Federation of Texas A&M University Mothers’ Clubs ......Federation of Texas A&M University Mothers’ Clubs Newsletter-Spring 2019 In Page 2 of 30 For those of you who love Miss

Federation of Texas A&M University Mothers’ Clubs Newsletter-Spring 2019

How can this year be coming to a close? It seems like yesterday I was

beginning to plan for my year as president! It has been such a privilege and

honor to serve as your Federation President. The best part of this position has

been the opportunity to meet so many of you and learn about all of the creative

and fun things you’re doing in your local clubs to support the local Aggie

community. I’ve created so many memories and made so many friends, all of

which will last forever.

The Federation exists to provide for our Aggies and to work with the

University to graduate students that are ready to face the world. We are there

for all of our Aggie families, from the moment their student receives their

acceptance letter to graduation and beyond - From Howdy To Here!

I dedicated my year to the Aggie Network and their ability to help the

Federation “connect the dots.” Because of their collaborative and innovative

ideas, we’ve seen the Federation become more efficient and effective which

allows us to fulfill our mission. And this year was no different. The Aggie

Network is the real deal!

Aggie Mom Boutique 2019 is right around the corner. It will be held

on April 12 and 13 during Family Weekend. Once again we will be hosting

this shopping extravaganza of “all things Aggie” on the second floor of the

MSC in three ballrooms and in the hallways that connect them. There will also

be many raffle opportunities - just another way that clubs raise funds to

support their work. Hours will be: Friday, April 12 from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

and Saturday, April 13 from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

I invite you to join us for the Spring Federation Business Meeting and

Election of the 2019-2020 Officers and Directory Dedication by President-

Elect Cathleen Inman on Friday, April 12th at 5:30 PM in Rudder 601. On

Saturday, April 13th, the Spring Federation General Meeting and Installation of

Officers will also be held in the same room. Registration is from 8:00 – 8:30

AM followed by the meeting and installation starting at 8:30 AM.

who love Miss Reveille, she is expected to make an appearance to

greet the Aggie Moms; she will be there for photo ops from 8:00-8:30 so plan

to arrive early! Once again we will host the Singing Cadets for a mini-concert

that morning. A reception for the outgoing Board will wrap up the events for

the year, so please plan to join us.

Volume 20

Issue 3

Contents

President’s Message 1

Board Nominations 2-3

Federation Calendar 4

Membership 5

Programs 6

Speaker Bio 7

Registration 8

Reports 9

Boutique 10

Districts 11

Directory 14

Secretaries 15

Hospitality 15

Aggie Mom Camp 16

Treasurer 20

Parliamentarian 21

Voting Delegates 22

Historian 22

Electronic Info 24

Aggie Brag 25

Parent Socials 26

Annual Campaign 27

Federation Officers 28

Order Form 29

For questions regarding the

Federation newsletter please

contact: Robin McMahan

[email protected]

www.AggieMoms.org

Federation of Texas A&M

University Mothers’ Clubs

President’s Message

http://www.aggiemoms.org/


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For those of you who love Miss Reveille, she is expected to make an appearance to greet the Aggie Moms; she

will be there for photo ops from 8:00-8:30 so plan to arrive early! Once again we will host the Singing Cadets for a

mini-concert that morning. A reception for the outgoing Board will wrap up the events for the year, so please plan to

join us.

I look forward to seeing you during Family Weekend, and I pray for safe travels to Aggieland for each of you!

Thanks and Gig ’em! Peggy Nolan Federation President 2018-2019

Nominating Committee Recommendations

for Slate of Nominees for 2019-2020

The Nominating Committee for the Board of the Federation of Texas A&M

University Mothers’ Clubs met Saturday, March 2,, 2019 in College Station at the

Ramada Inn to develop the slate of nominees for the coming year.

The Nominating Committee members are:

Nominating Committee Chair:

Carolyn Phelan, Federation VP at Large, Comal County

Members:

Sarita Johnston, San Antonio

Melissa Johnson, Houston

Melissa Martinez, Randolph Area

Jeanne Harrell, Former Federation President, Brazos County

The current President and President-Elect move forward without a vote to the

offices of VP at Large and President.


