Meeting Minutes: January 17, 2015
From: Judie Gorra, Class Secretary
Location: Seaport Hotel,
Boston, MA
Attending:
| Name | |
| Barbara Brim | barbarabrim@comcast.net |
| Nancy Butler | nanbutler@aol.com |
| Dick D'Amato | DickDamato@gmail.com |
| Tim Davis | TimothyWDavis@aol.com |
| Jim Giberti | ghibird@live.com |
| Phyllis Goldman | prg24@cornell.edu |
| Elliot Gordon | SoundScience@comcast.net |
| Judie Gorra | judiepink@yahoo.com |
| Susan Holden | smholden@optonline.net |
| Linda Cohen Meltzer | lcm12@cornell.edu |
| Karl Miller | kfm6@cornell.edu |
| Carolyn Neuman | ccn3@cornell.edu |
| Michael Newman | hmn2@cornell.edu |
| Nancy Nyitrai | njnflfy@gmail.com |
| Anne Pattison | nhpattison@aol.com |
| Nancy Roberts | robertsconsulting@verizon.net |
| Bruce Wagner | bdw5@cornell.edu |
| Lenore Weitzman | lenore.weitzman@cox.net |
| Carolyn Whitman | csw54@comcast.net |
Introduction
Prior to the opening of the meeting, Lisa Bushlow, Director of
Class Programs introduced herself and complimented the Class of 1964 for
its strong involvement in CALC and Cornell. Lisa was kind enough to take
a photo of the group in attendance at the meeting.
Bruce Wagner opened the meeting with introductions and welcomed
several class members who were new attendees. The current list of
officers is here.
Brenda Teeter, representing the Cornell Annual Fund, thanked the
class for the “incredible results” of the class in its volunteer
efforts, its membership, its attendance at an “outstanding” 50th reunion
and its award programs, especially the JFK Award, which is the largest
the Cornell Public Service Center administers.
The minutes of the January 2014 CALC meeting and the June reunion
meeting were accepted.
Membership
Linda Meltzer presented the Membership Report: The Class of 1964
has one more member than last year and more than other 1960’s classes,
noting that there are more donors than dues payers. There will be two
mailings plus a number of emails to encourage membership. It was
reported that the New Student Reading Project book was mailed to those
who had requested it.
Treasury
Barbara Brim presented the treasurer’s report with a
"significant" total class
account balance.
50th Reunion
Linda Meltzer presented the report on the 50th reunion. 529
people attended of which 344 were classmates. 76 were first timers.
Bruce Wagner, Joan Melville and Linda were very happy with the reunion
as were the attendees. The reunion yearbook was well received.
Katie Freyer, Cornell Alumni Affairs Class Contact, acknowledged
the good work leading to a successful reunion.
JFK Award
Judie Gorra presented Cindy Wolloch’s report on the JFK
Award. The book on past recipients was distributed at reunion and well
received. A discussion ensued regarding the possibility of increasing
the award since last year’s payout on the endowment was $17,000. Per
Cindy’s recommendation it will continue to be $12,000 for the 2015
award. Those present who have read the applications for the award in the
past agreed that the experience is enlightening about the excellent
quality of the students at Cornell. Those present agreed that Cindy and
her immediate predecessors, Joan Melville and Michael Newman,
have done a fantastic job of coordinating the award process.
Cornell Fund
Tim Davis presented the report on the Cornell Fund. Adadot
Hayes and Tim attempted separate efforts to build attendance at the
50th reunion from the request for support for the Cornell Fund, with
great success.
Susie Holden discussed the possibility of having an event prior
to the Big Red hockey game in Madison Square Garden over Thanksgiving
weekend. She reported that she had purchased 50 tickets last year and
sold all but one, but would like a commitment ahead of time for this
coming Thanksgiving and someone to help organize a Class of ’64 event.
Affinity
Nancy Butler reported on the affinity groups which were tapped to
encourage attendance at the reunion. She had 68 volunteers, 45 of whom
followed the CALC plan. The process will be repeated for the 55th
reunion. Nancy encouraged class members to “like” the class of ’64 on
Facebook and to please join setting appropriate privacy.
Class Website:
Bruce reported on the class website cornell1964.org. The website has
1,100 photos from reunion thanks to the efforts of Bob Friedenson,
who organized 16 volunteer photographers. It would be helpful if class
members would try to identify individuals pictured.
Newsletter
Phyllis Goldman reported that Carolyn Whitman had done a
good job of orienting her to the position of Newsletter chair and she
requested that class members contact her regarding content. Elliot
Gordon is in charge of layout for the newsletter.
55th Reunion
Carolyn Whitman, reunion chair, reported that she has already
gotten many volunteers who wish to help with the 55th reunion.
Class Constitution
Susie Holden reported that the class constitution needs updating
because of the new Cornell University Volunteer initiative. It is
important to synchronize our constitution with current practice. Tim
Davis, Marcia Epstein and Susie will work on the update and will send it
out in an email when complete.
Class Events
Bruce introduced the idea of a class event such as a cruise or get
together some place like Miami, per Tim Davis‘s suggestion. We decided
against a class cruise. Discussion ensued and will continue.
Class members who had not previously attended CALC thanked those present
for being so welcoming. A good time was had by all.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:15.
Respectfully submitted,
Judie Gorra, Class Secretary
Seated, from left: Nancy Roberts, Anne
Pattison, Tim Davis, Linda Meltzer, Dick D’Amato, Nancy Butler.
Standing: Judy Mabel, Barbara Brim, Jim Giberti, Judie Gorra, Phyllis
Goldman, Carolyn Whitman, Nancy Nyitrai, Bruce Wagner, Carolyn Neuman,
Elliot Gordon, Lenni Weitzman, Mike Newman, Susie Holden.
