The American Society of Pharmacognosy Annual Business Meeting Hyatt Regency St. Louis

Wednesday, 17JUL13; 1530-1700 CDT

A. Call To Order D. J. Newman B. Report of Deceased Members W. J. Keller C. Minutes of the 2012 Annual Business Meeting (A_01) W. J. Keller D. Report of the Treasurer (A_02) G. Pauli E. ASP Foundation Board Report (A_03) J. Cardellina & R. Krueger

F. Standing Committee Reports (Streamlined process as in previous years will be utilized)

1. Nominating Committee (A_04) B. Timmermann 2. Teller’s Committee (A_05) W. J. Keller 3. Membership Committee DJN for Brad Moore 4. Honorary Membership Committee (A_06) DJN for Bill Baker 5. Farnsworth Award Committee (A_07) J. Cardellina 6. Awards and Funds Committee (A_08) M. Puglisi-Weening 7. Varo Tyler Award Committee (A_09) J. Cardellina 8. Constitution and By-Laws Committee (A_10 ppt) M. Sharaf 9. Publicity Committee M. O’Neil-Johnson 10. Publications Committee (A_11) A. D. Kinghorn 11. Local & Scientific Program Committees for Annual Meetings

a. 2012 New York (A_12) G. Carter & E. Kennelly b. 2013 St. Louis R. Cooper &

M. O’Neil-Johnson c. 2014 Ole Miss (Oxford, Mississippi) (A_13ppt) I. Khan d. 2015 Copper Mountain, CO R. Cichewicz e. 2016 Copenhagen, Denmark (Joint Meeting with European Socs) B. Timmermann

G. Ad Hoc Committee Reports

1. Conference (ASP Meetings) Committee (A_14) R. Okuda 2. ASP Website Committee (A_15) J. Porter 3. ASP Job Service Committee (A_16) L. Barrows 4. Auditing Committee Report (A_17) J. Orjala 5. Resolutions Committee (A_18) J. Gloer 6. ASP Newsletter (A_19) E. Kennelly 7. ASP Archives Committee (A_20) R. Okuda 8. Younger Members Committee W. Strangman 9. Schwarting and Beal Awards Committee (A_21) DJN for B. Shen 10. ASP Fellows Committee (A_22) G. Cragg

H. Old Business

1. David Slatkin (Golden Gavel) G. Pauli

I. Installation of New Officers J. Nomination and Election of the New Nominating Committee K. New Business

Attachments A_01 2012 Minutes A_02 Report of the Treasurer A_03 Foundation Report A_04 Nominating A_05 Teller’s A_06 Honorary Membership A_07 Farnsworth A_08 Awards & Funds A_09 Varo Tyler A_10 Constitution and By-Laws A_11 Publications A_12 2012 Meeting A_13 2014 Meeting A_14 Conferences A_15 Website A_16 Job Service A_17 Audit A_18 Resolutions A_19 Newsletter A_20 Archives A_21 Schwarting & Beal A_22 ASP Fellows

ASP, The Treasurer's Annual Report 1

Annual Report 2013 – The Treasurer

1. Business Summary 1a. Accounting & Business • Financial Report: compiled for 2011 and 2012; coordinated with CPA (R. Donaldson)

See attached 2012 Profit Loss Statement • IRS Tax Returns: filed for 2011 and 2012 • ASP Audit: Received for 2011 and 2012 • JNP Fiscal Management: managed payroll, expenses, and ACS business for 2012 • Online Payment System: renewed; negotiated (2x) reduced processing costs, achieved ~50% savings

1b. Membership • Memberclicks.com Database Management: Maintenance of forms and ~2,400 profiles • Membership Statistics: compiled for 2011 and 2012 plus history since 2008

See attached Table ASP Memberships Statistics • Established multi-year membership dues schedule ($70/y, $120/2y, $150/3y; $200/5y) per 2013 renewal

1c. Annual Meetings • New York ICNPR 2012 and St. Louis 2013: Performed/performing financial management, registration,

(web)forms, accounting, and statistics; arranged liability insurance • Assisted with planning of OleMiss 2014 and Copper Mountain 2015; contracts & setup completed

2. Proposals • Pending Proposal A: Establish D&O Insurance for ASP directors and officers

• Proposal B: Address limitation of $250k FDIC coverage CPA 2011 & 2012 Financial Statement: "Note E: Cash Deposits in Excess of Insured Limits:

...As of the balance sheet dates accounts at each institution are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) up to $ 250,000. Uninsured cash balances were $ 233,641, and $ 337,700, as of December 31, 2011 and 2012, respectively."

Proposed Resolution: Treasurer establishes Wells Fargo Brokerage Account for Investment in External CDs and Funds

• Pending Proposal C: Membership Committee supporting Annual Membership Booth Updating of membership database; interfacing with voters; new member recruitment

3. FYI & Discussion Topics • Topic I: Development of income vs. operational expenses

See attached Graph Cash Flow Statistics

• Topic II: IRS regulations, volunteer status and honoraria

Respectfully submitted, Guido F. Pauli, PhD - Treasurer Northbrook/Chicago, 4 Jul 2013

ASP, The Treasurer's Annual Report 2

P&L Statement 2012

ASPF End of Year Report

December 31, 2012

Raymond James Account Cash/ Cash Alternatives $ 54,344.14 U.S. Equities $ 328,269.08 Non U.S. Equities $ 77,806.13 Fixed Income Securities $ 97,897.64 Real Estate/Tangibles $ 10,595.00 Non-classified $ 7,244.47 Total Assets $ 576,156.46 RBC Acct Total Assets $ 109,266.98 GRAND TOTAL $ 685,423.44 Equities Quantity Price ($) Value ($) Income/Yield (%) BP PLC Sponsored ADR 5.000 41.640 208.20 5.19% Ford MTR 1,700 12.950 22,015.00 340.00 GenTex (GNTX) 1,300 18.850 24,505.00 676.00 Gilead Sci 200 73.450 14,690.00 - Intel 1,000 20.620 20,620.00 900.00 Lilly 500 49.320 24,660.00 980.00 Optimer (OPTR) 1,800 9.050 16,290.00 - Penn West (PWE) 1,100 10.885 11,973.50 1,197.35 Teva 300 37.340 11,202.00 241.20 Total SA 250 52.010 13,002.50 626.75 Unit Inv Trusts First STA Inc 2,953.279 9.060 27,028.52 2,073.38 Otelco 1,300.000 1.340 1,742.00 - Reits/Tangibles ISTAR FINL (SFI) 1,300.00 8.150 10,595.00 - Other Equities VOC Energy Trust 4,100 12.830 52.603.00 7,544.00 Mutual Funds Open End DWS Short Duration 1,297.125 9.290 12,050.29 $ 339.85 Franklin Biotech Disc. 303.710 83.180 25,262.60 $ 20.96 Invesco MidCap 1,626.052 21.370 34,748.73 $ 195.13 Integrity Hi Income 3,499.499 7.980 27,926.00 $ 1,718.25

