WEST POINT SOCIETY OF DENVER
Board
of Directors Meeting
Tuesday,
May 2, 2017 1130-1300
American
Legion Post 1, 5400 East Yale Avenue, Denver, CO 80222
1.
Call to order – Bob Walcott at 11:35 AM
a.
Twelve board members in attendance, making a
quorum.
b.
Four guests in attendance.
2.
Nomination and Election of New Officers – Lindy
Blackburn
a.
The following nominations were made for officers
of the board of directors:
i.
President: Brian MacDonald
ii.
Vice President: Joel Martin
iii.
Vice President for Admissions: Tom Carroll
iv.
Secretary: Tim Griesmer
v.
Treasurer: Dave Jackson
vi.
Communications Officer: Mark Frank
b.
The nominations were approved 12-0.
c.
There was also a motion to create an appointed
position for Young Graduate Engagement Officer. The position was filled by Mike
Euperio and Cory Wroblewski.
3.
Secretary’s Report/Approval of Minutes – Tim
Griesmer
a.
Minutes from February 21, 2017 board meeting
were approved.
b.
Minutes from March 3, 2017 general membership
meeting were approved.
4.
Golf Tournament – Chad Dalton
a.
Chad Dalton distributed information for the
annual golf tournament.
b.
The tournament will be held July 7, 2017 at the
Air Force Academy Blue Course.
c.
Chad Dalton is trying to lower the cost entry
through corporate sponsorship before publishing the information about the tournament
to the Society. Lindy Blackburn suggested contacting the owner of the Parker
Chick-Fil-A, who is a USNA graduate.
5.
Treasurer’s Report – Dave Jackson
a.
There is currently $630 earmarked for outreach.
b.
Dave Jackson is expecting another $350 from a
new lifetime member, Kevin Miller ‘79
c.
Founder’s Day review:
i.
Approximately $3,000 in donations
ii.
Founder’s Day resulted in approximately a $270
loss.
iii.
192 attendees
iv.
There were some increased costs associated with
hosting the Commandant at the Brown Palace Hotel and purchasing the
commemorative wine glasses twice.
d.
Treasurer’s report was approved 12-0.
e.
Membership update: 1,006 total members in the
Society area. The number was just reconciled with the AOG database.
i.
152 total current active regular members; of this 152:
1. 97 are dues
paying members
2. 55 are
lifetime members
ii.
There was a discussion about whether the
Society should offer automatic renewal on memberships. Dave Jackson will
look into options, but thinks it will require a transition to different billing
software (ie, AOG instead of WP.org)
6.
Admissions Update – Bob Walcott
a.
18 cadets have currently been accepted statewide
for the Class of 2021; expecting one more appointment to USMAPS. This number is
significantly lower than last year. The explanation seems to be a higher
failure rate on the Candidate Fitness Assessment. Fourteen nominated candidates
were disqualified for failure of the fitness assessment.
7.
Summer Leadership Experience – Bob Walcott
a.
No update. Amy Efaw will normally notify SLE
attendees of the availability of a scholarship. Bob Walcott will contact Amy
Efaw for an update. Dave Jackson said the deadline to present a scholarship is
August.
b.
There is money in the budget for an SLE
scholarship.
8.
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. Tim
Griesmer will circulate a final draft at the beginning of June and plan to
submit the application by mid-June.
c.
The Society has already exceeded the criteria
for Distinguished Society status.
9.
Baseball Games – Brian MacDonald
a.
The links are active on the Society website for
attending baseball games.
i.
June 17
ii.
August 2
b.
Dave Jackson suggested inviting the Navy and Air
Force societies.
c.
Brian MacDonald is looking for a volunteer to
take over planning the summer baseball games.
10.
Summer Picnic – Mark Frank
a.
The link is active to sign up for the summer
picnic.
b.
The picnic will be June 25, 2017 at Wash Park.
c.
No change to the cost: burger meal: $10; hotdog
meal: $8
11.
Friend of West Point Nomination – Bob Walcott
a.
The Society submitted a nomination for District
Attorney George Brauchler
b.
The plan is to hold the dinner and presentation on
June 6.
c.
Lindy Blackburn coordinated the date with George
Brauchler.
d.
Lou Schroeder coordinated the venue (Landry’s
Seafood) and VIP attendance.
12.
Parents’ Club Update – Bob Walcott
a.
Matt Wentz is the new president of the Parents’
Club.
b.
Sendoff for the Class of 2021 will be June 10 at
the Smoky Hill Vineyard Church in Centennial.
c.
The Society is still looking for a
representative from the 50 year class.
13.
New Business – Brian MacDonald
a.
Joel Martin expressed interest in organizing a
high school leadership conference to promote interest in West Point. He is
looking for volunteers to assist in planning a conference for 2018. Dave
Jackson suggested sending an email to the Society to solicit volunteers or
sponsorship.
b.
Josh Kuehl ’01 gave a presentation on TF ISO, a
nonprofit that supports veterans through teaching photography and connecting
them to resources. He is looking for board members and general volunteers.
There was discussion of making a $100 donation from the Society. The motion was
tabled until the next meeting.
c.
Bob Walcott gave a presentation on the Healing
Our Heroes gala. There was a motion to donate $100 from the Society to Healing
Our Heroes. The motion passed 11-1.
The next board meeting will be held July 11, 2017 at 11:30
AM, at American Legion Post 1, 5400 East Yale Avenue, Denver CO 80222.
The meeting adjourned at 1:05 PM.
Submitted by: Tim Griesmer, ’02