities and Professor of Communication. Participants came from afar, some from out of state to attend. Both Dr. Wilson and Dr. Kopita attended. On the following Wednesday, September 11, at noon many of those who took part in the original flag-raising ceremony revisited their roles. Del Stelck worked with the Associated Students in recreating the ceremony and the celebration following in an attempt to help students rediscover the spirit of those years. Fran Ulrich conducted the Matador Band for a rendition of "America the Beautiful." Thus the Associated Students, ARF, and the University Office of Student Affairs sponsored a highly successful celebration.
The university staged a gala celebration in September 1998 to mark the fortieth anniversary of its founding. In 1958 San Fernando Valley State College, now California State University, Northridge became an independent institution. Again ARF members made up the emeriti committee helping to plan the celebration. That committee, headed by William Schlosser, included three additional ARF presidents: Robert Williams, Richard Zakarian, and Fran Ulrich. ARF members searched through cupboards and garages for college items from the early years for university exhibits. The celebration itself, particularly the brunch on September 26 honoring the emeriti, was a notable event in the history of the campus. Richard Potter, President of ARF in that year, recalls the evening party in the patio at the Oviatt Library "with music, dancing, and delectable desserts" and the "happy retirees and spouses outside the Grand Salon" before the brunch the next day.
During the year 1997-1998 Fred McMahon resigned the editorship of ARF Notes for health reasons. President Fran Ulrich, with consent of the Board, appointed an editorial committee which now assists the new editor, Iris Shah, in newsgathering and news writing. The publication, now eight pages in length, includes memorial articles for deceased faculty; book reviews, often with Charles Kaplan contributing; extensive retiree reporting; campus news of interest to retirees; sometimes summaries of interesting, challenging ARF programs; and, of course, the president's column.
Increased membership and increased interest in ARF activities have had a happy result, a richer program of eight meetings a year, including four meetings with speakers from the academic community, two in the fall and two in the spring. These meetings cover a broad spectrum of scholarship--"The Political Economy of Warfare,""The Golden Years of Los Angeles," and "What is Gender?" The highly successful post-holidays Dinner Party in January at the University Club offers entertainment and sometimes a speaker, the last one being Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times columnist and KCET commentator. Programs during the last two years have also included a spring field trip by bus to the Getty Museum in 1998 and to the Norton Simon Museum in 1999. Culminating the year's activities are the General Meeting, Brunch, Presentation of ARF Memorial Scholarship awards in May, and theAnnual Picnic in June.
ARF has had dedicated presidents and hardworking boards. Two treasurers, Robert Dear and Max Lupul, have proved worthy stewards of the association's funds in the Matador Credit Union. Former presidents serving on the Board continue to serve on a variety of committees-- membership, program, scholarship, and editorial. With continued involvement, farsighted leadership, and participation of retirees, the future of the organization seems assured.
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| Fred McMahon | (COMST) | 1985-1986 |
| John Stafford | (ENGLISH) | 1986-1987 (deceased) |
| Mary McEdwards | (COMST) | 1987-1989 |
| William Schlosser | (THEAT) | 1989-1991 |
| Helen Giedt | (PSYCH) | 1991-1992 |
| Ray McHugh | (EDUC) | 1992-1993 |
| William Schlosser | (THEAT) | 1993-1994 |
| Robert Williams | (COUN) | 1994-1995 |
| Helen Lodge | (EDUC) | 1995-1996 |
| Richard Zakarian | (MCLLL) | 1996-1997 |
| Frances Ulrich | (MUS) | 1997-1998 |
| Richard Potter | (BIOL) | 1998-2000 |
| Albert Baca | (MCLL) | 2000-2001 |
| Helen Lodge | (EDUC) | 2001-2002 |
| Gwen Brewer | (HUM) | 2002-2003 |
| Ron Schaffer | (S&BS) | 2003-2004 |
