WEST POINT SOCIETY OF DENVER
Board of Directors Meeting
MINUTES OF MEETING – Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Meeting conducted remotely via Zoom
Call to order – By President Steve Best at 11:34 AM
Attendees
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Board members attending: Steve Best,
Tim Griesmer, Joel Martin, Lou Schroeder, Chad Dalton, Bob Walcott, Mike
Euperio, Andy Benson, Sam Thiessen, Shannon Sharrock, Cory Wroblewski, Tyler
Roden, Jace Johnson, Dave Jackson (Emeritus).
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A quorum was established.
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Derick Timmerman ’02 joined as a guest and
prospective board member.
Minutes of the Last Board Meeting
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Minutes of the January 24, 2023 Annual
Planning Meeting were approved 12-0.
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Minutes of the February 25, 2023 General
Membership Meeting were approved 12-0.
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Minutes of the May 3, 2023 Board Meeting were
approved 12-0.
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The board voted previously via email to fill
two vacant officer positions. These positions were affirmed by voice vote:
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Vice President: Andy Benson
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Treasurer: Mike Euperio
Treasurer’s and Membership Reports
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The funds encumbered in Stripe have been
released into the society’s account.
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The WPSD currently has about $14,000 total
among its accounts.
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Mike Euperio intends to conduct a more
thorough review of the accounts as the new society treasurer.
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The Treasurer’s report was approved 12-0.
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There are currently 120 paid members in the
society, up from 119 at the beginning of the year.
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Paid memberships include 81 lifetime members,
28 3-year memberships, and 11 1-year memberships. The board again discussed the
possibility of raising lifetime membership rates.
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The board decided it would be within the
society’s interests to designate a membership director.
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Derik Timmerman volunteered to serve as the
society’s new membership director.
Update on Programs and Events
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AOG Leaders Conference: Steve Best attended the
conference at West Point from Aug 9-Aug 12, 2023. He provided the board with
notes from the conference.
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2023 Academy Cup/Tri-Service Golf Tournament:
Chad Dalton reviewed the success of this year’s tournament, which ended up
costing the society no money. The next tournament will be Sept. 6, 2024.
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2023 Army-Air Force Football Tailgate: Steve
Best, Chad Dalton, and Jace Johnson have been working on organizing the
tailgate, which will be held from 9:00-12:00 on November 4, 2023. There is
sponsor support for the event and it is projected to be a financial success.
Steve asked the board members if anyone else had potential sponsors.
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Army-Navy Watch Party: watch party will be held
on December 9, 2023. Tim Griesmer will check in with Jason Connor (USMA) and
Tim Tacl (USNA) and update the board on the planning for this event.
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2024 Founder’s Day: Founder’s Day will be held
on either February 24, 2024, or March 9, 2024. Andy Benson briefed the board
that expenses associated with holding the event at the University Club are
expected to increase. This year’s event did lose money. The Founder’s Day
planning committee will seek ways to reduce costs or find sponsors.
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WPLEC Planning: Jace Johnson is working with
several school districts to begin planning next year’s WPLEC event and would
like to lock in a date as soon as possible. Joel Martin will work with him on
dates and possible venues.
The next meeting board of directors meeting will be held on
December 6, 2023 at 11:30am via zoom.
The meeting adjourned at 1:05pm.
Submitted by: Tim Griesmer ‘02