Ivy Global Nat Res 1,194.515 16.970 20,270.92 $ 37.03

Mutual Funds Closed End AGIC C&IFD 1,850.00 8.690 16,076.50 $ 1,998.00 AGIC C&IFD II 1,275.00 7.930 10,110.75 $ 1,300.50 Eaton Vance ETY 1,600.00 9.370 14,992.00 $ 1,619.20 ETV 1,000.00 12.500 12,500.00 $ 1,399.00 ETW 1,500.00 10.690 16,035.00 $ 1,752.00 EXG 2,100.00 8.810 18,501.00 $ 2,049.60 First Hi Inc (FSD) 1,000.00 18.120 18,120.00 $ 1,386.00 GDL F Com SH 1,235.00 11.420 14,103.70 $ 1,580.80 ING Global (IGD) 1,000.00 8.670 8,670.00 $ 1,008.00 NFJ Div INT PREM 1,000.00 15.600 15,600.00 $ 1,800.00 Putnam Premier INC 1,600.00 5.460 8,736.00 $ 499.20 Zweig (ZTR) 1,500.00 12.310 18,465.00 $ 1,476.00 Preferred Securities Kite Realty Grp 750 $ 23.160 $ 17,370.00 1,547.25 Asset Backed Remaining Value Annual Inc Value

Ginnie Mae Pool 352158 $ 504.64 $ 37.85 $ 573.87

Balance December 31, 2011 $ 527,986.77

December 31, 2010 $ 589,527.76 December 31, 2009 $ 507,283.18

December 31, 2008 $ 353,487.66 Account Performance 2012 4.89%

2011 ( 7.18%)* 2010 11.65%

2009 43.15% 2008 (41.02%) *No funds received from ASP

ASPF Donors 2013

Foundation Patrons Foundation Friends John Cardellina, Ph.D. APA (APhA) Richard Fitch, Ph.D Cindy Angerhofer, Ph.D. Ed Kennelly, Ph.D. Gordon Cragg, Ph.D. Robert Krueger, Ph.D. Doug Kinghorn Ph.D. Nick Oberlies, Ph.D. David Kingston, Ph.D. Cedric Pearce, Ph.D. Phillip Proteau, Ph.D. Otto Sticher, Ph.D. Foundation Associates Other Donors John Beutler, Ph.D. John Porter, Ph.D. Beatrice Gehrmann, Ph.D. Dick Powell, Ph.D.

ASPF Account Summary April 30, 2013

Balance Raymond James Cash/ Cash Alternatives $ 65,937.76 U.S. Equities 374,492.10

Non U.S. Equities 98,608.68 Fixed Income Securities 77,676.58 Real Estate/Tangibles 31,018.00 Non-Classified 2,162.33

$ 649,895.45

RBC Wealth Management Taxable fixed Income $ 108,476.57 Total Assets $ 758,372.02

Liabilities Grants/Awards (Encumbered) $ 50,200.00 CPA Fee 1,464.00 Engraving, Plaques, etc. 1,200.00 (est.) Postage 110.00 (est)

Investments Quantity Price Value Yield(%) Equities

Allstate 100.00 $49.260 $ 4,926.00 2.03 BP PLC 5.00 $ 3.600 $ 218.00 4.95 Facebook 150.00 $27.769 $ 4,165.35 - Ford 1,700.000 $13.710 $23,307.00 2.92 GenTex 1,300.000 $22.500 $29,250.00 2.49 Gilead Sci 400.000 $50.640 $20,256.00 - Intel 1,000.000 $23.950 $23,950.00 3.76 InterOil 250.00 $79.120 $19,780.00 - Eli Lilly 500.00 $55.380 $27,690.00 3.54 Optimer 1,800.000 $15.440 $27,792.00 - Penn West 1,100.000 $ 9.235 $10,158.50 11.61 Teva 300.000 $38.290 $11,487.00 2.28 Total SA 250.000 $50.240 $12,560.00 5.02 Verizon 300.000 $53.910 $16,173.00 3.82 Otelco 1,300.000 $ 1.700 $ 2,210.00 - Instar Fin (REIT) 1,300.000 $11.680 $ 15,184.00 - Voc TR 4,100.000 $13.320 $54,612.00 14.41

Mutual Funds Open End Invesco Mid Cap 1,626.052 $ 23.870 $38,813.86 0.50

DWS Short Dur 1,309.328 $ 9.270 $12,137.47 2.73 Franklin Biotech 303.710 $105.950 $ 32,178.07 0.07 Integrity Hi INC 3,564.515 $ 8.160 $ 29,086.44 5.87

Ivy Global Res 1,194.515 $ 17.110 $ 20,438.15 0.18

Quantity Price Value Yield Mutual Funds Closed End Allianz GI NC2 1,270 $ 8.770 11,181.75 11.63 Allianz GI NCV 1,850 $ 9.480 17,538.00 11.39 Allianz GI NFJ 1,000 $ 16.950 16,950.00 10.62 Cohen Steers RQI 1,300 $ 12.180 15,834.00 5.91 Eaton Vance ETY 1,600 $ 10.400 16,640.00 9.73 Eaton Vance ETV 1,000 $13.180 13,180.00 10.09 Eaton Vance ETW 1,500 $11.450 17,175.00 10.20 Eaton Vance EXG 2,100 $ 9.600 20,160.00 10.17 GDL 1,235 $11.690 14,437.15 10.95 ING Global (IGD) 1,000 $ 9.480 9,480.00 10.63 Zweig ToT Ret 1,519.818 $ 13.040 19,818.44 7.82 Preferred Securities KITE Realty 750.00 $ 25.490 $ 19,117.50 8.09% Annual Asset Backed Securities Principle Price Value Income Ginnie Mae #352158 $ 492.01 $113.661 559.23 $ 36.90 Performance YTD 12.99%

Annual Meeting 2013 The Board of Directors of the ASP Foundation extends its congratulations to the ASP 2013 Awardees.

