2001 General Membership Meeting
Friday, January 26, 2001 - 5:30 p.m.
Fort Sam Houston Golf Club House
1. CALL TO ORDER. President David R. McLaughlin convened the annual business meeting of the Society and called it to order at 1803 hours. He welcomed all attendees, introduced the Board of Directors, and briefly described the year's activities. Dan Coonan, Vice President, Membership, verified that the Society had 204 paid members. Fifteen percent of the paid members, including proxies, constituted a quorum (31 members), and there being 28 paid members present and 72 proxies, President McLaughlin declared that a quorum existed. 2. SECRETARY'S REPORT. Scott Koehler, Secretary, distributed written minutes of the 2000 Annual Meeting to all in attendance. The Chair entertained a motion and second (C. Bertolett/D. Rosenberry) to accept the minutes as presented, and the motion passed by unanimous voice vote. 3. FINANCIAL REPORT. a. TREASURER'S REPORT: Marshall Best, Treasurer, reported approximately $4,083.02 in our coffers. Resolved (M. Gates/R. Greene) to accept the Treasurer's report. The motion passed by unanimous voice vote. b. AUDITOR'S REPORT: Scott Koehler reported that he and Todd Foreman conducted an audit of the WPSST's financial records on January 17, 2001. The audit report concluded that the records had been accurately maintained and the funds disbursed in a manner for purposes appropriate to the operation of the Society. Resolved (D. Rosenberry/D. Weart) to accept the Auditor's report as presented. The motion passed by unanimous voice vote. 4. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. None. 5. NEW BUSINESS. a. ELECTION PROCEDURES: David McLaughlin requested the membership suspend, on this occasion only, Article VI, Section 6.1.: "Proxies will be distributed to each Regular Member at least thirty (30) days prior to the scheduled vote." The delay in distributing the proxies was due to finalizing the new nominations for the Board of Directors. Resolved (R. Greene/M. Thuss) to suspend Article VI, Section 6.1. as presented. The motion passed by unanimous voice vote. b. BOARD MEMBER APPOINTMENTS AND ELECTIONS (Demetrius Bivins, '76) The following slate of new WPSST Board members was presented for ratification by the membership: Board Member Term Expires Type LTC Marshall L. Best, '74 March 2004 Continuing Mr. Robert C. Marshall, '76 March 2004 New LTC Russell L. Prewitt-Campbell '78 March 2004 New Resolved (D. Rosenberry/D. Weart) to ratify the 3-person slate of the WPSST Board members for the terms indicated by acclimation. In addition, proxies were voted based on the bylaws; 72 proxies all voted 'for' the proposed slate. The motion passed. c. FOUNDER'S DAY: Wayne Barth reminded the membership to mark their calendars and plan to attend the Founder's Day celebration on 16 March 2001, 6:30 p.m., at the Officers' Club at Randolph AFB. The guest speaker will be Mr. Rick Greenspan, Director of Athletics at West Point. d. FUTURE ACTIVITIES: David McLaughlin reminded the members of Founders' Day 2002, and he will ask the Superintendent to be the guest speaker during this bicentennial celebration. He read a summary of famous West Pointers in early Texas history, and proposed a series of articles in the local newspaper to commemorate West Pointers who had had an impact on San Antonio. Finally, he reviewed future activities to include speakers on the illegal drug problem in South Texas and TRICARE for Life. 6. ADJOURNMENT (McLaughlin). Resolved (D. Rosenberry/M. Best) that the 2001 Annual Business Meeting of the West Point Society of South Texas be adjourned. Affirmed by consensus at 1830 hours. Respectfully submitted: Collyon S. Koehler David McLaughlin Secretary President