ENS Chooses Board of Governors
Diocesan Press Service. June 21, 1972 [72084]
The Rev. Erwin M. Soukup, Editor, Advance, Diocese of Chicago
PAINESVILLE, Ohio -- A steering committee of NET PLUS, an informal fraternity of diocesan communicators, decided June 9 to seek a three-year grant to establish a nationwide independent Episcopal News Service (ENS).
The nine-member committee, which met at the Cedar Hills Conference Center of the Diocese of Ohio, called for the service to be operating before General Convention in Louisville in 1973.
The committee established a tentative budget, staff requirements, and an outline of purposes.
The committee also chose a Board of Governors, which it empowered to seek foundation funding for the project.
The Board will employ, support, and evaluate the work of the managing editor of ENS. As envisioned, the service will depend heavily on volunteer support from diocesan communicators , a weekly summary of events in the church, expanded stories of events covered in the summary, news features, and the eventual creation of a "hot line" for subscribers.
The Board will give an initial progress report to the Spring, 1973 meeting of NET PLUS in Denver.
Erwin Soukup (Chicago) was chosen convenor of the Board.
Other members: Ben Campbell (Va.), Polly Bond (Ohio), John Lockerby (Olympia), Larry Davidson (Gre.), Robert Reagan (Los Angeles), Richard Anderson (W. N. Y.), Worley Rodehaver (S. Ohio), Isabel Baumgartner (Tenn.), and Anne Clendaniel (Del.) The Board may also select two members who are not diocesan communicators.