• Norman R. Farnsworth Research Achievement Award Satoshi Omura, Ph.D. Kitasato, Japan

• Tyler Prize for Botanical Research Joseph Betz, Ph.D. FDA, Washington DC

• 2012 JNP Arthur E. Schwarting Award Rolf Muller, Ph.D. Helmholz Institute (Saarbrucken)

• 2012 JNP Jack L. Beal Award Dong-ho Lee, Ph.D. Korea University (Seoul)

• Matt Suffness Award Kerry McPhail, Ph.D. Oregon State University

• ASP Student Research Award Rana Montaser University of Florida

• ASP Research Starter Grants Stephen Deyrup, Ph.D. Siena College (MI) Kevin Tidgewell, Ph.D. Duquesne University Kimberly White, Ph.D. Colorado Mesa University

• ASP Undergraduate Research Grants Cynthia Holland Andrew Osborn Henderson State University Oregon State University Mentor: M. Campbell Mentor: T. Mahmund

• Travel Awards Lynn Brady Student Travel Award Christine Theodore Rasika Phansalkar University of Oklahoma University of Illinois Chicago Vanida Choomuenwai Griffith University

ASP David Carew Student Travel Award Yixi Liu Virginia Polytechnic ASP Waqar Bhatti Student Travel Award Navid Adnani University of Wisconsin (Madison)

ASP Jerry McLaughlin Student Travel Award M.A. Leyte

ASP Travel Award for Active Members HC Lini, Ph.D. S. Cai. UCLA University of Oklahoma Yanti X. Liu, Ph.D. University of Illinois at Chicago University of Pittsburgh Graduate Student Travel Award M. Caspers L. Li Atma Jaya Catholic University UCSD M. Sang-Ngem S-H. Kim University of Hawaii Seoul National University G. Polanco-Hernandez J. Rivera-Chavez U. Biot. CICY UNAM S. Carlson University Illinois Chicago

Treasurer’s Report St. Louis 2013

What a difference a year makes! As of our April 30 investment reports, the Foundation accounts reached the highest value since our inception. These include receipt of $ 60,000 from our parent society, a figure that should be the new annual transfer amount. Our annual campaign again relied solely on a web-based solicitation via the members click option on the website. The total here was $ 5,650.00. We had also placed ‘Meeting Participant’ solicitation letters in the New York meeting packets which resulted in an additional $ 600 contribution from foreign members. Finally, APA sent us their $ 300 match for the 2012 Kilmer Prize. The ASPF Board, in an attempt to solicit funds from those who received awards in the past assisted Ed Kennelly, newsletter editor, in contacting past Suffness awardees to ask the questions, “How did the award influence your career?” It is too early to measure the effect this may have on contributions. We continue to emphasize a “pay back to ensure the future.” Our ability to continue expansion of the awards, needs donations from past recipients who now are into their careers. More articles will be submitted by ASPF Board members for future publication along these lines. The treasurer will also submit articles stressing giving to ensure growth of the corpus and its specific funds. One good development this past year was an “email summit” concerning all the Society’s awards, that clarified the roles played by the ASP and ASPF and precisely of what the award consisted. An excel sheet created for all the present awards now exists detailing award amounts; whether registration or travel reimbursement is also involved, physical recognition (Plaques, pins, etc.) and most importantly: who pays for what! The obligation for the ASPF, should all awards be given out each year is currently $ 52,550 (This assumes 3 URG’s, 3 RSG’s, 5 PA, 6 STA, 3 LBSTA and 6 AMTA). This does not include the cost of plaques and other physical award entities. If we want our Foundation corpus to grow we need to become more effective in soliciting donations from our members. The general rule of thumb for estimating the total value of awards vs. size of the RJ corpus is 5%. With our awards we are almost 60% above that at 8.1% (This calculation does not include our RBC account value). Continuing as in the past our tax statements and compiled financial statement were prepared by Mr. Robert Boyce. Our investments continue with Raymond James (Grand Rapids, MI office) under the advice of Mr. Jeffrey Rush, 1st Vice President for Investments. Our RBC investments are held by us, but under the caveat that they are to be returned to the Society upon demand. This year marks the first year for presenting a Jerry McLaughlin Student Travel award. No Faulkner award was given out this year. No Kilmer Prize was given out this year.

Respectfully Submitted, Robert J. Krueger, Ph.D. Treasurer, ASPF

American Society of Pharmacognosy Nominating Committee Report

2013

The ASP Nominating Committee proposes the following slate of candidates for the 2014 election: Vice President Edward Kennelly, Lehman College Nicholas Oberlies, University of North Carolina at Greensboro Executive Committee Melany P. Puglisi-Weening, Chicago State University Mark O’Neil-Johnson, Sequoia Sciences Respectfully submitted, Barbara N. Timmermann, Chair Craig Hopp Ray Cooper

Honorary Membership Committee Annual Report

July, 2013 The Honorary Membership Committee (HMC) consulted with the Constitution and Bylaws committee and the Treasurer to determine that our Society membership is at a level to support the awarding of one new honorary member this year. The HMC therefore developed a short list and, after some discussion, selected Dr. John Cardellina as our nominee for honorary membership. Dr. Cardellina has proven a tireless and passionate champion of the Society, serving all manner of leadership roles (Executive Committee, President, and Parliamentarian), committee duties and annual meeting organization and we believe he exemplifies the qualities that the Society membership recognizes in our honorary members. We offer this candidate to the Executive Committee for discussion and vote. Respectfully submitted, Cindy Angerhofer Ray Cooper Bill Baker (HMC Chair)

2013 Report to the Executive Committee by the NRFRAA Awards Committee This year the NRFRAA Awards Committee had four outstanding nominations to consider for the 2014 award. After serious deliberation and discussion, it was decided that the 2014 Norman R. Farnsworth Research Achievement Award should go to Professor Rachel Mata, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. Dr. Mata has had a distinguished and highly productive career studying the structures and pharmacological activity of novel plant metabolites, and she is highly deserving of the award. There are several additional comments from the NRFRAA Awards committee. All of the current Awards Committee members have now served at least three years and are due to be replaced with new members. As such, the contact information on the ASP web page that describes the NRFRAA needs to be updated to direct nominations to the next Awards Committee chairman. In addition, ASP members should be encouraged to nominate highly qualified members of the natural products community that they feel are deserving of this award. Kirk Gustafson NRFRAA Awards Committee Chair NRFRAA Awards Committee Kirk R. Gustafson, Chair, final year Natural Products Chemistry Section Head Molecular Targets Laboratory NCI-Frederick Fredrick, MD 21702 301-846-5197 Eric W. Schmidt, final year Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry College of Pharmacy, University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT 84112 801-585-5234 Toni M. Kutchan, final year Donald Danforth Plant Sci Ctr 975 North Warson Road St Louis, MO 63132 314-587-1473

Awards and Funds Committee Report To be presented at the American Society of Pharmacognosy Annual Meeting Hyatt Regency, St. Louis at the Arch July 13th to 17th, 2013 The ASP Awards and Funds Committee has selected the following award and grant recipients from the many worthy applications received this year: Matt Suffness Award:

Kerry McPhail, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR ASP Student Research Award:

Rana Montaser, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Research Starter Grant:

Stephen Deyrup, Siena College, Loudonville, NY Kevin Tidgewell, Duquesne University, Pittsburg, PA Kimberly White, Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, CO

Undergraduate Research Award:

Cynthia Holland, Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, AR Andrew Osborn, Oregon State University

Travel Grant for Active Members: Hsiao-Ching Lin, University of California at Los Angeles

