MINUTES – March 28, 2002
THE WEST VIRGINIA BAR FOUNDATION, INC.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
STATE BAR CENTER – CHARLESTON
The meeting of the West Virginia Bar Foundation’s Board of Directors was called to order by President Cheryl Henderson on March 28, 2002 at the State Bar Center in Charleston.
Members of the Board in attendance were Mote Thompson, Bill File and Al Emch. Participating by telephone conference call were Lisa Rose and James Companion. State Bar Executive Director Tom Tinder was also present.
The first item on the Agenda was a review of the Minutes of the last Board Meeting which was held on January 10, 2002. A motion was duly made, seconded and passed that the Minutes be approved as presented.
The next item on the Agenda related to a report from the IOLTA Advisory Committee. The recommendation from the Committee was to distribute $91,000 to the legal services programs and the special grantees. A motion was duly made, seconded and passed to approve the recommendation from the IOLTA Advisory Committee to distribute $91,000 to the grantees. In addition, there were comments made that the Committee is working on activities to increase the interest rates that are provided by financial institutions and to decrease the service fees that are charged by them.
President Henderson requested a financial report. Documents were distributed that showed the financial activities for the current fiscal year from July 1, 2001 to February 28, 2002. There were comments made about specific aspects of the revenues and expenses. Then a motion was duly made, seconded and passed that the financial report be approved as presented.
The Board members then spent an extensive amount of time talking about the Foundation Fellows nominations for 2002. The Foundation Fellows Dinner will be held on May 2, 2002 at the Marriott Hotel in Charleston. There have only been a couple of nominees who have declined participation as a Foundation Fellow. In addition, the Board members divided up responsibilities to make contacts with colleagues and law offices to generate participation at the Foundation Fellows Dinner in May.
President Henderson talked about the ALPS de-mutualization process that is providing scholarship funds for needy students at the WVU College of Law. At the present time, more than $46,000 has been generated. An additional amount of $5,697 has been received recently.
The next item on the Agenda related to the Citizen of the Year and the Lawyer of the Year Awards. The Board members spent an extensive amount of time reviewing the nominations for these two Awards. Finally, a motion was duly made, seconded and passed to select Adrienne Worthy as the Citizen of the Year and the Richard Yurko as the Lawyer of the Year. Ms. Rose will make the necessary contact with Mr. Yurko and Mr. Tinder will take care of Ms. Worthy so that they will be in attendance at the Bench/Bar Luncheon on May 10, 2002 at the Marriott Hotel in Charleston.
President Henderson then announced the selection of the Nominating Committee which will consist of Mr. File, Mr. Emch and Ms. Rose.
President Henderson announced that the Annual Business Meeting would be on May 10, 2002 at 5:45 p.m. at the Marriott Hotel in Charleston.
President Henderson announced that the next meeting of the Board of Directors would be on July 13, 2002 at 12:00 noon at the State Bar Center in Charleston.
There being no further business to transact, the meeting was adjourned.