ANS Bulletin
American Name Society
Number 2010-4 Fall 2010
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Editor’s Note
ANS Bulletins are distributed electronically. For those who do not have access to e-mail, copies will be mailed if a timely request is made. Please contact me if you would like a paper copy. Because of the printing and mailing costs, members who opt for the paper copy will likely pay slightly more than our very modest dues.
Dr. Michel Nguessan
3N231, Wilson St
Elmhurst, Illinois, 60126
Executive Council Nominations
Here is a list of nominees for the upcoming openings on the Executive Council:
- Kemp Williams has agreed to move up to President.
- Donna Lillian has agreed to move up to 1st VP.
- Iman Laversuch has accepted the nomination for 2nd VP.
- Carol Lombard has accepted the nomination for the open position as Member-at-Large
- Michael McGoff has agreed to stay on as Treasurer.
- Michel Nguessan has accepted to stay on as Secretary
- Dwan Shipley has accepted to stay on as member-at-large to fill the one year position left by ImanLaversuch.
ANS by laws
Along with this newsletter, members will also have received a copy of the American Name Society bylaws, with proposed changes to the bylaws marked within the text. These changes were made to reflect the revised organization and duties of the ANS officers, changes in the dues categories and where that information is available, and other minor corrections to the bylaws that have accrued over the years. According to the bylaws, the membership shall vote to accept or decline these changes at an annual business meeting at which a quorum of the membership is present. This meeting will be held Saturday, January 9, 2011 in the Pitt Room of the Wyndham Grand Downtown Pittsburgh Hotel at 11:15 am. A quorum for purposes of ratifying bylaws changes is defined as 10% of the ANS membership or 12 individual members, whichever is the lower number.
Call for Papers:
American Name Society panel at the Modern Languages Association annual meeting, January 5-8, 2012, Seattle, Washington.
Names and Naming: Investigation and exploration of significant or interesting patterns of names and naming practices. Focus on literature, linguistics, rhetoric, or pedagogy of names.
Submit 250-word abstract as Word document to Donna Lillian at . Deadline for submissions is March 1, 2011.
You do not need to be a member of the American Name Society to submit an abstract, but if your paper is accepted for presentation, then you must become a member in order to present in our panel.
Emerging Scholar Award
In 2007 the American Name Society established the ANS Emerging Scholar Award (ANSESA), funded anonymously in the amount of $250, to be awarded to the undergraduate or graduate student who submits the best paper accepted for presentation at the annual meeting.
In addition to the cash prize, the student will receive a two-year membership in ANS, as well as assistance in preparing the paper for publication in NAMES or another journal. The paper will also be designated as the prize-winning student paper in the ANS annual meeting program. In years that no paper is deemed worthy, no award will be given.
Students who are presenting papers at the annual meeting will be notified of the rules and the deadline for submission.
Name of the Year
The American Name Society requests nominations for the “Name of the Year for 2010.” Last year’s winner, announced in Baltimore, was SalishSea. The name selected this year will be the one that best illustrates, through its creation and/or use during the past eighteen months, important trends in North American culture. All categories of names and naming, including given names, surnames, brand names, placenames, street names, building names, pseudonyms, and names from fiction, are eligible. A committee of the ANS Executive Council will select three to five candidates from the nominees to be voted on by the members of the American Name Society, with the winner to be announced in January 2011 at the annual meeting of the Society.
Nominations must be received until January 4th, 2011. Send your nominations, along with a brief, one-paragraph rationale, by U.S. mail or e-mail to: Dr. Cleveland K. Evans, Psychology Department. BellevueUniversity. 1000 Galvin Road South, Bellevue, NE 68005-3098. cleveland.evans@ bellevue.edu
Submitting Articles to NAMES:
A Journal of Onomastics
Editor: Frank Nuessel, University of Louisville
Book Review Editor: Christine De Vinne, College of Notre Dame of Maryland
Editorial Board:
John Algeo, University of Georgia (Emeritus)
Edward Callary, Northern IllinoisUniversity
Christine De Vinne, College of Notre Dame of Maryland
Thomas J. Gasque, University of South Dakota (Emeritus)
Robert H. Julyan, Independent Scholar
Margaret G. Lee, HamptonUniversity
Michael F. McGoff, BinghamtonUniversity, StateUniversity of New York
Lisa McNary, North CarolinaStateUniversity
NAMES, A Journal of Onomastics, publishes articles of general, theoretical, and topical interest, reviews of recent books and other significant resources, queries, notes, and comments of concern to onomastics. Reports of original research in onomastics as well as redactions and summaries of existing research are welcome. NAMES is a fully-refereed journal; manuscripts of articles are read and evaluated anonymously by at least two qualified scholars. Membership in the American Name Society is not required for initial submission toNAMES; manuscripts from non-members and from scholars in related disciplines are encouraged. Once an article is accepted for publication in NAMES, the author must join the American Name Society.
