UW‐Green Bay Retiree Association
Board of Directors’ Meeting
Minutes
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Lambeau Cottage
Attendance
Jim Wiersma (president), Ken Fleurant, Tracy Heaser, Frank Madzarevic, George O’Hearn, Pat Przybelski,
Jane Rank, Chuck Rhyner, Lee Schwartz, Ron Stieglitz, Roger Vanderperren
Guests: Jeanne Stangel, Kari Moody
Excused: Sue Weiler
The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m.
Approval of Minutes
The minutes of July 10, 2012, were approved as submitted.
Jeanne Stangel stopped in for a short visit to introduced Kari Moody, the new Director of Alumni Relations,
who has replaced Mark Brunette. The Board members introduced themselves to Kari.
Oral History Committee/Project
Jane Rank, Chair since last summer, updated the Board on the committee’s work to date. Thirty interviews
have been completed, eleven since January, with six pending. The Advancement Office gave the Committee
$1725, with a little more than half being used. The committee is using the balance of $800 for transcripts of
interviews. An LTE will be doing this @ $140/transcript. We are hoping to get the same amount of support
from Advancement for next year.
Interviews: Jane is looking for people who will do interviews to save money. She is currently looking at
the physical side of campus: buildings, landscape, how the Cofrin Arboretum was developed. The
Committee will also look at the early curriculum and how that was developed. We need to get interviews
from our older retirees. Jane has interviews recorded with Chancellors Weidner and Outcault. We still need
to reach Mark Perkins.
Retiree dinner: We will set up space in Phoenix Room A with a table, chairs and a recorder. Jane will hold
short interviews with individuals who would like to share a story or anecdote about their experiences at the
University. When we get the final registration list, Jane will send out a postcard to those registered asking if
they would be interested in sharing their remembrances. Jane has scheduled an interview with Betty Brown
next week. Jim asked if there was anything done regarding interviews about the history of the athletic
program. Jane said not yet and asked Frank if he was willing to work on this. Chuck and Ron asked if the
Graduate Program was on the list for interviews. They would be willing to follow up on leads for interviews.
Other areas of interest may be the Women’s League from the 1970’s, the Second Gear, and the Knapsack
Storytellers, which was a community outreach project to read to children and retirees at homes.
Retiree Office Space
The open house scheduled for Wednesday, August 22, was cancelled as furniture and office equipment had
not yet been installed. Tracy handed out a floor plan of Suite ES-307. The outer area will have seating, a
copy machine, and telephone for local calls. The suite will provide office space for the Retiree Association
in room K, provide a conference/gathering room, provide centralized space for emeritus faculty and staff,
and provide office space for temporary use. The suite will have wireless access to the UWGB network
throughout the suite. When attending meetings on campus, parking stickers will be needed by Board
members that do not have emeritus status. Tracy will e-mail Board members a parking sticker each month
so we won’t have to stop at the welcome booth.
Golf Outing, September 13
The registration form for the golf outing is up and running on our website. Invitations were distributed to
our retiree listserve. The Registration form can be printed from the website and payment returned with either
a check or credit card information. Tracy also set it up so we can also download the registration form and
pay online with a credit card. Jim will bring copies of the Registration form to the Shorewood Golf Club to
post on bulletin boards.
Annual Retiree dinner, October 2
The menu has been set and Pat is working on table decorations. Pat will contact Jane Rank to get
information about her presentation and picture for the invitation. Pat and Tracy will work on preparing the
registration form. Jim said he would be the contact person for anyone needing a ride to the dinner. Only
one-half of the retirees are on listserve, so we will mail invitations to those who do not have e-mail. Pat will
work with Tracy on this.
Financial Report
Tracy had no updates.
Frank was asked to present a brief financial report at the annual retiree dinner.
Nominations
We currently do not have an individual willing to be on the ballot to fill the two-year term as President.
Several new names were suggested and Jim will make phone calls. We do have two individuals willing to
fill the vacancies for the at-large and secretary positions.
New business
IDs. Tracy continues to work on getting retiree ID cards. Now that Kari Moody has been hired, she will
assist Tracy on this project.
Tracy indicated that Advancement is going forward with a Scholarship Drive and has put together a
presentation that she would like to share with the Board at some future meeting.
After today’s meeting, Tracy will take the Board to look at our new office space in Suite ES 307.
Meeting adjourned at 11:30 a.m.
Our next meeting is scheduled for September 11 at 9:15 a.m. at the Lambeau Cottage.
Pat Przybelski, Secretary