WEST POINT SOCIETY OF DENVER
Board of Directors Meeting
MINUTES OF MEETING – Tuesday, October 4,
2016
American Legion Post 1, 5400 East Yale
Avenue, Denver CO 80222
1.
Call to order – Bob Walcott at 11:33 AM
a.
Twelve board members in attendance, making a
quorum.
2.
Secretary’s Report/Approval of Minutes – Tim
Griesmer
a.
Minutes
from July 12, 2016 meeting were approved.
3.
Treasurer’s Report – Dave Jackson
a.
The Treasurer’s Report was reviewed and
approved.
b.
Paid membership is at 93 members.
4.
Admissions Update – Tom Carroll
a.
For the class of 2021, there were 240 files
originally opened and 125 currently opened
b.
Statewide, there are 7 letters of assurance, 6
of which are in the WPSD area
c.
Fall college fairs: the Society is planning to
cover 17 college fairs over a two week period. The average cost per contact at
college fairs for the Society is $0.76 per contact, which is significantly
lower than other organizations.
d.
Field Force: Tom Carroll attended the Field
Force workshop at the West Point Leadership Conference. He also made an appeal
for more Society members to join Field Force. Bob Wolcott sent an email asking
for greater participation in Field Force. There will be a Field Force workshop
in the Denver area on Oct. 8, 2016.
e.
There was a brief discussion regarding
techniques to improve the Society’s booth at college fairs.
5.
Leadership Conference – Bob Walcott
a.
Three members of the WPSD Board attended the
annual leadership conference.
b.
Pike’s Peak Society was also represented, but
the Parent’s Club was not. 60 Field Force reps also attended.
c.
WPSD received the Distinguished Society streamer
for 2015-2016.
d.
Bob Wolcott distributed conference materials to
the Society via email.
e.
Bob Walcott requested that the AOG alert the
WPSD any time a cadet is in the Denver area for a trip section, AIAD, etc. so
that the Society can continue to offer and provide support.
f.
The 150th
anniversary of the AOG is approaching in the next couple years.
g.
Bob Walcott also attended the groundbreaking
ceremonies for the new Malek West Point Visitors Center on Sept. 9, 2016.
6.
Baseball AAR – Brian MacDonald
a.
The second Rockies game was attended by 15
individuals; the 3rd Rockies game was attended by 20 individuals.
b.
There will be several West Point athletic teams
competing at Air Force this winter.
i.
Nov. 5-Rifle, President’s Trophy Match
ii.
Jan. 27 @ 1900-Hockey
iii.
Jan. 28 @ 1500-Gymnastics
iv.
Jan. 28 @ 1900-Hockey
7.
Golf Tournament AAR – Joel Martin on behalf of
Chad Dalton
a.
WPSD placed 3rd in the tournament.
b.
WPSD will run the event next year. The
participants of this year’s tournament would like to see changes to the format.
c.
Joel Martin recommended booking a date for next
year’s tournament as soon as possible. A Friday morning is preferable.
d.
Dave Jackson requested pictures of the event to
accompany an article for the AOG.
8.
Exchange Cadet Affirmation Ceremony – Bob
Walcott on behalf of Robby Robinson
a.
Robby Robinson attended on behalf of the WPSD and
as representative of the 50 year class and made a contribution on behalf of the
Society to the Pike’s Peak Society.
b.
10 cadets attended.
c.
Lindy Blackburn plans to attend next year as
representative of the 50 year class.
d.
There was a motion to elect Robby Robinson as a
Board Member Emeritus of the WPSD. The motion was seconded and approved by the
Board unanimously.
e.
There will be a public announcement of Robby
Robinson as a Board Member Emeritus at Founder’s Day.
9.
Distinguished Society Application – Tim Griesmer
a.
Tim Griesmer reviewed current work on the
2016-2017 Distinguished Society application.
b.
The application is due on June 30, 2017.
10.
Athena Conference Quarterly Dinner – Amy Efaw
a.
The next Quarterly Dinner will be a panel
discussion of the Athena Conference and will be held by the end of October.
b.
Lou Schroeder will reserve a venue. Amy Efaw and
Lou Schroeder will coordinate the date and venue.
c.
Invitations will be extended to the Parent’s
Club, the Pike’s Peak Society, LTG Michelle Johnson (Superintendent, U.S. Air
Force Academy), and Congressman Mike Coffman (Friend of West Point).
11.
Army-Air Force Watch Party – Bob Walcott
a.
WPSD will host an Army-Air Force football watch
party on Nov. 5, 2016, 10:00am at Tavern Tech Center.
b.
Jason Connor ’02 is planning the event.
c.
A flier is complete and will be distributed.
12.
Army-Navy Watch Party – Bob Walcott
a.
WPSD will host an Army-Navy football watch party
on Dec. 10, 2016, TBD.
b.
Jason Connor ’02 is planning the event.
13.
Founder’s Day Planning – Bob Walcott
a.
The Founder’s Day dinner will be held Friday,
March 3, 2017 at the University Club.
b.
The change from the usual Saturday night to
Friday night has been coordinated with the Pike’s Peak Society.
c.
The usual timeline will be adjusted slightly
because of the dinner being held on a Friday night.
d.
Bob Walcott is working with the AOG on speakers.
14.
Parent’s Club Update – Bob Walcott
a.
The parent’s club is under new leadership.
b.
Bob Walcott attended the Parent Club’s last
event.
c.
The All-Academy Ball will be held on Dec. 28,
2016.
15.
New Business – Bob Walcott
a.
Request for Veteran’s Day speaker: Ben Franklin
Academy in Highlands Ranch requested a Veteran’s Day speaker for the student
body. Cory Wroblewski volunteered to speak.
b.
AOG Licensing Agreement:
i.
Bob Walcott briefed the Board on the AOG’s
licensing agreement governing use of the West Point crest and motto.
ii.
The Board debated the necessity of signing the
agreement.
iii.
There was a motion that the Board not sign the
agreement. The motion was seconded. The motion was defeated 10-2.
iv.
The Board determined to table the discussion
until the next regular meeting.
c.
USS Colorado:
i.
Lou Schroder briefed the Board on an upcoming
event to support the USS Colorado and suggested that the Society make a
donation to the USS Colorado Committee.
ii.
The Board will vote on the proposed donation at
the next regular meeting.
iii.
Dave Jackson will set up an online portal for
Society members to make private donations as well.
d.
Lindy Blackburn invited members of the Society
to attend the Parker Veteran’s Day celebration on Nov. 11.
The next board meeting will be held Dec. 6, 2016, 11:30 am
at 5400 East Yale Avenue, Denver CO 80222.
The meeting adjourned at 1:15 PM.
Submitted by: Tim Griesmer, ’02
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