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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Another school year approaches its’ end, and with it the end of another year of Aggie Moms. In April we heard Bill Johnson share with us some of his memories of being a cadet at A&M, as well as his Muster experiences through the years. As we listened, Bill confirmed what we already knew: Aggies are branded deep!
Please join us for a special meeting on Thursday May 18, 2006, as we install our new officers, share a salad supper, and listen to a program on the Traveling Aggies. Dr. Jennifer Bohac will present information on touring opportunities with this group. Former Aggie Mom President Binnie Dierschke will join us and perform our officer installation.
We hope you will join us as we wind up another year, and open the door on the year ahead.
This is my final newsletter and my final meeting as your president. Suzy Mears did such a great job coordinating our programs, particularly our Singing Cadets concert this year, that I know she will continue to serve you next year as President with her characteristic energy, enthusiasm, and humor. I have enjoyed the opportunity to serve you and this organization this year. I hope you have made some new friends this year, and found ways to serve our students, the university, and this club. I know I have! Thank you for the opportunity to serve you this year. It is in giving that we receive, and in giving this year of service, I have been more than amply rewarded with your friendship, encouragement, love, and support. I have made many marvelous memories this year, and you are part of them. Thanks for being there.
Gig ‘em,
Nevie Lacy
MAY MEETING
Thursday, May 18, 6:30 p.m.
Home of Suzy Mears – 3225 Clearview Drive (944-9146) - San Angelo
Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Bohac with the Traveling Aggies
This meeting will be a “Salad Supper” and all members are asked to bring their favorite salad. Please invite your Aggies if they are home as well your spouse. Scholarship recipients will also be announced at this meeting.
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MAY 2006 GRADUATES! WHOOP!!!
Congratulations to our May graduates:
Stephen Elder, '05
Melissa Crooks Rohmfeld, '05
Clayton Sheppard '05
Cameron Sims, '05
Kristi Warrick, '05
SUMMER MEET & GREET
The summer “Meet & Greet” is tentatively scheduled for July 30. The Yell Leaders and Reveille are expected to be there. More details will be arriving in their mailboxes this summer!
CONGRATULATIONS TO 1ST AREA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT
We are pleased to announce the San Angelo Area Foundation winner from the Mothers' Club is Theresa Michalewicz. She is currently a student at Reagan County High School in Big Lake. Her parents are Robert and Judy Michalewicz.
We had a total of 21 applications for this one scholarship. It was a hard decision on the part of the scholarship committee. We thank every one that applied and wish them much success at Texas A&M. We hope that they try again next year if they are eligible along with applying for the one year scholarship from the A&M Mothers Club.
NEW STUDENT CONFERENCE DATES - SUMMER 2006
New Student Conference dates at Texas A & M this summer will include Parent Socials that are hosted by Aggie Moms. If you would like to volunteer to help with one of these socials, please contact Nevie Lacy or the Federation's 8th Vice President, Tara V. Kohlenberg, at TaraKohlenbert@yahoo.com. Please respond by May 18th. The schedule for these events is below:
Tuesday, May 23
Thursday, June 1
Tuesday, June 13
Thursday, June 15
Tuesday, June 20
Thursday, June 22
Tuesday, June 27
Thursday, July 6
Tuesday, July 11
Thursday, July 13
Tuesday, July 18
Tuesday, August 15
SAVE THE DATE FOR AGGIE MOM CAMP '06
This year's Aggie Mom Camp will be held October 27-29 at the Hilton in College Station. Cost is $130 per person for 4 per room accommodations, or $160. per person for 2 per room accommodations. This is always on an "away game" weekend, and is lots of fun, and a great opportunity to learn more about the campus, Aggie Traditions, and to be entertained by some GREAT student performance groups. There is also lots of free time to visit your Aggie and shop, so give yourself a gift, and be a part of this fun getaway. Registrations are now being accepted; you can print the registration form off the www.aggiemoms.org website, http://www.aggiemoms.org/files/AMC06-FORM.pdf .
COOKBOOKS
Cookbooks are still available for $20 each. The cookbooks will be available at the monthly club meetings, or you may contact Shelley Gregg at 374-4640 or Judy Turner at 465-4332 and they will be glad to reserve a cookbook for you.
NEW AGGIE MOM COOKBOOK
Over the next year San Angelo Aggie Moms will be putting together a new cookbook with the delivery date scheduled for January 2007. This will give us plenty of time to get the recipes typed in, proofread, and submitted to the publisher. We will have time to proof again once the book is delivered before taking it to Boutique in April of 2007. The main theme for this cookbook will be occasions and we will also feature favorite family menus. We have narrowed down our categories to the following:
Fall Feasts and Festivals – pretty much self explanatory
Girls Night Out – Bunko, Bridge, Aggie Mom Sleepovers, Meetings, etc.
When They All Come Home – Holidays, Family Reunions, Celebrations such as Christenings, Graduation, Birthdays, etc.
Showers and Brunches – Weddings, Showers, Brunches, Coffees, and Teas
Tailgating and Bowl Parties – pretty much self explanatory
If anyone would like to submit an entire menu for one of the dividers listed above, we will be charging $25 per menu submitted. You can put as many recipes as you would like at no charge. For more information on this, please contact Lanee Warrick at 484-3005 laneewarrick@aggienetwork.com or Debbie Lisoski at 469-3935 dlisoski@saisd.org.
We have enclosed a form to be used to submit your recipes or to bring them to the next few meetings. We would like to have these in by the November meeting. Please feel free to make copies of the form for additional recipes.
