Significant progress in the affairs of our Society was made in 1992-93 under the leadership of John M. Herr, Jr. Particularly notable were the adoption of a new Constitution and By-Laws providing specific guidelines for governance of the Society and the establishment of the type-set of our journal, Castanea, at West Virginia University. John, in his capacity as Past-President, continues to serve the Society as Chair of the Planning Committee. In that role, John and members of the Planning Committee are pursuing a number of initiatives to broaden and, concurrently, focus our impact as a society of botanists through the formation of a “Consortium of Botanical Societies.”