Camden Alumni Association

Author: Dustin Scholz

  • Seeking Nominations for 2018 Board of Directors

    In accordance with the Camden Alumni Association Constitution and By-Laws, we are seeking nominations from current active members in good standing for positions on the Camden Alumni Board of Directors for the 2018 elections.

    A member in good standing is considered an alumnus who is currently up to date on dues payments. If you are interested in one of these board positions, and your dues are not up to date, just fill out the membership form found here and mail it to the address indicated along with a check for $5 to cover the 2017-2018 annual dues.

    Nominations shall be by petition from the candidate seeking office. The petition must be endorsed by at least two other dues paying members for the last two years. The petition shall be submitted to the President by February 15th. You can find a nomination petition form here.

    It is the responsibility of all board members to attend a majority of the board meetings held, usually numbering 3 or 4 meetings annually. The remaining duties specific to any position are available on the alumni website.

    With the exception of the presidential offices, there are no term limits for any board of director positions. Incumbents can continue to run for office as long as they wish to hold the position. As of this notice, we do not know if any incumbents wish to withdraw from office, but election nominations are open to any qualified alumni willing to run for office and fulfill the duties of the position for which they are nominated.

    For the 2018 Camden Alumni Association Board of Directors Elections, we are seeking nominations for the following positions:

    2nd Vice President, four 2 year terms.

    Steps up every 2 years:
    1st Vice President (2019)
    President (2021)
    Past President (2023)

    Registrar, 1 year term.

    Incumbent: Lance Williams, Class of 1979

    Secretary, 1 year term

    Incumbent: Sherry Petyak Souva, Class of 1981

    Treasurer, 1 year term.

    Incumbent: Deanne VanDresar Suits, Class of 1979

    Scholarship Chairperson, 1 year term.

    Incumbent: Chelsea Mellon Mutch, Class of 2004

    Director: Banquet, 3 year term

    Incumbent: Kimberly Boardman Dean, Class of 1992

    Director: Membership, 3 year term

    Incumbent: Position Currently Vacant

    Director: Scholarship, 3 year term

    Incumbent: Position Currently Vacant

    If you are interested in working in one of these positions for the Camden Alumni Association, please send your completed nomination form to Katie Stone, 12 Emmons Circle, Camden, NY 13316 by February 15, 2018.

    In lieu of the online nomination form, send a letter listing your name, mailing address, telephone number, email address (if you have one), graduation year, position you are seeking for nomination and the name and signatures of at least two Camden Alumni graduates whose have paid their $5 dues for the current membership year.

  • Alumni Scholarship Application Form Updated…

    The Alumni Scholarship Application form has been updated for 2018.  If you are a graduating senior or a qualifying graduate of a graduating senior, you can get the updated application form by Clicking Here

  • Happy New Year to All Alumni!!

    Just a quick note to say “Happy New Year” to everyone!!

    I also just wanted to let everyone know I will be sending out IRS compliant receipts for donations to the Scholarship Fund to everyone who donated $250 or more.  We are a 501.(c).3 non-profit organization, and these donations are tax-deductible for those that itemize deductions. Donations of $250 or more require a receipt from the receiving organization, so I am proactively sending them out for those who donated $250 or more.

    If you itemize deductions and donated less than $250 and would like a receipt of your donation, please request it by sending an email to [email protected]  Please include your name, mailing address and graduation year so I can easily find your record in the database.

  • Annual Camden-Florida Reunion

    January 24th, 2018

    Golden Corral Buffet

    (Route 466, ½ mile east of Route 301 at The Villages)
    3950 Wedgewood Lane
    The Villages, Florida 32162

    2018’s Camden-Florida reunion will be held on Wednesday, January 24th, 2018, starting at 11:00am, again at the Golden Corral, 3950 Wedgewood Lane, The Villages, FL 32162. The cost will be $13.00 per person (for lunch, tax & gratuity included).

    Reservation requests and checks should be sent by January 17, 2017, to:
    Bruce Theobald
    2115 Santo Domingo Drive
    The Villages, FL 32159-9558

    Don’t forget to consider “Downsizing” and donate
    any small items for the fund raising raffle.

    Proceeds go to the Camden Alumni Association Scholarship Fund.

    Looking forward to seeing all those who are able to come. Have a great year !!

  • News on Some Important Changes!

    New Alumni Association Registrar…

    After eight years as registrar, Scott Souva has submitted his resignation as Registrar for the Camden Alumni Association, as his regular job requirements have increased so he does not feel he can give the position the time it deserves. Thank you to Scott for his years of service as Registrar.

    At this time, with 14 years of service on the Board of Directors as a Membership Director, Lance Williams has accepted the appointment to Registrar.

    New Alumni Association Mailing Address…

    Effective immediately, the mailing address for the Camden Alumni Association is with the newly appointed Registrar, Lance Williams:

    Camden Alumni Association
    c/o Lance Williams
    15 Selden Drive
    Rome, NY 13440

    The existing email address: [email protected] has now been assigned to Lance, so you can continue to use that email address to contact the Registrar.

    At this time, all the downloadable forms on the Camden Alumni Website have been updated to the new mailing address. Please be sure to download new membership renewal, information update and scholarship donation form before mailing anything in the future to the Camden Alumni Association.

    Additional Board of Directors Changes…

    Along with the resignation of Scott Souva, the Board of Directors has also accepted the resignation of Michael Waterman. Michael has served as a Banquet Director for over 15 years, and we wish to also thank him for his years of dedicated service and staying on the board while we searched for a replacement to fill his term.

    At the same time as the Board of Directors accepted these two resignations, we also made three appointments to fill most of the vacancies in the Board of Directors that have developed

    We would like to welcome the following new members to the Camden Alumni Association Board of Directors:

    • Nancy Fox Prusack, Class of 1979, into the role of Membership Director, filling the full 3 year term created when Mary Jane Currier-Wannyan stepped up to 2nd Vice President.
    • Brian Dixon, Class of 1985, into the role of Membership Director, filling the remaining 2 years in the term vacated when Lance Williams stepped up to Registrar.
    • Rebecca Deeley Gerrard, Class of 1990, into the role of Banquet Director, filling the full 3 year term vacated when Michael Waterman resigned at the last board meeting.

    The current complete Officers & Board of Directors Roster can be viewed by CLICKING HERE.

    Remaining Vacant Director’s Position…

    There is one remaining vacant Director’s position that will be filled this fall. We have a couple of candidates, but we are always looking for other alumni to take an active role in governing the alumni association. If you are interested in being considered for a director’s position, please let us know. Reply to this email, and it will be forwarded to the proper board members for consideration.

    Every year there are multiple positions up for election, and it would be nice to see some interested people so these positions are not just filled with uncontested seats. Information on the different positions and the duties they entail can be found HERE.