Meeting Minutes: April 12, 2022
From: Judie Gorra, Class Secretary
Location: via Zoom
President Ken Kupchak called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm EDT.
Attending:
| Name | Role |
| Barbara Lutz Brim | Treasurer |
| Nancy Taylor Butler | Affinity Chair |
| Alice Friedenson | Class Council |
| Phyllis Rivkin Goldman | Annual Fund Rep |
| Elliot Gordon | Newsletter Design |
| Judie Pink Gorra | Secretary |
| Tom Helfrich | Class Council |
| Susan Holden | Newsletter Editor |
| Janet Spencer King | Historian |
| Ken Kupchak | President |
| Steve Lewenberg | Class Council |
| Linda Cohen Meltzer | VP and Membership Chair |
| Stan Morgenstein | Class Council |
| Carolyn Chauncey Neuman | Class Council |
| Steve Newton | Class Council |
| Michael Troner | Annual Fund Rep |
| Bruce Wagner | Immediate Past Pres.& Webmaster |
| Carolyn Whitman | Reunion Chair |
| Cindy Wolloch | JFK Memorial Award Chair |
Membership (Linda Meltzer):
Linda reported that 2021 was the first year that the dues did
not include a Cornell Magazine subscription. The Cornell Magazine has
been replaced by “Cornellians”,
which is primarily a web-based publication. Auto-renewal for class dues
has been discontinued. There are 361 dues payers compared to 406 the
previous year. Our class has the 3rd-most dues payers and the highest
percentage of dues payers among Cornell classes. Dues were previously
$30 without the Magazine and $55 with the Magazine. Currently, as noted
above, the dues are set at $40 for an individual and $50 for a class
couple. Class officers were reminded to pay their class dues. Linda
thanked Susie Holden and Elliot Gordon for their outstanding job on the
newsletter.
Treasurer (Barbara Brim):
Barbara reported that our accounts have healthy balances. Her report was
approved, subject to audit.
A discussion re the Tradition Fellowship account ensued. This is a
fellowship which was a gift to Cornell at our 25th reunion. Originally
the corpus was $25,000. Our class has no input as to whom the
Scholarship is awarded. $4,000 is given, annually, to the awardee who
must also have a campus job and some volunteer involvement. Any extra
money the account earns gets put into a pool to help fund other awards.
A motion proposed by Linda Meltzer to request that two awards be given
to the extent that there are available funds in the account. The motion
was seconded and passed. We have been advised that this money cannot be
moved to the JFK award account.
Cornell Class of 64 Budget April
2022 to Reunion 2024:
It was moved, seconded and, following discussion, passed to
adopt the following budget covering the period from April 2022 through
our 60th Reunion in June 2024:
| Income | |||
| Dues | $28,000 | Based on 2 years of dues collected from 350 members | |
| Interest | $5,000 | ||
| Total | $33,000 | ||
| Expenses | |||
| NOTE: to the extent that the budget expenses exceed new income or cash flow irregularities, in which case the cash on hand at the beginning of this period, “Reserve”, will serve as a line of credit for authorized operations, to the extent that the Budget rules, stated below allow. | |||
| CALC Meetings | $9,000 | $3,000/yr registration and $1,500/yr meals | |
| JFK Award | $6,000 | $3,000/yr for processing and award ceremony | |
| CACO Dues | $1,000 | $500/yr | |
| Class Mailings | $7,000 | $3,500/yr | |
| Contingencies | $2,000 | $1,000/yr | |
| Total | $25,000 | ||
| Balance to class operating account, available for other expenses: $8,000 | |||
Budget Rules:
1. Any two out of these three: President, VP and Treasurer, have
the authority to approve disbursements in accord with budget without
further guidance of or by the Exec. Comm., as long as moneys are
available, without diminishing the reserve.
2. Budget may be amended at any time by a unanimous consent of the
Executive Committee.
[Among the matters discussed prefatory to adoption of the budget
discussion ensued re the budget: This proposed budget does not reflect
money for our upcoming 60th Reunion. That will be the subject of a
future meeting and treated as a supplementary budget, if any, taking
into consideration the Reserve. Carolyn informed the group that, for the
55th Reunion, $15,000 came from the reunion account and we used all but
$2,900. Carolyn Neuman commented that reunion expenses are an important
investment to assist those who might need financial assistance to
attend. She suggested trying to make reunion attendance affordable,
possibly including subsidizing the cost for some.]
