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30 August 2009: CJA Links page update
The webmaster has reviewed the CJA Links page, removing obsolete links and making a few corrections for links that have changed. The page is meant to provide useful information for American chess journalists and includes links to all the state chess federation web sites, journalism reference sites, CJA member sites and other web sites that may be useful or interesting. If you have additional links that should be on this reference page please send them to the webmaster.
25 August 2009: Annual CJA Awards List update
A few additions and missing judges' scores have been applied to the previously published CJA Awards.
15 August 2009: Photo Diary of 2009 U. S. Open Chess Championship
The CJA Webmaster has published his personal Photo Diary of the 2009 U. S. Open Chess Championship, including pictures of several of the workshops, including the annual CJA Meeting.
12 August 2009: "Letter to CJA" from Dan Heisman
A message was received today from Dan Heisman. See Letter to CJA.
9 August 2009: Report from 2009 U. S. Open
Randy Hough opens envelopes with votes for officers of CJA.
Elections Chairman Tim Moroney and CJA member count/verify votes.
Jonathan Hilton makes announcement of CJA Award winners.
The Chess Journalist Editor John Hillery is seated at right.
The CJA Awards winners list is announced and minutes of the annual CJA meeting will come soon. Here are a few important tidbits of information.
Results of voting for officers of CJA:
President: Jerry Hanken
Vice President: Alexandra Kosteniuk
Secretary/Treasurer: Ira Lee Riddle (deceased)
Jerry Hanken was unable to attend the meeting due to recent injuries which left him hospitalized in California. This left Randall Hough as the highest ranking officer to conduct the annual meeting. Two other officers Editor John Hillery and Webmaster J. Franklin Campbell were also present. With the recent death of Ira Lee Riddle the office of Secretary/Treasurer is left unfilled. Since this could not be resolved during the CJA annual meeting it was decided that the CJA Executive Board would set up a search committee to find a suitable volunteer to do this important job. Jonathan Hilton and Stephen Dann have already volunteered to serve on this committee. In the meanwhile, long-time Secretary/Treasurer Randall Hough has agreed to continue on a temporary basis (maximum 6 months) till this office can be filled. Randy was officially thanked for his years of service to CJA. To make this job more attractive the members passed a motion granting a $25/month stipend for the combined offices of Membership Secretary and Secretary/Treasurer, effective immediately.
The list of annual CJA Award winners is now available. Additional text may be added later.
31 July 2009: Secretary-Treasurer Randy Hough provides financial reports and updated membership list
As I complete 13 years of volunteer work as CJA's Secretary/Treasurer, I present the 2008-2009 financial statement and 2009-2010 budget for discussion at our annual meeting. Interest rates dropped a bit, and we lagged behind budget on memberships (partially masked by multi-year payments), advertising (though $450 is still far more than what we realized in many previous years -- nothing!), and awards competition entries (though expenses were far under budget also). Contingency funds were barely touched; that may change in the future.
Like everyone else, I was saddened by the premature passing of my presumed successor, Ira Lee Riddle. I'm optimistic that we'll find a qualified successor at our meeting. Now, let's all recruit more members and help our editor put out an even better magazine.
Randy Hough
Updated Membership List
Financial Statement 2008-2009
Budget 2009-2010
30 July 2009: Shelby Lyman inducted into Gallery of Distinguished Chess Journalists
The Cramer Awards Committee has selected Mr. Shelby Lyman as the 2009 inductee into the Gallery of Distinguished Chess Journalists. See Press Release.
20 July 2009: The Chess Journalist issue for June 2009
now on-line
Our editor John Hillery has provided the June 2009 issue
of our journal in PDF format and it has been added to our downloads.
To read or download this issue go to the The
Chess Journalist page and click on the June link in the 2009 column.
Dr. Ira Lee Riddle |
10 July 2009: Dr. Ira Lee Riddle dies in France
CJA members were shocked to receive this notification from Polly Riddle, the wife of Dr. Ira Lee Riddle, that he had died recently while on vacation in France. CJA President Jerry Hanken issued the following statement:
We received with shock the sad news of the sudden passing of our Vice President, Ira Lee Riddle. Ira had served CJA for many years and was running unopposed for the very important position of Secretary/Treasurer, a hard job held by Randy Hough and discharged with distinction for the last 13 years. A full obit of Ira, who was a personal friend, will be in the next Chess Journalist and, we hope, in Chess Life. In Ira’s honor, I urge all members to vote for him in the mail balloting. We will choose a new Secretary/Treasurer at our annual meeting in Indianapolis. My heart goes out to Ira’s wife of many years, Polly Riddle, who supported Ira in his chess volunteerism for so many years. Rest in peace my friend. The world of US Chess will miss you and the CJA has lost one of its greatest supporters.
Jerry Hanken
CJA President
30 June 2009: Updated Membership List / USCF Workshop Schedule
Our Secretary/Treasurer Randall Hough has provided an
updated CJA membership list, effective 26 June 2009. It is now available on the Membership
List page.
Under the 2009 Awards Program Announcement header in the left navigation bar there is now a link to the USCF Workshop Schedule. This lists the various meetings to be held during the U. S. Open, including the annual CJA meeting at 3:00 on Friday August 7, 2009. The Publications meeting will be at 2:00 in the same room. The link is to the PDF file on the USCF web site, so you can check that meeting listing at a later date, in case of any changes.
9 June 2009: Awards Chairman extends deadline to June 15, 2009
Dear fellow chess journalists:
Due to the personnel cuts at the U.S. Chess Federation, the Chess Journalists of America is granting a deadline extension for submitting articles to the yearly Awards. The new deadline is Monday, June 15, 2009.
