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Minutes of the Meeting
July
2006
1. Monthly Meeting: The monthly Executive Board Meeting of the
Military Marksmanship Association was held July 13, 2006, in the Army
Marksmanship Conference Room, Building 243, Fort Benning, Georgia.
a. Board Members Present:
Bruce A. Meredith, President
Laurence K. Mosely, Secretary
Samuel W. Hunter, Treasurer
Phil Cannella,
Reunion Coordination Chairman and Past President
Richard D. Rebidue,
Membership Committee Chairman
b. Board Members Absent:
Stephen Goff, Vice President
Archibald V. Arnold
III, MMA Immediate Past President
Carter Berry, Public
Affairs Committee Chairman and MMA Times Editor
c. U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Representative:
Mr. Robert Aylward, USAMU Deputy
d. Guests: None.
e. Call to Order: A quorum being
present, the President called the meeting to order at 10:15 a.m.
2. Treasurer’s Report: Motion made, seconded, and carried
to approve the Treasurer’s Report for May 2006 and June 2006.
3. Minutes: Motion made, seconded, and carried to approve the
Minutes of the Executive Board Meeting held on May 18, 2006. The
Secretary noted that a memo announcing the cancellation of the June
Meeting will be forwarded to DMWR along with the Treasurer’s
Report for June 2006.
4. Unfinished Business:
a. Nomination Committee: The President
reported that a nominating committee had not been formed but he had
contacted several members to serve on the committee and to serve on
the board.
b. VIP Invitation List: The President
and the Deputy agreed to send VIP invitation in August.
5. New Business:
a. 50th Anniversary Book Status: The
President announced that 287 books had been pre-ordered. The
Secretary noted that the MMA would receive a five percent royalty
($2.80 per book) from the publisher for each book sold. The Secretary
also noted that in a previous meeting there was a suggestion to
purchase a number of books and present them to USAMU. Motion made,
seconded, and carried to purchase 20 standard copies at $55.95 each
of the 50th Anniversary Commemorative Book: The History of USAMU and
Its Members, and present the books (free gratis) to USAMU.
b. Section Halls of Fame: The
President questioned the USAMU Deputy about the status of the USAMU
Hall of Fame ballots. The Deputy relied that ballots were being
received daily but no tally of the number of ballots received nor a
count of the votes would be made until after the August 1st deadline.
The Deputy added that the Section Halls of Fame were on track in
assembling biographies and photos of the inductees. However, he noted
that USAMU did not have funds to purchase the picture frames and
individual plaques and requested assistance from MMA. Motion made,
seconded, and carried to allocate $600.00 to purchase picture frames
and plaques for the Section Halls of Fame.
c. Membership: The Membership Chairman
announced that the association’s membership had increased to 586
members. The Secretary added that 402 members were on the MMA E-mail list.
d. Request to Operate as a Private Organization:
The Secretary remarked that following the meeting he would hand carry
to DMWR the association request to operate as a PO on Fort Benning.
e. MMA Times Input: The Secretary
noted that input for the next issue of the MMA Times was due to the
editor by September 1, 2006.
f. USAMU Report: The Deputy announced
that he obtained a two reel, 35mm Army training film about USAMU
taken in the early 1960s. He added that he was looking for a
commercial source to convert the film to CD or DVD as the Post did
not have that capability.
6. Next Meetings: The next Executive Board Meeting is
scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 17, 2006, in the USAMU
Conference Room, Building 243, Fort Benning, Georgia.
7. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 11:25 a. m.
Laurence K. Mosely
Secretary
Attachment:
Financial Statement
Approved by the Executive Board on August 17, 2006. |