Shengxin Cai, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Lin Du, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Linfeng Li, University of Colorado, Denver Yanti, Atma Jaya Catholic University, Jakarta, Indonesia

Lynn Brady Student Travel Award:

Christine M. Theodore, University of Oklahoma Vanida Choomuenwai, Griffith University Rasika Phansalkar, University of Illinois at Chicago

David Carew Student Travel Award:

Yixi Liu, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Waqar H. Bhatti Student Travel Award:

Navid Adnani, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Jerry McLaughlin Student Travel Award: Martha Leyte-Lugo, Universidad National Autónoma de Mexico

General Student Travel Grant: Lawrence Januar, University of California at San Diego Muyuramas Sang-ngem, University of Hawaii at Hilo Seong-Hwan Kim, Seoul National University Glendy Polanco Hernández, Universidad de Biotecnologia CICY, Mexico Jose Rivera-Chavez, Universidad National Autónoma de Mexico Skylar Carlson, University of Illinois at Chicago

Awardees were selected on a competitive basis by review of the applications (or nominations in the case of the Suffness Award) received by the posted deadlines. The number of awards that were granted was determined by the funds available and any specific stipulations associated with the individual award guidelines. We are especially pleased to be able to present a new award this year, the Jerry McLaughlin Student Travel Award. No Faulkner Award or Kilmer Prize was given this year due to lack of sufficient applications meeting the award criteria. Sincerely, William Jones, Chair Wendy Kelly Kirk Manfredi Melany Puglisi-Weening Phil Williams Anthony Wright

2013 Report of the

Varro E Tyler Prize Committee

There were two nominations submitted for the Varro E Tyler Prize this year. Each member of the committee independently reviewed and ranked the candidates. The committee unanimously agreed on the following recommendation:

2014 Dr. Ray Cooper, adj. Professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic U., Hong Kong, in recognition of over 30 years of dedicated service to natural products research in both the pharmaceutical and botanical areas, with his fine record of productivity in the botanicals area over the past close to 20 years, both nationally and internationally. Throughout his career in the nutraceutical industry he has been strongly committed to the production of high quality botanical products for the marketplace, and he has been an exemplary leader in ensuring that high quality, efficacy and safety are the hallmarks of the products produced by the companies with which he has been associated. As such, he has dedicated his industrial career to promoting the standards and principles that Varro Tyler constantly advocated for the botanicals industry. His exceptional knowledge of the field, his hands-on expertise in the practical aspects of botanical analysis and validation, and his total dedication to the production of high quality botanical products, as well as to protecting the interests and safety of the consumers, qualify him as a most worthy candidate for the Tyler Award.

Respectfully submitted,

Gordon M. Cragg

Nam-Cheol Kim

Chantal Bergeron

From: The Constitution and By-Laws Committee: Gil Belofsky, Maged Sharaf, and Steve Swanson

To: David Newman, President, American Society of Pharmacognosy

and Members of the Executive Committee. Re: Annual Report Date: July 9, 2013 Dear David and Members of the Executive Committee, The responsibilities of the Constitution and By-Laws Committee this year were light. There was a need to incorporate language into the Constitution or By-Laws regarding what to do in the event that a Vice-President of the Society is unable to complete the term of office and, subsequently, succeed to the presidency. At the 2012 ASP meeting in New York, the Executive Committee held a straw poll recommending that the runner-up from the previous presidential election replace the departing Vice-President. It was generally agreed that an amendment to the By-Laws would be sufficient. The Constitution and By-Laws Committee propose the following wording for the amendment to the By-Laws: under: Section 1 : Duties of Officers add a new #6: In the event that the Vice-President is unable to complete his/her term or succeed to the presidency, the runner-up from the previous presidential election shall fill the position of Vice-President, and then President, for the remainder of these terms. This proposed amendment was submitted by e-mail and accepted on June 4, 2013 by the President for inclusion on the agenda of the Executive Committee’s meeting. If approved by simple majority of the Executive Committee on July 13, 2013, it can be brought to the Annual Business Meeting on July 17, 2013 for approval by a simple majority. If the amendment is approved, the Constitution and By-Laws Committee will communicate the change to the ASP webmaster to update the online version of the document. The Constitution and By-Laws Committee had no other business this year.

Report of 8th International Congress on Natural Products Research (ICNPR2012) July 28-August 1, 2012

The 8th International Congress on Natural Products Research (2012 ICNPR), held at the Grand Hyatt hotel in New York City, was a huge success with over 1,300 registered participants from 66 countries, making this the largest gathering of natural products researchers ever in North America. Before the formal opening of the conference on Saturday, July 28th, three outstanding scientific workshops took place that covered the diverse subjects of NMR structure determination, isolation, and characterization of Actinomycetes and fungi from the environment and determination of absolute configuration by circular dichroism. The NMR Workshop was given by Dr. Mark O’Neil-Johnson of Sequoia Sciences and Dr. Sandra Groscurth, Mr. Brian Killday, and Dr. Christian Fischer from Bruker Instruments. The Microbiology session was led by Dr. Valerie Bernan of Carter-Bernan Consulting and Dr. Jeffrey Janso from Pfizer. The CD course was given by Dr. Nina Berova of Columbia University and Dr. Ana G. Petrovic of New York Institute of Technology. Each of the presenters in these information-rich sessions brought unique insights to their subjects, which provided a stimulating learning experience. The Opening Reception of the ICNPR was held on Saturday July 28th in the spectacular Manhattan Ballroom in the Grand Hyatt, where attendees had the opportunity to greet colleagues in an informal atmosphere with live music provided by a 5 piece jazz band. Welcoming remarks were given by representatives from the sponsoring societies: Drs. Elisabeth Seguin (AFERP), Wolfgang Blaschek (GA), Lars Bohlin (PSE), and Barbara Timmermann for ASP and SIF, as Dr. Anna Rita Bilia was delayed on arrival from Italy. The formal scientific program began on Sunday morning, July 29th, with a tribute to one of our founding fathers, Dr. Norman R. Farnsworth, followed by an address by this year’s Farnsworth Award winner ASP member Dr. Chris Ireland, of the University of Utah, Salt Lake City. Sunday’s program included a plenary Symposium on the Promise of Biodiversity, chaired by New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) Vice President Jim Miller and speakers Dr. Scott Strobel (Yale) and Dr. John Hooper (Queensland Museum), followed by the first of three afternoon poster sessions. Sunday evening featured perhaps the most memorable non-scientific event of the conference – an excursion to the NYBG aboard a dedicated Metro-North train leaving from Grand Central Terminal. The fun began as our orange T-Shirt-clad, engineer-hatted volunteers shepherded 800-plus participants from the poster session in the Ballrooms through the hotel lobby into Grand Central, all the way to Track 16. Once at the NYBG, the party continued for three hours under a giant tent filled with live music of a 5 piece Brazilian band, amazing food, and libations. Remarkably, not even one wayward pharmacognocist was lost in the Bronx, a real tribute to the capabilities of the local organizing team and NYBG. At the heart of ICNPR 2012 was a broad spectrum of exceptional scientists providing clear insights into their particular realm of natural products research. From molecular investigations using “omics” technologies through to clinical trials of natural product drugs and the actual practice of herbal medicine, a brilliant array of topics was presented. For most of the Congress there was little down-time, as the program was essentially continuous from 8:00 AM until 7:00 PM, however we have evidence that some attendees managed to find some time for extracurricular activities. (Please also see our article on the Young Members Committee Event.) An estimated crowd of 300 can claim to have seen the work of a master magician as our esteemed colleague and ASP member Dr. Koji Nakanishi performed his combination sleight-of-hand and stand-up comedy routine on Monday night. As always, Dr. Nakanishi was in rare form and only the children in the audience were able to figure out the tricks. Tuesday morning featured a plenary symposium dedicated to the publication of the 75th volume of the Journal of Natural Products, which was sponsored by our co-publishers, The American Chemical Society. JNP Editor in Chief, Dr. Douglas Kinghorn, chaired this session, which included insight-filled presentations by ASP members Drs. Bill Gerwick (University of California, San Diego), Rachel Mata (Universidad Nacional Autόnoma de México) and Bob Pettit (Arizona State University). We are grateful to the ACS for sponsoring this event as well as for the support and collaboration involved in making the Journal a success.

