Board of Directors Meeting: Thursday, December 5, 2024

 

WEST POINT SOCIETY OF DENVER

Board of Directors Meeting

MINUTES OF MEETING – Thursday, December 5, 2024

Meeting conducted remotely via Zoom

 

Call to order – By President Steve Best at 6:36 PM

Attendees

·        There were 8 board members in attendance: Steve Best, Tim Griesmer, Chad Dalton, Katie Wilson, Mike Euperio, Joel Martin, Alec Lee, Lou Schroeder (proxy given to Steve)

·        A quorum was established.

Secretary’s Report

·        Minutes of the July 17, 2024 Board Meeting were approved 8-0.

Distinguished Society

·        The Distinguished Society Award application is due in May 2025. Tim Griesmer will submit the application for the Society.

Treasurer’s Report

·        Current funds are $22,452.09.

·        The Society is down approximately $5,000 for the calendar year, mostly due to the expense associated with Founder’s Day.

Membership Report

·        There are 135 total active members.

·        Approximately 106 memberships have expired.

·        A QR code will be established for membership renewal and will be distributed at watch parties and sent out by email to encourage people to renew their memberships.

Communications Update

·        Katie Wilson was elected as the Communications Officer by a vote of 8-0.

·        Katie has created an Instagram account for the Society.

Admissions Update

·        There are currently 422 active applications, with 4 early offers outstanding. This is on track to send the normal number of new cadets to the academies.

·        Alec Lee will be the vice President of the Parents Club as well as the co-chair of the service academy ball.

 

New Business

·        A successful happy hour was held on August 8, 2024 at the Rio Grande Restaurant in Boulder, coordinated by Mike Baskin ’02.

·        Steve attended the WPAOG Leader’s Conference and received the Distinguished Society Award.

·        Steve also attended the USAFA Affirmation ceremony hosted by the Pike’s Peak Society on August 18, 2024. He spoke and conducted the swearing in.

·        The Service Academy Golf Tournament was sold out this year. The goal for next year is to raise $5,000 for charity. The event will be run by Navy in 2025. The Merchant Marine also attended this year, making it an “all academy” tournament.

·        The Founder’s Day dinner will be held on March 8, 2025.  The first planning meeting was held on September 9, 2024 and planning is moving forward. There will likely be a price increase this year. The Society is looking at planning a major event for the Society’s 100^th anniversary in 2027.

·        The Society has held several watch parties this year, including September 26, 2024 against Temple, November 23, 2024 against Notre Dame, and December 6, 2024 against Tulane, organized in conjunction with their respective alumni clubs.

·        Members of the Society participated in service academy candidate panels for several members of Congress.

·        WPLEC planning is underway for April 4, 2025. Planners are evaluating potential locations.

 

Army-Navy Watch Party

·        The Army-Navy watch party will be held at Stoney’s Bar and Grill on December 14, 2024 with kickoff at 1:00pm.

The annual planning meeting will be held Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at a location TBD.

The meeting adjourned at 7:30 PM.

Submitted by: Tim Griesmer ‘02