President's Message
December, 2011

Award Winning News magazine of the North Orange County Computer Club

So, 2011 is history, and we have had our first meeting of 2012. April is only two months away, and that will mark the 36^th anniversary of the founding of the club. For all but a few months of that time, Chapman University has been our host. Actually, for a great deal of the time Chapman College was our host. When Chapman first changed its designation to University from College, at least one club member was overheard commenting “My are they putting on airs.” I have to admit that at the time I did not know what distinguished one from the other, and decided I should look it up. This is what you can find on to Dictionary.com today: “an institution of learning of the highest level, having a college of liberal arts and a program of graduate studies together with several professional schools, as of theology, law, medicine, and engineering, and authorized to confer both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Continental European universities usually have only graduate or professional schools.” Clearly, Chapman University meets that criteria.

The reason that I bring this up, is that at the January board meeting, John Heenan, your Treasurer, keeper of the database, person that picks up the mail from our P. O. Box, and all-around good guy, handed me some mail addressed to the president of the North Orange County Computer Club. One was a Christmas card from the President of the University, James L. Doty, highlighting Chapman's 150^th anniversary. The second contained a nice cover letter that said in part, “It is my great pleasure to present to you the first issue of Chapman University Pillars – a newsletter dedicated to recognizing Chapman's most generous supporters.” It is nice to be included amongst that august group, even though compared to the donations of some of Chapman's supporters, NOCCC is pretty small potatoes. Still, as a thank you for the wonderful facilities that are made available to the club, we have made a number scholarship donations to deserving students and over the years that has added up to a respectable sum.

The newsletter itself was a very nice four page full color piece. Amongst the several included photos, was one of the Women of Chapman presenting a check for $250,000 to the University. The third piece of mail contained a very attractive Christmas tree ornament commemorating the 150^th anniversary of the University.

As long as I'm talking about time, I would like to remind you that the annual elections are not that long away. Come June, we will be having our annual elections. There is a possibility that we may have a real crisis on our hands if some of you do not step forward in support of your club and volunteer to run for some of the offices. I have been President long enough, and for several reasons choose not to do it again. As has been noted, the office of VP is currently vacant. John Heenan has said that he would like to retire from the office of Treasurer. Simply put, the club cannot function without officers. A real possibility if these positions cannot be filled is that the club will have to be disbanded. I would really hate to see that happen, but far too few volunteers have been carrying the load for far too long a time. So think about it. Decide what you would like to have happen.

See you in February– Jim Sanders

January 2012 Posting by Jim Sanders, President NOCCC

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