Tuesday, November 29, 2011

WPSD Board Meeting Meeting October 4, 2011 - Approved Minutes


West Point Society of Denver
Board of Directors  October 4, 2011
1400 Wewatta Street, Suite 600, Denver, CO 80202

Call to Order

Meeting called to order at 1138 by Lindy Blackburn.

 

Roll Call

George MacDonald ’46, Lou Schroeder ’59, Robby Robinson ’68, Chuck Jones ’68, Lindy Blackburn ’69, Sam Thiessen ’73, Dave Jackson ’73, Bob Walcott ’78, John Greiman ’81, Dan Young ’94, Joel Martin ’02.  A quorum was present.  Guests present were Ed Hlopak ’89 and Monrad Monsen ‘84.

 

Secretary’s Report

There was no Secretary’s report or minutes available.

Treasurer’s Report

Dave Jackson provided a report of the board’s account balances. We have $xxx in the various accounts.  The treasurer’s report was reviewed and approved.   Dave thanked Lindy for travelling to the Leadership Conference for less than $1,000.  Dave also mentioned that tickets to the Air Force game tailgate were available on line.

 Membership

There was no significant change in the total members in our area (927) of which 96 are paying members and 48 are lifetime members. 

Admissions

The Congressional and Senatorial deadlines have passed and the delegations are having interviews. Letters have been sent to all of the delegations offering WP grads for the interview boards.  2 Colorado cadets left Beast Barracks this year.  There are College Fairs available.  Anyone who would like to help should contact Monrad Monsen at MonradMonsen@oracle.com.


WP Parents Club Activities

The Parent’s Club had a banner recruiting year and have recruited all of the parents of this year’s Plebe class.  They had a Bootle Bash in Monument.  The Parents club next meeting will be “Surviving Graduation” later this month.  The All Academy Ball will be Dec 29th this year.   


Leadership Conference

Lindy reported that the session was well attended and very informative.  The Brigade 1st captain  and SGM were 2nd LT level presenters.  The Yearlings have become team leaders, so have a leadership role now.  Lindy will put the details in the next newsletter. Class Notes will soon be available on Line.  The schedule for TAPS is undetermined at this time.

 

Founders Day

The WPSD Founders Day is scheduled for 3 or 10 March 2012 at The University Club.  The University Club has another commitment for one of the weeks and would like us to decide.  They stated that they would give us until the 18th of October to decide.  Lindy will continue to work with WP to see when the superintendent is available and will let the University Club know.

 

Quarterly Meetings

MAJ McClellan will be in Colorado Springs for the Air Force game.  He will present an Admissions briefing in C Springs for both societies.  Chuck Jones moved that we pay the security up to $ 300 if it is required.  The motion passed.


Fall Newsletter

The newsletter will be distributed soon. All input should to Joel by the end of this week..

BIZNET

Attendance is continuing at the 6-15 range each week. 

 

Old/New Business

The AUSA National Meeting is the 3rd week of October.
Steve Best is attending SES training.  He retired as a MG.
Proposed meeting schedule for the remainder of 2011: 29 November (Navy Game), and 24 January 2012 (Annual Planning Mtg.).

Meeting Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 1252.

Chuck Jones ’68, for Mary St. Onge ’02, WPSD Scribe

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Meeting Minutes for April 19, 2011


West Point Society of Denver
Board of Directors Annual Planning Meeting
1130-1300, April 19 , 2011
1400 Wewatta Street, Suite 600, Denver, CO 80202

Call to Order

Meeting called to order at 1138 by Sam Thiessen.

 

Roll Call

Lou Schroeder ’59, Robby Robinson ’68, Chuck Jones ’68, Lindy Blackburn ’69, Sam Thiessen ’73, Dave Jackson ’73, Steve Best ’76, Bob Walcott ’78, John Greiman ’81, Amy Efaw ’89, Dan Young ’94, Joel Martin ’02, Jonny Karpuk ‘01, and Mark Frank ‘00.  A quorum was present.  Guest present was Bob White.

 

Review Minutes

Draft minutes from 24 February were reviewed with one amendment noted to the title of the Alumni Golf Tournament.  A motion to approve was submitted and seconded.  Board approved minutes.

Treasurer’s Report

Dave Jackson provided a report of the board’s account balances. We have $xxxxx in the various accounts.  The treasurer’s report was reviewed and approved.   

Membership

There was no significant change in the total members in our area (927) of which 96 are paying members and 48 are lifetime members. 

Website

The Google website is up and running.  Dave is working on updating the membership list.  The blog is available for comments. If Board members want to post on the blog site, send Dave Jackson an e-mail and he will add you the list of writers. Dave Jackson noted that the wp.org fund raising campaign was ongoing.  He moved and the Board approved a $100.00 donation from the WPSD to wp.org.


Admissions

Dave Jackson is no longer the MALO for District 7.  There is a vacancy, so if anyone is interested, contact Dave for information. Dave is running as a candidate to replace Perlmutter, so has resigned from the MALO position.


WP Parents Club Activities

The Presidents of the Parent’s Club were back last month for the Parents Club Presidents’ meeting.  The Parents’ Club held it planning meeting last week.  They will have the Send-Off for the Class of ’15 on June 15 at the West Bowles Community Church.   


