Other Chapter Trustee Selection Results

Originally posted October 15, 2005:

 

USNA-At-Large,

  The Central Region Trustee reports to his constituents re "Other Chapters" selection.

  In his report, he explains the "Other Chapters" concept and role wrto the BOT.

    Go Navy!  John Howland

 

U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association Central Region Trustee Leonard R. Wass, CAPT (Ret.) USNA Class of 1964

 

Subj: Other Chapter Trustee Selection Results     Refer to: Central Region Letter 18-05; October 14, 2005 *** PLEASE DO NOT HIT REPLY TO E-MAIL ME. I WILL NOT GET IT. E-MAIL ME DIRECTLY AT MY USNA ALUMNI CLASSMAIL ADDRESS, len.wass@1964.usna.com *** Chapter Officers - Please give this e-mail the widest possible distribution among your members and other alumni in your area.  **** The Other Chapter Trustee Selection Committee (on which I serve) met recently to review the written applications and to select the three Chapters who will seat Trustees on the Board of the Alumni Association right after the Spring 2006 Board meeting ends.  IAW our Bylaws, the nine largest Chapters automatically get a seat and these seats are reassessed periodically.  (As a result there has been considerable turnover of the nine largest Chapters).  All other Chapters are eligible to compete for three other Board seats which carry a three-year term. The Other Chapter Trustee Selection Committee is comprised of the three incumbent Trustees from “smaller Chapters,” one Regional Trustee, and one other alumnus.  Raese Simpson ‘ 61, the St. Louis Chapter Trustee Chaired the current Committee and did an excellent job of refining the application format and materials to make it easier for smaller Chapters to apply, and to facilitate comparisons of application materials by the Committee. Ten Chapters applied for these three seats.  I’m pleased to report that 6 of the 10 were from the Central Region.  I’m also pleased to report that the three winners were also from the Central Region.  They are the Alamo (San Antonio) Chapter; the Columbus (OH) Chapter; and, the North Texas Chapter.  When these three Chapters get seated upon conclusion of the Spring 2006 BOT meeting they will replace Knoxville/Oak Ridge Chapter, St. Louis Chapter, and Tampa Bay Chapter. I would like to congratulate not only the selected Chapters, but also the other six applicants who produced excellent applications that were based on active support of local alumni, the Academy, Parent’s Clubs, etc.  It was a very difficult matter for the Committee to narrow the list to three choices.  These other six applicants were the Austin Chapter, Cape Fear, NC Chapter, Detroit Chapter, Eastern North Carolina Chapter, San Francisco Chapter, Southern Nevada Chapter, and the Upper Midwest (MN) Chapter.  To all: Bravo Zulu for a job well done!!

 

**************************************** GO NAVY!! BEAT ARMY!!! Very Respectfully, Leonard R. Wass '64 Captain, USNR (Ret.) Central Region Trustee, USNAAA len.wass@1964.usna.com (W) 630-947-0145 x223 Fax: 630-947-0144