General Membership Meeting: Saturday, February 24, 2024

 

WEST POINT SOCIETY OF DENVER

Minutes of General Membership Meeting

Saturday, February 24, 2024

 

The West Point Society of Denver held its Annual General Membership Meeting during the Founder’s Day dinner at the Denver University Club on February 24, 2024.

Joel Martin called the meeting to order at approximately 2000 hours.

The only order of business was to elect new board members and confirm existing board memberships and terms of service. The following listing was provided:

 

Nominations for Board of Directors

West Point Society of Denver

 

 

Serve to 2025                  Serve to 2026                   Serve to 2027           

Lou Schroeder ‘59           Sam Thiessen ‘73             Steve Best ‘76

Bob Walcott ‘78                Chad Dalton ‘89                Alec Lee ‘89

Jace Johnson ‘81             Tina Morris ’94                 Derik Timmerman ‘02 

Shannon Sharrock ’97     Joel Martin ‘02                 Katie Wilson ‘16

Mike Euperio ‘03              Tim Griesmer ’02             Tyler Roden ‘14

                                                                                                      

                                                                                                              

Immediate Past President:  Joel Martin ‘02

 

 

Board Member Emeritus                                Year Inducted

 

Jim Harrington ’62                                                        2010

Robby Robinson ‘68                                                     2016

David Jackson ’73                                                         2023

 

 

The nominations were approved through a voice vote.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 2010 hours.

 

Submitted by Tim Griesmer ‘02

Board of Directors Meeting: Wednesday, January 24, 2024

 

WEST POINT SOCIETY OF DENVER

Board of Directors Meeting

MINUTES OF MEETING – Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Meeting conducted remotely via Zoom

 

Call to order – By President Steve Best at 7:00 PM

Attendees

·        There were 12 board members in attendance.

·        A quorum was established.

Secretary’s Report

·        Minutes of the December 6, 2023 Board Meeting were approved 12-0.

Treasurer’s Report

·        Mike Euperio reported that he conducted a full financial review of Society records

·        The total account balances for the Society at the end of 2023 were approximately $28, 607

·        In 2023, the Society netted approximately $16,000 from the Army-Air Force tailgate and lost approximately $8,000 between Founder’s Day and WPLEC. Founder’s Day for 2024 is again projected to be a significant loss.

·        Mike Euperio presented the draft budget for 2024, which projects an approximately $10,000 deficit.

Membership Report

·        There are 129 active members with 82 paid lifetime members.

·        There are 275 lapsed or expired memberships.

·        Derik Timmerman has accepted the role of membership director.

Army-Navy Watch Party AAR

·        Tim Griesmer updated the board on the Army-Navy Watch party AAR.

·        The event was well attended and a donation was made to Toys for Tots.

Founder’s Day

·        Andy Benson updated the board on Founder’s Day planning.

·        The final walk-through has been scheduled.

·        Steve Best will take the lead on hosting the Dean.

·        Jace Johnson will take the lead on hosting the cadet candidate meeting.

·        The program will remain similar to past years.

WPLEC

·        WPLEC is scheduled for Friday, April 8, 2024.

·        There is a meeting scheduled with the Daniels Fund for financial support. The budget is approximately $6,000.

·        The Pikes Peak Society has agreed to split the cost with WPSD.

·        GEN(R) Casey is confirmed as a guest speaker.

·        Registrations are ongoing with a cap of 150 students.

·        15 moderators are confirmed.

Admissions

·        Fewer files are open this year than the 8 year average.

·        Jace Johnson expects fewer than 20 admissions from the Society area this year.

The next meeting will be held at a date and time TBD.

The meeting adjourned at 8:37 PM.

Submitted by: Tim Griesmer ‘02

Board of Directors Meeting: Wednesday, December 6, 2023

 

WEST POINT SOCIETY OF DENVER

Board of Directors Meeting

MINUTES OF MEETING – Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Meeting conducted remotely via Zoom

 

Call to order – By President Steve Best at 11:35 AM

Attendees

·        Board members attending: Steve Best, Tim Griesmer, Lou Schroeder, Chad Dalton, Bob Walcott, Andy Benson, Sam Thiessen, Shannon Sharrock, Jace Johnson, Dave Jackson (Emeritus).

·        A quorum was established.

Secretary’s Report

·        Minutes of the October 4, 2023 Board Meeting were approved 9-0.

Treasurer’s and Report

·        The total account balances for the Society are approximately $28,500

·        The Army-Air Force tailgate netted $16,012.

·        Due to the absence of the Treasurer and several unanswered questions from board members, the board chose not to vote on approving the treasurer’s report.

Army-Air Force Tailgate AAR

·        The board members agreed that the tailgate was a success, being well organized, having plenty of food, good sponsorship support, and was very well attended.

·        The tailgate had a net profit of $16,012.

·        The registration via Sallyport worked very well.

·        The ID check/wrist band process was seen as an area for improvement. In the future it is suggested that more volunteers be recruited to check IDs.

·        Steve plans to reach out to the Pike’s Peak chapter to see if they are interested in partnering on future tailgates.

Army-Navy Planning

·        At the time of the board meeting there were 236 RSVPs for the Army-Navy watch party.

·        Army and Navy door prizes were ordered.

·        Once again the event will raise funds for Toys for Tots.

·        The board will need to be prepared to reimburse Tim Tacl (USNA) for door prizes.

Academy Cup

·        The golf tournament will be September 6, 2024. Navy will be the lead planners for the event.

Founder’s Day

·        The primary date for Founder’s Day is March 9, 2024. The alternate date is February 24, 2024.

·        Andy will be placing an order soon for “day of” necessities.

·        The board still needs to work on recruiting sponsors for this event.

WPLEC

·        Jace briefed the board that he is working on a venue and date prior to January.

·        If the board wants to grow the event there will be a need to move it to a new venue. Jace is looking at venues in the south metro area.

Admissions

·        Colorado has about the same number of open files as this time last year.

·        Colorado sent 27 new cadets last year and is projecting 20-25 offers this year.

New Business

·        Bob told the board about a lecture by Betsy Blakeslee, spouse a Class of 1990 graduate, on the historic fortifications at West Point. He suggested she would be a good choice for a quarterly dinner speaker.

 

The next meeting, the annual planning meeting, will be held on January 24, 2024 at 7:00pm at a location TBD.

The meeting adjourned at 1:00pm.

Submitted by: Tim Griesmer ‘02