Manuscripts should be sent to:
Frank Nuessel, NAMES Editor
Department of Classical and Modern Languages
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY40292-0001
Books for review should be sent to:
Christine De Vinne, NAMES Book Review Editor
College of Notre Dame of Maryland
4701 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD21210
Please note: Dr. De Vinne’s mailing address and address are new.
Award for Best Article in NAMES
At its annual meeting in San Francisco January 8-11, 2009, the American Name Society agreed to provide an annual award for the best article in NAMES.
The Award Committee consists of the Executive Council Members at Large. For 2010, they are:
1.Dwan Shipley, WesternWashington University, USA (Chair, 2010)
2.Michael F. McGoff, BinghamtonUniversity, SUNY, USA (2010) standing in for Ernest Abel, Wayne State University, USA
3.Edward Callary, Northern Illinois University, USA (2010) standing in for Iman Laversuch, University of Cologne, Germany
Each year, one new member is elected to the Executive Council and one member rotates off.
The Award Committee operates completely independently of the Editor. The award is given to only one article per year. The decision of the Award Committee is final. The criteria include: (1) the significance of the article, and (2) the significance of the article to the science of onomastics.
The award consists of a plaque that reads as follows:
The American Name Society
Recognizes
Name(s) of Author(s)
For the Best Article to Appear in
NAMES: A Journal of Onomastics
For the year 2010
The Award Committee has informed me that this year’s Award winner is Dr. Małgorzata Rutkiewicz-Hanczewska (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland) for her article entitled “Proper Names in the Polish Global Reality” published in NAMES: A Journal of Onomastics, volume 58(3): 159-168.
Previous Award Winners
2009. Denis Huschka, Jürgen Gerhards, and Gert G. Wagner for their article entitled “Naming Differences in Divided Germany” appeared in NAMES 57:4 (2009): 208-228.
The Award Committee members deserve special mention for their exceptional hard work and dedication in reviewing meticulously all of the articles that appeared in volume 58 (2010) before making their final decision.
ANS Membership Dues
Membership in the American Name Society includes four issues of NAMES, the Bulletin, and participation in the meetings. Members will alsoreceive notices via ANSMMBR-L. Dues are as follows (in U. S. dollars or U. K. pounds):
UK/EU/ROW...... £26.00
USA/USD...... $45.00
Retired/Student UK/EU/ROW£20.50
Retired/Student USA/USD$38.00
See the ANS Website ( for details on how to pay or renew dues.
Renewal of Membership to the American Name Society
There are three options for renewing membership to the American Name Society:
1)Via the Maney Website
Either visit the Names page on the Maney website at and click on Subscribe. Scroll past institutional rates, and then choose from the list of member types in the list and pay using a secure credit card facility.
The Maney website can also be reached from the membership page on the ANS website
2) Via Telephone
Contact the Maney offices in the USA (toll free): (866-297-5154) and UK (+44 (0)113 386 8168) by phone to pay by credit card or to ask for help with your renewal.
3) Via Mail
Mail a cheque, made out to Maney Publishing to the USA or UK offices.
Maney Publishing
875 Massachusetts Avenue
7th Floor
CambridgeMA02139
USA
Maney Publishing
Suite 1C, Joseph's Well
Hanover Walk
Leeds LS3 1AB
UK
For additional help and information
Please email Maney’s subscriptions department for additional help renewing membership at .
2010 ANS Officers
President: Priscilla A. Ord, McDanielCollege ()
Past Co-Presidents: Alleen Pace Nilsen and Don L. F. Nilsen, Arizona State University (; ).
