WHEREAS, the 71st annual meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists was held at Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, on 15-19 June 1991; and
WHEREAS, we met in a state known for wheat but we encountered no chaff; and
WHEREAS, K-State is a recognized national leader in undergraduate scholarship, mammalogy, and in keeping cans and paper picked up on campus; and
WHEREAS, the unique architecture provides a new meaning to the term "the campus is totally stoned"; and
WHEREAS, the first floor was cleverly placed at different levels above and below the ground; and
WHEREAS, the officers, directors, and early arriving members were shown a special recreation of Toto's whirlwind trip to the yellow brick road; and
WHEREAS, we went to the Bar-B-Que to be chuggers, however, we came back feeding chiggers; and
WHEREAS, mammalogists gladly believed that minuscule dark dots miles away ("look, look, now there are three!") were proof of bison on the Konza; and
WHEREAS, we were provided with meeting rooms that could be used as an ultra cold freezer for DNA samples; and
WHEREAS, magnum slide pointers that were authentic spears used by Konza Indians to kill bison created shadows of speakers that must have inspired wild fantasies; and
WHEREAS, the dorm showers were effective in keeping us wet from the waist down and the humidity took care of the rest; and
WHEREAS, successfully finding breakfast through the tunnels of Ford Hall was considered as proof of behavioral synapomorphies with Geomys; and
WHEREAS, Omer Reichman repeatedly used every opportunity to practice his stand-up comedy routine; and
WHEREAS, the "little apple" proved to be a new result for the Manhattan distance statistical procedure; and
WHEREAS, the little apple outdid its larger eastern analog in friendliness, beauty, hospitality, sunsets, fresh air, and all of those things that make up the concept of God, country, and apple pie; and
WHEREAS, the organization, programs, hayrides, and bison feast provided for an excellent meeting; and
WHEREAS, Don Kaufman, Glennis Kaufman, Jim Reichman, and the Local Committee demonstrated that the Heart of North America is doing well;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the American Society of Mammalogists expresses heartfelt thanks to Kansas State University, the Local Committee, and especially our colleagues Don Kaufman, Glennis Kaufman and Jim Reichman for a truly memorable meeting.