And We’re Off! The HAPS 40th Annual Conference has begun!
Day 1 of the HAPS 40th Annual Conference in Kansas City, Missouri in May 2026 featuring board members, travel, and the welcome cocktail hour.
Category Board of Directors
The mirror reflection of leadership… Are you a leader? What do you see?
Written by: Larry Young, HAPS President-Elect I remember my first Communication Committee (ComCom) meeting as a new committee chair for HAPS. I had the butterflies and anxiety of a 6th grader going to middle school for the first day. It…
Serve HAPS by Joining the Board of Directors
This post is from Kyla Ross, Chair of the Nominating Committee As your current President-Elect, I have the honor of chairing the Nominating Committee, which is responsible for compiling the ballot for the 2021 HAPS Board of Directors (BOD). I…
Making the Sausage: Revising the HAPS Bylaws in 2018
This year the HAPS board has focused on clarifying our financial instruments and has completed a top-to-bottom review of our policies, procedures, and bylaws. This sort of work is detail oriented and can drag on, but is necessary for organizational…
2017-2018 Call for Nominations: An Opportunity to Serve
Reading the HAPS listserv and HAPS Educator, serving on the board or a committee, reviewing position statements, implementing HAPS learning outcomes and returning from an annual or regional conference with new ideas are all ways that I have benefitted from…
Please Vote in the Elections for Board Positions!
Serving as an officer in any organization requires a commitment of time and effort. Because HAPS members generally lead busy lives, it can be a challenge finding candidates who are confident they can devote enough time to managing the current…
HAPS Leadership (#28): Changing of the Guard
Another annual HAPS conference has come and gone. Attendees have scattered back to their homes, either teaching, writing, relaxing, or keeping up with other activities to keep them busy during the summer. For the HAPS leadership, it’s no different. As…
HAPS Leadership (#23): Secretary to the Board
An organization lives on its documentation. You can sink or swim depending on how well you keep track of details. When the details are there, they help you stay focused and moving forward. When they’re absent, you meander directionless or…
HAPS Leadership (#21): Executive Committee
HAPS One – the refurbished Huey helicopter – touched down in La Grange, Georgia at HAPS International headquarters. President Valerie O’Loughlin was greeted by the security detail and taken into the secured compound. “Ma’am, the presidents for ASM (American Society…
HAPS Leadership (#19): Presidents Emeriti
The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) is over a quarter-century young and still growing. Each year has given us new adventures and new challenges. It has been the presidents that have lead us through those times, helping HAPS to…