Advancement Committee Meeting September 9, 2024

The Advancement Committee met on Monday, September 9, 2024 at 3:15 p.m. in Room 101 of the Freeman Center with Chair of the Committee John Lawson, presiding.

Present from the Committee

John R. Lawson, Chair
Jennifer Dunn
C. Larry Pope

Absent from the Committee

Lee Vreeland, Ed.D.

Present from the University

William G. Kelly, President
Michael Mulryan, Faculty Senate Representative
Richard Long, VP for University Advancement
Bob Colvin
Jim Hanchett
Sarah Herzog
Kenneth Kidd
Spencer McDonald
Kyle McMullin
Deborah Roundtree
Mary-Margaret Wells

Others Present

Madison DeGruy
Shea DeGruy, Jr.

At 3:15 p.m. Chair John Lawson called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone present. Chair Lawson called for a motion to approve the minutes from the June 6, 2024 Advancement Committee meeting. Mr. C. Larry Pope provided the motion, seconded by Mrs. Jennifer Dunn. The minutes were unanimously approved. Mrs. Madison DeGruy and Mr. Shea DeGruy, Jr. were the guest parent and student speakers and shared about his experiences at CNU. President William G. Kelly presented Mrs. Madison DeGruy and Shea DeGruy, Jr. with challenge coins.

Closed Session

At 3:28 p.m. Chair Lawson called for a motion to enter closed session under Freedom of Information Act § 2.2-3711 (A)(9) Gifts, Bequests and Fundraising. Mr. C. Larry Pope provided the motion which was seconded by Mrs. Jennifer Dunn and the committee went into Closed Session.

Return to Open Session

The Committee returned to open session at 353 p.m. and Mr. Pope asked the Committee to certify that, to the best of each member’s knowledge, (i) only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements under this chapter were discussed in the closed meeting to which this certification applies, and (ii) only such public business matters as were identified in the motion by which the closed session was convened were heard, discussed or considered by the Committee. Committee Members certified the above by roll call Chair John Lawson, Mrs. Jennifer Dunn, and Mr. C. Larry Pope.

Chair Lawson called for a motion to adjourn the meeting. The motion to adjourn was made by Mr. C. Larry Pope and seconded by Mrs. Jennifer Dunn. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:54 p.m.