June 18, 2004

The Executive Council met in Colorado Springs, CO, on June 18, 2004.

The Council enthusiastically voted two TBP Superior Service Awards and two TBP Resolutions of Appreciation to retiring advisors of the collegiate chapters and voted Distinguished Service Awards to retiring District 7 Director T.J. Cutright and District 15 Director T.L. Franko. The Council re-appointed as District Directors for 2004-05: K.S. Wilberg and B.R. Lancaster; and for 2004-07: M.J. Cunningham, C.W. Caldwell, J.C. Hill, J.G. Dabling, R.W. Mead, and S.E. Fable. A.A. Ayoub, OH L ’04, was appointed as District 7 Director to a term ending June 30, 2007. The Council reviewed final arrangements for the June 19 meeting of National Officers and Directors. Councillors reported on their attendance at District spring conferences.

The Council cast ratification ballots for those chapters that had not voted on the Constitution and Bylaws amendments from the 2003 Convention and ratified two amendments that: 1) add the duties of the Scholarship Program to those of the Director of Fellowships; and 2) define Councillor and re-define Officers and Directors.

The Council reviewed a preliminary petition for a new collegiate chapter from a local engineering honor society at Rowan University. President M.W. Ohland will represent the Council on an inspection visit. The GIG Program was amended to establish an annual deadline of May 15. Dr. Ohland reviewed the progress of the study of the eligibility of engineering students in the junior class, and work was concluded.

The Council discussed a response to three chapters on issues and questions of program ineligibility and reviewed the irregularities in the election of an eminent engineer by a chapter in California. The status of two chapters that initiated graduate-student candidates without submitting proof of worthiness was considered, but the chapters were not placed on probation for violating the Constitution. The probationary status of the New York Mu Chapter was removed.

The Council appointed a permanent Convention Chair and a Parliamentarian for the 2004 annual meeting and made recommendations of members of the model initiation team. A proposal to clarify the definitions of engineering programs from which students would be eligible for membership in the Association was reviewed and modified and will be sent to the 2004 Convention. J.A. Huggins, was re-appointed chair of the Interactive Chapter Exchange Committee for a term ending in June 2005, and S.E. Fable, was re-appointed to the committee for a term ending in June 2007.

Executive Director J.D. Froula reported on the status of the 2004 Alumni Giving Program and the status of various information-technology improvements; his third-quarter financial report of the fiscal year had been sent to the Council and was accepted. Sponsorship of National Engineers Week 2005 along with a contribution of $1,000 were approved. The Council approved the 2005 budget and approved a plan for the year-end allocations to the trust funds. Dr. Kenneth N. Derucher, CA AA ’71, was appointed to a three-year term on the Financial Development Committee.

Councillor R.W. Pierce reported on his participation in the meeting of the Trust Advisory Committee in New York City on May 11 with Mr. Froula. Michael A. Di Flora, OH M ’72, was appointed to the Trust Advisory Committee to a term ending June 30, 2009. The Council prepared responses to key observations and recommendations in the report of the 1998-2003 Financial Review Committee, changed the Investment Funds Summary from a policy document to a guideline, and subsequently amended the guideline.

The AlumNet Program was established as a member benefit, and Dr. Amy L. Kaleita, PA B ’97, was appointed as Administrator to a term ending June 30, 2007. Vice President E.D. Styles reported on the status of the TBP National Project—The Bicycle Project, and the Council reviewed and amended the TBP Strategic Plan.