OMICRON KAPPA UPSILON – Supreme Chapter
Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel – Le Croissant Restaurant
Two Poydras St
New Orleans, LA 70130
Sunday March 10, 2024
1. President Loomer calls meeting to order at 8:27 a.m.
2. President Loomer held roll call of Supreme Chapter Board of Directors.President Peter Loomer, President-Elect Clark Stanford, Vice President Carol Ann Murdoch-Kinch, and Secretary-Treasurer Jon Suzuki were in attendance. The Executive Director, Brian Suzuki, and Dean Ronald Sakaguchi were also in attendance.
3. President Loomer entertained a motion to dispense with the reading of the 2023 Board of Director’s Meeting Minutes.Seconded. Approved.
4. President Loomer will wait to identify committee members for the year 2024-2025 until members from the audience have had a chance to volunteer.
5. Secretary-Treasurer Suzuki read the Secretary’s Report. There was discussion on the report including research fund contributions. President Loomer entertained a motion to approve. Seconded. Approved. Secretary-Treasurer Suzuki read the Treasurer’s Report. There was discussion on certificates, insignia, and stoles: including current inventory, rising cost, and stole demand. President Loomer entertained a motion to approve. Seconded. Approved. The board voted to approve an increase to chapter dues ($25, $50, and $75 based on size) to help continue to offset rising costs.
6. President-Elect Stanford read the auditing committee report.President Loomer entertained a motion to approve. Seconded. Approved.
7. Vice President Murdoch-Kinch read the Budget and Finance Committee Report.President Loomer entertained a motion to approve.
Seconded. Approved.
8. Executive Director Brian Suzuki read the Bylaws Committee Report. There was discussion on member selection.President Loomer entertained a motion to approve. Seconded. Approved.
9.President-Elect Stanford read the Nominating Committee Report.The committee selected Dean Ronald Sakaguchi of Delta Chapter, Oregon Health & Science University. Dean Sakaguchi was introduced. There was discussion. President Loomer entertained a motion to approve. Seconded. Approved.
10. Vice President Murdoch-Kinch announced the Leeper Award Winner.
11. President-Elect Stanford announced the Craig Teaching Award Winner.
12. President Loomer announced the Chapter Award Winner.There was discussion on local chapter dues.
13. Secretary-Treasurer Suzuki announced the Research Award Winner.There was discussion on chapters donating to the research award: those chapters are posted on the website.
14. Old Business: Executive Director Brian Suzuki Read the Ad Hoc Committee’s Report.There was discussion on selection and metrics. President Loomer entertained a motion to approve. Seconded. Approved. President Loomer entertained a motion to retire the current Ad Hoc Committee until it should be needed again. Seconded. Approved.
15. Secretary-Treasurer Suzuki requested board approval to pay the BOD Insurance and 2024 Board and General Meeting expenses.President Loomer entertained a motion to approve. Seconded. Approved.
16. Vice President Murdoch-Kinch excused herself from the Board of Director’s Meeting to attend a separate meeting.
17. New Business:
a. There was discussion on ways to encourage new chapters to apply for awards. The board agreed to no chapter or its members may win a repeat award for three years from the date award receipt. President Loomer entertained a motion to approve. Seconded. Approved
b. President Loomer entertained a motion to approve. Seconded. Approved.
c. There was discussion on individual dues. The board agreed to raise Alumni dues. New Alumni members will also be given a graduation stole upon induction. This increase shall take effect January 1, 2025
d. There was discussion on Supreme Chapter Committees
e. There was discussion on disposal of broken/obsolete office equipment (printers, laptops, etc). The board approved disposal of broken/obsolete office equipment
18. President Loomer entertained a motion to adjourn.Seconded. Approved.