The Horace Mann League
80th Annual Meeting and Luncheon - February 22, 2003
Hilton Riverside Hotel - New Orleans
11:45 am to 1:30 p.m., Versailles Ballroom
Summary of Meeting.
Meeting chaired by Art Stellar.
- Welcome and Introduction of Officers and Directors by Colleen
Wilcox
- Introductions of Past Presidents-Art Stellar
- Introductions of 15 years members-Art Stellar
- Memorial - (Dr. Pat Hoban)-Steve Rasmussen
- Invocation-John Simpson
Luncheon
- Call to Order-Art Stellar
- Report on Legal Issues-Fred Hartmeister
- Report on HML Book on Ideas that Work - Larry Dlugosh
- Presentation of Awards:-Art Stellar
- Ambassador Awards - Mark Edwards
- Walt Warfield, Art Stellar, George Garcia, Spike
Jorgensen,Jane Hammond, Susan Purser, and Colleen
Wilcox
- Service on the Board of Directors - Art Stellar
- Stuart Thompson
- Friend of the Horace Mann League-Doug Otto
- Ken Bird
- Outstanding Friend of Public Education - Larry Dlugosh
- Christine DeVita, DeWitt Wallace Reader's Digest
Fund
- Outstanding Educator Award - Art Stellar
- Ted Sanders, President, Education Commission of the
States
- Nomination and Election of Directors and Officers-Ben Canada
- Reappointment as a Directors
Walt Warfield, Colleen Wilcox, Steve Rasmussen, and
Fred Hartmeister
- New Director appointments
James Anderson (NM), Vern Moore (MO), Richard
Christie (IA)
Vice President, John Simpson
President - elect, Spike Jorgensen
President - Larry Dlugosh
- Motion made to accept the slate and elect the nominated.
Motion seconded. Question called. Motion passed
- Passing of Gavel and Award Art Stellar & Larry
Dlugosh
Meeting adjourned at 1:30 p.m.
3/1/03