Minutes of the Hampden-Sydney College Alumni Council Meeting September 9-10, 2005

Alumni Association President Charles V. "Chuck" McPhillips '82 called the meeting to order and welcomed Council members back to Hampden-Sydney.  A roll call was taken to record club attendance:

Clubs Attending and Representative(s)

Allegheny                     Rusty Foster '04 and Bryan Thompson '04

Charlotte, NC              Larry Gwaltney '90, Justin Holofchak '99, Judd McAdams '77 and Jon Vordermark '98

Charleston, WV           Richie Heath '99

Blue Ridge                    Tripp Butler '91

Charlottesville               Benton Downer '77

Danville                        Jimmy Bolton '78 and Bob Whitt '78

District of Columbia      Cabell Fooshe '92, John Quackenboss '75, and Jim Young '87

Eastern Shore               Lyn Lewis '84

Martinsville                   Bill Garrett '74

Peninsula                      Bert Kelly '73

Piedmont, NC              Brandt Deal '70

Rappahannock             Hal McVey '57

Richmond                    Tommy Davidson '63, Chip O'Brien '89, Stephen Spraker '97,
Tom Walker '77, and Don Whitley '59

Roanoke                      Boyd Johnson '74

Southside                     W.C. Sprouse '76 and Chris Dowdy '99

Tidewater                     John Ellis '70, Chuck McPhillips '82, Shep Miller '79, Andrew Sinclair '03, and Baxter Vendrick '98

Clubs Not Represented

Atlanta, Augusta/Rockingham, Baltimore, Birmingham, Bluefield/Tazewell, Charleston, SC, Dallas, Eastern Carolina, Fredericksburg, Halifax/South Boston, Jacksonville, Lynchburg, Memphis, Nashville, New York, Palmetto, Petersburg, Winchester.

Meeting Minutes

Alumni Association President McPhillips introduced College President Dr. Walter M. Bortz III who welcomed alumni back to campus and commented on the overall health of Hampden-Sydney.  The College enjoyed an all-time high applicant pool and enrolled 322 freshmen this fall.  The applicant pool has grown by 50% during the past 5 years.  The Annual Fund topped $2 Million for the fifth time, reaching an all-time high of $2.3 Million.  President Bortz stressed the importance of maintaining this momentum as we prepare for the announcement of the public phase of the "Through These Gates" Capital Campaign next fall.  The College has raised approximately $51 Million of the $91 Million stated campaign goal.

President Bortz also reminded the Council of the World War II Veterans Reunion which begins this weekend and runs through September 14.

Mr. McPhillips then stated he was is excited to begin his two-year term as President of the Alumni Association.  He wants to expand on the "Men and Money" theme of the past few years.  His theme is "MCMIC; Men, Careers, Money, Influence, and Comradery".  He encourages constructive input and influence from the Council in order to accomplish our goals and objectives. 

Over the course of this meeting, we will attempt to establish agreement on reasonable and legitimate expectations for our Association this year.  There is much work to be done to make MCMIC successful.  One of the main points of emphasis must be attendance at the Alumni Council meetings.  Today, only 50% of our clubs are represented.  That is unacceptable and efforts will be taken to improve attendance for the spring meeting – April 21-22, 2006.  Vice President Judd McAdams will be asked to furnish leadership in this effort, especially with respect to the clubs from geographically remote, but important, metropolitan areas in the south.  As for absent clubs located relatively close to the College, an examination will need to be made of their current leadership structure.

Mr. McPhillips then called upon National Vice President for Career Development, Tom Crowder '78, and Rucker Snead '81, Director of Career Development at the College. The Alumni Council has been most pleased by the progress being made by the Career Development Office under Mr. Snead's energetic leadership ( see www.hsc.edu Career Development).  The Council was very pleased to learn about Mr. Snead's action plan for the upcoming year, which invites alumni participation.

A motion was duly made and seconded to add a Career Development goal component to the Waters Cup criteria this year. All clubs will now be asked to meet the stated Internship objectives, along with those from Admissions and Development. 

Discussion also occurred concerning the need for an alumni point of contact for Career matters at each Club.  A motion was duly made and seconded, requiring that every club, insofar as feasible, to identify a club contact person for Career Development by September 30, 2005.  This point of contact, who normally will be a leadership team member other than the President, would be responsible for coordinating the local club's career efforts with Mr. Crowder of the Alumni Council and Mr. Snead of the Career Development Office.  After discussion, the motion was passed by unanimous vote of Council members.

The revised Waters Cup Criteria were distributed.  See below:

 2005-06 Waters Cup Objectives: