OSU EMERITI ASSOCIATION COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES

February 29, 2016

COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Anne Matoy, Russ Wright, Dennis Bertholf, Ron Elliott, Althea Wright, Clem Ward, Tana Rutan.

COMMITTEE CHAIRS/REPRESENTATIVES PRESENT: Zane Quible, Sharon Nivens, David Lewis.

Anne Matoy welcomed everyone. Anne called the meeting to order at 1:40.

Agenda: She stated since we do not have a quorum of eight Council Members we will not be able to approve and pass agenda items but we will discuss them.

Minutes: The corrected minutes from January 25, 2016, were handed out along with today’s Agenda.

Treasure's Report: Ron Elliott distributed the January Treasurer’s Report. Checking account balance: $10,690.24. Savings Account balance: $12,459.70. Money Market Account: $8,963.06. OSU Foundation Endowment $32,675.19. Ending Cash Balance $1,602.41. Value of Endowment $26,383.63. Ending Cash Balance $1,000.00. For a detailed report please refer to the printed report Ron distributed.

Reports and Updates

Constitution, ByLaws, Policy & Procedures AdHoc:

David Lewis will schedule a meeting with his committee soon and have a report for next meeting.

March 7 - Dinner Meeting: Russ Wright reported our speaker will be Denise Webber, CEO Stillwater Medical Center “Stillwater Medical Center Interactions with the Community”.
April 4 - Dinner Meeting: Dr. Lee Bird, OSU Vice President for Student Affairs. “Counseling and Campus Safety.”
May 2 - Dinner Meeting: Joint OLLI/Emeriti Program, Meditations “OLLI arranges Entertainment”. We Discussed charges for Meditations facility and price of meals. Question to be answered: How much does OLLI pay along with the Emeriti Association for this event? Anne will forward an email from Ruth Ann to Clem re: this event and Clem will research the cost.
June 6 - Dinner Meeting: Carol Hedrick will present a Book Review “Helen Hayes”.
September 12 - Dinner Meeting: Community Singers. We will need to use both rooms for this event.

More discussion on food and caterers: Prices and caterers were discussed: Eskimo Joes, Freddy Paul’s, and Klein’s were mentioned. We discussed staying in the budget and trying to give more variety in meals.

Membership Committee

Sharon Nivens reported 99 letters were sent out to new retirees the 1st of February and from those letters sent we have 3 new members. She encouraged us to let our friends know about our meetings and topics in order to get more interest and new members. She also sent out reminders to pay dues.

They are working on the new Directory. Vickie is working on a new picture for the cover. A draft will be sent out prior to printing. It should be completed and sent out mid-March with a copy of the Spring News Letter inside. She asked if it is OK with the group to include in the Memoriam; members who have passed away and have not been a member for some years. We all agreed this is a fine thing to do as some of them have moved away or have been so ill they could not attend meetings.

Interest Groups

Making the Most of Retirement: Zane reported the February meeting “Arm Chair Travel" had the highest interest and attendance.

March program – Transition to Assisted Living
June program – Louise Schroder will present “Aging in Place”.

Coming Up Events

Travel – “Amish Trip/Salt Mine” Hutchinson and Yoder, KS. April 12. We need 38 people to go on this one and only have 17 at this time. Deadline for reservations is March 8. Contact the Stouts’ at 372-6966 or 612-3075.

We looked at the brochure on “Oklahoma Healthy Aging Initiative”. Stillwater Public Library will host these sessions; being held on the 3rd Friday of each month at 10:00. Anne mentioned she will get a copy of this brochure/schedule to Misty for circulation. She will also send Misty the information on the Amish Trip for circulation.

University/Faculty Standing Committee Reports

Faculty Council met February 9. President Hargis reported excitement over the news that American Airlines would be providing direct flights from the Stillwater Airport and the cost would be only $30 to $50 more than flight from OKC or Dallas. Parking at the Stw Airport is free. Building on campus is on schedule. The Performing Arts Center will have 1100 seats. The budget projections remain of great concern. Faculty Council passed a resolution requesting a one course release for fall and spring semesters for Faculty Council chair. Chair could elect $6,000 additional compensation in lieu of course release. Academic Standards and Policies Committee is reviewing grading scale and attendance policies. Retirement and Fringe Benefits Committee is working on implementation of the tuition waiver for dependents policy.

Business

March Update

Kay Keys has indicated she is interested in working on the Membership Committee. Anne is trying to reach Katey Perry.

Financial Review

Bob Terry will work on this project. Kent Olson will be glad to help. Ron Elliot will get together with Bob to set a date to start work on the review.

AROHE Information

Russ Wright is on the AROHE communication list. Zane and Clem will be added in addition to officers.

Adjournment

Meeting was dismissed at 2:55 P.M.

Respectfully Submitted,

Tana Rutan