At the Closing Banquet on Wednesday evening, outgoing ASP President Barbara Timmermann delivered the final remarks in recognition of the contributions of the numerous members of the Scientific and Local Organizing Committees, as well as the dignitaries present from all of the participating Societies. Newly inaugurated ASP President David Newman concluded the formal program with his personal remarks. Owing to the sensitivities of our international audience, Presidential roasting was postponed until next year’s ASP Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri.

Two aspects concerning the participants in the Congress were particularly noteworthy from my perspective. First, I want to acknowledge the enthusiastic support from our European colleagues. All interactions with AFERP, GA, PSE and SIF were highly positive and enthusiastic from the planning stages through to the launch of the Congress. All of us in the ASP want to thank these colleagues for all their help, not to mention the tremendous numbers of participants! Perhaps the most significant impression that the ICNPR left with me is the huge potential that our young scientists hold for the future of natural products research. Young people representing research groups around the world made brilliant presentations at ICNPR. Whether on the podium or at posters, the eloquence, poise, and confidence, displayed by so many of these young scientists signal great things to come.

Respectfully submitted, Guy T. Carter Scientific Organizing Chair Edward J. Kennelly, Local Organizing Chair

ASP/ICSB 2014 Oxford, MS Venue: Oxford Conference Center: Just off the Hwy 7 the Conference Center has over 25,000 sq. ft. of flexible event space; 11,000 sq ft. of column-free space; 282-seat auditorium; Beautiful lobby and outdoor terrace; Cedar Hall will accommodate 534 in a class room setting or can be broken into 3 rooms (2)129 Capacity & (1) 276 Capacity. The open lobby provides space for Registration area and will accommodate 11-12 vendor tables comfortably. 3 classrooms and a small business style conference room will also be available if needed. Registration Rate: Early Late

Students $300 $400 Post Docs $400 $500 ASP Members $500 $600 ASP Non-members $600 $700 Single Day $200 $200

Proposed Evening Events: Saturday-Executive Council Meeting/Workshops. Opening Reception Option: “Mississippi Blues Night” at the Lyric, Downtown Oxford. Reception would include local southern food, open bar and a North MS Hill Country blues band. Sunday-Full day session: Poster Session. Participants will have the opportunity to participate in “Island Night.” Island Night on the grounds of the OCC and Hampton Inn properties - can include a steel drum band, games, island food and cocktails. Island shirts and casual wear encouraged. Monday- Full day session: Poster Session. Indian cuisine. Tuesday- ½ day session: Night excursions may be round trip busing ($50/person) to either (1) “Downtown Memphis.” Bus drops you in the heart of downtown Memphis, TN for a night on the town. Memphis is located an hour and a half from Oxford, MS. (2) “Tunica Queen Dinner Cruise or Casino Night.” Cap your day and begin your evening with a leisurely cruise and dinner on the Mighty Mississippi River! Or just enjoy a night at the casinos. Located in Tunica, MS., an hour and a half from Oxford, MS. (3) Free for all attendees: Stay in Oxford for a night of BBQ, music, and games on the Conference Center Grounds. Wednesday: Full day session: Closing Banquet Accommodations: There will be a block 250 rooms over four of hotels for the “ASP/ICSB”. The amount of rooms per hotel will be as follows:

Hampton Inn Oxford – West: 60 rooms Holiday Inn Express: 60 rooms Hampton Inn Oxford – Conference Center: 65 rooms Marriot TownePlace Suites: 65 rooms

The Estimated prices will be $139.00 - $159.00 + tax. There will be 20 government rooms at a rate of $96.00. These rooms will be reserved at the hotel of our choice. All four hotels provide complimentary hot breakfast, Business Center, Guest Laundry, Free high-speed internet. The TownePlace rooms are all suites that can sleep at least 4 guests. Individual participant billing is available for all hotels.

Additional Accommodations available if needed: The Inn at Ole Miss, Comfort Inn, and Super 8 Transportation: Nearest airport is Memphis (Mem) International Airport. We will be encouraging carpool, but shuttle service is available to/from Memphis for a fee of Appx. $65 one way. Local transportation between the hotels and Conference Center will be provided free of charge. Oxford Mississippi: Enjoy a city tour of Oxford on our Double Decker Bus while learning this city’s history and viewing its charm. Sites include the Downtown Square, the University of Mississippi, The L.Q.C Lamar House, Cedar Oaks, and a guided tour of Rowan Oak, home of William Faulkner. The Oxford Square is home to a variety of boutiques, bookstores, art galleries and restaurants. Must see stops include the South’s oldest department store, Neilson’s and nationally renowned independent bookstore, Square Books. Dine at one of Oxford’s many nationally acclaimed restaurants.

Oxford, MS Oxford Conference Center

Over 25,000 sq. ft. of flexible event space 11,000 sq ft. of column-free space 282-seat auditorium Beautiful lobby and outdoor terrace

Room can be divided into 3 breakout areas Dotted lines indicate where room can be divided

Registration &

Vendor Area

Give your attendees a downhome welcome to Oxford in style. Opening reception would be hosted in the historic Lyric Theater located on the Oxford Square. Reception would include local southern food, open bar and a North MS Hill Country blues band.

