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September 24, 2007 Subj: Governance Committee Deliberations Refer to: Central Region Letter 09-07 ********* Dear Central Region Alumni:
As I pointed out in my other Newsletters, my duty to communicate with you is made clear by the Alumni Association Bylaws/Operating Manual: “…being a Trustee of the Association involves serious responsibility...Of utmost importance is the responsibility to communicate effectively in explaining to our individual constituencies about issues, initiatives and activities of the Association.”
In April of this year, a Bylaw change proposal arose that would relieve the alumni membership from voting for the Chair and Vice Chair and, instead, put the selection of a single candidate for each position in the hands of a Selection Committee. Final ratification would be by the Board of Trustees (BOT). No write-in candidates would be allowed for Chair and Vice Chair. Alumni members would only vote for their respective Region Trustee, and write-in candidates would be allowed for that position only. I have put that proposal in the Appendix of this Newsletter for your reference.
The April proposal was tabled for review by the Governance Committee, and this Committee will conduct its review on October 12 and 13, 2007 in Annapolis. This proposal has potential for significant impact on alumni because, as it stands now, alumni only vote for Chair, Vice Chair, and their respective Region Trustee. It is one of the few rights that members have to exercise oversight on the Alumni Association. The proposal would eliminate the right to vote for Chair and Vice Chair by the membership, and would vest this decision in a few.
Because of the importance of this proposal, and the concern that many of you expressed to me in my April Newsletter about this, I am asking you to contact the Governance Committee to express your viewpoints to them. Please do so ASAP, and well before they meet on October 12. I request that you keep your views and reasons for them brief and to the point, and that your emails are professional and civil in tone. I believe such emails have a greater impact on the reader. I’ve listed the current Governance Committee members below, and their email addresses as a group just below that. You should highlight and “copy” these email addresses, and then “paste” them in the addressee box of the email you intend to send to the Committee.
Governance Committee (Non-Trustees in bold) Mr. Carl P. McCAllum ’60 – Chair Captain Randy Bogle, USN (Ret.) ’68 – Vice Chair Mr. Art Bryant ‘66 CDR Mike Collins, USNR (Ret.) ‘84 VADM Frank Donovan, USN (Ret.) ‘59 Mr. Herbert D. Frerichs, Jr. ‘80 Captain Glenn Montgomery, USN (Ret.) ‘71 VADM Henry Mustin, USN (Ret.) ‘55 Mr. Thomas Wagner II ‘97 Mr. Lynn Wegner ‘65
rbogle@dpatraining.com, lynorart@comcast.net, mcollins@usni.org, fdonovan@mindspring.com, hdfrerichs@venable.com, carlpmc2@aol.com, monty4gb@aol.com, hmustin@comcast.net, twagner1@san.rr.com, lwegner@rectorseal.com
APPENDIX: “Proposed Bylaw Change”
Proposed New Section
Section 4.5 Region Trustee Nominations. At least fifteen (15) days prior to the second regular meeting of the Board each year, the nominating committee shall present to the Board a list of candidates to fill pending vacancies in the regional trustees. Those nominees who are approved by the Board will thereafter be presented to the regular members for election in their respective regions pursuant to this Article. Nominations may be submitted to the Nominating Committee. In addition, nominations may be submitted to the nominating committee by petition pursuant to procedures established by the Board. Those nominees presented to the Nominating Committee for approval by the Board shall be those nominated, elected and voted upon (including write-ins and petitions) by only members of their respective region.
Section 4.6 Selection of Chair and Vice Chair. A Selection Committee will be appointed to identify a Chair and Vice Chair of the Board. The Selection Committee will present their recommendations to the Board for approval, at least fifteen (15) days prior to the second regular meeting of the Board to fill the vacancy of the departing Chair or Vice Chair.
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