December 6, 2006

The Executive Council met in Knoxville, TN, on December 2, 2006.

The Council enthusiastically voted four TBP Resolutions of Appreciation and one TBP Superior Service Award for retiring advisors of the collegiate chapters.

The 2006 Convention held in October in Denver, CO, was reviewed and judged to have been successful. The Council reviewed recommendations presented during the annual meeting and adjusted plans for the 2007 Convention to be held in Dearborn, MI, on October 11-13. In compliance with the 1981 Convention procedure for site choices, the invitation of New Jersey Beta to host the 2009 meeting in East Brunswick was accepted.

Vice President Solange C. Dao was appointed installing deputy for the March 10 installation of the California Alpha Gamma Chapter at San Francisco State University. The Council reviewed the inspection report of the visit to a petitioning group at the University of California, Santa Cruz; that petition will be presented to the 2007 Convention.

The schedule of spring Conferences was reviewed, and assignments were made for national-officer representation at all 16 events. The Council discussed plans for District Directors to participate in spring Conferences in other Districts and plans to invite chapter advisors to spring Conferences. The Council reviewed arrangements for the June 9, 2007, meeting of national officials in Knoxville, TN.

The Council appointed Yu-Han Chen, Dr. Sally J. Steadman, and Dr. Robert E. Efimba, P.E., as members of the Advisor Recruitment and Development Committee.

Dr. Lewis F. Brown, SD B ’84, was appointed chair of the National Outstanding Advisor Selection Committee. District Directors S.E. Fable, E.P. Gorzkowski, and B.A. Kramer were appointed to the Laureate Selection Committee. District Directors T.E. Schwaller, R.P. King, and T.A. Pinkham IV were appointed to the Distinguished Alumnus Selection Committee and the McDonald Mentor Selection Committee.

Daniel Truque, FL Q ’04, and Dr. Dirk J. Colbry, MI A ’06, were appointed as Engineering Futures Facilitators to terms ending in June 2009. Revisions were approved to the Engineering Futures Planning Committee Charter, and Russell W. Pierce, WA A ’70, was appointed to the committee in the area of new curriculum development to a term ending in June 2007.

Executive Director J.D. Froula reported on the status of the 2006 Alumnus Giving Program and the various information-technology improvements; his first-quarter financial report of the fiscal year had been sent to the Council and was accepted.  Mr. Froula reported that conflict of interest statements were received from all members of the Executive Council.

The Council reviewed candidates for members of the Trust Advisory Committee and the Financial Development Committee (FDC), approved travel reimbursement of a former ex-officio member of the FDC, and made plans for the FDC meeting in Knoxville, TN, in January 2007.

The Council revised and approved a management structure for the new TBP National K-12 Math & Science Initiative and agreed to send a survey about the initiative to chapter Presidents and Chief Advisors in January.

Director of Communications & Development Patricia B. McDaniel reported on plans to update the TBP Chapter CD. The Council discussed the possibility of adding a sustainability clause to the Code of Ethics.