September 2010 Board Minutes

September 2010 Board Minutes Minutes of Board Meetings

Members Present: Bob Diffendal, Herb Howe, Jim Kendrick, Kay Rockwell, Dan Wheeler, Jack Goebel, and Stan Vasa

Herb Howe, President, called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m.

1.Memory Moments.
Peter Worth, Art and Art History; David Hamnett, Special Ed, and Com Disorders; Gayle Halton, Extension; Norman Schneider, Vet and Biomed Sci; Werner Leinfeller, Philosophy; and James Cole, Psychology

2. Alumni Association. 
Andrea Cranford and Glenn Cacek of the Alumni Association reported on the 2010 Football Fridays. Members were invited to attend. Events include preview of games by former players, food and drink, and giveaways. Members were encouraged to check every Monday before husker home games to learn about the week’s featured guests and giveaways!

Minutes of the August meeting were approved as posted.

3. Treasurer’s Report. No report.

4. Membership Qualification Clarification. 
President Howe presented a proposal for the clarification of the qualification for membership in the Emeriti Association. 
Current: Membership shall consist of dues paying emeriti of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and dues paying collegial members.
Proposed: Membership shall consist of dues paying UNL retired academic-administrative personnel (Regents Bylaws 3.1.1.) who have been granted emeritus: (A) status. Or (B). Surviving spouses/ partners and (C). Dues paying collegial members

5. Big Ten Emeriti Associations. 
President Howe reported the Big Ten emeriti associations were not affiliated with a national organization and membership ranged to only professors to diverse members. He indicated that in the future we need to study what is important to us, and what are relationship should be with the other Big Ten members.

6, Use of he Emeriti mailing list 
Concern was raised about he use of the Emeriti mailing list. A motion was made and passed to provide guidance to using the mailing list in the future.
Motion: University administration may use the UNL addresses of Emeriti to send information to Emeriti and that the Emeriti Association refrain from forwarding messages to members from the administration. Moved by Kay Rockwell. Seconded Jerry Petr. Motion Passed.

7. Wisherd Funds. Bob Diffendal reported that e-mails to all members in regards to the Wisherd Funds grants have been sent. Concern was raised about reaching members who did not have e-mail accounts.

8. Membership Committee. Jim Kendrick reported on the current membership now posted on the web site. The list is currently down to approximately 400 members after elimination of ineligible individuals listed on the earlier site.

9. Parking Fees at Innovation Park. 
Jack Goebel reported there would be a daily $3 fee for parking at the Innovation Campus . This is a one means for the University to cover maintenance costs at the site.
Meeting adjourned.

Submitted By: Stan Vasa, Assistant Secretary