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Board Meeting Minutes

Second Annual Meeting - Friday, February 20, 1999

The Second Annual Meeting of the Blue Line Club was convened by Club Vice President Henry Okleshen at 6:20 PM on Saturday, February 20, 1999, in the Club’s Hospitality Room at the Mankato Civic Center.

Corporate Members

Kagermeier Skaar Asleson Architects
Clements Auto Company

Individual Members

Henry and Marilyn Okleshen
Jim Bullard
David Cowan
Arnulf and Becci Ueland
Jerry and Carol Stiles
Don Amiot
Galen Derksen
Don and Mary Brose
Steve Wilcox
Merle Matz

Approval of Agenda

It was moved by Arnulf Ueland and seconded by Jim Bullard that the Annual Meeting Agenda drafted by the Club Secretary-Treasurer be approved as distributed. Motion Carried.

Minutes of Previous Annual Meeting

David Cowan moved and Jerry Stiles seconded that the membership approved the meeting minutes of the First Annual Meeting held February 13, 1999, Motion Carried.

Review of Past Year’s Activity Highlights

Club Vice President Henry Okleshen then proceeded to report on significant Club activities which had occurred during the last twelve months. Those included:

First "elected" board of directors okayed by membership 2/13/98.
Club’s goal of $25,000 for Blue Line Club Dan Meyer Memorial Scholarship Endowment surpassed. Had been at $10,964 on 9 March 1998; now totals $30,000 thanks to the money raised in the First Annual Dan Meyer Blue Line Golf Classic held 21 September 1998.
Special 18 month calendar published as the 1998-99 memento for members.
Creation of five standing committees on 9 March 1998 including: 1) Student Player Committee (April Awards Banquet, meet the players events, etc.); 2) Social Committee (home game luncheons, hospitality room issues, golf outing); 3) Finance Committee (Club budget, etc.); 4) Membership and Season Ticket Sales Committee, and 5) Scholarship Endowment Committee.
MSU membership application approved by WCHA (Western Collegiate Hockey Association) at league’s Annual Meeting held at Marco Island, Florida on 1 May 1998.
Membership increase despite lack of WCHA packed 1998-99 home event schedule. Members totaled 215 (103 Individual, 112 Corporate) in 1997-98 season vs. this season’s 232 (120 Individual; 112 Corporate).

Election of Board Members

Club Vice President Henry Okleshen explained that though the Club’s bylaws provide for up to 11 voting members on the Board of Directors, only nine seats have been activated and of those four are up for election during the Annual Meeting. Board incumbents include these voting and nonvoting ex-officio members:

Voting Board Members

Kent Schwickert, President
Henry Okleshen, Vice President
Jim Bullard
Pat Keogh
Larry Ward
Larry Morales
Brad Reeves
Steve Duea
Jim Turk

Ex-officio Nonvoting Board Members

David Cowan, Club Secretary-Treasurer - Maverick Boosters Club Liaison
Don Amiot - Intercollegiate Athletics Director
Cheryl Regan - MSU Athletics Promotions
Don Brose - MSU Men’s Ice Hockey Coach
Ron Hybertson - Conference Faculty Rep. To WCHA
Margaret Healy - MSU Student Affairs Vice President

Vice President Okleshen announced that the terms of four of the Board’s nine voting members expire this month and include:

Pat Keogh
Larry Morales
Brad Reeves
Jim Turk

Okleshen stated that two of the incumbents with seats expiring had indicated a desire to retire from the Board. Those two included Brad Reeves and Pat Keogh. The term of the office for those serving in any of the four seats up for election members elected is two years, expiring in February, 2001.

Okleshen asked for nominations from the floor. These three people were nominated for the four seats: Jim Turk, Larry Morales, and David Cowan. Without objection nominations were then closed. Jerry Stiles moved and Arnulf Ueland seconded that the Secretary-Treasurer be instructed to cast an unanimous ballot for the three candidates. The motion passed unanimously and the three candidates were elected to three of the four open Board seats. (Officers for the 1999-2000 year, will be elected from among Board members during the Board’s regularly scheduled March 1999 meeting.) The Board has the ability to elect someone from the Club’s general membership to the unfilled board seat.

Financial Report

In the interest of time what with a pending hockey game between Air Force and Minnesota State at 7 PM, Secretary-Treasurer David Cowan indicated that financial detail was available showing specifics related to income deposits and expenditures which had occurred over the past twelve months. He reported that of the Club $25,050 budget for 1998-99, $18,517.19 had been spent to date. Arnulf Ueland moved and Jim Kagermeier seconded that the Financial Report be approved. Motion Carried.

Adjourned

Then , without objection the Second Annual Meeting of the Minnesota State University Hockey Blue Line Club was adjourned by Presiding Officer Henry Okleshen at 6:30 PM.