| Iris Shah | (HUM) | 2004-2005 |
1985-1986
| President | Fred McMahon |
| Vice-President | John Stafford |
| Secretary-Treasurer | Louise Sutton |
| Members-at-Large | Del Stelck, Nora Wechler |
1986-1987
| President | John Stafford, Robert Belknap |
1987-1988
| President | Mary McEdwards |
| Vice-President | William Schlosser |
| Fiscal Affairs | Arthur Taitt |
| Membership | Jeanne Trabold |
| University and Public Relations | Robert Belknap |
| Retired Faculty Assistance | Robert McNutt |
1988-1989
| President | Mary McEdwards |
| Vice-President | William Schlosser |
| Secretary-Treasurer | Fred McMahon |
| Members-at-Large | Robert Belknap, Robert McNutt, Jeanne Trabold |
1989-1990
| President | William Schlosser |
| Vice President | John Stafford |
| Secretary-Treasurer | Charles Mudd/Fred McMahon |
| Editor ARF Notes | Fred McMahon |
| Members-at-Large | Ray McHugh, Jeanne Trabold |
1990-1991
| President | William Schlosser |
| Vice-President | Robert Belknap |
| Secretary | Jeanne Trabold |
| Treasurer | Helen Giedt |
| Editor ARF Notes | Fred McMahon |
| Members-at-Large | Rosalie Liggett, Myron Sandler, Ray McHugh, Max Klingbeil |
1991-1992
| President | Helen Giedt |
| Past President | Mary McEdwards |
| Secretary-Treasurer | Charles Mudd/Fred McMahon |
| Editor ARF Notes | Fred McMahon |
| Members-at-Large | Ray McHugh, Fred McMahon, Jeanne Trabold |
1992-1993
| President | Ray McHugh |
| Vice-President | David Bidna |
| Secretary | Mary Jane Evans |
| Treasurer | Robert Dea |
| Editor ARF Notes | Fred McMahon |
| Members-at-Large | Robert Williams, Grace Lee, Richard Zakarian, Helen Lodge |
1993-1994
| President | William Schlosser |
| Past President | Ray McHugh |
| Secretary | Christine Smith |
| Treasurer | Robert Dear |
| Editor ARF Notes | Fred McMahon |
| Membership | Byrne Fernelius, Robert Williams |
| Members-at-Large | Helen Lodge, Virgil Metzler, Grace Lee, Richard Zakarian, Mary McEdwards |
1994-1995
| President | Robert Williams |
| Past President | William Schlosser |
| Vice-President | Helen Lodge |
| Secretary | Christine Smith |
| Treasurer | Robert Dear |
| Membership | Byrne Fernelius |
| Editor ARF Notes | Fred McMahon |
| Members-at-Large | Frances Ulrich, Earl Bogdanoff, Richard Zakarian, Leonard Wurthman, Virgil Metzler |
1995-1996
| President | Helen Lodge |
| Past President | Robert Williams |
| Recording Secretary | Christine Smith |
| Treasurer | Robert Dear |
| Corresponding Secretary | Frances Ulrich |
| Membership Secretary | Byrne Fernelius |
| Program Chairman | Virgil Metzler |
| Editor ARF Notes | Fred McMahon |
| Members-at-Large | Ruth Schrier, Ruth Horgan, Sam Winningham, Earl Bogdanoff, Leonard Wurthman, Isabelle Walker |
1996-1997
| President | Richard Zakarian |
| Past President | Helen Lodge |
| President Elect | Francis Ulrich |
| Secretary | Harriet Foster |
| Treasurer | Robert Dear |
| Membership | Robert Williams |
| Program Chairman | Harold Giedt |
| Editor ARF Notes | Fred McMahon |
| Members-at-Large | Ruth Schrier, Ruth Horgan, Sam Winningham, Frank McGinnis, Lennin Glass |
1997-1998
| President | Frances Ulrich | |
| Past President | Richard Zakarian | |
| President Elect | Richard Potter | |
| Secretary | Harriet Foster | |
| Treasurer | Robert Dear | |
| Membership Co-Secretaries | Ruth Horgan/William Schlosser | |
| Program Chairman | Frank McGinnis | |
| Editor ARF Notes | Fred McMahon | |
| Members-at-Large | Iris Shah, Robert Williams, Bryne Fernelius, Arthur Taitt, Dolores Yonker | |
1998-1999
| President | Richard Potter |
| Vice-President | Frances Ulrich |
| Membership Co-Secretaries | Ruth Horgan/William Schlosser |
| Treasurer | Robert Dear |
| Program Chairman | Richard Zakarian |
| Secretary | Harriet Foster |
| Editor ARF Notes | Iris Shah |
| Members-at-Large | Albert Baca, Donald Cameron, Byrne Fernelius, Arthur Taitt, Dewayne Johnson |
1999-2000
| President | Richard Potter |
| Past President | Frances Ulrich |
| President Elect | Albert Baca |
| Secretary | Harriet Foster |
| Treasurer | Max Lupul |
| Editor ARF Notes | Iris Shah |
| Membership Co-Secretaries | Ruth Horgan/William Schlosser |
| Members-at-Large | Gwen Brewer, Byrne Fernelius, Lennin Glass, Joanna McKenzie, Joseph Schieffer |
