[Ohio-talk] Fw: BUCKEYE UPDATE for January 23, 2009

[Dr. Smith]

Enjoy.

JW

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J. W. Smith" <jsmith1 at ohio.edu>
To: <Dr. John W Smith :>
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 10:57 AM
Subject: BUCKEYE UPDATE for January 23, 2009


>I thought I would take advantage of the beautiful weather here today in
> Athens and break with my previous trend. It is 50 degrees today and sunny
> and gorgeous.  If anybody knows me, they would know that I like the phrase
> "It's all good." With this in mind, I want to share all good news with you
> this time.
>
> Brand New President
> On the same day that President Barack Obama was inaugurated, the Southeast
> chapter inaugurated Mary-Ann Joseph as its second president. After 14 
> years
> I figured that I had taken them about as far as I could and now that I 
> have
> increased responsibilities at the state level, I was so glad to have Ms.
> Joseph join our chapter. If you'd like to congratulate her and welcome her
> to our leadership ranks, her email address is mj210407 at ohio.edu. With her
> election and Bruce Peters as well, we will need to update the leadership
> list, so watch for it.
>
> The Commissioners
> If you were at the January 17th board meeting, you know that we were
> presented with a dire situation concerning RSC's future budget. I'm 
> pleased
> to tell you that as a result of our input, and I might add a powerful
> letter from President Emerita Barbara Pierce, the commissioners voted to
> support the two-year early retirement plan. This by no means ensures that
> our budget challenges are over, but by all accounts it is the most
> effective and responsible thing to do right now. Thanks to all of you for
> whatever you did to convey the message to the commissioners, and thanks to
> them for listening and doing the right thing.
>
> The January 17th Board Meeting
> I thought we had a great board meeting on the 17th, although I probably 
> had
> too much on our plate. We had good energy and input, and I want to
> encourage as many of you as is possible to attend our next board meeting,
> which will probably be on April 25th in Columbus. I am especially pleased
> with our 2009 committees and I am attaching those committee assignments to
> this update. We are all volunteers in this organization, and I want to
> thank the chairs of these committees in advance for their service. After I
> send the minutes to the board of directors, I will send them out to the
> rest of you.
>
> This has been a historic week, and I feel good about where our 
> organization
> is at this time. As the minutes will indicate, we will have an exciting
> time in Detroit this year, and we will be doing what we need to do to get
> as many of you there as possible. In fact, I don't want to be a tease here
> but in about a month or so, I could have some very exciting news for you
> relative to the National Convention. Please have a great weekend, stay
> warm, and keep thinking positive thoughts, because "It's all good!" 
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