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The committee has proposed the following Slate of Nominees for 2019-2020:

President Cathleen Inman Blanco County

VP at Large Peggy Nolan Dallas County

President – Elect Diane Eckols Fort Bend County

1st VP Membership Mechelle Fisher Galveston County

2nd VP Programs Lisa McMillan Fort Worth/Tarrant County

3rd VP Registration Alice Artman Brazoria County

4th VP Reports Suzan York Collin County

5th VP Boutique Katie Latham Tyler

6th VP Districts Connie Pritchard NW Harris County

7th VP Directory Colleen Holmes Brazos County

Recording Secretary OPEN

Treasurer Tamra Walker Coppell

Officer elections will be held, Friday, April 12, 2019 in Rudder 601 at 5:30pm. The

Nominating Committee will present this proposed slate at that time. All nominees that

submitted applications were offered positions. Nominations from the floor will be accepted

for all positions, including the open position of Recording Secretary. We hope that the

membership has faith in the work of the nominating committee and will vote for the slate that

was put forward by the committee and will carefully consider the nominee(s) for the open

position. If you know of someone that may be interested in any position, they must meet the

eligibility requirements according to the Bylaws as posted on the Federation website at

www.aggiemoms.org. Please contact Peggy Nolan, if you have any questions about this

process.

In order to speed up the Voting Delegate check-in procedure, we ask that each Club President

submit the names of your delegates to Kim Kovar, [email protected].

Please refer to the article by Federation Parliamentarian, Troie Burch, for detailed

instructions on this process.


mailto:[email protected]


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FEDERATION CALENDAR 2018-2019

FEDERATION MEETINGS AND EVENTS

Spring Federation Meetings and Boutique, Family Weekend – April 12-13, 2019

Business Meeting, Directory Dedication, Election of the 2019-2020 Officers

Friday, April 12, 2019

Meeting 5:30 – 6:30 PM Rudder Tower, Room 601

General Meeting and Installation of the 2019-2020 Officers

Saturday, April 13, 2019

Coffee & Pastries 8:00 – 8:30 AM Rudder Tower, Room 601

Meeting 8:30 – 10:30 AM Rudder Tower, Room 601

Aggie Moms Boutique 2019

Move-In Thursday, April 11 & Friday, April 12 MSC Ballrooms/Hallways

Boutique 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Friday, April 12 MSC Ballrooms/Hallways

Boutique 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Saturday, April 13 MSC Ballrooms/Hallways

Club President’s Smooth Transition As your incoming board is installed, one helpful tool for new club presidents is this transition form.

Please fill it out and share it with your new club president. This is a form for your club only.

https://aggiemoms.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/President’s-Transition-Report.pdf

https://aggiemoms.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/President's-Transition-Report.pdf


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“HOWDY TO HERE”…Hoping with this year’s theme your clubs are welcoming members,

adopting Moms, and building memories and life-long friendships. I want to encourage you to

continue your membership drive throughout the year and have listed few free promotional

opportunities.

Remember, you can request a listing of students in your area at

https://aggiemoms.org/eislistprogram/ plus lists can be pulled more than once during the year.

NOW is the perfect opportunity to request your listing because the requests are taken on a first

come, first serve basis!

If your activities are not on the Aggie Mom Events Calendar, you are missing out on a

GREAT place for new Aggie Moms to find your local clubs events and Current Members to see

what is going on in your area. https://www.aggienetwork.com/aggie-moms-howdy-party. The

website was set up by The Association of Former Students and they will delete activities as they

are completed. All you need to do is add your meetings, Howdy parties, fundraisers and other

socials. If you haven’t signed up for your club, the directions are as follows:

https://www.aggienetwork.com/media/guides/club%20resources/tx.ag.aggiemomseventshowt

o.pdf OR you can follow directions on the video https://youtu.be/psMOqdY-z1U

The Aggie Moms Events Calendar and map will be promoted by postcard mailed to every

student’s home address who accepts their offer to attend Texas A&M University. These

postcards are paid for by the Federation to support all the clubs. Be sure to have all scheduled

events for the year up and ready before you break for the summer. Postcards will go out in

May, so we expect Moms to be checking out the site this summer.

The Aggie Mom video, interest forms and the map of clubs will be promoted at all

Summer NSC (New Student Conferences), Home Football Game Tailgates, January NSC and

Boutique. Interest forms will be forwarded as they are received. Be sure you have your

procedure in place to contact those interested Moms throughout the year. It is

best to contact the Moms ASAP!

Building your membership is a year-round opportunity and if you have any questions, please

contact [email protected].

Thanks and Gig ’Em! Connie Pritchard ’81

https://aggiemoms.org/eislistprogram/

https://www.aggienetwork.com/aggie-moms-howdy-party

https://www.aggienetwork.com/media/guides/club%20resources/tx.ag.aggiemomseventshowto.pdf

https://www.aggienetwork.com/media/guides/club%20resources/tx.ag.aggiemomseventshowto.pdf

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Howdy Aggie Moms!