Downtown Memphis – bus drops you in the heart of downtown Memphis, TN for a night on the town. Located an hour and a half from Oxford, MS

Tunica Queen Dinner Cruise or Casino Night - Cap your day and begin your evening with a leisurely cruise and dinner on the Mighty Mississippi River! Or just enjoy a night at the casinos. Located in Tunica, MS., an hour and a half from Oxford, MS.

Round Trip Bus Fare to Either Destination

$40/person

Graceland Too – Not exactly Graceland, but enter and enjoy this crazy and fun ‘museum’ of Elvis memorabilia. Located just down the road in Holly Springs, MS., and just 20 minutes for Oxford.

Island Night on the grounds of the OCC and Hampton Inn properties - can include a steel drum band, games, island food and cocktails.

Island shirts and casual wear encouraged.

Enjoy a city tour of Oxford on our Double Decker Bus while learning this city’s history and viewing its charm. Sites include the Downtown Square, the University of Mississippi, The L.Q.C Lamar House, Cedar Oaks, and a guided tour of Rowan Oak, home of William Faulkner.

The Oxford Square is home to a variety of boutiques, bookstores, art galleries and restaurants. Must see stops include the South’s oldest department store, Neilson’s and nationally renowned independent bookstore, Square Books. Dine at one of Oxford’s many nationally acclaimed restaurants.

110 Heritage Drive I 112 Heritage Drive I 105 Ed Perry Blvd I 103 Ed Perry Blvd

They will block 250 rooms over all 4 of hotels for the “ASP/ICSB”. The amount of rooms per hotel will be as follows:

Hampton Inn Oxford – West: 60 rooms Holiday Inn Express: 60 rooms

Hampton Inn Oxford – Conference Center: 65 rooms Marriot TownePlace Suites: 65 rooms

The Estimated prices will be $139.00 - $159.00 + tax. We will allow 20 government rooms at a rate of $96.00. These rooms will be reserved at the hotel of our choice.

• Built in 2011 • 88 rooms • Complimentary hot breakfast • Expanded exercise facility • Outdoor Pool • 1,200 sq. ft. of meeting space • Business Center • Guest Laundry • Free high-speed internet in every room

• Scheduled completion Spring 2014 • 95 rooms, all suites with kitchenette • Indoor pool • Outdoor public patio area with fire pit and grills • Business Center • Guest Laundry • Expanded exercise facility • Complimentary hot breakfast

• Built in 2003 and renovated in 2013 • 80 rooms • Complimentary hot breakfast • Exercise facility • Indoor Pool with whirlpool • 390 sq. ft. boardroom • Business Center • Guest Laundry • Free high-speed internet access in every room

• Built in 1999 and renovated in 2011 • 80 rooms • Complimentary hot

breakfast • Exercise facility • Business Center • Guest Laundry • Free high-speed internet

access in every room

• The Inn at Ole Miss

• Comfort Inn

• Super 8

55th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Pharmacognosy St. Louis, MO, July 13th – 17th

Report of the ASP Meetings Committee

The conference committee has been asked to support the future meetings through an engaged support of the proposed locations for 2014 (Halifax) and 2015 (Copper Mountain). The Halifax organization proved to be very complex since the lead organizer, Paula Brown, was off-site and involved in a large grant proposal which made her unavailable for some time to work on the meeting. Other concerns around Halifax arose based on its location outside the USA and on the financial situation (costs for organizing). After a discussion with Ikhlas Khan and some members of the executive committee, Ikhlas agreed to merge the Oxford conference with the ASP meeting for 2014, to be held in Oxford, MS. The discussions surrounding Halifax as a proposed meeting site have brought some of the problems with having a meeting off-site to the forefront:

- Using professional meeting organizers is too costly for ASP - Meeting sites outside the USA are very challenging to many of our active members (lack

of financial support and visa issues for non-residents) Keeping those issues in mind, the meetings committee will start looking in meeting sites for 2017 and for someone who is willing to step up to the plate and is willing to help in organizing our meeting. Respectfully submitted Bill Baker John Beutler Robert Cichewicz Stefan Gafner (chair) Roy Okuda

2012-2013 ASP Web Page Ad Hoc Committee Report

This year, email addresses for officers, major committee chairs, and others were provided hosted through the pharmacognosy.us domain (list appended at the end of the report). The recipient will be updated as necessary, while the email address for the office or committee will remain constant.

The use of the websites continues at a steady pace. We experienced over 8000 hits per month from around the world, an increase from the traffic experienced last year.

Meetings, graduate programs and industrial web sites of interest to the members continue to be updated, upon request, in appropriate pages of the web site. Periodic requests for links to various pages are received by the webmaster. Such sites are evaluated for content and appropriate pages are linked. In general, sites lacking educational or general interest content, especially those primarily focused on selling of herbal products to general consumers, or those offering general employment services are not linked from the ASP pages.

An undergraduate and graduate programs link was provided at the request of President Newman. Feedback was provided to the service, as they do not list pharmacognosy, natural products chemistry, or similar programs.

The ASP employment service has continued to be an actively used part of the website. Management of the site is done by Lou Barrows. Scott Baggett continues to pitch in when Lou is out of the country.

The newsletter is published only electronically, and the members are informed as a new issue is posted. An archive of past issues is maintained on the web pages. Recently, a highlights mailing was provided to encourage wider reading of the newsletter as it appears.

ASP award winners, election results, changes to bylaws, meeting notices, natural products new items, event- and research-related photographs, and announcements are updated as needed or requested; these are available on the web site.

Steven Mautone (Extremis.com) continues to provide assistance with the hosting service, WordPress. Steven has also provided advice on hosting the voting process through Google sites; this would allow us to move the voting function from the MemberClicks service. We welcome all comments and suggestions from members and hope to continue to make the web site useful to as many members as possible. Suggestions for additional pages of interest, additional functions, and improvements to the site are welcome and should be directed to the webmaster. Respectfully submitted, John Porter, chair and webmaster July 6, 2013

ASP Email Address Office Person President@pharmacognosy.us President David Newman Vice_President@pharmacognosy.us Vice-President Brad Moore Secretary@pharmacognosy.us Secretary Bill Keller Treasurer@pharmacognosy.us Treasurer Guido Pauli Asst2Treasurer@pharmacognosy.us Assistant to the Treasurer Laura Stoll Asst-Treasurer@pharmacognosy.us Assistant Treasurer Vacant Executive@pharmacognosy.us Executive Board Lenny McDonald Amy Wright Nick Oberlies Phil Proteau JNP-Editor@pharmacognosy.us Editor, Journal of Natural

Products Doug Kinghorn

ASP-Found-Chair@pharmacognosy.us

Chair, ASP Foundation John Cardellina

ASP-Found-Treasurer@pharmacognosy.us

Treasurer, ASP Foundation Bob Krueger

awards@pharmacognosy.us Awards Committee Chair Will Jones Farnsworth@pharmacognosy.us Farnsworth Research

Achievement Award Committee Chair

Kirk Gustafson

Tyler@pharmacognosy.us Tyler Prize Committee Chantal Bergeron Fellows@pharmacognosy.us Fellows Committee Bill Gerwick Honorary@pharmacognosy.us Honorary Membership

Committee Bill Baker

asp2013@pharmacognosy.us 2013 Annual Meeting Mark O’Neill Johnson and Ray Cooper

asp2014@pharmacognosy.us 2014 Annual Meeting Ikhlas Khan asp2015@pharmacognosy.us 2015 Annual Meeting Robert H Cichewicz ICNPR2016@pharmacognosy.us 2016 ICNPR ?

