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Happy winter everyone!
I guess there is no longer any doubt whether or not it gets cold and
snows in Minnesota. I have a few
things to pass on to everyone.
1. We now
have a local AOG Chapter web site. Pat
O’Reilly has been putting it together for us.
This should help out the communication flow and provide local area grads
with a simple means of updating email addresses etc when they change.
Check it out at http://usafa_twin_cities.home.att.net.
It also provides some handy links.
2. The next
Twin Cities Service Academy Networking Breakfast will be this Friday Feb 6. The
location is still the Holiday Inn just northwest of the intersection of HWY 169
and I-394 in Saint Louis Park. For directions, please go to http://go.vicinity.com/sixcont/bidMap.d?BID=SPKMN&brandname=_holidayinn.
If you are interested in attending
or learning more about the breakfast, me. Vic
Ames, the Army contact and POC will be moving on soon and I’ll have more news
on who is taking over the reins later. An RSVP is not required to attend, if you could RSVP by COB
Thursday the day prior, it is appreciated in order to prepare a roster of those
attending. Feel free to pass on to
other Grads in the area or call classmates or other Grads to meet for breakfast.
3. This is
short notice, but I got an email from Steve Finch ‘67 concerning a proposal
to be presented at the upcoming USAFA AOG Board of Director meeting on Feb 7.
It concerns “Returning the AOG Board of Directors to a Board
Competitively Elected by the Members of the Association of Graduates.”
I’ve attached the proposal below.
I will also cut and paste the original email below my signature block.
If you have questions about this proposal or would like more information
on it, you can email Steve at Steve_Finch@att.net.
4. That’s
about it for now. Keep warm...Jeff
Shields ‘79, email guy.
Jeff Shields, Realtor
RHS Realty...No Hype, Just Great Service
Original email:
It’s been a rough year for USAFA, it’s Graduates and
Cadets. Graduates of USAFA have
been forced to be spectators to the process of change and have been without an
effective voice. The current AOG
structure is not responsive to, or representative of, the 34,000 living
graduates of our school. It’s
time to change that.
On February 7th, the AOG Board of Directors
will meet to deliberate important changes in the structure of the AOG.
Specifically, the Board will consider changing the AOG Bylaws to provide
for free and democratic election of Board members.
This is the all-important first step to giving all USAFA graduates a loud
and resounding voice in the affairs of the AOG and USAFA.
As with all democratic processes, the squeaky wheel gets
the grease. Help us with your
voice. Email the Board.
Tell your classmates. Do it
fast.
alanvrogers@aol.com,bboisture@earthlink.net,
gilmook@earthlink.net, harry.pearce@hughes.com,Jim.Shaw@usafa.af.mil,
Julm62777@AOL.com,
larry.fortner@ngc.com,tedlegs@mac.com,
victor.andrews@usaa.com,
Susan.Helms@peterson.af.mil,roncon@rmi.com
A sample letter is attached for your use.
Use it any way that you see fit.
With the knowledge that the Board will meet on February 7th,
I would like to respectfully request that the following items be put on the
agenda for that meeting:
1. Immediate
change in the By Laws to provide for a totally open nomination/election process
for Board members. This should
include an opportunity for nominees to openly state their positions on Academy/AOG
issues.
2. Free and
open dialogue for grads in Checkpoints, and a forum on the AOG web site where
grads can make their voices heard.
3. Completely
open financial records.
4. Publishing
Board meeting minutes to the graduate community through the use of Checkpoints
and the AOG web site.
Thank you for your consideration of my request.
Respectfully,