I have had the time of my life this year as the 2nd Vice President of Programs for the

Federation of Aggie Mothers’ Clubs. I worked closely with President Nolan to ensure her

meetings, dinners, and Development events all had incredible speakers. Working with Aggies

like Dave South, Dr. Ben Welch, Melanie Shankle, Amy Sharp, Chancellor Sharp, President

Young, General Welsh, Porter Garner, Vice President Pugh and so many more have left me

wanting to pinch myself all year long!

I graduated from Texas A&M in 1989 and with raising a family, work, church and community

involvement, I did not stay as connected with Texas A&M University as I might have hoped.

Sure, we came for games and tailgates, but I did not look for ways to continue SERVING my

beloved Texas A&M.

When my oldest daughter got accepted to Texas A&M, I started looking into community

organizations that would prepare me to send her off to college and fill the huge hole that I knew

she would leave in my heart. I could not join my local Coppell Aggie Moms’ Club fast enough.

As a part of my local Club, I got involved and learned about The Federation of Aggie Mothers’

Clubs. Once I got my last child off to college, I could not get involved in The Federation of

Aggie Mothers’ Clubs fast enough! Getting involved with the Board last year and taking on the

role of 2nd VP, was such an opportunity. I am forever grateful for this chance to serve every

student on campus, as well as the AMAZING MOMS that raised them!

I know Club Members from across the state and nation are reading this and my most sincere

encouragement to you is to get involved in your local Club! Moms, we need each other!!! Get

your Clubs more involved in the Federation! Attend these well-planned events and see if you

are not impressed by all the incredible things Texas A&M is doing.

Each speaker this year blessed me beyond measure. I have been so delighted to see the

opportunities that Texas A&M is pouring into our students. Staff and Administrators care! Do

not believe everything you read on Facebook. Hear for yourself the passion that these TAMU

leaders have for your students. They absolutely love getting to meet Moms, so do not miss the

upcoming Spring Meeting.

We have been fortunate enough to book Ms. Amy B. Smith as our spring meeting speaker.

Ms. Smith is the Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing and Communications Officer for

Texas A&M University and serves on President Young’s President’s Cabinet. (See her bio.)

Family Weekend is bulging with activities but, please stop by for a cup of coffee. Get a photo

with Miss Reveille. Wake up with the Yell Leaders! Enjoy the glorious sounds of The Singing

Cadets. Every bit of the morning will inspire you.

Don’t forget that we are moving to a new location this year. We will be in 601 Rudder

Tower. See you there on April 13 at 8:00 am.

Thanks and Gig ‘Em!

Tamra Walker ’89

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Our Guest Speaker:

Amy B. Smith is a global communications executive with experience managing teams across all spectrum of communications. She has consulted and worked directly for some of the world's largest organizations. Ms. Smith is the Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing and Communications Officer for Texas A&M University and

serves on President Young’s President’s Cabinet Ms. Smith has served in senior leadership roles at Raytheon, a Fortune 500 company, as well as Burson-Marsteller, one of the world's largest public relations firms. Organizations with which she has consulted include: The Coca-Cola Company; Intel; SAP; American Express; the U.S. Treasury; the U.S. Secret Service, Federal Reserve, NASA, and the National Science Foundation. Ms. Smith served a one-year term as Director of Communications for the U.S. Army's Program Management Office in Iraq after which she was awarded the Joint Civilian Meritorious Award for outstanding service in support of humanitarian projects. Ms. Smith is cofounder of The Legacy Mission, a U.S. nonprofit corporation that helps people with life threatening illnesses create hopeful videos as a gift for loved ones. Smith earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Clemson University and a Master of International Management degree from Thunderbird, the Global Graduate School of International Management.


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Help Needed for Registration!

Howdy Aggie Moms!

My name is Kim Kovar, I am serving as the 3rd VP Registration. I am looking forward to

our Spring Federation Meeting. To help with registration for the Spring Meeting, please

email your club VOTING DELEGATES by MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2019. This will be extremely

vital for Registration to move smoothly and efficiently. Pre-Registered Members will be

able to pick up their name badges, and Voting Delegate Cards at a specific table with

minimal waiting. Email your club attendees and voting delegates to

[email protected], or text me at 979-249-7407 I will need member

contact information and your club name.

Those attending that have not registered by the deadline will be able to register on

Friday, April 12, 2019 beginning at 4:30 pm.

Registration is always looking for energetic volunteers to help assist with greeting the

Aggie Moms when they arrive for the Federation Meetings, obtaining their information,

distributing name tags as well as assisting the voting delegates prior to the meetings. If

you would like to lend a hand, I would love to have you. This is a great way to get

involved, meet new Aggie Moms and see firsthand why Registration is so important to

the Federation. For more information, please e-mail me at

[email protected] with your name, club and contact information. I

can also be reached by phone at 979-249-7407.

l look forward to seeing everyone at the Spring Federation Meeting.

