Members present (10): Colin O'Donnell, Tom Martin, Rick Nagel, Pam Lannom, Lonny Cain, Jim Slonoff, Roger Ruthhart, Jan Larsen, Rich Parmater and Kim Kubiak.

Minutes of August meeting were unanimously approved.
Treasurer's report by Jim Slonoff showed a profit for 2001. Unanimously approved.
Lois Self's report (in absentia) from the department was that the contest went well. DeKalb News Service is back in service. Alumni newsletter will be distributed Friday. One of the speakers for the day will cost $775 and be divided three ways. Liberty's dues were discussed.
President's report from Lonny was that the mentor award is pretty much turned over to IPA to run since they have more manpower, etc.
Correspondence included letters of thanks from scholarship winners. Best clip contest report was that marketing it still is a problem. There were 26 writing and 75 photo entries. It did not pay for itself. It was agreed upon that this is one of NINA's better ideas, it just needs to be marketed better.
Dec. 7 will be the next meeting. Officers should come with new ideas.
1st VP and marking committee report. Jan said it was not a good year for membership, due to buyouts. We need three more board members. The current members who were up for seats were re-elected. Two more (Gale Baldwin and Don Lyons) still need to be nominated or replaced. We hope to keep a Kane County Chronicle person -- either Lyons or Greg Rivara -- and someone from the Rockford Register Star.
Meeting was reconvened at dinner.
Pam Lannom discussed the fall conference program and who will introduce whom.
Lonny Cain will open meeting of general membership meeting to vote on bylaw changes then adjourn.
Officers for next year were approved. They are Jan Larsen, president; Kim Kubiak, 1st VP; Pam Lannom, 2nd VP; Jim Slonoff, treasurer; Colin O'Donnell, at large; Jim Killam, communications director and Lois Self, executive secretary.
The Rhino Award was presented to Lonny Cain for doing the most for the board once again this year.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.

Minutes submitted by Kim Kubiak, 2nd Vice President