This document was created by Valentine Wojton, III Recording Secretary. This document is about meeting minutes that was recorded at board room in Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf on June 21, 2014.
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Alumni General Meeting Part 2: June 21, 2014
1. President John Noschese resumed the June 21st, 2014 General Meeting to order at 9:15 a.m.
The 2014 General Meeting minutes of the June 20th
, 2014 meeting was approved as
read.
NEW BUSINESS
2014-01 Mike Dorrell (seconded) moved that the Financial Report copied and passed out
instead of the Recording Secretary mentioning in details while reading the minutes of the
yesterday’s meeting. CARRIED
2014-02 Ron Heckman (seconded) moved that we add more topsoil around the Alumni
Pavilion area. Mike Moder (seconded) moved to refer that to WPSD. REFERRED TO
WPSD
2014-03 Mike Dorrell (seconded) moved that the Alumni Reunion be moved from June to
fall season. FAILED
2014-04 Steve Fochtman (seconded) moved that we, the Alumni, need to make sure that
the word, “DEAF” remains in the renaming of our school. CARRIED
2014-05 Robert Maher, Jr. (seconded) moved that we reduce the number of Members-
At-Large from 9 to 6. CARRIED
2014-06 Todd Langer (seconded) moved that the President appoint a chairperson for our
Law Committee. CARRIED
2014-07 David Fulmer (seconded) moved that we have our Reunion every 5 years
instead of the current triennial plan. FAILED
2014-08 Valentine Wojton, III (seconded) moved that our President set up a Task Force
on the issues of bricks. FAILED
There were no more new business so President Noschese closed it.
Steve Fochtman was asked to be the Election Chairperson and he accepted.
PRESIDENT – Robert Maher, Jr. and Alan Majocha were nominated and Robert Maher,
Jr. was elected to be our President
FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT – David Fulmer was nominated and we accepted him by
acclamation.
2. SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT – Thomas DeFazio was nominated and we accepted him by
acclamation.
RECORDING SECRETARY – Valentine J. Wojton, III was nominated and we accepted
him by acclamation.
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY – Jamie Kitchen was nominated and we accepted him
by acclamation.
TREASURER – Todd Langer was nominated and we accepted him by acclamation.
3-YEAR TRUSTEE – Paul Blahut was nominated and we accepted him by acclamation.
6-YEAR TRUSTEE – Michelle Vigliotti was nominated and we accepted him by
acclamation.
9-YEAR TRUSTEE – Lawrence Hast was nominated and we accepted him by
acclamation.
MEMBERS-AT-LARGE (need 6)
John Noschese, Rosie Noschese, Irene Hearn, Phillip Wismer, and Peggy Patterson were
nominated and we accepted these 5 people. Our newly-elected President Robert Maher,
Jr. will seek one more person to fill the 6th
slot.
Dr. Harold M. Mowl, Jr. administered the oath to all officers presented.
WELFARE
John Noschese explained that the pictures will be at 4:00 p.m. near the swimming pool
area and in case of rain, the back-up plan is in the Banquet area.
Rodney Danco explained about the Alumni Tree and encouraged us to support this
project.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:10 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Valentine J. Wojton, III;
Recording Secretary