Kim Kovar, 2018-2019 3rd VP Registration

[email protected].





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Howdy, Club Presidents, Treasurers, and Scholarship Chairs!

We Need Your President’s Report and Your Club’s Contribution Information

FORMS D, E, and G are DUE JUNE 1st Howdy Aggie Moms! As the 2018-2019 club year draws to a close, I want to remind you to complete and submit Federation Forms D, E, and G. Club Presidents, now is your opportunity to tell the Aggie Mom world all about your Club’s year using Form D. This is the place to share information

on your current membership numbers, special programs/events held, funds raised and donated for scholarships and student organizations, service projects, and anything else your Club has done. All Aggie Brags welcome! Form D is due June 1st, and should be sent electronically to [email protected] as a WORD DOCUMENT. Also due June 1st, are Form E, which reports your Club’s Donations to TAMU Student Organizations, and Form G, which reports your Club’s Scholarships Awarded. Even if your Club did not make any donations or award any scholarships, please submit Forms E and G so we have one for every Club. You will find Forms D, E, and G, their instructions, and all Federation forms on the Federation website at www.aggiemoms.org . Go to Resources, then Federation Forms. Please be sure to read the instructions for each form prior to completing and submitting forms. If you have any questions, please contact me at [email protected] . Thank you for allowing me to serve as your 4th VP - Reports. It has been a great experience! I hope to see you in April. Travel safely to Aggieland. Thanks, and Gig ’Em! Cindy DeWitt ’86 4th VP - Reports 979-777-3832

DATE FOR AGGIE MUSTER CHANGED

Due to Muster falling on Easter Sunday this year, Muster will be held on

Monday, April 22, 2019.

Find the Muster closest to you at tx.ag/FindAMuster




https://t.e2ma.net/click/3caiyc/fa4s8t/fqkcrpc

https://www.aggienetwork.com/muster/#musterattend


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Aggie Mom Boutique 2019

Family Weekend April 12 - 14, 2019

Aggie Mom Boutique 2019 is approaching fast and we know all your clubs are working

hard to prepare for it. We will be in the Memorial Student Center again this year!

The Federation of Texas A&M University Mothers’ Clubs will host its annual Aggie

Moms’ Boutique during Family Weekend. Boutique takes place in the Ballrooms on the

upper level of the Memorial Student Center. Raffle tables will be located in the

corridors outside the ballrooms. Boutique hours are: Friday, April 12th from 10:00 AM

until 5:00 PM and on Saturday, April 13th from 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM. Since Boutique

is open during the Saturday morning Federation meeting in Rudder, please encourage

your Aggies and Aggie Dads to assist your club sales people so you and members of

your club can attend the Spring Federation Meeting.

More details about Boutique are available on the Aggie Mom website:

www.aggiemoms.org. We are excited to welcome you to the MSC again this year for

Boutique. See you there!

If you have any questions, please contact me.

Diane Eckols, 5th VP – Boutique

[email protected]

713-591-1709

Thanks and Gig’Em!

-SAVE THE DATE-SAVE THE DATE-SAVE THE DATE!



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District Meetings Across Miles and Miles of Texas! Howdy Aggie Moms! I have truly enjoyed driving around the great State of Texas meeting with each of the clubs to host the district meetings. To date I driven to 10 cities to meet some of the most wonderful Aggie Moms! As I am writing this I have two more meetings this week and following Spring Break, I have on the schedule to travel to 5 other cities as well as Skype meetings for those clubs that are out of state or not in a few hour’s drive. It has been awesome experience to meet each of you to share ideas and collaborate on how to make your club even more successful. It has been an honor to serve this year as 6th VP Districts and I thank you for the very warm welcome that I have received when I was there to visit. I hope to see all of you again at the Federation meetings/events so I can say howdy and give you a big Aggie Mom hug!

Thanks and Gig’Em! Kristi King 6th VP Districts [email protected] 214-808-5464

District Meetings around the state

District 6 District 2



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Howdy 108 Aggie Mom Clubs!

Howdy from East Texas!

I am looking forward to the April 2019 Federation Meeting and

Boutique in College Station and to spending time with my Aggie niece

and nephews. How about you? Just a reminder that Form C with your

2019-2020 club officer information will be due on May 15, 2019. Please

complete the form even if your officers will remain the same for the upcoming school year.

