WEST POINT SOCIETY OF DENVER
Board of Directors Meeting
MINUTES OF MEETING – Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Meeting conducted remotely via Zoom
1.
Call to order – Joel Martin at 11:35 AM
a.
Ten voting board members in attendance, making
a quorum.
b.
Board members attending: Tim Griesmer, Joel
Martin, Jace Johnson, Sam Thiessen, Cory Wroblewski, Bob Walcott, Brian
MacDonald, Steve Best, Mike Euperio, Shannon Sharrock.
2.
Secretary’s Report/Approval of Minutes – Tim
Griesmer
a.
Minutes from the February 22, 2022 board
meeting were approved 10-0.
b.
Minutes from the March 12, 2022 general
membership meeting approved 10-0.
3.
Distinguished Society Award Application – Tim
Griesmer
a.
Tim reviewed the draft application. The WPSD
is on course to earn the DSA again this year.
b.
The DSA application is due June 1, 2022.
4.
WPLEC – Joel Martin
a.
Joel reviewed this year’s WPLEC with the
board.
b.
WPLEC was very successful this year.
c.
The total cost was about $6,000, roughly the
same as the first year the event was held.
d.
The event will be held again next year.
e.
Final registration and attendance: 13 adult
administrators (2 no shows), 108 students (11 no shows), 11 cadets and three
faculty from USMA.
5.
Treasurer’s Report -Brian MacDonald
a.
Brian reviewed the treasurer’s report. Total
funds are about $25,000, generally where the society has been in the past.
b.
Membership is down. There are currently 123
paid memberships, down from 156 a year ago. Brian thinks the reason is that
emails have not been going out to ask members to renew their membership. The
society will send automatic reminders through Sallyport.
c.
Another suggestion to address membership is to
remind society members that their dues support admission activities.
d.
Founder’s Day was roughly a $2,000-$3,000
loss. One refund had to be issued.
i. The Board
is in favor of looking for sponsorship for future Founder’s Day events to
minimize the loss and prevent increases in ticket prices.
6.
Board Vacancies – Joel Martin
a.
Bill Dorner is interested in joining the
board.
b.
Albert Fields (Mines ROTC staff) is interested
in joining the board.
c.
Joel Martin will reach out to confirm their interest.
7.
Officer Elections – Brian MacDonald
a.
The following slate of society officers were
nominated to serve until May 2023.
i. President:
Joel Martin
ii. Vice
President: Steve Best
iii. Vice
President for Admissions: Jace Johnson
iv. Secretary:
Tim Griesmer
v. Treasurer:
Brian MacDonald
b.
The slate was elected 10-0.
8.
Admissions- Jace Johnson
a.
Final
numbers for Class of 2026:
i. In CO, 330 files opened; 89
candidates receiving 114 NOMs of all types
ii. 47 candidates fully qualified
(academic, physical, medical); percentages tracking with previous 5 year
averages across Colorado
iii. 35 total "Offers" - 12
Qualified Non-Selects (QNSd)
iv. 28 "Accepts" (this
includes 1 from USMAPS); 7 "Declines" higher than normal, as it is
nationwide
v. Average superscored test
percentile for 35 total Offers = 90 (this tracking a bit lower
than previous 5 year average); high = 100, low = 61 (RSCO Civil Prep)
vi. Adjusted percentile from above
Offered group taking out 10 recruited athletes and service connected NOMs (not
including PRES) = 94 (this tracking with previous 5 year
average); high = 100, low = 83
vii. Percentile of 10 candidates
mentioned above = 81; high = 89, low 61
- Other 2026 Notes:
i. After accepting an offer,
candidate portals become complicated "to-do" task lists for several
tasks candidates have to complete before R Day; fingerprinting, background
checks, packing list, shoe/boot memo, placement, etc. Lots of guidance provided
too.
ii. Course placement and advisement
is mostly done online through Blackboard application; other F2F advisement done
in Beast or Reorgy Week.
iii. Parents' Club has connected
with most parents that want to be involved.
iv. 2026 will be first class with
emails issued prior to R Day.
9.
Young Grad Happy Hour-Cory Wroblewski
a.
Event planned for June 22, 2022.
b.
Summer Picnic date-still not decided, probably
in August.
10.
Tri-Service Golf Tournament
a.
August 12, 2022
b.
Chad Dalton will represent WPSD in planning
for the event.
11.
Other Business
a.
June 18, 2022 sendoff event for new cadets at
the Parker library. Steve Best will leading the event as the representative of
the 50 year affiliate class.
b.
Bob Walcott will be the representative of the 50
year affiliate class for Class of 2028.
c.
Mike Euperio is recruiting interested persons
for the Command and General Staff
College CO team to teach Intermediate Leaders Education (ILE) to mid-career
officers that are looking to get educationally qualified for promotion to
LTC.
The next board meeting will be held on July 13, 2022 via zoom.
The meeting adjourned at 12:25 PM.
Submitted by: Tim Griesmer ‘02
