Board Member s Present
Theodore Cutshall, Noel Duerden, Mark Grove, Mary Grove, Joseph
Hingtgen, Giles Hoyt, Carlyn Johnson, Golam Mannan, Shirley Newhouse,
Leon Rand, William Voos, Harriet Wilkins.
Board Members Absent
Margaret Applegate, Richard Patterson, Sheldon Siegel.
Call to Order
President William Voos called the meeting to order at 10:10 A.M.
Approval of Minutes
The minutes of the September 11, 2008, meeting were approved.
President’s Report
Bill Voos thanked Carlyn Johnson for accepting chairmanship of the
Program Committee, replacing Jim East. Bill commented that there
was disappointing attendance at September’s excellent program
on long-term care by Robyn Grant and said he hoped to get the word
out better. The next speaker on October 15 is Dr. Ted Grayson, a
retired surgeon who will speak on Genetic Engineering: Tools, Products,
Controversies. Bill said that he had invited members of Elder-Friendly
Communities to attend.
Bill announced that as of October 3, the Senior Academy members
had pledged $14,345 to United Way; the SA goal is $15,000. Also,
as memorial gifts in honor of Jim East, members had donated to scholarship
funds for the School of Liberal Arts, Senior Academy, and Boys and
Girls Clubs of Indianapolis. Bill suggested that there should be
a protocol for SA response at the deaths of SA members, especially
those who have been very active in the organization. Bill Voos asked
Mark Grove to draft a protocol.
Bill reminded the board of a planned reception for the Art and
Patricia Mirsky, which is being planned in conjunction with the
IUPUI Foundation. He said he hoped that the Social Committee would
prepare the program.
Treasurer’s Report
Treasurer Shirley Newhouse presented the treasurer’s report.
She noted that the Mirskys had made a contribution of $50,000 for
scholarships, which substantially raised SA scholarship funds for
Academic, IPS Students, and Returning Students. Shirley mentioned
that SA funds had been affected by the economic downturn and had
lost some market value in the past months. The funds are managed
by the Foundation.
Membership Committee
Harriet Wilkins, chair, announced that there are 298 SA members,
of which 134 are lifetime and free (first-year) memberships.
Program Committee
Carlyn Johnson suggested that we have a serious discussion about
program attendance. The board discussed the programs that had been
very popular in order to identify issues of greatest appeal. Hot
topics in the past included Mormonism, Hearing Problems and Hearing
Aids, Part D of Medicare and Supplemental Insurance. Carlyn asked
the board to discuss the potential appeal of programs on the economy
by Morton Marcus, memory loss and Alzheimer’s, generational
differences in the workforce, and Pitcairn Island. Promotion of
future programs should go to Communications Chair Walt Linne, rather
than Dottie Swinney.
Social Committee
Mary Grove reported that the following events are planned:
October 22, 2008 10:30 A.M.--Day Trip to the T.C. Steele Home and
Historic Site in Nashville, Indiana.
November 12, 2008 10:00 A.M. --Tour of “Court Art of China-Ming
Dynasty” at the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
December 10, 2008 5:00 P.M.--Holiday Dinner at Hollyhock Hill.
Date and Time TBA--IUPUI Basketball Game in February or March, 2009.
April 17, 2009 10:00 A.M.--Spring Wild Flower Video and Guided Walk
in Holiday Park and Lunch at MCL Cafeteria.
New Business
Giles Hoyt has talked with Jim Brown, Executive Associate Dean of
Journalism, who said that his students were interested in doing
a story about the Last Lecture. An earlier SA committee had reached
agreement with Dean of Faculties Uday Sukhatme to schedule the Last
Lecture back-to-back with the Honors Convocation. It was agreed
that planning a Last Lecture in 2009 is probably impractical. Golam
Mannan was appointed chair of a committee to discuss Last Lecture
plans. Harriet Wilkins, Joe Hingtgen, and Mark Grove will serve
as members.
Bill Voos asked board members to review the 2008 goals and determine
which have been achieved, which should be continued, and which are
unworkable. Goals will be discussed at the next meeting.
Adjournment
Joe Hingtgen moved and Mary Grove seconded a motion to adjourn at
11:30 AM.
Respectfully submitted by
Mary Grove, Secretary
Next Board Meeting: November 13, 2008. 10:00 A.M., at Glendale
Library
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