Form C is available on-line at www.aggiemoms.org located in the "Federation" drop down

menu, which is just above the picture of Peggy Nolan, Federation President, on the left

hand side of the page, next to the "search" icon. Federation Forms are the last item in the

list and forms are listed in the order of their due date. Form C should be submitted

electronically by May 15, 2019 to [email protected]. Please let me know

if you have any questions about completing Form C. Our goal is always 100%

compliance in filing by the deadline. YOU can make this happen!

Thanks and Gig ‘Em,

Katie Latham'80

7th VP Yearbook/Directory

[email protected]

214/726-2733

Yearbook Changes As of March 1, 2019

Wilson County A&M Club

President Joyce Labus new email: [email protected]

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Howdy! I am Alice Artman, 2018-2019 Recording Secretary.

My year serving as Recording Secretary is coming to a close quickly. It has been a fun

year working on the Federation Board. On January 12th, I attended my home District 6

club meeting held in League City. On January 13th, I traveled to Beaumont and was able

to attend the District 7 meeting of whom I serve as their District Liaison. Kristi King, 6th

VP Districts did an excellent job of presenting important information to those in

attendance in regards to Aggie Moms’ Clubs to share with their respective home clubs. I

wasn’t able to attend Aggie Mom Camp this year, but I did attend the Texas A&M Leadership Council

meeting held on Saturday, February 23rd at the Clayton W. Williams, Jr Alumni Center. The Leadership

Council is the governing body of The Association of Former Students and the representative body of our

worldwide Aggie Network. I was impressed with the financial and volunteer work contributions from many

donors and it was a treat to hear a talk from Head Coach Jimbo Fisher. Overall, it was an exciting Spring

semester and I look forward to Boutique and Family Weekend in April. I hope to see you all there! My

email address is [email protected]

Thank you,

Alice Artman - Recording Secretary 2018-19

979-417-5232

[email protected]

Howdy Moms! Thank you for the opportunity to serve as your Corresponding Secretary this past year. I hope that you have enjoyed reading the newsletters and received good information in a timely manner that has been helpful to you. I hope you have a successful Boutique and a wonderful summer. Be sure to come by to see your square and please drop by and say “Howdy”. Thanks and Gig’Em!

Robin McMahan-Corresponding Secretary 2018-19 972-343-8596 [email protected]

Thanks to our HOSPITALITY CO-CHAIRS.

Julie Briden-Garcia

Hospitality Co-Chair

Liz Potter

Hospitality Co-Chair





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Howdy Aggie Mom Campers!

I want to thank each and every one of you for attending Aggie Mom Camp 2019

this year. I was truly blessed to have an amazing staff this year always willing to

assist. Camp Counselors you did a fantastic job as always, love the follies! Thank

you Peggy for all your support this year.

What an awesome time we all had at The George/Cavalry Court Hotels. The food

and venues were fabulous. Our guest speakers and Zachary Building Tour were

amazing. How about the Aggieland Mariachis! No camp is ever complete without

a visit from Miss Reveille.

I hope to see everyone next year and I want to wish Denise and Stephanie

all the best. You go Girls!


Maria Wheeler

Aggie Mom Camp Chair 2019

A.M.C.-a GREAT time was had by ALL!


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The Aggieland Mariachi Band did not disappoint!

AMC Chair Maria Wheeler, Colonel Jerry Smith Federation President Peggy Nolan with two TAMU Student Veterans.


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Next year’s AMC chairs Denise and Stephanie with new Yell leader, Jacob Huffman. Jacob dropped by to see his mom at AMC.

The Awesome Aggie Mom Camp staff with Miss Rev and her handler. Mia Miller.


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No Comment…What happens at AMC stays at AMC!

Fighting Texas Aggie Home Football Schedule 2019

Apr 13 (Sat) 1 p.m. vs Maroon & White Game @ College Station Kyle Field

Aug 29 (Thu) 7:30 p.m. *** vs Texas State @ College Station Kyle Field

Sep 14 (Sat) vs Lamar @College Station Kyle Field

Sep 21 (Sat) vs Auburn @College Station Kyle Field

Oct 12 (Sat) vs Alabama @ College Station Kyle Field

Oct 26 (Sat) vs Mississippi State @ College Station Kyle Field

Nov 2 (Sat) vs UTSA @ College Station Kyle Field

Nov 16 (Sat) vs South Carolina Military Appreciation Day @ College Station Kyle Field

Gig’em Ags!