First Vice President: Kemp Williams, IBM Global Name Recognition ()
Second Vice President: Donna L. Lillian, Appalachian State University, ()
Secretary: Michel Nguessan, GovernorsStateUniversity ()
Treasurer: Michael F. McGoff, State University of New York at Binghamton ()
Editor: Frank Nuessel, University of Louisville ()
Members-at-Large, with terms of office:
Dwan Lee Shipley, Western Washington University 2008–2010 ()
Dr. Iman Laversuch, University of Cologne,
Germany; 2009-2011 ()
Dr. Ernest L. Abel, WayneStateUniversity, 2010-
2012 ()
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American Name Society
Annual Meeting
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 6-9, 2011
The American Name Society (ANS), a professional organization devoted to the study of names and their role
in society, will hold its annual meeting in conjunction with the Linguistic Society of America (LSA), along with the American Dialect Society (ADS), the North American Association for the History of the Language Sciences (NAAHoLS), and the Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas (SSILA), January 7-10, 2010. The meeting will be held at the former Hilton Pittsburgh, 600 Commonwealth Place, Pittsburgh, PA15222. (The hotel is undergoing re-branding; its new affiliation will be announced at the end of September.)
Those wishing to attend and participate in ANS sessions should be members of the American Name Society and pay the appropriate LSA conference registration fee, as well as the ANS registration fee--$20 for regular members or $10 for emeritus members, students, spouses, and guests--to cover expenses for items not provided by LSA. The LSA fee allows one access to all LSA and other allied organizations’ sessions, the plenary sessions, the book exhibits, and the job placement service.
ANS Membership Dues LSA Advance Registration LSA On-Site Registration
United States$ 40.00 Regular members $140.00 Regular members $190.00
United Kingdom£ 22.50 Emeritus $140.00 Emeritus $190.00
European Union£ 22.50 Unemployed $70.00 Unemployed $ 80.00
Canada/Mexico$ 42.00 Student $ 60.00 Student $ 80.00
Rest of World£22.50 Individual non-member $240.00 Individual non-member $290.00
Student non-member $105.00 Student non-member $125.00
One-day rate $100.00
NOTE: LSA advance registration is available on the meeting website and will be accepted only until December 15. For those planning to register by credit card on-site, please note that only Visa and Mastercard are accepted. ANS members need not be members of LSA to be eligible for the LSA registration rates. However, you must use the sister society registration page and enter the special code for ANS, ANS2011, when registering:
HIGHLIGHTS: The meeting will include papers on every aspect of onomastics and feature a special ANS panel session entitled “Onomastics and War.” The traditional ANS banquet will be on Friday, January 7, at Lidia’s Pittsburgh, 1400 Smallman Street. (Lidia is Lidia Bastianich of PBS cooking show fame for those among you who are foodies.) Dinner for members and their guests will consist of a choice of an endless pasta tasting trio (at least one of which will be vegetarian) or scallopine of chicken, caesar salad, Tuscan and focaccia breads with pesto and tapenade, coffee/hot tea/iced tea, and dessert for $45 per diner, which includes taxes and gratuity. Drinks during the social hour preceding dinner and wine during dinner may be purchased separately. Because we must commit to the number of diners before several weeks prior to the meeting, please register for the banquet as soon as possible.
Regular sessions will begin at 4:00 pm on Thursday, January 6, which should allow most travelers to arrive on time, but due to different airline schedules, it may be necessary to travel the day before, Wednesday, January 5. The final ANS session will end at or before 6:00 pm on Saturday, January 8.
