[Nfbf-l] The National Federation of the BlindofFloridaStatescholarship program
RJ Sandefur
joltingjacksandefur at gmail.com
Mon May 27 16:31:14 UTC 2013
Carlos, Please add me to skype. I want to talk to you.
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RJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carlos Montas" <carlos.montas at gmail.com>
To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2013 1:03 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] The National Federation of the
BlindofFloridaStatescholarship program
> Good morning I know for a fact that the President of the nfbf advocated
> for the scholarship winner who has the 2.3 grade point average. The
> reason why I did not bring this matter to mr. Hicks is because nothing
> would have been done about it. This is not personal its a matter of
> standing up for what is right. I feel bad for students who applied for a
> scholarship but may have not won one because of the person who did not
> have the grade point average. if the nfbf is going to award a
> scholarship to someone with a 2.3 gpa then the application grade point
> average minimum should be changed from 2.7 to a 2.0. The nfb is an
> organization that is trying to change what it means to be blind This
> scholarship issue is not a good example of that.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 25, 2013, at 12:12 AM, "Dan Hicks" <danjhicks at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Dennis, you don't need worry about the procedures. I would never put a
>> family member of a scholarship applicant on the scholarship committee.
>> However that does not appear to be Carlos' allegation. Carlos would have
>> us
>> believe that one of our scholarship winners does not meet the criteria
>> for
>> winning a scholarship. I can assure you that , as subjective as
>> scholarship
>> decisions are, I have no reason to believe that to be the case. I have no
>> reason not to believe that all of our scholarship winners are deserving
>> of
>> their awards.
>>
>> It appears to me that Carlos is claiming to have some special knowledge
>> of
>> the applicants or of our procedures. I would just like to know exactly
>> how
>> Carlos claims to know these things, and if he had a problem with the
>> winners, why he chose to take it public, rather than addressing me or the
>> board.
>>
>> Dan
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Dennis Horn" <dhorn12 at cfl.rr.com>
>> To: "'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List'" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 12:48 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] The National Federation of the Blind
>> ofFloridaStatescholarship program
>>
>>
>>> I have just joined this list serve and I wish I hadn't. I am a long
>>> standing member of the Orlando chapter and have donated and contributed
>>> regularly since I have been a member. That is all in jeopardy if I do
>>> not hear a denial of the charges made by Carlos.
>>>
>>> These are serious allegations that if are true all persons responsible
>>> must be terminated. Most organizations do not allow family members of
>>> decision makers to participate in these types of events. This is to
>>> prevent an appearance of impropriety.
>>>
>>> If the charges are not true disciplinary actions against the person
>>> making the charges might be in order. I would think that the first
>>> reaction by the people charged, however, would be a strident denial.
>>> Without this the charges hang out there and gain credence. "your
>>> information is incorrect) is not good enough. What is incorrect-the
>>> result or the events leading up to the result?
>>>
>>> In summary, because this is so serious, my contributions to the NFB
>>> cease right now until I understand what happened.
>>>
>>> This pains me to do this but I want no part of an organization with
>>> the appearance of "good old boys".
>>>
>>>
>>> Dennis Horn
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Nfbf-l [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of RJ
>>> Sandefur
>>> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 7:46 PM
>>> To: NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] The National Federation of the Blind of
>>> FloridaStatescholarship program
>>>
>>> Thank you Dan I am not a member and I did not neeed to seee that thank
>>> you for putting a stop to this folishness. RJ Sandefuro
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Dan Hicks" <danjhicks at yahoo.com>
>>> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 7:07 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] The National Federation of the Blind of Florida
>>> Statescholarship program
>>>
>>>
>>>> Carlos, your information is incorrect and you need to cease this
>>>> smear campaign immediately. Furthermore, you need to immediately
>>>> issue an apology to the scholarship committee and all scholarship
>>>> winners. There is
>>>
>>>> no legal and ethical way you could have this kind of information.
>>>> Even if
>>>
>>>> it were true, your distributing such information would be a violation
>>>> of the ethics of your employer an the rules of this list.
>>>>
>>>> Dan Hicks
>>>> NFBF President
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>> On May 23, 2013, at 4:22 PM, Carlos Montas <carlos.montas at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Good afternoon to my federation family. i hope that every one is
>>>>> doing
>>>>> well. unfortunately I will not be at state convention this year. I
>>>>> hope
>>>>> that it goes well. I would like to bring to every ones attention an
>>>>> issue that I am concerned about. The scholarship program. It has
>>>>> been
>>>>> brought to my attention that one of the scholarship winners does not
>>>>> meet
>>>
>>>>> the requirements of are scholarship program. According to the
>>>>> application the winner must have a minimum of a 2.70 grade point
>>>>> average. As a former winner, and member of the scholarship
>>>>> committee, i am disappointed that one of the winners has a 2.3 grade
>> point average.
>>>>> Further more, i am disappointed that the committee voted for this
>>>>> individual. It just so happens that this individual is the son of
>>>>> one of
>>>
>>>>> are current State board members. I know that the National
>>>>> scholarship committee would not conduct them selves in this manner.
>>>>> Let me be clear,
>>>
>>>>> this is not personal if a applicant does not have the grades then he
>>>>> or
>>>>> she should not win a scholarship. This is about doing things the
>>>>> right
>>>>> way. the nfb way
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
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