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Howdy Moms! Y’all did a great job submitting your Form B’s and I want to thank you for working hard to get them in to me! There’s another form I’ll be asking you to submit and that’s Form Y. Form Y concerns Federal and State tax compliance. FORM Y: Please make sure your club submits the Form Y, which is due by MAY 15, 2019. Questions: Please contact me by email at [email protected] or 817-235-5762, if you have questions about anything Treasurer related. Thanks and Gig’em, Lisa Schubert McMillan ’84 2018-19 Federation Treasurer and District 1 Liaison

A Talk with the

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Pearls of Wisdom from the Parliamentarian Howdy Presidents and Club Members!

With Boutique and Spring meetings approaching, I have a few Thank You’s and reminders.

Thank you to those clubs who have already sent in their Bylaws, Standing Rules, AND Scholarship

Selection Guidelines and Applications in digital format! (Between last year and this year, we’ve only

received about 40% of the club Bylaws and Standing Rules and fewer Scholarship documents.) To all

others, please send a digital copy of current Club Bylaws & Standing Rules for Your club AND

Scholarship Selection Guidelines and Application ASAP. I can then print the hard copies for the Federation

maintained files. You may send them to [email protected]. If you cannot locate a copy, I will scan the

hard copy paper file and email at your request.

We request this information as a resource bank for clubs from year to year AND to verify that club

Governing Documents meet 501(c)3 requirements and follow the umbrella organization’s (Federation)

format .

The “Bylaws Template” for format and verbiage needed in your bylaws can be found on the

aggiemoms.org website under Resources for Clubs.

We will be voting on the slate of officers for 2019-2020 at the Spring Meeting. Please remember:

Only designated voting delegates will be eligible to vote

Each club has at least 3 Delegates (the Club President, or designee, and two active-paid members) to represent

their first 100 members. For those clubs with more than 100 members, the club receives 1 additional delegate

for every 50 members. The List of Voting Delegate Numbers for the year, as well as the Delegate

Submission Form are posted on the website under Federation Documents for your convenience.

Confirm the number of delegates for your club,

Submit delegate names to Kim Kovar at [email protected]. By April 8, 2019. As we

did with past meetings, there will be designated seating for the voting delegates. All other members and guests

will be asked to sit in the unmarked sections of the room.

Enjoy Family Weekend, Love on your Aggies and Shop Boutique!

A Big Texas Thank You to Federation President Nolan and the Board for the opportunity to work with them and all

Aggie Moms. It has been my absolute pleasure to again serve the students of Texas A&M University.

Troie Burch ’77

Parliamentarian 2018-2019

Former Federation President 2015-2016

The Federation of Texas A&M University Mothers’ Clubs




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Voting Delegate Numbers 2018-2019

Federation of Aggie Mothers Club Voting Delegates by Club 2018-2019

CLUBNumber of

Delegates CLUBNumber of

Delegates CLUBNumber of

Delegates CLUB

Number

of

Delegates

Abilene 3 Deep East Texas 3 Kaufman County 3 Rusk County 3

Alvin 3 Del Rio 3 Kendall County 3 San Angelo 3

Amarillo 3 Denton County 4 Kerrville Area 3 San Antonio 6

Angelina County 3 Denver, Colorado 3 Kingwood/Humble 4 Sandstorm 3

Arizona 3 Dewitt Lavaca County 4 Laredo 3 Shelby County 3

Atascosa County 3 Eagle Pass 3 Liberty County 3 Southwest Dallas County 3

Austin 5 East Bell County 3 Lone Star 3 Stephenville Area 3

Austin County 3 El Campo Area 3 Lubbock Area 3 Tri-County 4

Bandera County 3 El Paso 3 Matagorda County 3 Tyler 3

Bastrop County 3 Ellis County 3 Medina County 3 Tyler County 3

Baytown 3 Fort Bend 4 Mid-Jefferson County 3 Uvalde Area 3

Beaumont 3 Fort Worth/Tarrant County 4 Midland 3 Victoria County 3

Bee County 3 Friendswood Area 3 Milam County 3 Waco-McClennan County 3

Bi-Stone 3 Galveston County 9 Minnesota & Western Wisconsin 3 Walker County 3

Blanco County 3 Grayson County 3 Montgomery County 4 Washington County 3

Bosque County 3 Greater New Orleans 3 Nacogdoches County 3 West Bell County 3

Brazoria County 3 Guadalupe County 3 Navarro County 3 Wichita County 3

Brazos County 4 Harrison County 3 Northeast Tarrant County 4 Williamson County 3

Brush Country 3 Hays County 3 Northwest Harris County 6 Wilson County 3

Burleson 3 Heart of Texas 3 Orange County 3 Wise County 3

Central Texas 3 Henderson County 3 Panola County 3 Wood County 3

Clear Lake Area 3 Highland Lakes 3 Parker County 3

Coastal Bend 3 Hill Country 3 Pasadena Area 3

Coleman County 3 Hill County 3 Pearland 3

Collin County 6 Hood Area 3 Pikes Peak 3

Comal County 4 Hopkins County 3 Randolph Area 3

Coppell 3 Houston 6 Rio Grande Valley 3

Corpus Christi 3 Johnson County 3 Rockwall County 3

Dallas County 5 Katy/West Houston 4 Round Rock Area 3

Howdy!

Please send your pictures and other information to me for the

scrapbook. A picture is worth a thousand words, but please label the

pics that you send.

Thank you!

Jana Patrolia ’85

Historian 2018-19

512-308-7127

[email protected]



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Messina Hof has graciously offered us the

opportunity to provide our clubs the chance to order

Aggie Mom labeled wines. There are similar choices

as in the January collection with the addition of a

sparkling wine just in time for all of your

Spring and Summer celebrations. Think graduations,

engagements or maybe even a wedding!

Please use the attached order form to make your selections and return the

order directly to Messina Hof by the March 30, 2019. The wine will be

available for pick up during Family Weekend at the offices of the Barracks

Townhomes.

Wine pick up details:

The Barracks Townhomes Model Home: Saturday 4/13 4:00-7:00 pm

514 Deacon Drive West Sunday 4/14 12:00-2:00 pm

College Station, TX

77845

Wine not picked up during these times will be returned to Messina Hof and the

buyer will be responsible for shipping.

If your club would like to place a bulk order with one order form and one form of

payment, you will be eligible to earn complimentary bottles of wine. Contact

Peggy Nolan or Janet Davis for more details. Please share this information with

ALL of your club members ASAP so that they can participate in this opportunity.

The deadline to order is March 30, 2019.


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ELECTRONIC INFORMATION CHAIR 2018-2019

Howdy, Aggie Moms!

Phishing scams are not only becoming more common, but more sophisticated making it difficult to determine if they are real. Assume they are not. Anti-spam filters are one great tool for eliminating the barrage of unwanted email messages, but don’t stop there. These scams are becoming increasingly more sophisticated

Here are some tips to help avoid falling prey to them:

1. Use common sense

Your first line of defense is to think through the request. Is your relative/friend going to send an email from a foreign country,

asking you to “wire” thousands of dollars? Probably not. Don’t be fooled by urgency – does your Club President need an

emergency gift card? Unlikely. If you have a process for expense approvals, follow it. If not, put one in place. To allow for

‘emergencies’, use a code word or phrase. Just don’t panic and send money blindly.

2. Check the sender’s information

The most common red flag is a bizarre return email address. Sure, the “from” line might have a reputable name, but if you

look at the actual address (as displayed or you may need to hover over it), it’s almost always something sketchy.

3. Check any hyperlink before you click on it

Check any hyperlinks by hovering your mouse over the underlined part to reveal the address a click will take you to. If it’s

authentic, it should be preceded by “https,” the “s” standing for secure. Otherwise, it could be a fraudulent website, and

clicking on the link could result in giving access to your personal information or have malware installed on your personal

computer. If there are attachments - Just. Don’t. Click!

4. Look for errors

Most of the scams have misspellings or incorrect grammar. If the language seems stilted or words are missing, it could be

coming from an international imposter.

5. Never give personal information

Your bank isn’t going to email you and tell you there’s been an error and you need to log in to fix it. They’re just not.

Additionally, all the information floating around on the Internet can be used against you. Hackers can harvest personal data

off various social media make matches.

6. Pick up the phone and call

Yes - a good, old-fashioned phone call to the person or institution that supposedly sent the email should clear things up. Be

sure to call the company’s known customer service number (not the one in the email, which could be fraudulent, right?).

A good practice is to use standardized emails for your Club. If your Club has a website hosted by the Association of

Former Students, you already have an AggieNetwork.com email for the Club. Now you can also set up

AggieNetwork.com email accounts for your Club officers. To request AggieNetwork.com emails for your Club, just fill

out and submit the Email Request Template found on the Federation’s Club Resources page to me at

[email protected].

Karen M. Hunter ’85

Electronic Information Chair 2018 – 19

[email protected]

https://aggiemoms.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Email-Request-Template.xlsx

https://aggiemoms.org/resources/




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WHOOP! Now that’s an Aggie Brag!

Congratulations to the latest members of the

Texas A&M Legacy Society, the Laredo Aggie

Moms Club. The Legacy Society recognizes

individuals, corporations, and organizations

whose cumulative, current giving totals

$100,000 or more. Names of the individuals

and groups are engraved on the walls of the Jon

L. Hagler building. To date thirty-four of the

clubs in the Federation plus the Federation have

made donations over $100,000 to qualify.

