Retirees’ Club Dinner Honoring New Retirees June 8, 2013
The 18th Annual Retiree Dinner and Recognition Ceremony were held Saturday, June 8, 2013, staring at 5pm in the Bluebonnet Ballroom of the E. H. Hereford University Center. Frank Gault, Retirees’ Club President, made the opening remarks. He recognized the two university presidents that were present; Dr. Wendell Nedderman and new president Dr. Vistasp Karbhari. He then introduced Ronald L. Elsenbaumer, Provost and Vice-President for Academic Affairs, who introduced Dr. Karbhari. Dr. Karbhari spoke to being glad to be associated with the university and envisioned great things for the future. Ron Elsenbaumer thanked Dr. Karbhari and then spoke about the growth of the university and future plans.
Jean Hood, Human Resources Vice-President, recognized new retirees and Eunice Currie, Assistant Vice President Human Resources Management and Development, congratulated and handed each new retiree a gift from the university. There were 55 new retirees listed in the program.
Frank Gault introduced Elwood Preiss who presented Josie O’quinn with the Elwood Preiss Distinguished Retiree Service Award for 2012. The event was adjourned.
Retirees’ Club June Minutes
The meeting was held in Room 102B of the Maverick Activity Center (MAC) on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. Retirees gathered at 10am for coffee and pastries. Frank Gault, club president, announced the new officers for 2013-14 school year and Josie O’quinn installed the new officers: Frank Gault, President; Larry Barcroft, Vice-President for Membership; Bob Wegner, Vice-President for Programs, Joyce Palmer, Treasurer and Rosanne Minyard, Secretary.
Bob Wegner handed out a survey of program interests for next year and asked that everyone rate the possible programs and then hand in the survey before leaving. He will then try to get speakers for the most popular programs.
Yvette Rodriguez and Victoria Zamora from Human Resources were on hand to explain the changes in the insurance benefits for next year. There will be an increase for dependent health coverage (to be determined) but no increase for dental, vision, or life insurance. There will be a “benefits fair” on July 17th and annual enrollment is July 15-31st. The payment for retiree insurance will change to monthly and you must fill out and return a direct payment form in order to have auto pay. Payment with a credit card is not available. If you don’t want to make any changes you do not have to do anything. If you are a dependent and the retiree dies, you can still be covered under the group insurance but the premium sharing does not continue. Informational materials were available at the end of the meeting. For questions, e-mail or .
Submitted by Rosanne Minyard, secretary