Founders Day

The WPSD Founders Day took place 5 March 2011 at The University Club.  The event went very well.  The speeches were appropriate and well done.

Tri-Service Academy Alumni Golf Tournament

The tournament will be held on the afternoon of 20 June 2011 at the AFA Golf Course.  The WPSD is the host academy and board member Joel Martin ’02 is our POC.  Navy and Air Force have been notified.  The course double booked two tournaments so we were bumped to the afternoon.

 

Quarterly Meetings

MAJ McClellan was in Denver for the All Academy Seminar.  His presentation went very well on April 16.  There were 110 candidates and over 400 attendees at the All Academy Seminar.

Winter Newsletter

The newsletter will be distributed in early May. All input should to Joel by 30 April.

Summer Leadership Seminar

Lindy Blackburn coordinated with the Academy to get a list of approved SLS attendees and has e-mail them about the scholarship we are offering.  He has a suspense of 30 April for responses.

BIZNET

Attendance is continuing at the 6-15 range each week.  Bob Fretz gave a great presentation on taking care of elderly parents.


Air Force Game

Dave Jackson discussed the manner of ordering tickets.  We concluded that we would order directly from Air force individually this year.

Nominating Board Members

Jones presented  a slate of officers for the Board’s approval.  Lindy Blackburn for President, Bob Walcott for Vice president, Dave Jackson for Treasurer, and Mary St. Onge for Secretary.  The Board unanimously approved the slate of officers.

 

Old/New Business

Amy Efaw reported that she attended the Field Force conference recently.  The STEM (Science Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) seminar is being held this summer.  The deadline for applications was 15 April.
Bob Walcott reported that one of Army’s company teams finished first in the Sandhurst competition for the first time in 17 years. The firsties are four weeks away from graduation.
Sam distributed Thank You cards from the Lovejoys and the McMullens.
The By Laws committee is still working.

Proposed meeting schedule for the remainder of 2011: 26 July (Leadership Conf), 4 October (Air Force Game), 6 December (Navy Game), and 24 January 2012 (Annual Planning Mtg.).

Meeting Adjourn

The meeting was adjourned at 1300.

Chuck Jones ’68, for Mary St. Onge ’02, WPSD Scribe


Board of Directors
West Point Society of Denver


Current Board Members

Board term expirations after March 5, 2011 Founders Day Election

Serve To 2012                       Serve To 2013                        Serve To 2014


Lindy Blackburn ’69               Robby Robinson ’68             Lou Schroeder ’59
Dave Jackson ’73                  John Greiman ’81                 Chuck Jones ’68
Steve Best ’76                        Amy Efaw ’89                    Mark Frank ‘00
Bob Walcott ’78                     Mike Lewis ’90                   Jonny Karpuk ‘01
Mary St. Onge ’02                  Dan Young ’94                   Joel Martin ’02
                                  
Sam Thiessen ’73 Ex-Officio Immediate Past-President
                                                          

Officers, elected at April 19, 2011 board meeting.
                                                                      
President                                Lindy Blackburn                     
Vice President                                    Bob Walcott                            
Treasurer                                Dave Jackson
Scribe/Secretary                     Mary St. Onge                         


Board Member Emeritus                                                                   Year Inducted
 
George MacDonald ’46                                                       2009
Tom Hicklin ’57                                                                  2009
Jim Harrington ’62                                                              2010

Monday, May 16, 2011

Minutes from Board of Directors Meeting Feb 24, 2011



West Point Society of Denver
Board of Directors
1130-1300, February 24, 2011
1400 Wewatta Street, Suite 600, Denver, CO 80202

Call to Order

Meeting called to order at 1147 by Sam Thiessen.

Roll Call

Chuck Jones ’68, Lindy Blackburn ’69, Sam Thiessen ’73, Dave Jackson ’73, Bob Walcott ’78, Amy Efaw ’89, Dan Young ’94, Joel Martin ’02, Jonny Karpuk ‘01, and Mark Frank ‘00.  A quorum was present.  Guest present was Keynnie Martin (wife of Joel Martin ’02).

 

Review Minutes

Draft minutes from 25 January were reviewed.  A motion to approve was submitted and seconded.  Board approved minutes with unanimous vote.

Treasurer’s Report

Dave Jackson provided a report of the board’s account balances. We have $xxxx in the various accounts.  The treasurer’s report was reviewed and unanimously approved. Chuck Jones announced that he has completed the financial review of the 2010 books and finds them to be in excellent shape.  Dave Jackson is to be commended for the thoroughness and completeness of the submitted information.
   

Membership

There was no significant change in the total members in our area (921) of which 93 are paying members and 48 are lifetime members. 

Website

The Google website is up and running.  The past minutes are being posted on the website. Jackson noted he had two people report having trouble using the website.


Admissions

No update.


WP Parents Club Activities

The Parent’s Club had a social event last month with 20-25 cadets/families represented.  They addressed details for the upcoming Plebe Parent Weekend.   


