WEST POINT SOCIETY OF DENVER
Board of Directors Meeting
American Legion Post 1, 5400 East Yale
Avenue, Denver CO 80222
1.
Call to order – Bob Walcott at 11:33 AM
a.
Thirteen board members and one board member
emeritus in attendance, making a quorum.
2.
Secretary’s Report/Approval of Minutes – Tim
Griesmer
a.
Minutes
from October 4, 2016 meeting were approved.
3.
Treasurer’s Report – Dave Jackson
a.
The Treasurer’s Report was reviewed and approved.
b.
Paid membership is at 98 members.
c.
Dave Jackson presented a draft budget for 2017
to be reviewed at the annual planning meeting.
d.
The Society has currently raised $535 for the
commissioning ceremony of the USS Colorado.
4.
Admissions Update – Bob Walcott on behalf of Tom
Carroll
a.
There are currently 105 open admission files in
the WPSD area. Originally, there were 267 files opened statewide, 157 of them
in the WPSD area.
b.
There are 10 letters of assurance statewide, 8
of them in the WPSD area.
c.
Nomination lists for the Class of 2021 are
currently being published.
5.
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.
c.
Sam Thiessen requested that the current draft be
sent to members of the board via email.
6.
Army-Navy Watch Party – Bob Walcott
a.
WPSD will host an Army-Navy football watch party
on Dec. 10, 2016 at the Sports Column in Denver.
b.
Jason Connor ’02 is heading up planning for the
event.
c.
Currently there are 107 RSVPs.
d.
USMA and USNA parents clubs have been invited.
e.
There was a motion to approve a $100 expenditure
for Jason Connor to plan the watch party. The motion passed 13-0.
f.
The watch party will include a Toys for Tots
fundraiser.
g.
USS Colorado: Bob Walcott and Dave Jackson will
make a presentation at half time of a check for funds raised toward the USS
Colorado commissioning ceremony.
i.
There was a motion that the Society should make
a donation to the commissioning ceremony of whatever funds are necessary to
round the total amount donated up to the nearest $100 dollars. The motion
passed 13-0.
7.
Founder’s Day Planning – Bob Walcott & Lou
Schroeder
a.
The Founder’s Day dinner will be held Friday,
March 3, 2017 at the University Club.
b.
The guest speaker is not yet confirmed.
c.
Congressman Coffman sent a letter to the
Superintendent asking him to attend Founder’s Day because 2017 is the 90th
anniversary of the West Point Society of Denver. Lou Schroeder is asking the
Governor’s office and the Mayor’s office to do the same.
i.
Lindy Blackburn suggested that Congressman
Lamborn’s office also contact the Superintendent.
d.
The program this year will focus on the 90th
anniversary of the Society.
i.
MG John Barry, AFA ’73 is invited to unveil a
new Air Force emblem in the window of the University Club.
ii.
There was a discussion about providing some sort
of commemorative gift to attendees. Dave Jackson requested suggestions be sent
to him. The Board briefly discussed whether or not a surcharge should be added
to the tickets to cover the cost of the commemorative gifts. The discussion was
tabled.
iii.
Bob Walcott will display historical minutes from
the Society at Founder’s Day.
iv.
Dave Jackson also requested that anyone in
possession of historical objects from the Society contact him to display them
at Founder’s Day.
e.
There will be a change to the schedule of events
this year because the dinner is on a Friday.
i.
1730-Admissible candidate meeting
ii.
1830-Benny Haven’s hour
iii.
1930-Dinner
f.
Bob Walcott requested a proclamation from the
Governor’s office in honor of the 90th anniversary of the Society.
Lou Schroeder suggested the Society request one from the Mayor’s office as
well.
g.
Board Member Emeritus Recognition – Bob Walcott
would like to make a presentation to the Board Members Emeritus at Founder’s
Day.
i.
Dave Jackson wanted to propose another Board
Member Emeritus, but Bob Walcott would like to defer further nominations to the
next president of the Society.
8.
Parent’s Club Update – Bob Walcott
a.
The All-Academy Ball will be held on Dec. 28,
2016. There is a link to purchase tickets on the Society Facebook page.
b.
The Board decided not to make a financial
contribution to the ball.
9.
Spring Quarterly Dinner – Bob Walcott
a.
The Athletic Director of the Air Force Academy
was proposed as a speaker for the next quarterly dinner.
b.
Bob Walcott also asked if the Board would like
to nominate another Friend of West Point.
c.
Discussion of the Quarterly dinner was tabled
until the January planning meeting.
10.
Old Business – Bob Walcott
a.
Athena Conference Quarterly Dinner: turnout was
poor for the event but overall it was well executed. There was a brief AAR of
the event.
b.
Army-Air Force Watch Party: the event was very
successful. Approximately 45 people attended. The Board agrees that another
Army-Air Force watch party should be considered in 2018.
11.
New Business – Bob Walcott
a.
Heart of Dallas Bowl Watch Party: the Board
decided not to organize a formal watch party for the Heart of Dallas Bowl Game,
but to put out the word about the game itself.
b.
Golf Tournament: scheduled for July 7, 2017 at
1:30 at the AFA Silver Course. A suggestion was made to move the start time to
the morning. Chad Dalton will check on moving the start time.
12.
Annual Planning Meeting – Bob Walcott
a.
The annual planning meeting will be held January
25, 2017 at Piccolo’s Restaurant,
3563
S Monaco Pkwy, Denver, CO 80237.
b.
There was a motion to spend $125 to reserve
space for the annual planning meeting. The motion passed 13-0.
13.
Licensing Agreement – Bob Walcott
a.
Bob Walcott clarified to the Board that the
licensing agreement discussed at the previous meeting is not with AOG, but with
West Point itself.
b.
Bob Walcott contacted the Staff Judge Advocate
at West Point to discuss any possible ramification of not signing the
agreement. He was also invited to submit proposed changes to the agreement to
West Point.
c.
The Board discussed the pros and cons of signing
the agreement.
d.
There was a motion that the Board should not
sign the licensing agreement. The motion passed 13-0.
The next board meeting will be held Jan. 25, 2017, time TBA,
at Piccolo’s Restaurant, 3563 S Monaco Pkwy, Denver, CO 80237.
The meeting adjourned at 1:09 PM.
Submitted by: Tim Griesmer, ’02