August 6 & 23; September 11, 2010

The Executive Council met by teleconference August 6 and August 23 and in Orlando, FL, on September 11, 2010.

The Council appointed Dr. Darrell Donahue, NC A '86, to the Fellowship Board for a term ending in July 2011. The Council enthusiastically voted one TBP Superior Service Award and three Resolutions of Appreciation to retiring advisors of the collegiate chapters.

The Council re-appointed Dr. Robert E. Efimba, Dr. Sally J. Steadman, and Barry I. Frost to the Advisor Recruitment and Development Committee to terms ending June 2011 and appointed Dr. Robert L. Ward to the ARDC to a term ending June 2012.

The Council appointed Kimberly R. Stillmaker, CA R '08, as District 15 Director to a term ending June 2013 and voted a Resolution of Appreciation to Dr. M.W. Ohland, FL A '96, retiring District 8 Director.

The Council received the Membership Study Report for 2009-10 indicating that a significant number of engineering students continue to seem uninterested in TBP membership.

A Project Grant with a cash award was given under the TBP K-12 MindSET Program to the Michigan Gamma Chapter, and the local project will be reported in a later issue of THE BENT. Councillor J.F.K. Earle reported on recent progress in the program, including working with chapters to make contacts in their local school districts to be ready to start teacher training in the fall. The goal is to complete 20 training sessions during the year. The Council approved plans for a MindSET meeting of chapter representatives and school district liaisons in Kansas City, MO, on November 12-14.

The Council reviewed and modified plans for the 2010 Convention to be held in Valley Forge, PA, and approved $4,000 for a Convention social event and $2,000 to conduct voting by text-polling contingent upon protected confidentiality of phone numbers. The Council decided to invite the TBP Trust Advisory Committee to the annual business meeting.

Executive Director J.D. Froula reported on the status of the 2010 Alumnus Giving Program and the multi-state charitable-organization registration project, and his preliminary fourth-quarter financial report of the fiscal year and his annual report were received by the Council. The Council reviewed the draft of the TBP Trust Investment Policy and submitted it to the 2010 Convention for review. The Council received the preliminary Auditor's Report. The EC reviewed the Trust Investment Reference Document and identified additional changes to be made.

The Council established the Marlin U. Zimmerman Jr., (MD A '44) Fellowship Fund to receive a large restricted bequest. The Council added $70,000 to the Convention Fund from a recent payment from the Charles O. Forge, CA G '56, bequest to cover the cost of California Gamma delegates and advisors to attend the Convention. The Council made plans to restore the Stabile Scholarship Fund to its permanently restricted level by the end of the 2014-15 fiscal year. The Council approved the new Fellowship/Scholarship Program brochure with changes.

President L.A. Simonson and Mr. Froula reported upon the 30th consecutive TBP Reception at the ASEE annual conference in Louisville, KY, on June 21. The Council discussed focus areas and priorities of its strategic plan for the next four years.