Saturday, October 1st 2016
Minutes of Meeting held on 10-01-2016
Prayer – Mr. Dean Simonds ‘63
Attendance sheet were passed out.
Action on Minutes of Previous Meeting –Minutes not present. No action taken
Standing Committee Reports:
Alumni Outreach - Chairman Mr. Dean Simonds ’63: Introduced Mr. Fernando Urea Melchor ’60 and described how he is sponsoring Mr. Melchor in his quest for U.S. Citizenship as he left his native Venezuela due to the ongoing turmoil in that country. Mr. Melchor and Mr. Simonds were friends at MMA and have remained so. Mr. Melchor is assisting by translating the Alumni Newsletter and other documents into Spanish and using his various contacts in the Spanish speaking community to recruit for enrollment for the Academy. Mr. Simonds reminded everyone to please send any articles, pictures, or items of interest to Mr. Simonds for inclusion in the newsletter.
*Alumni Events - Mr. Alan Haines ‘67 – Not present – No Report
*Rev. Stuart Bair agreed to serve as Chairman for the Events Committee going forward.
Alumni Legacy Mr. Rick Ruhlin ’69 – No Report. – Mentioned items he has donated for graduating seniors and for sale by the academy to raise money and showed the items he had brought
Alumni Annual Fund Vacant – No participants on the committee
HOS Remarks – Dr. Skipper provided updates on several programs and matters related to the academy.
Reports of Special Committees – Melody Hutsell ’79 facilitated discussion of proposed mission statement for Alumni Council. “Massanutten Military Academy's Alumni Councils mission is to foster positive lifelong relationships among the alumni, former students and friends of the Academy, to act as good ambassadors by supporting the Academy's mission, and to demonstrate with selfless acts the motto of the school Non Nobis Solum (Not For Ourselves Alone).”
Unfinished Business – None
New Business – Proposed Rule Changes were read and discussed:
Page 1 Section 3
To add: v. Alumni At-Large
Page s 5 – 6, Section 14, Part a. Nominations
I. To take out the word Council. Will read: “Candidates for nomination may come from any alumni member in good standing.”
V. To take out the words Council and Founders’ Day Meeting. Will read: “The ballot of nominee for the MMA Hall of Fame Award will be voted on by all alumni members attending Homecoming.”
VII. To take out the words The Most Votes. Will Read: “The nominee with a simple majority cast in their favor will be selected as awardee for that year.
XI. To add the words Different, Special, Unique, and Unusual and To be Voted on by the HOS, BOT Liaison, and 4 Committee Chairs in Executive Session. Will read: “In different, special, unique, and unusual circumstances to be voted on by the HOS, BOT Liaison, and 4 Committee Chairs in Executive Session (e.g. an extremely large donation from and individual to the Academy) that the Alumni Council Executive Committee can vote them into the Hall of Fame without a vote by the Full Alumni Council being required.”
Vote on Held Suggested Changes to Rules: All proposed changes passed.
Voted Held on Proposed Mission Statement: Proposed mission statement passed.
With no further business the meeting was adjourned.
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