2000-2001
| President | Albert Baca |
| Vice-President | Lennin Glass |
| Past President | Richard Potter |
| Secretary | Joanna McKenzie |
| Treasurer | Max Lupul |
| Editor ARF Notes | Iris Shah |
| Membership Co-Secretaries | Ruth Horgan/ William Schlosser |
| Members-at-Large | Fran Ulrich, Gwen Brewer, John Clendenning, Richard Camp, Pat Murray, Ron Schaffer |
2001-2002
| President | Helen Lodge |
| Vice-President | Gwen Brewer |
| Past President | Albert Baca |
| Secretary | Joanna McKenzie |
| Treasurer | Max Lupul |
| Editor ARF Notes | Iris Shah |
| Membership Secretary | Richard Potter |
| Members-at-Large | Fran Ulrich, John Clendenning, Ronald Schaffer, Pat Murray, Frank McGinnis, Robert Williams |
2002-2003
| President | Gwen Brewer |
| Vice-President | Ronald Schaffer |
| Past President | Helen Lodge |
| Secretary | Joanna McKenzie |
| Treasurer | Max Lupul |
| Editor ARF Notes | Iris Shah |
| Members-at-Large | John Guarrera, Joyce Maxwell, Frank McGinnis, Patricia Murray, Fran Ulrich, Albert Baca (alternate) |
2003-2004
| President | Ron Schaffer |
| Vice-President | Iris Shah |
| Past President | Gwen Brewer |
| Secretary | Virginia Elwood-Akers |
| Treasurer | Max Lupul |
| Editor ARF Notes | Ann Perkins |
| Members-at-Large | Mary Corcoran, Lee Gassert, John Guarrera, Joyce Maxwell, Frank McGinnis, Joanna McKenzie, Patricia Murray |
2004-2005
| President | Iris Shah |
| Vice-President | Mary Corcoran |
| Past President | Ron Schaffer |
| Secretary | Gwen Brewer |
| Treasurer | Max Lupul |
| Editor ARF Notes | Ann Perkins |
| Membership Committee Chair | Don Cameron |
| Members-at-Large | Hal Giedt, John Guarrera, Bill Hosek, Joyce Maxwell, Joanna McKenzie, Patricia Murray |
2005-2006
| President | Mary Corcoran |
| Vice-President | Bill Hosek |
| Past President | Iris Shah |
| Secretary | Gwen Brewer |
| Treasurer | Max Lupul |
| Editor ARF Notes | Ann Perkins |
| Membership Committee Chair | Don Cameron |
| Members-at-Large | Paul Chow, Hal Giedt, Francine Hallcom, Joyce Maxwell, Patricia Murray, Ron Schaffer |
2006-2007
| President | Bill Hosek |
| Vice-President | Christine Smith |
| Past President | Mary Corcoran |
| Secretary | Gwen Brewer |
| Treasurer | Max Lupul |
| Editor ARF Notes | Ann Perkins |
| Membership Committee Chair | Don Cameron |
| Members-at-Large | Paul Chow, Francine Hallcom, Margaret Holzer, Rosentine Purnell, Ron Schaffer, Larry Schneider |
| President | Christine C. Smith |
| Vice-President | Francine Hallcom |
| Past President | Bill Hosek |
| Secretary | Joyce Maxwell |
| Treasurer | Max Lupul |
| Editor ARF Notes | Ann Perkins |
| Membership Committee Chair | Don Cameron |
| Members-at-Large | Tony Arthur, Jim Dole, Margaret Holzer, Dorena Knepper, Nancy Owens, William Walsh |
| President | Francine Hallcom |
| Vice-President | Dorena Knepper |
| Past President | Christine C. Smith |
| Secretary | Joyce Maxwell |
| Treasurer | Max Lupul |
| Editor ARF Notes | Ann Perkins |
| Membership Committee Chair | Don Cameron |
| Members-at-Large | Tony Arthur, Jim Dole, Ken Jones, Ants Leps, Nancy Owens, William Walsh |
| President | Dorena Knepper |
| Vice-President | Jim Dole |
| Past President | Francine Hallcom |
| Secretary | Joyce Maxwell |
| Treasurer | Max Lupul |
| Editor ARF Notes | Ann Perkins |
| Membership Committee Chair | Nancy Owens |
| Members-at-Large | James Allen, Bonnie Campbell, Bill Hosek, Ken Jones, Rich Ruggiero, Christine C. Smith |
| President | Jim Dole |
| Vice-President | Nancy Owens |
| Past President | Dorena Knepper |
| Secretary | Joyce Maxwell |
| Treasurer | Max Lupul |
| Editor ARF Notes | Ann Perkins |
| Membership Committee Chair | Barbara Swerkes |
| Members-at-Large | James Allen, Bonnie Campbell, Ken Jones, Roherta K. Mauksch, Rich Ruggiero, Christine C. Smith |
| President | Nancy Owens |
| Vice-President | Larry Caretto |
| Past President | Jim Dole |
| Secretary | Margaret Holzer |
| Treasurer | James H. Macklin |
| Editor ARF Notes | Ann Perkins |
| Membership Committee Chair | Richard Ruggiero |
| Webmaster | Max Lupul |
| Members-at-Large | James Allen, Bonita Campbell, Ken Jones, Roherta K. Mauksch, Karen Robinette, Clark Wong |