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Last Update 03/21/07 |
March 18, 2004 General Meeting President Clark Evans called the meeting to order at 7:20 p.m. The following executive members were present: President: Clark Evans, Vice –President: Joe Marzen, Treasurer: Ariel Rodriguez, Secretary: Robert Banks and Officer-at-Large Richie Schwerdt. Approximately 25 members were present including the executive board. The meeting began with President Clark Evans discussing what would be addressed in the meeting. Brief Report on Graduate Weekend Secretary Robert Banks announced to the chapter that the FSU Department of Meteorology would be holding it’s annual potential graduate student visit weekend over the forthcoming weekend, where potential new students visit to experience FSU and Tallahassee. Robert asked if there were any potential students present but there were none. He also explained that the chapter made a small brochure to hand out to the potential students to give them a general view of our chapter. Treasurer's Report Treasurer Ariel Rodriguez gave the chapter an overview of the chapter’s funds for the past year, noting that we are a lot better off than we were one year ago with considerably more funds due to fundraisers and t-shirt sales. Report from the FunStation Social President Clark Evans gave the review status of our social last month at Tallahassee’s Funstation. He said ten members were in attendance for a cold night of fun playing go-carts, lasertag and mini-golf. He noted that a full report of the event is on the chapter website at www.northflams.org. Clothing Drive Report President Clark Evans also gave a final report on our first clothing drive and results. He said that there were a few full bags of items to donate and that the drive was a success. A full report is also available on the chapter’s website. Science & Education Program Report Science and Education Subcommittee Chair Chris Bennett announced the feedback of our first visits to schools to give presentations, noting that there would be more presentations over the next few months. He said that many of the students were excited to have us talk and that they had very good questions for us about the weather. Softball Game Social Vice-President Joe Marzen announced to the chapter that we would be holding a softball game outing on April 3rd at 11:00 AM at Messer Fields North in Tallahassee. There should be enough players for two teams and he said to bring gloves and other equipment if you have it. Final Fundraising Report Vice-President Joe Marzen gave the final report on our fundraising for the past year and said it was a success. He said that he has all the unused Pizza Hut cards back and that we made good profits off of them and t-shirt sales. Chapter Banquet Details Vice-President Joe Marzen announced the inaugural chapter banquet again, giving details of the event. It is to be held on April 15, 2004 at 7:00 PM at The Silver Slipper Restaurant in Tallahassee, FL. A speaker will be announced shortly and ticket prices will be on fliers and noted through e-mail. Highlights of the banquet will include announcement of the 2004-05 chapter officers, the featured speaker and awards for the forecast contest. Officer Nominations & Elections A final call for nominations were made before elections were to be held. New nominations were as follows: additional vice-president nominee Aarolyn Thompson, as nominated by Clark Evans and seconded by Ariel Rodriguez; treasurer nominee Cerese Albers, nominated by Chris Bennett and seconded by several; and President Clark Evans, nominated by Jeff Taylor but declined by Clark. Each of the nominees gave a short speech and elections were held by paper ballots. The new officers will be announced at the chapter banquet on April 15. Featured Presentation - Paul Duval, Meterologist-in-Charge, NWS/Tallahassee Vice-President Joe Marzen introduced tonight’s speaker, Mr. Paul Duval, the meteorologist in charge at the National Weather Service office in Tallahassee. Mr. Duval gave an interesting talk on the history of weather dating back to the early ages and continuing into the present day. Next Meeting The next meeting is tentatively set for some time this summer but will be announced at a later date. The banquet will be held on April 15th, 2004, as the culmination of the 2003-04 chapter year. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 PM. |
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