August 4, 2007

The Executive Council met in Orlando, FL, on August 4, 2007.
The Council enthusiastically voted three Tau Beta Pi Superior Service Awards and seven Resolutions of Appreciation for retiring advisors of the collegiate chapters and a Resolution of Appreciation to retiring Engineering Futures Facilitator Stephanie M. Deckter, NY T ’01.

The Council reviewed the Membership Study Report for 2006-07 indicating that a significant number of engineering students continue to seem uninterested in Tau Beta Pi membership. President L.A. Simonson agreed to prepare a letter to deans of engineering thanking them for their assistance in expediting list of scholastically eligible students to chapters.

The Council reviewed plans by Dr. J.F.K. Earle for organizing the Tau Beta Pi National K-12 Math & Science Initiative and appointed to the National Management Committee:  J.N. Comardelle, S.V. Eckersall, Dr. E.P. Gorzkowski, and R.A. Holcomb for terms ending with their current terms of office.

The Council reviewed arrangements for the October 11 meeting of National Officers and Directors and reviewed and modified plans for the 2007 Convention to be held in Dearborn, MI, on October 11-13. Dr. John R. Luchini was appointed as Convention Parliamentarian. The Council made plans to establish the 125th Anniversary Committee to help plan special celebrations at the 2010 Convention.

The Council allocated a special gift of $10,000 from the Vincent A. Stabile Foundation to the Tau Beta Pi Stabile Scholarship Fund. A draft policy for Charitable Gift Annuities was reviewed, and the Council accepted the report by Chair Rodger F. Smith of the meeting of the Trust Advisory Committee in New York City on May 29.

Executive Director J.D. Froula reported on the status of the 2007 Alumnus Giving Program and the status of various information-technology improvements; his fourth-quarter report of the fiscal year had been sent to the Council and was accepted, along with his annual report.

The Council approved a Charter for the District Program Planning Committee and appointed C.D. Gomulinski, B.A. Kramer, and Dr. E.A. Stephan to the committee for terms ending June 30, 2008, and S.L. Forkner, S.J. Houghton, and E.D. Styles for terms ending June 30, 2009. The Council reviewed arrangements for the June 7, 2008, meeting of National Officials to be held in Charleston, SC.

The Council decided to let the International Task Group expire and reviewed proposals to adjust District borders and to modify the nomination process for the Laureate Program.