Meeting Type/Theme: Regular Meeting – Theme: ”Ice Ice Baby”
Meeting Location: Metropolitan Life Building
Called to Order: 7:00 PM
Presiding Officer: Adam Kutell, President
Officers’ Reports: None
Committee Reports: None
Unfinished Business:
- Jim Salih reported that the wireless microphone is now working. Anyone that is interested to use it should come early to learn how to use it and to get it all setup. Thanks to Sarah Pitkin for granting the club a non-perpetual license to use her equipment. We’ll enjoy it as long as she is willing to let us use it. Jim also demonstrated the function of the new microphone clip and reminded us that there is an ON/OFF switch on the microphone itself.
New Business: None
Announcements:
- Kathy Denton sent a clarification to last week’s minutes regarding her panel discussion. It is to be held on October 19 at Washington University. The specific date and university were omitted from the last minutes.
- Please remember that the Club Officer Training is in 10 days – Saturday, January 28 at First Evangelical Free Church in Manchester. Please register in advance – https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Y9BVNV7. If this link does not work properly please let Adam Kutell know as it seems to be a little flaky. This is important for club officers but there are interesting learning opportunities for all club members. The event will be held at Webster University from 8:00 AM – 2:30 PM.
- Max Kaiser advised that there are judging opportunities available for the 2017 Gorlok Gala Speech Tournament on January 27-29, 2017. The tournament is going to be held at Webster University. Anyone interested to learn more should contact Max. Information about the tournament is available at https://www.forensicstournament.net/GorlakGala/17
- Susan McConnell informed everyone that she is working on the February schedule and asked that any requests or special considerations be shared with her by this coming Saturday.
Meeting Roles:
| Toastmaster: | Erin Gissel |
| Greeter: | James Graves |
| Invocator / CLE: | Susan McConnell |
| Grammarian: | Stacy Duncan “Hibernate” |
| Time Keeper: | Pati Pellerito |
| Vote Counter: | Nancy Haparimwi |
| Ah Counter: | Sera Jennings |
| Camera Operator: | Jim Salih |
| Table Topics: | Steve Bettag |
| General Evaluator: | Steve Winheim |
| Joke Master: | Robert Osborn |
Speakers and Evaluators:
| Speakers | Evaluators | |
| 1 | Adam Kutell | Gina Willard |
| 2 | Victor Mattison | Carl Hendrickson |
| 3 | Kathy Denton | Tom Terrific |
| 4 | None | None |
Voting:
| Most Improved: | Victor Mattison |
| Best Table Topics: | Sera Jennings |
| Best Evaluator: | Carl Hendrickson |
| Best Speaker: | Adam Kutell |
Meeting Rating: A+
Meeting Adjourned: 9:00 PM
Members Present:
| Bettag, Jack | ☐ | ||
| Bettag, Steve | ☒ | ||
| Bone, Dean | ☐ | ||
| Brandt, Howard | ☒ | ||
| Brown, Gary | ☒ | ||
| Bubash, James | ☐ | ||
| Budd, Tim | ☐ | ||
| Carrillo, Susan | ☐ | ||
| Coco, Nicholas | ☐ | ||
| Collier, Bill | ☐ | ||
| Denton, Kathy | ☒ | ||
| Domian, Dave | ☐ | ||
| Duncan, Stacy | ☒ | ||
| Ettling, Brian | ☐ | ||
| Foster, Ginny | ☐ | ||
| Gawlak, Phil | ☒ | ||
| Gissel, Erin C | ☒ | ||
| Graves, James | ☐ | ||
| Haparimwi, Nancy | ☒ | ||
| Hendrickson, Carl | ☒ | ||
| Jennings, Sera | ☒ | ||
| Kaiser Jr, Max | ☒ | ||
| King, Geoff | ☐ | ||
| Kirby, Alan | ☐ | ||
| Kiser, George | ☐ | ||
| Kutell, Adam | ☒ | ||
| Mattison, Victor | ☒ | ||
| McConnell, Susan | ☒ | ||
| Mestdagh, Laurie | ☐ | ||
| Osborn II, Robert | ☒ | ||
| Palusci, Joumana | ☐ | ||
| Paul, Jerry | ☐ | ||
| Pellerito, Pati | ☒ | ||
| Pitkin, Sarah | ☐ | ||
| Puskarich, Rich | ☒ | ||
| Salih, Jim | ☒ | ||
| Schafroth, Kate | ☐ | ||
| Schaper, Jim | ☒ | ||
| Shields, Dick | ☐ | ||
| Sowers, Judy | ☐ | ||
| Stewart, Brent | ☐ | ||
| Sullivan, Tim | ☐ | ||
| Terrific, Tom | ☒ | ||
| VanWinkle, Robert | ☐ | ||
| Willard, Gina | ☒ | ||
| Winheim, Steve | ☒ | ||
| Young, Debbie | ☒ |
Attendance: 23 of 47 members – 48.9% (last week – 54.2%, YTD – 53.2%)
Attendance Streaks for 2017: 8 tied with 3 consecutive meetings:
- Gary Brown
- Kathy Denton
- Adam Kutell
- Victor Mattison
- Susan McConnell
- Jim Salih
- Tom Terrific
- Debbie Young
Visitors:
- Katy Traylor, 1st meeting
- Ryan Richardet, 1st meeting, friend of Sera Jennings
- Sean Kelly, 1st meeting, co-worker of AR
Submitted by Victor Mattison, Secretary
