Source attachment: 2019_11_01_MSBA_BOD Award Telecon minutes.docx

Source note: This is a special Executive Board award teleconference recorded in the source file.

Minutes of the Executive Board Meeting

November 1, 2019, 8 PM

Teleconference for Imirie and Free State Award Nominations

MSBA President, Jim Fraser called the meeting to order at 8:02 PM.

Attendees:
Participating via conference call: Jim Fraser with proxy for Martin Posse, Toni Burnham with proxy for Kim Mehalick, Carl Guerci and Crystal Lehmanking, Ben Cooper, Allen Hayes, Maureen Jais-Mick, Stefanie Ottenstein, Susan Warner, Bradford Luff, Fred Smith, Deborah Hewitt.

Nominations for Annual Awards at November 2 Membership Meeting and Honey Show
George S. Imirie Award – The George Imirie Education Fund was founded by Maryland beekeepers in honor of his lifetime of beekeeping education excellence. MSBA manages this fund and presents a monetary award each year to a member beekeeper who follows in his footsteps. A check for $100 is awarded. Toni Burnham and Allen Hayes nominate Larry Truchon for this award in 2019 based on his excellent class developed for intermediate to advanced beekeepers.
Moves to make this award as nominated: Maureen Jais-Mick, Seconded by: Susan Warner, Vote: Motion passes unanimously.
Free State Beekeeper Citizenship Award – This award recognizes beekeepers who boost and protect the role of beekeeping in our communities. The names of beekeepers recognized for this reward are included on a permanent trophy displayed at MDA/Annapolis. Toni Burnham has nominated Richard Crane for this award for his role in founding the Lower Eastern Shore Beekeepers, a new county club, and for his instrumental role in bringing the MSBA Honey Harvest Festival to the Eastern Shore during the Tea Party celebration there.
Moves to make this award as nominated: Maureen Jais-Mick, Seconded by: Ben Cooper, Vote: Unanimous.
Move to close the meeting: Jim Fraser, seconded by Toni Burnham, all in favor, meeting concludes 8:08 PM.