National Contract Management Association

East Tennessee Chapter

December 27, 2001

Joel Pearman called the meeting to order at 11:30 p.m.

The Officer and Committee update/status reports were as follows:

President: Joel Pearman discussed the areas where the Chapter may need work on the Graalman Award. Those topics include training for CPCM candidates, career fairs for procurement professionals, National meeting, and group memberships. He will contact Roane State about professional courses and Mary will check with her contact at Jacobs about Pellissippi State.

Regarding Membership activities, the Board agreed that the Chapter membership needs to have meeting with the procurement leadership at the larger companies. David and Joel will talk to Charles Crowe, Mary and Barbara will talk to Doris Heim, Joel will talk to Knight/Jacobs and ORNL. We need to encourage procurement management to participate and encourage others to do so.

Vice President: The Board discussed potential candidates. All suggestions should be sent to Mary or Barbara.

National Director:

Secretary: .

Treasurer: Seaira Stephenson can send invoices or requests for payment out if needed for company payment. The address for NCMA-ET is PO Box 5234 in Oak Ridge. Joel will look in to the Chapter being able to accept credit cards. National will not accept them.

Education: Mary has scheduled a course on Service Contract for February 12. The notice and registration will go out in this month’s newsletter. The Board approved the pricing strategy giving a discount for early registration and membership.

Scholarship: No update.

Employment: No update.

Membership: We need to get larger companies to get their people in participating. Seaira will look into getting National’s membership packages.

Graalman:

Newsletter: Deadline for this month is Friday, 12/28/01.

Program: Program for February is set. We are trying for R. Hopf for March. We need programs ideas for June.

Social:.

Publicity/Webmaster: We need to update the website. Faye will contact the Clinton company who did it last time. The Board authorized her to rehire them.

Bylaws: Bylaws will be presented for approval at the next meeting.

Joel Pearman adjourned the meeting at 12:40 p.m.