However, several groups neglected to return the

authorization form to the Foundation. Without

authorization, the names are not included in

the honor roll engraved on the walls in Legacy

Hall at the Jon L. Hagler Center.

For information about the Legacy Society, please contact

Leslie Ruffino at [email protected]



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PARENT SOCIALS

New Student Conferences for the 2018-2019 year continued and were held in

January at both the College Station and Galveston Campuses. This was our

spring semester opportunity to meet the families of incoming and/or transfer

students to the campuses and introduce the Aggie Mom’s organization to them,

tell them which Aggie Mom’s clubs are in their area and recruit members to local

clubs. Just like during the summer, Clubs who had moms in their area were sent

completed interest forms that were received during these conferences. Please

make sure your Membership representative follows up and contacts these

moms. It is hard to believe that the 2019-2020 school year (and incoming Class

of 2023) is just around the corner! New Student Conferences in College Station

start May 29th and those on the Galveston campus will begin June 10th. Please

visit each campus’ NSC website for their complete NSC schedule as your club

gets ready for a new recruiting. This will be helpful if you would like to include

the dates and information in any of your HOWDY Party invites or materials.


Colleen Holmes ’76 Parent Socials Co-Chair College Station 2018-19 979-575-5969 [email protected]

Mechelle Fisher Parent Social Co-Chair Galveston 2018-19 830-285-3932 [email protected]




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The Legacy Lives on…..

2018-2019 Annual Campaign Benefitting

The Federation of Texas A&M University Mothers’ Clubs

From old fashioned picnics to modern tailgates….some things can always be counted on. Delicious fried chicken, homemade brownies and Mom’s love! For 90 years, Aggie Moms have been looking out for the comfort and well-being of their Aggie Students.

The Federation serves as an umbrella organization consisting of 108 individual member Clubs with a membership of over 6,450 proud Aggie Moms. Unrestricted funds raised through the Annual Campaign will provide critical support for items such as:

Training , education and resource support for our individual member Clubs Underwriting for Aggie Mom Camp Defray costs associated with the Aggie Moms’ Clubs participation in the Aggie Moms’ Boutique held

during Family Weekend Providing tools and opportunities for increasing membership within the individual member Clubs.

Your tax deductible gift will add to the impact the Federation makes in the lives of Aggie Moms, Students and Texas A&M University. Won’t you consider making a gift and ensuring that the wonderful Legacy of Aggie Moms will continue to thrive and grow?

Donor Gift Levels

(For details of each giving level , please go to http://Aggiemoms.org/support)

Excellence - $10,000 Respect - $500 Integrity - $5,000 Selfless Service - $250 Leadership - $2,500 Friends of Federation - $100 Loyalty - $1,000 Aggie Mom Angels - $25 to $99

Donations can be made: ______ Check Or Online* at http://aggiemoms.org (Make payable to Federation of TAMU Mothers’ Clubs) *If donating online, please be sure to fill out Mailed to: Federation of TAMU Mothers’ Clubs the contact information online form, so P.O. Box 1443 we may provide you with a Tax Gift Receipt. College Station, Texas 77841-1443

Thanks and Gig ’Em!

The Federation of Texas A&M University Mothers’ Clubs Development Committee

Janet Hodges Davis ’79

Development Chair

http://aggiemoms.org/support

http://aggiemoms.org/


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Your Federation 2018- 2019 Executive Board

President Peggy Nolan Corresponding

Secretary

Robin McMahan

Vice President at Large Carolyn Phelan ’89 Parliamentarian Troie Burch’77

President-Elect Cathleen Inman ’88 Historian Jana Patrolia ’85

1st Vice President-

Membership

Connie Pritchard ’81 Aggie Mom Camp

Chair

Maria Wheeler

2nd Vice President-

Programs

Tamra Walker ’89 Hospitality Co-Chair Liz Potter

3rd Vice President-

Registration

Kim Kovar Hospitality Co-Chair Julie Briden-Garcia

4th Vice President-

Reports

Cindy DeWitt ‘86 Electronic Information

Chair

Karen Hunter ’85

5th Vice President-

Boutique

Diane Eckols Parent Social Co-

Chair

Colleen Holmes ’76

6th Vice President-

Districts

Kristi King Parent Social Co-

Chair

Mechelle Fisher

7th Vice President-

Directory

Katie Latham ’80 Development Chair Janet Hodges Davis ’79

Recording Secretary Alice Artman

Treasurer Lisa McMillan ’84


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Thank you to President Peggy Nolan for your

commitment and devoted service to the

Federation of Texas A&M University Mothers’ Clubs.

2018-2020