Draft Minutes

FORT RUCKER CHAPTER

MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

9 January 2012

The meeting was called to order at 11:30 am, 12 December 2011, at The Landing, Fort Rucker.

Attendees were Scott Larese, Charlie Block, Marie Wilkins, Loel Ewart, David Miller, Ben McKee, Jim Mellish, Larry Turnage, Charlie Wigglesworth, and Othan Gilbert.

Ben McKee opened the meeting with a prayer.

Old Business

Minutes of the December meeting were approved as written.

Loel Ewart presented a written Treasurer’s report showing a current balance of $8,334.38 and $126 in the Scholarship Fund. The Board approved the Treasurer’s report as submitted.

Loel Ewart presented the proposed 2012 budget which was followed by discussion about placing a line item in the budget for speaker fees. It was agreed to add $1500 to the budget for this purpose with an offsetting reduction of scholarship of $4000. It was also agreed that the Program and Banquet chair was authorized to spend up to $500 per speaker without further approval of the board. The Board will be advised of what the fees will be when they are known. The budget as amended was approved.

Charlie Block presented the results of the newsletter survey. The most significant result of the survey is that the members liked the legislative information and Presidents report and did not like the ROWA report. The survey indicated about 50/50 people liking and disliking the Chaplains report. Overall, the membership rated the newsletter Excellent or Above Average.

New Business

Membership is currently 187. List of persons delinquent in membership renewal were passed out to several Board members with the request that they be telephoned.

Charlie Wigglesworth gave board members a schedule of persons to work the upcoming Warrant Officer Candidate Class graduations for the 1^st quarter of FY2012.

David Miller reported the recent death of COL Richard W. Lewis. Marie Wilkins will meet with Mrs. Lewis after the funeral. COL Lewis was a Regular member. His widow will be retained on the chapter roster. A $25 donation to the scholarship fund will be made in his memory.

There was a discussion about removal from the mailing list of surviving spouses who have left the local area. It was reaffirmed that those persons would be removed from the mailing list.

Marie Wilkins reported that ROWA meets tomorrow at The Landing. The program will be a Christmas ornament exchange and tour of the on-post homes of the Fort Rucker Command Group

Earle Thompson presented the meeting and dinner schedule for 2012 which was approved by the Board.

It was agreed that Earle Thompson will contact Congressman Roby about a luncheon meeting with the chapter. The target date is sometime in March. When a date is established the event will be publicized and open to the public. The meeting will take place at the Landing.

It was agreed that the only persons authorized to change the dinner menu with the Landing are Earle Thompson and Loel Ewart.

There being no further business, the Board was adjourned at 1:10 pm

Charlie Block

Secretary