[Nfbf-l] The National Federation of the BlindofFloridaStatescholarship program

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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