ASP Jobs Service Report, 2012-2013. Louis Barrows committee Chairman, Ed Kennelly, Esperanza Carache de Blanco and Scott Baggett Itemized ASP Job records 2012-2013:

New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Academic Title Postdoctoral fellow Organization Rutgers University Location New Jun 24

New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Government Title Senior Research Scientist/NMR Facility Manager Organization Biosciences

Jun 11

New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Academic Title Postdoctoral Researcher Organization University of Illinois at Chicago

May 7

New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Academic Title Assistant Professor Organization University of Texas Health Science

Apr 23

New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Academic Title Biomedical Research Internships in Panama Organization CREO (Conservation

Apr 22

(2)New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Industry Title R&D Extracts Natural Product Research Scientist Organization PSW

Mar 20

New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Academic Title Chair and Professor of Pharmacognosy Organization The University of

Mar 1

New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Post-Doctoral Title Pharmacognostic studies of medicinal plants and development of

Feb 21

New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Academic Title Research Group Leader (Drug Discovery) Organization Cancer Research

Feb 19

New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Academic Title article scientific Organization personnelle Location France Website https

Feb 10

New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Post-Doctoral Title Research Fellow Organization California State University, Fresno

Feb 4

New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Industry Title (Associate) Scientific Liaison Organization United States Pharmacopeia

Feb 1

New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Post-Doctoral Title Postdoctoral Fellow in Natural Products Research Organization

Jan 18

New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Post-Doctoral Title Molecular

12/12/12

Pharmacology of Natural Products Organization University

New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Post-Doctoral Title Postdoctoral Position in Marine Natural Products Organization

12/4/12

New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Industry Title SENIOR SCIENTIST BIOCHEMISTRY, R&D Organization Firmenich Aromatics (

11/6/12

New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Academic Title Tenure-Track Faculty Position, Division of Medicinal Chemistry and

11/5/12

New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Delivery to the following recipient failed permanently: noreply@pharmacognosy.us Technical details of 10/25/12

New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Industry Title Microbiologist Organization Quorum Biofilm Research Laboratories Location 9/26/12

New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Post-Doctoral Title Post-doctoral Position in Marine Functional Foods: Bioactives from

9/25/12

New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - I posted your job. have a good day scott On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 2:21 PM, noreply@pharmacognosy.us

9/19/12

(2)New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Academic Title Assistant Professor – Structural Biology. Organization University of 9/10/12

New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Academic Title Department Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Science Organization 8/30/12

New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Post-Doctoral Title Postdoctoral Research Position in Microbiology and Biosynthesis of 8/3/12

New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Industry Title Associate Scientist / Scientist - Fermentation (Job code: 1230-AP-01)

8/2/12

(3) New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Industry Title Manager, Scientific Affairs 120474 Organization Herbalife International

7/23/12

7/23/2012-6/24/2013 Total: 29

Academic (non-postdoc): 10 Government: 1 Industry: 9 Post-Doctoral: 9 7/1/2011-6/30/2012 Total: 35 9/20/2010 – 7/26/2011 Total: 21

REPORT OF THE ASP AUDITING COMMITTEE (for the years ending on December, 31 2011 and on December, 31 2012)

The Auditing Committee met on May 23, 2012 with the ASP Treasurer. We examined the documents provided by the Treasurer - financial statement for year ended in 2011 and financial statement for year ended in 2012. Both documents had been compiled and reviewed by Ron Donaldson, a certified public accountant. We asked several of questions that were answered satisfactorily either directly at the meeting or subsequently via email. The Auditing Committee found the reports and financial statements for both years to be satisfactory and the Auditing Committee accepted both reports. It should be noted that the net assets have increased by over 40% to $578,546 over the last two years.

Jimmy Orjala, Chair of the Committee Chun-Tao Che Taichi Inui June 24th, 2013

Report of the 2013 ASP Resolutions Committee 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Pharmacognosy

July 13-18, 2013, St. Louis

Resolution I

Whereas, the members of the Local Organizing Committee; Ray Cooper (Chair), Mark O'Neil-Johnson (co-Chair), John Beale, Rainer Bussmann, Toni Kutchan, and Roy Okuda; and the Scientific Organizing Committee; Mark O'Neil-Johnson (Chair), Ray Cooper (co-Chair), Veronika Butterweck, Jim Gloer, Ed Kennelly, Ikhlas Khan, Nick Oberlies, Melany Puglisi, Judith Rollinger, Barbara Timmermann, and Amy Wright; have generously contributed their talents to arrange a panel of internationally renowned scientists who contributed outstanding presentations on aspects of natural products research, and to organize many excellent contributions to the podium and poster sessions; and

Whereas, the above Local Organizing Committee members have contributed to the superb, orderly execution of the many details of the formal program, as well as providing for enjoyable and relaxing social amenities; and

Whereas, the officers, executive committee members, committee chairs, and members of the American Society of Pharmacognosy, through their cooperative efforts, have fostered the success of this meeting in large part through the encouragement of its members to convene here at the Hyatt Regency in St. Louis. Be it resolved that the Society provide an expression of gratitude in the form of letters from Secretary Keller to each whose efforts have provided the participants with local and scientific programs of such an exemplary order.

Resolution II Be it further resolved that we, the members of the American Society of Pharmacognosy here assembled at the Hyatt Regency for its 54th Annual Meeting, record an expression of appreciation to the officers of the Society in recognition of their efforts on behalf of the Society during the past year, by now rising to present a standing ovation. Respectfully submitted, Jim Gloer (Chair) Mick Cronan Muralee Nair

ASP Newsletter Annual Report

July, 2013 The mission of the ASP Newsletter is to serve “as the primary source to disseminate information in various scientific disciplines to the membership of the Society. It also serves to convey messages to the membership and to encourage individuals to become members.”

The past year's issues included extensive promotion and coverage of the largest natural products meeting in North American history, the International Congress on Natural Products Research, including articles on awards, scientific programs, and local recommendations of New York City highlights. We also worked hard to promote this current meeting in St. Louis, and included local input on enjoying this exciting city. We featured the incoming Presidential Address by Dr. David Newman, celebrated the 75th volume of the Journal of Natural Products, and covered numerous member awards and honors, mourned the passing of members, and covered current topical events such as the Food and Drug Administration approval of the second botanical drug in its history, appearing in our latest issue.

