SCAAE General Business Session
Clyde V. Madren Center
Clemson University
July 22, 2015
Meeting called to order at 3:34 pm by Derrick Cooper, SCAAE President
I.
II.
Welcome
a. Derrick Cooper welcomed the group to the business session and outlined the orders of
the day.
Regional Reports
a. Piedmont Region – Report by Regional VP-Marie Bolt
i. Election Report
1. Regional Vice President – Lisa Stansell
2. Associate Regional Vice-President – Benjamin Woody
3. FFA Advisory Board – Glenn Stevens
4. FFA Camp Advisory Board
a. Jay Copelan
b. Mark Earle
c. Matt Rollins
ii. Host Sites
1. Fall Regional Meeting/COW – Crescent
2. Spring – Hillcrest
3. Tool Identification – Belton Honea-Path
4. Tractor Operations – Seneca, Oct. 1
iii. Other Business
1. Calendar – Asked to split tool id and leadership cde’s on the calendar
2. CDEs – Asked state to look at reducing the time of the dairy judging and
dairy handlers events
b. Midstate Region – Report by Regional VP – Kristen Reinhardt
i. Election Report
1. Regional Vice President – Sim Asbill
2. Association Regional Vice-President – Katie Gilson
3. FFA Camp Advisory Board
a. Desiree Kinneer
b. Earnest Manning
c. Tom Willingham
ii. Host Sites
1. Fall Regional Meeting/COW – Fairfield
2. Spring – Union
3. Tractor Operations – Newberry, Sept. 28
iii. Other Business
III.
1. Ms. FFA Pageant – Batesburg-Leesville, January 22, 2016
c. Pee Dee Region – Report by Regional VP – Jason Gore
i. Election Report
1. Regional Vice President – Clair Hammonds
2. Associate Regional Vice-President – Beth Tolson
3. FFA Camp Advisory Board
a. Pat Earle
b. Beth Tolson
c. Jason Gore
ii. Host Sites
1. Fall Regional Meeting/COW – McBee
2. Spring Meeting – Manning
3. Tool ID/Public Speaking – Aynor
4. Tractor Driving – Florence (Kellon Hall to coordinate, tentatively Oct. 13)
iii. Other Business
1. None
d. Lower State – Report by Associate Regional VP – Henderson Rowe
i. Election Report
1. President-Elect – Michael Crim
2. Regional Vice President – Henderson Rowe
3. Associate Regional Vice-President – Jeff Wisenhunt
4. FFA Advisory Board – Robin Lutton
5. FFA Camp Advisory Board
a. Ben Gibson
b. Matthew Lutton
c. Ronnie Ford
ii. Host Sites
1. Fall Regional Meeting/COW – Aiken
2. Spring Meeting – Barnwell CCC
3. Tractor Operations – Oct. 7, Site TBA
iii. Other Business
1. None
e. Motion to Accept Regional Reports
i. Glenn Stevens, Belton-Honea Path
ii. No second needed as the reports come from committee
iii. No discussion
iv. Motion passes
Election of SCAAE Executive Secretary
a. D. Cooper reminded the group of the split of the position of Executive
Treasurer/Secretary into an Executive Treasurer and an Executive Secretary. Mindy
Sandifer will stay on as Executive Treasurer but the floor has been opened for
nominations for Executive Secretary
IV.
V.
b. Sim Asbill, Lexington-Richland 5, nominates Jason Gore, Crestwood
i. Mindy Sandifer, Barnwell CCC seconds the nomination
c. Tommy Harmon moves for nominations to be closed
i. Glenn Stevens, Belton Honea-Path seconds
ii. Motion passes unanimously
d. Motion to accept Jason Gore as Executive Treasurer passes
Other Business
a. Nate Bellamy, President-Elect, asks for all auction items to be brought to the ball room
as soon as possible
b. No further business
Derrick Cooper adjourns the meeting at 3:55pm
Minutes Submitted By: Jason Gore; Exec. Secty, Crestwood High School