JFK Memorial Award (Cindy Wolloch):
Cindy reported on this year’s award presentation event, held on
campus on March 6, 2022, including by way of two separate reports which
accompanied the meeting notice. This year's awardee is
Connor Hodges. It was a very successful event with
several key people from Cornell being present. Cindy also shared a copy
of the 2022 winner Connor Hodges’s presentation.
Discussion re the award ensued. $4,000 was received for the award on
Giving Day, 3/16/2022.
Future of the Award:
Cindy’s reports included a draft concept paper for the continuation of
the Cornell Class of 1964 John F. Kennedy Memorial Award for Public
Service. The report discusses the prospect of having the entity
overseeing the award be primarily composed of Award alumni by our 60th
reunion. It was the consensus of those attending that we needed to
create an entity with which we had confidence that of Class’s intent
would continue to guide the administration of the Award after our Class
sunsets.
It was decided that we hold a follow up virtual Class Business meeting
on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at 7 pm EDT to formalize the structure for
administration of the JFK Award after the Class sunsets or at such
earlier time as the Class decides. Cindy will work with the Award Alumni
to propose a structure, along the lines discussed, and provided it so
that we may share it with the Executive Committee, and such others as it
may decide, in advance of that meeting. If nothing is timely received,
we may draft our own proposal so as to enable the Class to begin seeking
Legacy level contributions.
A motion was made, seconded and passed to reimburse $6,000 from the
operating account to reimburse verified expenses associated with the
2022 Award presentation event at the Statler.
Annual Fund (Phyllis Goldman and
Michael Troner):
Phyllis Goldman and Michael Troner reported that they are
planning on periodic communication to the class including two emails and
one postal mailing per year. They are working on getting reports from
the University.
Class Website (Bruce Wagner):
Bruce Wagner reported that he has
updated the website to include
photos from our first days on campus, a story on this year’s JFK Awardee,
stories about our class Zoom prresentations and links to key
“Cornellians” pages.
Class Newsletter (Susie Holden and Elliot Gordon):
Susie and Elliot were thanked for their work on the Newsletter.
Affinity (Nancy Butler):
Nancy provides timely information of particular interest to classmates
on our class Facebook page, which has 115 members. She reported that few
people are engaged and encourages those who connect to please comment on
posts.
60th Reunion Carolyn Whitman):
Carolyn encouraged anyone who wishes to help out with the 60th Reunion
to contact her.
Class Zoom Presentations (Ken Kupchak):
The Council agreed that the three Zoom presentations over the past 18
months have been interesting and appreciated. Everyone is encouraged to
send suggestions to Ken for future presentations.
Next Meeting:
The next class officer meeting will be
held by Zoom on Wednesday June 8, 2022 at 7:00pm EDT.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:00pm
EDT.
Meetings held in 2019-2021 (Ken Kupchak):
NOTE: No minutes were published after the class meeting at at our 50th Reunion in 2019 and at virtual meetings held in 2020 and 2021. Following is a summary of disucssions at those meetings.
Upon motion duly moved and seconded, it
was unanimously adopted that, in lieu of minutes, due, inter alia [among
other things], to the influence of the Covid pandemic, the Cornell Class
of 1964 hereby duly ratifies all Actions taken at:
1. the 2019 Reunion duly called Class meeting, including the election of
officers and Class Council, as reflected in the Class Newsletters; and
2. All operational actions taken in the Class’s name since, including,
inter alia:
(a.) In light of the University’s reconciliation of accounts and
earnings, attributing, in 2020, to our JFK Fund additional available
earnings of approximately $18,000, the Class Executive Committee
authorized, a second $15,000 JFK Award in the Spring of 2020, reinvested
the balance of the newly discovered earnings and authorize, instead,
disbursements from the Class’s operational Account not to exceed $5,000,
for JFK-related administrative expenses, including room rental for the
previous Fall’s Award competition and the Spring of 2020’s announcement
of the awards, including travel;
(b.) the adoption, by consensus reached at the duly noticed Spring 2020
virtual Class Council and Executive Committee Joint Meeting, that the
Cornell Class of 1964 make its John F. Kennedy Memorial Award (“JFK
Award”) our Class Legacy project during the remainder of our Class’s
existence; and
(c.) Unanimous consents by the Executive Committee to: (i.) authorize
payment of expenses related to the processing and celebration of the FY
2020-2021 JFK Award, not to exceed $3,000, rather than diminish the JFK
Award’s endowment; (ii.) authorize payment of expenses related to the
processing and celebration of the FY 2021-2022 JFK Award, not to exceed
$3,000, rather than diminish the JFK Award’s endowment; and (iii.)
Increase our annual dues to $40 for an individual and $50 for a class
couple.