We have begun several new feature articles, including ASP Fellows editorials. I thank Dr. Bill Gerwick for his leadership with this column. Recent Fellow articles include "Collaboration: The Key to Exploring Nature’s Treasure Trove" by Dr. Gordon Cragg, and "Optimism for the Natural Products Sciences?" by Dr. Bill Gerwick. As these articles contain valuable insight and advice, we have begun a discussion on how to index them for wider access.

"Field Notes in Pharmacognosy" contains adventure stories from pharmacognosy fieldwork, and has featured Dr. Alison Pawlus's work on wine in France, Dr. Ted Molinski's journeys at sea, and Dr. Marcy Balunas's adventures collecting samples from Panama to Alaska. We hope to share the adventurous side of pharmacognosy research through this column, and pique the interest of younger ASP members.

"Hot Topics in Pharmacognosy" is contributed by President Newman and features fascinating applications and news in pharmacognosy breaking science. The "Matt Suffness Award Winners" column aims to connect current members with a past influential ASP member, Dr. Matt Suffness, by sharing interviews with previous awardees throughout the Society's history. These new features have been wildly successful, and have provided greater connections between our membership, from inspirational travel tales to advice and news from our Fellows. These varying perspectives are what make our Society such a valuable part of our careers and lives.

Another crucial aspect of our Society is friendship, as could be seen in the touching tributes to our recently deceased members, Mr. Paul Klausmeyer, Dr. Gerald Sullivan, and Dr. Andrew Marston, each article written or informed by close colleagues and friends.

Our regular columns have seen a few changes. We wish to thank Dr. Diane Swaffar for her contributions with "Meet a New Member" and welcome ASP younger member Mr. Dan Kulakowski, who has taken on this column with gusto! Archivist Ms. Anna Heran at the Lloyd Library has done a terrific job with "From the Archives" and we wish to thank her, as well as welcome Archivist Ms. Devhra BennettJones as our new contributor for this column. Ms. BennettJones has already written a few columns for us, and has done a smashing job! Our longest contributor, Dr. Georgia Perdue, continues to provide timely, thorough, and very necessary coverage of pharmacognosy in our nation's capital, and has covered the Sequester, pharmaceutical approval news, and budgetary issues on The Hill. We wish to acknowledge Dr. Perdue's excellent column!

Lastly, I would like to thank our Assistant Editor, Dr. Amy Keller, who has continued to help edit the Newsletter, write various articles, and manage our communications, as well as our Layout Editor, Ms. Nancy Novick, who transformed our mastheads both on the front page and for our "Brief News from Washington" column. These mastheads look colorful and enticing, and Ms. Novick has continued to make our Newsletter exciting and gorgeous to look at.

Thanks for allowing me the continued opportunity to serve the Society by editing the Newsletter. This is rewarding work, and I welcome another exciting year of ASP reporting.

Respectfully submitted,

Edward J. Kennelly

Report of the ASP Archives Committee – July 2013 Saint Louis, MO

In the May 2013 issue of the ASP Newsletter, Ms. Devhra BennettJones, Archivist of the Lloyd Library and Museum (LLM), reported that the collection of papers from Tip Tyler have been completely processed and entered into the archives. Link to the Newsletter (article is on page 23): http://www.pharmacognosy.us/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/XII-ASP-fifth-5-15.pdf At the end of the article is a link to collections held by LLM. The "finding aid" gives a general description of the items present in the collection. The entire Tyler collection consists of 98 boxes covering 50 linear feet! Processing has begun on the papers of George M. Hocking. Ms. BennettJones will be the Archivist at the LLM in charge of the ASP Archives. ASP members with items to submit for the ASP collection may contact her at Devhra@Lloydlibrary.org She will also be present for questions during the meeting in St. Louis. Submitted, July 13, 2013 Bill Baker Douglas Kinghorn Roy Okuda, Chair.

Annual  Report  of  the  ASP  Fellows  54th  Annual  Meeting  of  the  American  Society  of  Pharmacognosy  

July  13-‐18,  2013,  St.  Louis,  Missouri      The  ASP  Fellows  met  for  a  no-‐host  lunch  at  the  New  York  City  annual  ASP  meeting,  and  discussed  ideas  for  how  the  Fellows  could  be  of  service  to  the  society.    Several  ideas  were  presented,  and  the  one  for  which  there  has  been  action  is  to  initiate  a  series  of  articles  in  the  ASP  Newsletter.    The  concept  is  to  rotate  the  writing  responsibility  through  the  ASP  Fellows  for  articles  that  blend  science,  perspective  and  scientific  philosophy  so  as  to  give  seasoned  insight  and  advice  to  the  membership.      Continuing  discussions  are  underway  and  will  be  continued  at  this  year’s  ASP  meeting  as  to  the  role  and  purpose  of  this  article  in  the  newsletter,  as  well  as  other  mechanisms  by  which  the  Fellows  may  be  of  service.    Because  Dr.  Gerwick  was  not  available  to  attend  this  year’s  meeting,  Dr.  Gordon  Cragg  has  graciously  agreed  to  coordinate  and  lead  the  discussion  at  a  no-‐host  lunch.    We  added  two  new  members  to  the  ASP  Fellows  this  year.    The  first  is  this  year’s  Norman  Farnsworth  Research  Award  Winner,  Dr.  Satoshi  Omura,  who  is  automatically  invited  to  ASP  Fellow  membership.    Additionally,  based  on  membership  numbers  supplied  by  Professor  Guido  Pauli,  ASP  Treasurer,  which  are  824  (up  substantially  from  last  year’s  supplied  numbers  of  597),  the  5%  maximum  of  total  ASP  members  that  can  be  ASP  Fellows  is  41.    Thus,  we  felt  it  appropriate  and  useful  to  vote  in  one  additional  member  this  year.    There  was  a  unanimous  decision  to  invite  Dr.  Guy  Carter  to  join  the  ASP  Fellows,  bringing  our  total  ASP  Fellows  to  27  (3.3%  of  membership).    Dr.  Carter  has  a  long  history  in  the  research  and  development  of  natural  products,  and  has  served  the  ASP  as  its  president  in  2008-‐09  and  hosted  the  2012  annual  meeting  of  the  ASP  in  New  York  City.    We  are  proud  to  welcome  both  Drs.  Omura  and  Carter  to  the  ASP  Fellows  in  2013.    Respectively  submitted,    William  Gerwick,  Chair  ASP  Fellows  

• 2012 JNP Arthur E. Schwarting Award Rolf Muller, Ph.D. Helmholz Institute (Saarbrucken)

• 2012 JNP Jack L. Beal Award Dong-ho Lee, Ph.D. Korea University (Seoul)

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