ACCOMMODATIONS:The Grand Pittsburgh Downtown Hotel has reserved a block of rooms for those attending the 2011 Annual Meeting. Each guest room offers breathtaking views of the city or the famed Three Rivers. Rooms are beautifully appointed in vibrant colors with an ergonomically designed work area, dual-line speakerphones with voicemail and coffee maker with complimentary coffee and tea. Standard features also include an iron and ironing board, hairdryer, in-room movies, easy-to-set alarm clock radio with MP3 connectivity. In addition, the hotel offers a complimentary weekday USA Today, complimentary downtown shuttle and a 24-hour fully automated self-serve business center offer. Special conference rates:
Single/Double: $99 per night
Executive Level: $134 per night single/double
Junior Suite: $149 per night single/double
Additional guests: $25 per person per night
Executive Level rooms include access to a private elevator, concierge and Executive Lounge with complimentary buffet breakfast and evening hors d’oeuvres.Hotel reservations may be made by telephone at 1-800-821-1888, extension 4007 or online at Please be aware: If reserving a room by telephone, you must mention the Linguistic Society of America meeting to get the conference rate. The conference rate for rooms at the hotel will only be available through DECEMBER 16, 2010, so reserve your room now!Note that reservations made through the former Hilton Pittsburgh website will be fully honored under the present reservations system.
AIR TRANSPORTATION: Pittsburgh can be reached by air most easily from the Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT). The airport is served by the major U.S. carriers, as well as by several discount airlines including AirTran, JetBlue, and Southwest. Members are encouraged to check rates at the discount airlines’ websites, since not all travel websites post information for these flights.
GROUND TRANSPORTATION: By far the most economical method of ground transportation from PittsburghInternationalAirport to downtown Pittsburgh is via the Port Authority Airport Flyer bus service. The bus stops very close to the hotel where the meeting will be held and the one-way fare is $2.75 (exact change required).
Distance from PIT to hotel:17 miles
Time:25 minutes
Limousine:$33.00 (est.)
Bus:$2.75 (actual cost, exact change required)
Super Shuttle:$19.00 (actual cost, shared ride, one-way)
Taxi:$32.00+ (est.)
DIRECTIONS and HOTEL PARKING: INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE NEXT INFORMATION UPDATE.
VISAS: Those traveling from abroad should be sure to contact the nearest U. S. embassy or consulate as soon as possible to receive all necessary information and apply for the appropriate visas to travel to the United States.
ANS AUTHORS: There will be a display table of ANS publications and memorabilia, including articles, books, monographs, etc. of ANS authors. If you have published in any of these formats or have relevant, informational brochures to share, please bring copies with you for our members and others to see.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Information about the Linguistic Society of America and the 2011 LSA meeting in Pittsburgh is available at Information about the American Name Society and its activities may be accessed at ANS registration information will be available on the ANS website by early October; the preliminary ANS program will be available on the ANS website by mid-October.
ADDITIONAL WEBSITES:
PittsburghInternationalAirport
Super Shuttle
Lidia’s Italy
(Click on the Restaurants tab.)
2011 American Name Society Annual Meeting
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January 6-9, 2011
Registration Form for Presenters
Please copy and send this form and payment to Michael F. McGoff, Treasurer, American Name Society, State University of New York at Binghamton, Office of the Provost (AD 711), Binghamton, NY 13902-6000.
Name (Please print): ______
Affiliation/Institution:______
Mailing Address:______
Postal Code/
______Zip Code: ______+4 ______
E-mail Address:______
Name of Guest(s):______
(To be used to prepare an ANS badge, which will be valid for ANS sessions and functions only)
Note: To be either a participant in or a presenter at the 2011 ANS Annual Meeting, one must be an ANS member, register with both LSA and ANS at the appropriate level, and complete and submit this form to the above address.
LSA Registration: To register, go to Advance LSA registration will only be accepted until December 15,2010 Please note: ANS members are eligible to register at LSA member rates and are not required to become members of LSA, but you must register on the sister society registration page. The sister society code is ANS2011.
ANS Registration: To cover expenses that are related to the annual meeting but are not covered by the LSA registration fee, participants and presenters are asked to register with ANS at the appropriate level.
Member______@ $20 = ______
Emeritus/Spouse/Guest(s)/Student______@ $10 = ______
ANS Dinner: The traditional ANS dinner will be held Friday, January 7, at Lidia’s Pittsburgh, where one will have a choice of an endless pasta tasting trio (at least one of which will be vegetarian) or scallopine of chicken, caesar salad, Tuscan and focaccia breads with pesto and tapenade, coffee/hot tea/iced tea, and dessert. The price below includes all taxes and gratuities. In addition to paying for yourself and your guest(s), please consider hosting a graduate student or an international member for this occasion.
Member, Spouse, and Guest(s)______@ $45 = ______