Minutes of a Special Meeting of the Board
October 7, 2006

Attending:

Rick Rupkey, President; Scott Warren, Vice President; Bob Richardson, Secretary; Dwight Eller, Treasurer; Bill Malcomb, Member; Bob Ruikka, Member; Dave Alspach, Member; Lee Esch, Member; Jay Richardson, Member; and Vern Myers, Member.

President Rupkey, noting the presence of a quorum, called the meeting to order at 10:04 a.m. The meeting was held in the conference room of KMSB/KTTU at 1855 North Sixth Avenue, Tucson, Arizona.

On a motion by Member Malcomb and a second by Member Ruikka, the minutes of the Special Board meeting of April 1, 2006 as posted on the website were unanimously approved.

Treasurer Eller reported that there is $503.50 in the Operating account, $992.13 in the Savings Account and $1,324.48 in the Alumni account.

Member Malcomb reported a current balance of $333,864 in the investment account.

Secretary Richardson updated the board on Homecoming 2006. He reported that we will gather Friday evening at 6:30 p.m. at Old Pueblo Grill for a social event. We will hold the annual Membership meeting of the Building Company at 11 a.m. at our tent on the mall followed by food and drink. Vice President Warren reported that he attended a Homecoming meeting last week and the issue of someone from the University hosting our tent was resolved with the Alumni Association taking that position. Secretary Richardson reported that members should keep up to date on possible changing times to the start of the football game on azato.org.

Member Richardson raised the issue of working to get our alumni in the Phoenix area organized. There was discussion of holding a Board meeting there in the future tied to a social event for members and spouses. He was urged to utilize the Member Directory on the website to set up an e-mail distribution list to reach out to Brothers in the Valley to begin gatherings.

The Board discussed authorizing President Rupkey to write a letter to ATW CEO Wynn Smiley concerning legal ramifications of ATW having a chapter in Arizona. CEO Smiley raised the issue at a Tucson meeting in January. Brother Larry Adamson, Member Lee Esch and Treasurer Dwight Eller met last summer to draft a memo to the Board responding to CEO Smiley. On a motion by Treasurer Eller and a second by Member Malcomb, the Board authorized President Rupkey to draft a letter to Brother Smiley and attach the Esch memo as presented. Motion carried unanimously.

The Board scheduled the Fall regular meeting of the Board for Saturday, November 18, 2006.

Under Old Business, the Board discussed getting an updated alumni list from the University. Vice President Warren provided the Board an update on last year's Buddy Walk which we helped sponsor. He indicated the benefiting organization did very well in fundraising this year. With no objection, President Rupkey appointed Vice President Warren as the head of a committee to investigate future potential philanthropic events we should consider and asked him to report back to the Board at the next meeting.

The Board considered no New Business.

Following Good of the Order, the Board Meeting adjourned at 11:24 a.m.

These minutes were approved at a regular meeting of the EB Board on November 18, 2006.

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Signed:

Bob Richardson
Secretary