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Oswego Emeriti Association
Annual Meeting Minutes – Sheldon Hall
August 6, 2001
Board Members Present: Eleanor Filburn, John Fisher, Bruce Lester, Kent Roseberry, Willard Schum, Barbara Shineman, Herbert VanSchaack
Members-at-Large: Sherry Dunham, Doris Garber, Herb Garber, Bob Rock, Connie Ryan
Guests: Shelley Love
- A motion was made to accept the minutes from the August 7, 2000 Annual Business Meeting. Motion approved (J. Fisher moved, seconded by K. Roseberry).
- A motion was made to accept the agenda for the August 6, 2001 meeting. Motion approved (J. Fisher moved, seconded by H. Garber).
- Treasurer’s Report – Kent Roseberry reported there is currently $8,118.24 in the Life member account, which earns 4% interest. The General Account has a balance of $1,422.55 minus a $50 honorarium for Mindy Ostrow.
- President’s Report – President Ellie Filburn reported on Emeriti activities. The Emeriti continue to purchase books in memory of emeriti faculty. The board had recommend a "Letter to the Editor" column, but at this time John has not received anything. Faculty Portraits on the third floor of Penfield Library have been completely cleaned and new plaques were purchased. One wall has been left clear for the President’s Wall, which will be the temporary home for the presidential portraits. Dr. Perdue, Dr. Radley and President Stanley portraits are completed. John and Joanne Fisher have generously offered to frame the portrait of Dr. Foster Brown. Ellie reported that Sherry Dunham will host the program at this year’s Sheldon Wreath-Laying Ceremony on October 17, 2001.
- Newsletter – John Fisher reported that 1/3 of the Fall Newsletter has been given to Shelley. John then reported that Nancy Osborne will be writing an article Donald Snygg.
- Development Office Update – Ellie reviewed the memo that Kevin Mahaney forwarded since he was unable to attend the meeting. Cash gifts to The Fund for Oswego for fiscal year 2000-2001 totaled $1,713,930, this is an 18% increase over last fiscal year. Emeriti and Former Employee (who are not alumni) gave $26,313 of this total, an 18% increase. The Foundation audit is currently underway. We estimate that the net assets of the Foundation as of June 30 will exceed $5,000,000, having grown by more than $600,000. New endowment funds established this year include:
Sharon and Joseph Yacura Scholarship Fund
Roland and Dorothy Brown Clark Scholarship
Olive B. Spargo Scholarship
Ann and Stephen Coco Scholarship
Since July 1, 2001 a new endowment fund has been established in the Chemistry
Department by Dr. Thomas Weil ’66 in honor of Professor Emeritus Augustine Silveira, Jr. Income from the fund will be used to benefit scholarships, distinguished lecturers and/or student/faculty research in the Department of Chemistry. The Foundation Board of Directors voted at their May, 2001 meeting to designate $125,000 toward Strategic Initiatives for the College. The College has decided to use these funds to ensure that all faculty computers at least meet minimum campus standards. New computers have been ordered and should be here by the start of the fall semester. The board also voted to conduct a feasibility study this fall that will help to determine a goal and timeline for a capital campaign. Kevin wanted to thank the Emeriti Association for its continued support and work to strengthen SUNY Oswego.
- Nominating Committee – Barbara Shineman reported that Jim Burling and Barbara are leaving the board. The nominating committee recommends Vernon Tryon and Constance Ryan for nomination to the Emeriti Board (K. Roseberry moved, seconded by H. Garber).
- Historical Preservation Committee – Ellie reported that the Historical Preservation Committee met in June in an effort to get reactivated. Attendance was sparse but a good meeting was held with a lot of ideas. There is interest in having a sub-committee investigate the feasibility of an event focusing on the history of the Technology Department. The next meeting will be in September. Out of this meeting came the idea to have a photo identification opportunity after the Emeriti Luncheon. Another project of the committee is the Plaque Project undertaken by Lois Jackim with help from Barb Gerber and others. This year the plaque of Isaac Buchanan Poucher is being presented. Nancy Johnson has set up an exhibit on Edward Austin in the Emeriti display case in Penfield.
- Emeriti Scholarship – Ellie stated that the idea of an Emeriti Scholarship had come up in the past. The idea was placed in the newsletter and web site but no one has showed interest in this idea. Ellie reported that it would take $10,000 to endow a scholarship. Barbara Manwaring would be the individual that would work with the scholarship and committee to choose a recipient. John Fisher asked if someone from Financial Aid could come and speak to the board regarding the scholarship. It was asked if there were other needs to be met that the Emeriti might choose to fund instead of a scholarship. A motion was made to move to the Executive Board for further consideration (B. Rock moved, seconded by J. Fisher).
- Other – Bruce Lester asked whether the board has heard of a decision from the Faculty Assembly with regarding to having an Emeriti faculty member on the Assembly. Elllie reported that the decision is still pending. The new by-laws have not been re-written at this point. Another question was the state of repair of the campus. At the last meeting Jim Hastings reported to the board. The board would like to see a report on what currently is happening, what type of upgrades are in the future and a schedule of those events.
- Constitutional Amendment – John Fisher would like to increase terms of board members to three years. After much discussion a motion was made to change the first paragraph under Organizations to read: "The business of the Association will be conducted by an executive committee made up of nine (9) members, 1/3 to be elected at the annual meeting to serve a three-year period, beginning September 1, 2002." (J. Fisher moved, seconded by H. Garber). A motion was made to change number 2 under Organizations to read: "The executive committee will appoint, for a three-year period, an editor of the Emeriti Newsletter, who will become an ex-officio voting member of the executive committee. At his or her discretion the editor will appoint an editorial board to help carry out the mission of the Newsletter." (H. Garber moved, seconded by B. Lester). A motion was made to change number 3 under Organizations to read: "The College’s Vice President for Development and Public Affairs will serve as ex-officio member of the executive committee." (B. Rock moved, seconded by H. Garber).
- A motion was made for the President of the Emeriti Association, Eleanor Filburn to formally request President Deborah Stanley to reinstate the retirees luncheon (B. Lester moved, seconded by B. Rock).
- The meeting was adjourned at 11:20 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Herb VanSchaack
Secretary
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