Founders Day

The WPSD Founders Day will take place 5 March 2011 at The University Club.  The proposed Program was distributed for review and comments. An idea was proposed to honor recent deceased members. A list of this year’s deceased was included in the program, and we will have a moment of silence to honor them.    Jackson said we needed a draft head count on Monday the 28th and a final count on Wednesday 2 March.  It was moved and approved to buy six (6) of Rich Adams’ book, The Parting, for use as future gifts.  Various other details were discussed and assignments made.

Tri-Service Academy Alumni Golf Tournament

The tournament will be held on the morning of 20 June 2011 at the AFA Golf Course.  The WPSD is the host academy and board member Joel Martin ’02 is our POC.  Navy and Air Force have been notified.

 

Quarterly Meetings

MAJ McClellan will be in Denver for the All Academy Seminar.  Blackburn will plan a breakfast event on April 16 for us to hear the Admissions presentation and to ask questions of MAJ McClellan.

Winter Newsletter

The newsletter was distributed to all members of the Society.  Many thanks to Martin for an excellent job in getting the newsletter out.

Summer Leadership Seminar

Lindy Blackburn will coordinate with the Academy to get a list of approved SLS attendees and e-mail them about the scholarship we are offering.

BIZNET

Attendance is continuing at the 6-15 range each week.  Joe Paniccia ’84, the leader of BIZNET was involved in a bicycle accident, but is recovering.

 

Nominating Board Members

Jones reported he has been working with the committee to get a slate together for Founder’s Day. After the elections at Founder’s Day, the Board will elect Officer’s at its next meeting.

Old/New Business

Proposed meeting schedule for the remainder of 2011: 3 May (SLS/Plebe-Parent), 26 July (Leadership Conf), 4 October (Air Force Game), 6 December (Navy Game), and 24 January 2012 (Annual Planning Mtg.).

Meeting Adjourn

The meeting was adjourned at 1306.

Chuck Jones ’68, for Mary St. Onge ’02, WPSD Scribe

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Annual Planning Meeting January 25, 2010


West Point Society of Denver
Board of Directors Annual Planning Meeting
1830-2100, January 25, 2010
Piccolo’s Restaurant

Call to Order

Meeting called to order at 1847 by Sam Thiessen.

Roll Call

George MacDonald ’46, Lou Schroeder ’59, Jim Harrington ’62, Bruce Miller ’63, Chuck Jones ’68, Lindy Blackburn ’69, Steve Best, ’76, Sam Thiessen ’73, Dave Jackson ’73, Bob Walcott ’78, John Greiman ’81, Amy Efaw ’89, Mike Lewis ’90, Dan Young ’94, Mary St. Onge ’02.  A quorum was present.  Guests present were LTC Monrad Monsen ’84 and Jason Clark ‘92.

 

Review Minutes

Draft minutes from 7 December were reviewed.  A motion to approve was submitted and seconded.  Board approved minutes with unanimous vote.

Treasurer’s Report

Dave Jackson provided a report of the board’s account balances and presented a 2011 budget proposal.  We have $xxxx in the various accounts.  The budget proposal was reviewed and unanimously approved.
   

Membership

There was no significant change in the total members in our area (921) of which 86 are paying members and 48 are lifetime members.  Incentives for membership may be necessary to attract more interest in members to become paying members.  Jackson raised the possibility of having a phone bank to call members without email addresses.

Website

The Google website is up and running.  More “mature” members need more instruction on Google “the cloud.” =)


Admissions

LTC Monrad Monsen , Colorado MALO, came to the planning meeting to give the board a more detailed description of the admissions process and recruiting.  The group discussed college fairs and their cost/benefit.  It was recognized that the overall value of fair attendance could not be clearly measured, but that attendance at certain fairs was valuable.   At any given time, there are a large number of packets open, but a smaller number of well rounded candidates that meet criteria for serious consideration for admission (125). 


WP Parents Club Activities

All-Academy Ball went well and those that attended said that the key note speaker, board member MG Steve Best ’76, did a good job.   


Founders Day

The WPSD Founders Day will take place 5 March 2011 at The University Club.  We are currently waiting for West Point officials to determine the speaker.  An idea was proposed to honor recent deceased members, which we will do in some manner TBD. 

Tri-Service Golf Tournament

The tournament will be held on the morning of 20 June 2011 at the AFA Golf Course.  The WPSD is the host academy and board member Joel Martin ’02 is our POC.  Navy and Air Force have been notified, per board member Lou Schroeder ’59.

Past President’s Meeting

The past president’s meeting will take place next year, 2012.

By Laws Committee

Idea put forward to add a second Vice President on the board, on an “as needed” basis.

Winter Newsletter

Comments due to Joel Martin by 28 January.

Nominating Board Members

Current members were encouraged to think of people who might be a good fit to participate on the board.

Old/New Business

Proposed meeting schedule for 2011: 24 February (FD), 3 May (SLS/Plebe-Parent), 26 July (Leadership Conf), 4 October (Air Force Game), 6 December (Navy Game), and 24 January 2012 (Annual Planning Mtg.).

Meeting Adjourn

The meeting was adjourned at 2058.

Mary St. Onge ’02, WPSD Scribe