AGGIE MOM BRAGS
If any of you have Aggie Mom Brags, please call Lanee Warrick at 484-3005 and leave a message or you can email her at: laneewarrick@aggienetwork.com
Anna Williams '06 (Aggie Mom Judie Williams ) will be serving a congressional internship in Washington D.C. - post graduate.
Kari Johnson (Aggie Mom Melinda Johnson) has received her Aggie Ring. She has also been accepted to the University of New South Wales in Australia for this summer. Kari will graduate from A&M December '06.
Kristi Warrick ’05 (Aggie Mom Lanee Warrick) will graduate in May with a Bachelor of Sciences Degree in Nutritional Sciences from the College of Ag & Life Sciences. Kristi has been accepted into the Management Training Program at Walt Disney World in June and will begin working for the Mouse at Epcot.
Jay Whisnand, a senior at A&M, will complete his Construction Science internship requirement in Beijing, China during the 06-07 school year.
Jess Stinnett ’06 (Aggie Mom Jean Stinnett) will graduate Friday with a degree in
Agribusiness and has been accepted into the LERE Program for the fall 06 semester.
Kelly Johnson '08 (Aggie MomMelinda Johnson) has been selected to receive the Austin C. Millspaugh Scholarship from the San Angelo Area Foundation.
Aggie Mom DeAnna Campbell wanted everyone to know she is going to be a “Grandmother” or rather a “Puppy Grandmother” as her “baby” Gracie is expecting purebred cocker spaniel pups in mid-May!
AUGUST 2006 GRADUATES
If you have an Aggie graduating in august, please call or email Nevie Lacy (651-4532 nevnews@aol.com). Please be sure to include your Aggie’s name and class year (which is not necessarily the year they graduated!)
At this time we have the following graduating in August:
Erin Ellis, '06
Jenna Escue, '06
Jess Stinnett, '06
Amanda Turner, '06
Anna Williams, '06
AGGIE MOM FISH CAMP 2006
This year's Aggie Mom Camp will be held October 27-29 at the Hilton in College Station. Cost is $130. per person for 4 per room accommodations, or $160. per person for 2 per room accommodations. This is always on an "away game" weekend, and is lots of fun, and a great opportunity to learn more about the campus, Aggie Traditions, and to be entertained by some GREAT student performance groups. There is also lots of free time to visit your Aggie and shop, so give yourself a gift, and be a part of this fun getaway. Registrations are now being accepted; you can print the registration form off the www.aggiemoms.org website, http://www.aggiemoms.org/files/AMC06-FORM.pdf .
FINAL GRADES
Final grades for degree candidates will be available after 10 p.m. May 11, 2006.
Final grades for continuing students will be available after 8 p.m. May 16, 2006.
Final grades may be accessed at http://myrecord.tamu.edu
If your student is concerned about their final grade and feels that it was calculated in error, they should talk with the instructor of the class. For a complete description of how to handle a grade dispute, please refer to the student rules at
http://student-rules.tamu.edu/rule48.htm
GRADUATION AND COMMISSIONING
For those of you with graduating seniors, we congratulate you along with them on this accomplishment. We hope you enjoy your visit to Aggieland for their ceremony and that you find a reason to visit A&M in the future. Speakers for each ceremony have now been announced and can be found at the web link below. A complete schedule for commencement exercises is also available at this site. Of special note, tickets are not required for guest admission to the graduation ceremonies.
http://graduation.tamu.edu/ceremon.html
Texas A&M University's Corps of Cadets will conclude the 2006 spring academic session with commissioning on Saturday, May 13th at 1:30p.m. in Reed Arena. The Corps will commission 85 members into the United States Armed Forces. The guest speaker for Commissioning is the Honorable Dionel M. Aviles, Under Secretary of the Navy. Certificates in Leadership Study and Development from the Military School of Military Science will also be awarded at the ceremony. The Corps Final Review is scheduled for 3:15 at Kyle Field directly following the commissioning ceremony.
SUMMER SEMESTERS
There are a few weeks remaining to register for the summer semesters. A full listing of courses available during the summer terms can be found at:
http://courses.tamu.edu
Summers fly by quickly. If your student is planning to take summer school, and especially if he/she is planning to graduate in August, please be aware of the upcoming dates for registration, tuition payments, and application for graduation. The academic calendar can be found at:
http://www.tamu.edu/admissions/records/academic_calendar.html#summer2006
RESIDENCE HALLS
Although the residence halls close Sunday, May 14 at 12 p.m. (noon), residents are expected to leave within 24 hours after their last final. Contact information for parents for each residence hall can be found at:
http://reslife.tamu.edu/publications/parentguide/phone/housing.asp
For a list of frequently asked questions parents have regarding residence halls please visit:
http://reslife.tamu.edu/publications/parentguide/faq/
2006 DATES TO REMEMBER
Calendar Highlights
Friday May 12: Last day to apply for Tuition Rebate
Friday & Saturday: May 12 & 13, Graduation
Friday, May 26: Last day to register for first term and 10 week semester and pay fees.
Tuesday, May 30: Summer first term and summer 10-week classes begin.
Wednesday, July 5” Summer second term classes begin.
Membership Meetings
Thursday, May 18 (Home of Suzy Mears)
A Big Thanks!
A big thanks goes to Christopher Hunter (son of Aggie Mom, Chris Hunter) for the upkeep of the San Angelo Aggie Moms website and for notifying the members when the newsletter is ready as well as sending out reminders when needed. We sincerely appreciate all of your help.
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