April 2004 – Board Minutes

SMA Alumni Association (SMAAA) Board Minutes
Saturday, April 3, 2004
(Board of Directors meeting following the Annual Business Meeting)

 

1. The meeting was called to order by William J. Kearns, President, at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 3, 2004 at the Holiday Inn Golf and Conference Center, Staunton, Virginia.

 

BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:
William J. Kearns, SMA ’74                      C. David Litzenburg, SMA ’58
Thomas A. Davis, SMA ’62                      John C. Lucy, III, SMA ’76
Thomas E. B. Phillips, SMA ’74               John H. (Jack) Lowe, SMA ’49
Eugene K. Ehmann, SMA ’74                    Dominick A. (Jack) Dalbo, SMA 68
Donald W. Tobin, SMA ’70                       Douglas Marsh, SMA ’58     
C. David Litzenburg, SMA ’58                 Dr. Wilfred Webb, SMA ’61
Brocky A. Nicely, SMA ’65                    Simon M. Painter, Jr., SMA ’58
Stuart P. Smith, SMA ’48                    Harry W. Bruckno, SMA ’62
John Hooser, Jr. SMA ’73                    Edmund A. Smith, SMA ’76     

 

BOARD MEMBERS NOT PRESENT:
     Mark J. Orr, SMA `73
2. MINUTES:
No minutes were available from the Board of Directors meeting following the 2003 Annual Business Meeting.

 

3. NEW BUSINESS:
The adoption of the SMA-VWIL Initiative was discussed. The Board of Directors affirmed the decision to present a check in the amount of $20,000 to Dr. Brenda Bryant, Director, VWIL, and BrigGen. Michael Bissell, Commandant, VWIL, at the annual Alumni Dinner.
The Board of Directors affirmed that four (4) issues of The Kablegram would be published in 2004-2005, with the final issue in February 2005 being an abbreviated issue dedicated to the 2005 Reunion.

 

4. ELECTED OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS:
The Board of Directors certified the officers and members elected during the Annual Business Meeting. Board positions were approved by unanimous vote. Terms begin September 1, 2004:
Thomas A. Davis, SMA ’62          Three (3) years          Treasurer
Brocky A. Nicely, SMA ’65          Three (3) years          Chairman, Museum Committee
John Hooser, SMA ’73               Two (2) years
Douglas Marsh, SMA ’58               Three (3) years          Secretary
Dr. Wilfred Webb, SMA ’61          Two (2) years          Chaplain          
Simon M. Painter, Jr., SMA ’58     Two (2) years          Chairman, Legal Committee
Harry W. Bruckno, SMA ’62          Two (2) years
Edmund A. Smith, SMA ’76          Three (3) years
C. David Litzenburg, SMA ’58                              President
William J. Kearns, SMA ’74                                   Vice President

 

5. The meeting was adjourned by the President at 11:22 a.m.