The new online-entry process has kept things running smoothly thanks to the devoted work of our Webmaster, Franklin Campbell. The number of entries has continued to grow at a rapid pace. So far, we have 15 volunteer judges. There is still time to volunteer, so please write to cja-entries2009@chessjournalism.org if you would like to step up. Thank you.
Jonathan Hilton
29 May 2009: Announcement by Chairman of the Elections Committee
To the Membership,
As the time of elections and voting for CJA Officers quickly approaches, the elective offices are found to be very short on nominations. Current nominations stand at Jerry Hanken for the position of President, and Dr. Ira Lee Riddle for the position of Secretary-Treasurer. Currently standing at one (1) nomination of the two (2) needed for inclusion on the ballot is Alexandra Kosteniuk for the position of Vice President. [Alexandra Kosteniuk has now received the second required nomination, see Nominations - Officers for full list. -- Webmaster]
I would like to remind everyone of the appropriate section of the Bylaws, as posted in the 1 April 2009 web announcement and the March 2009 issue of The Chess Journalist:
"An election of Officers shall be held every second year. Each candidate, including incumbents, must be nominated by at least two Regular or Honorary Members who are not themselves candidates. The deadline for receipt of nominations shall be set by the Executive Board and published in The Chess Journalist at least sixty days in advance of the deadline. Nominations must be mailed to both the Secretary and Editor. The list of candidates shall be printed in The Chess Journalist together with the official mail ballot, voting instructions, the deadline for receipt of the ballots, and a statement of no more than one hundred words by each candidate. Write-in votes shall be allowed.
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In an election year if, by the time of the annual membership meeting, the mail ballot nomination and election system has failed to fill an elective office, then the voting members (Regular and Honorary) present at the annual membership meeting are empowered to nominate and elect a candidate to fill that office."
I urge you, the CJA members, to submit your nominations for the elective offices.
I can be contacted by email at: nominations@chessjournalism.org, or by postal mail at:
366 Gladwin Ave, Clawson, MI 48017.
Thank you for your participation.
Tim Moroney
Chairman of the Elections CommitteeXXX
14 April 2009: The Chess Journalist issue for March 2009
now on-line
Our editor John Hillery has provided the March 2009 issue
of our journal in PDF format and it has been added to our downloads.
To read or download this issue go to the The
Chess Journalist page and click on the Mar 2009 link.
10 April 2009: Dr. Ira Lee Riddle Nomination for Secretary/Treasurer
Two nominations for Dr. Ira Lee Riddle for Secretary/Treasurer and a supporting statement have been received by the Chairman of the Elections Committee Tim Moroney (as specified in the 1 April 2009 announcement below). To read the supporting statement of Ira Lee Riddle go to the Nominations Received web page.
3 April 2009: Minutes of CJA Annual Meetings updated
Due to an oversight by the webmaster the minutes of the annual CJA meetings for the last three years were missing from this web site. Now the minutes for the meetings of 2006, 2007 and 2008 have been added to the CJA Annual Meetings
- Index of Minutes and other Reports page.
1 April 2009: Nominations Sought
A new slate of CJA officers will be elected in 2009. The relevant portion of the Bylaws reads as follows:
"An election of Officers shall be held every second year. Each candidate, including incumbents, must be nominated by at least two Regular or Honorary Members who are not themselves candidates. The deadline for receipt of nominations shall be set by the Executive Board and published in The Chess Journalist at least sixty days in advance of the deadline. Nominations must be mailed to both the Secretary and Editor. The list of candidates shall be printed in The Chess Journalist together with the official mail ballot, voting instructions, the deadline for receipt of the ballots, and a statement of no more than one hundred words by each candidate. Write-in votes shall be allowed.
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In an election year if, by the time of the annual membership meeting, the mail ballot nomination and election system has failed to fill an elective office, then the voting members (Regular and Honorary) present at the annual membership meeting are empowered to nominate and elect a candidate to fill that office."
Any member interested in serving as President, Vice-President, or Secretary-Treasurer should submit his nominating petition and candidate statement to the Chairman of the Elections Committee, Tim Moroney (366 Gladwin Ave., Clawson, MI 48017, email: nominations@chessjournalism.org), who will forward the list of nominations to the Secretary-Treasurer and Editor, by June 1, 2009.
Note: nominations will be displayed on the Nominations Received web page as they are received..
Tim Moroney |
21 March 2009: Tim Moroney of Michigan named as new Chairman of the CJA Elections Committee
Tim Moroney of Clawson, Michigan has been elected as the new CJA Elections Committee Chairman. He is a frequent contributor to numerous chess publications, including Chess Life Online. He maintains a personal chess BLOG at: http://blog.chess.com/TimMoroney. He says he "... will be resuming its tournament coverage this April with my journey to Foxwoods." Thanks to Tim for taking on this critical position in CJA. His contact information is in the CJA Directory of Officials.
18 March 2009: Annual CJA Awards Program Announced
Jerry Hanken, president of the Chess Journalists of America,
and Jonathan Hilton, Chairman of the CJA Awards Committee,
announce their annual call for entries to the 2009 Awards program.
See the full announcement CJA Awards Program.
Entries should be postmarked by 6/1/09 or submitted by email by 6/3/09.
Items for consideration must in general have been published between
June 1, 2008 and May 31, 2009. The chief judge will be
the CJA Awards Committee Chairman Jonathan Hilton. The
required cover sheets can be downloaded (see links on announcement page or on the CJA home page).
17 March 2009: Updated Membership List
Our Secretary/Treasurer Randall Hough has provided an
updated CJA membership list. It is now available on the Membership
List page.
14 January 2009: The Chess Journalist issue for December 2008
now on-line
Our editor John Hillery has provided the December 2008 issue
of our journal in PDF format and it has been added to our downloads.
To read or download this issue go to the The
Chess Journalist page and click on the Dec 2008 link.
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