Telecon Attendees (32+ (I’m sure we missed a few)) :
** Chuck French
* Otto Stutz
* Tim Disher
Joan Skellenger Platz
Bob Filler or Miller (had as Pillars)?
Mike Moore
Gene Juba
John Severino
Tom Jacob
*** Patty Whitney
* Steve Colon
*** Dave Lannetti
Jim Ahlgrimm
Randy Lovdahl
Lili Lovdahl
George Basil
David Warren
John Keenan
Dave Ciccarelli
Bob Turman
John Perriman? (Dickmann?)
Jim Galanie
*** Fuzz Harrison
* Jim Rice
TC Johnson
Gary Stasco
** Chris Cooke
Jeff Brusoski
Bob Burr
Bill McGuinness
Susie Sablan
Jim Unger
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Class Officer (all present)
Regional VP (2 unable to attend)
At Large Member (all present)
Agenda items:
35 th Reunion Status o Tom Jacob and Dave Ciccarelli have graciously volunteered to coordinate
 Thanks! o Date discussion (right now 22 Oct and 3 Sep are the only firm 2016 home games)/recommendation
 3 Sep hotel availability poor.
 Other home dates may not be confirmed until Spring ’16 due to conference affiliation
 20-24 October will be the reunion date (Homecoming weekend)
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Boat show weekends are prior.
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80 rooms available at Westin, 50 rooms at O’Callahan (’61 at Westin as well) – should be sufficient for 35 th
 Will book Westin after looking into Lowes availability o Update on efforts/plan of attack
 Gave update on hotel search, inquiry to NAAA into N* Room and ’58 Pavilion availability, Alumni Assnj (AA) trends for 35 th Reunion attendance
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N* seemed preferred, but will take what we can get
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If both unavail, will probably look at large, heated, enclosed tent
 Will inform Class O’s of availability after talking to NAAA
 Mike’s Crabhouse - Thurs eve, Class dinner - Fri, Tailgater - Sat
 Plan to use Valerie Gersheiser again to help coordinate effort ($3500 last time)
 Golf will probably have to be part of USNA Homecoming event
 Reunion information will be posted on the class website as it becomes available
Class Goal ideas: Is there something we’d like to focus on as a Class? o Class get togethers

 Suggestion to coordinate ’81 get togethers at all away football games (Home games tailgaters are graciously coordinated by Bubba Turman (Spot 36)…Thanks Bub)
 Looking for volunteers to coordinate events at the following games this Fall
(Facebook? Website?):
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Ohio State (M&T Bank Stadium – Baltimore) – Patty Whitney has begun
 Temple (Lincoln Financial)
 Texas State (San Marcos, Tx)
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Air Force (Colorado Springs)
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Notre Dame (FedEx Field, Landover, Md)
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South Alabama (Mobile, Al)
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Army (M&T Bank Stadium – Baltimore)
Finding a dedicated volunteer for deceased classmate coordination o Regional Rep?
 Sometimes a long delay in finding out and dissemination of information
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Currently, information is passed between USNA decedent affairs, Class
Secretary, Pres and VP for dissemination
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Trying to decrease lag time
 Would like to use Co. Reps, Regional VPs, etc. to help
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Would like to offer Class assistance and presence to families, if desired o Jim Hamill proposed a program modeled on SWA Critical Incident Response Team using
(1 or 2 folks from each Co.) – he has volunteered to assist
 Otto will get together with Jim to look at Southwest’s Program as a model and how to best adapt to our needs
Press to reinvigorate the Co Reps o Would like an updated and confirmed roster of those currently serving. From there I can solicit others to volunteer where we’re lacking. Solicitation in the Shipmate column as well.
 Patty Whitney and Steve Colon will consolidate list and pass to Otto
 Otto will send emails to Co. Reps requesting specific assistance to try and stay in contact with Company mates and keep Steve appraised of events of Class interest
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Otto will pass latest AA class list to Class O’s and Reunion coordinators
(Complete)
 Look to make more use of the Regional VPs
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Ask them try to organize at least one ’81 event in their region similar to DC
Luncheons, etc.
 May look at adding other Regional VPs in areas of ’81 concentration
Ethics Award Dinner – Tim Disher o Thursday, 11 September 2014
 Email Tim (disher@usna.edu) with full name and spouse info NLT 23 July if interested in attending
 Priority to those who haven’t had a chance to attend
 Would like to maximize attendance from Class of ’81 and spouses (~30ish)
 Ethics Essay winners are recognized
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Art Athens, Supe and Mrs. Lawrence are normally in attendance
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Those interested, please email Tim Disher.

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Tim will keep us appraised of list
Agree with type of information to be shotgunned out via classmail (deceased classmates, class pertinent info (luncheons, etc.)) o Personal agendas (meetings, book deals, etc.) go out individually via Facebook
 FYI, Linkedin evidently has some security issues and some folks are unable to use o Website will be the repository of current class information http://www.usna1981.org/
 Reunion information, etc.
 Patty requested an Active Duty Flag Officer update
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Fuzz Harrison will provide (Complete)
 Significant bump in site activity when referenced in Classmail
Financial Status and giving o Class fiscal health – Jim R.
 Accounts
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Ethics Award - ~ $ 420K
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Otto and Tim Disher will meet with Art Athens and investigate priorities
 Center for Ethical Leadership (CEL) support - ~ $ 207K
 Used $ 35K last year
 Otto and Tim will sit down and discuss need with Art Athens
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Undesignated Project - ~ $35K
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Consider moving to CEL or Ethics Award account if it makes sense
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Class Checking - ~ $ 66K
 Used for charitable giving, NAAA Tailgater fee($300), Annual Dolan
Award, Reunion seed money
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Bottom line: we look healthy o Charitable giving from the class (Wreaths Across America (WAA)) – (we gave $1500 last year)
 Places wreaths on all headstones at USNA Cemetery (for the past 2 years) coordinated by Carol Turman
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Same as effort at Arlington and other Veterans’ Cemeteries
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We have donated as a Class both years
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Proposed donation of $1500 this year
 Approved – no dissent
 Had trouble getting USNA formal endorsement last year
 Legal wouldn’t allow it, not sure of reasoning
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Also had trouble getting other Class Presidents to disseminate information for individual donations o Tailgater needs?
 None noted – Bubba must’ve dozed off
Jim Unger proposals o Petitioning Pres, SECDEF, SECNAV & CNO to have CVN-81 named the USS Robert E.
Dolan
 While everyone liked the idea initially, discussion and follow-up concerns emerged (it would be awkward to single out one of our two classmates lost on 9/11…. what about
Mike McGinty?)
 General consensus was that the likelihood of success would be relatively low
 Another suggestion: Sponsorship by the Dolan and McGinty families

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Otto will discuss with Tom Moore to investigate possibilities o Using Google + as a communication tool
 No one on the line admitted to knowing anything about Google+ (except Fuzz’s son)
 Will ask Jim to work with Patty to investigate if this would make sense. Is it worth the time and effort to open up another social media avenue?
Supe CoC o VADM (sel) Ted Carter has been confirmed by the Senate to be the next Superintendent of USNA
 Admiral Carter approved dissemination of the CoC date to the class
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1000, 23 July 2014 with reception to follow in Alumni Hall (Fuzz, you have to go to the ceremony to attend the reception)
 Class members can expect to receive an evite in the near future.
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Info will be posted on class website: http://www.usna1981.org/
Other thoughts/alibis? o Received word that Marty Bodrog will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery at 1300,
Tuesday 28 October 2014.
 Additional information will be posted on the class website as it becomes available.