Meeting Minutes: February 4, 2017
From: Judie Gorra, Class Secretary
Location:
Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland
Attending:
| Name | Role |
| Nancy Butler | Affinity Chair |
| Dick D'Amato | Class Council |
| Marcia Epstein | Class Council |
| Elliot Gordon | Newsletter Design |
| Judie Gorra | Secretary |
| Adadot Hayes | Annual Fund Rep |
| Susan Holden | President Emerita |
| Linda Cohen Meltzer | First Vice President |
| Karl Miller | Classmate |
| Stan Morgenstein | Class Council |
| Carolyn Neuman | Class Council |
| Bruce Wagner | President |
Introduction
This year’s Cornell Alumni Leadership Conference (CALC) was held in
Baltimore, MD at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel on February
3-4, 2017.
The minutes of the January 17, 2015 CALC meeting were summarized and
accepted. No meeting was held in 2016 because of a snow storm in
Philadelphia that cancelled the entire CALC.
Treasurer’s Report (Linda Meltzer,
for Barbara Brim)
The class account balance as of 12/31/16 is $63,811.62.
Membership (Linda Meltzer)
Linda presented the membership report. Membership has declined a bit
from last year, due to CU’s switch from paper to targeted email
messages. Linda encouraged everyone to sign up for automatic renewal
when they pay their dues. Cornell Alumni Magazine is experiencing a loss
of print subscribers. We were reminded that Class Notes are now
available only in the print edition. This move should increase the
number print subscriptions.
Class Gift (Bruce Wagner)
A discussion ensued regarding the possibility of presenting a class gift
to Cornell before the next reunion (June, 2019). A recommended amount
was $15,000 for some particular project. Based on ideas from Brenda
Teeter of the Cornell Annual Fund staff, we considered a donation to
upgrade an area of one of the following facilities:
1. A new campus welcome center, which is going to replace Noyes Lodge.
2. Music Room in the Straight.
3. Robert Purcell Commons
4. Refurbish a research space in Olin Library.
No decision was reached. Brenda will provide more specifics. Bruce will
convene a conference call of the Class Executive Committee to finalize
our decision. Our goal is to have the work complete – with a plaque – by
our next reunion.
JFK Memorial Award (Judie Gorra, for
Cindy Wolloch)
The Class Executive Committee held a phone conference and agreed to
increase the award to $15,000 from the current $12,000. The fund payout
has been over $18,000 for the past two years.
The JFK Award committee agreed to ask another recipient to join the list
of readers. Carolyn Neuman reported that Mike Newman does a terrific job
of presenting the award and describing the legacy that was JFK’s.
Cornell Annual Fund (Adadot Hayes)
Adadot reported on the Annual fund. The next Giving Day is 3/14/17, and
the theme is Pi (got it?). She will look
into what other classes have done that has been successful. It was
stressed that participation rates are very important so everyone is
encouraged to give something on Giving Day.
Frozen Apple Hockey (Susie Holden)
Susie reported on the Thanksgiving hockey game at Madison Square Garden.
In addition to the game a dinner was arranged. 27 people attended. Susie
was thanked for making the arrangements.
Facebook (Nancy Butler)
Nancy reported on the use of Facebook to keep classmates involved and
informed. There are now 72 class members.
Class Newsletter (Bruce Wagner)
Phyllis Goldman had stepped down as editor so that position is open.
Elliot Gordon continues to design the newsletter. Linda, Elliot and
Bruce will get the 2017 newsletter out in March as part of a dues
mailing.
Alumni Magazine/Class Notes (Bruce
Wagner)
Bev Lamont who has been writing the class notes for 35+ years is in need
of news. During a phone conference, the executive committee discussed
giving her a gift for her amazing service. She was given a gift card to
the Cornell Store and it was reported that she was very happy with the
gift.
55th Reunion - 2019 (Linda Meltzer, for Carolyn Whitman)
Carolyn is looking for volunteers. At this point she especially needs
someone to chair and run a planned memorial service. There are many
other opportunities for volunteers. Contact Carolyn at csw54@comcast.net
to volunteer. Bruce reported that Carolyn, Linda and he will be
attending the reunion this year with the Class of ’62’s 55th.
Class Event at CAU (Bruce Wagner)
A class event between reunions was discussed in the past, without
success. We decided that a one-week summer get-together on campus at a
Cornell Adult University (CAU) session might work well. After much
discussion, it was decided that the 4th CAU week of this coming summer
(7/30/17-8/5/17) might draw the most classmates. Classmates are
encouraged to sign up for that session. Bruce will email the class soon,
and CAU is offering us a 10% discount for first-timers.
The meeting was adjourned to the CALC Farewell reception at the hotel.
Respectfully submitted,
Judie Gorra
Secretary
From left: Elliot Gordon, Adadot Hayes, Dick D'Amato, Nancy Butler, Susie Holden, Marcia Epstein, Judie Gorra, Linda Meltzer, Bruce Wagner, Stan Morgenstein.
Missing: Karl Miller, Carolyn Neuman
