CSEA Annual Conference Concludes
The 93rd Annual CSEA Conference continued Wednesday with recognitions to retirees and introduction of the Life Member and Honor Roll Members. Life Membership is the highest award given to members in CSEA. It is for a lifetime of dedication and service to the Association’s motto, “To improve the lives of our members, students, and community.” The Honor Roll is the second highest award to members who have proven outstanding accomplishment to CSEA and its members. This year’s honor roll inductee was Isa Wiechmann.
More awards were presented during the morning session to the Activitst of the Year and the Humanitarian of the Year. During the Humanitarian of the Year awards, CSEA “passed the bucket” to the member floor to collect donations to the Dorothy Bjork Assistance Fund. Chapters that donated to the fund also had a spokesperson present the Chapter’s check to CSEA and gave a short speech. Your Chapter 262 donated $1000 to the fund and was presented by Chapter President Robert Stubbe.
In a bit of irreverence, one long-time CSEA member challenged past president Allan Clark to a “sass” contest. She challenged Clark in that if could raise $1,000 from the floor, she would engage him in a little “cheekiness.” She raised a little more than $2,000! The Sass-off was on! A little explanation is needed here. It was all in good fun because the member was born and raised in South Africa and speaks with a heavy British accent and also spoke Zulu. Allan Clark was born and raised in Alabama and speaks with a heavy Alabaman accent. They teased each other about their accents and not understanding what the other said. It was all in good fun, and drew rousing cheers and laughter from the delegate floor.
Following the lunch break, more member awards were presented for the Communications Awards and the MUP (Member Unity Program) Awards. The MUP Award is given to chapters that have done the best job of strengthening their chapter and building the union with a more informed, active membership. Communication Awards for excellence in communications are given the chapters with the best print, E-Newsletter, Web page, and flyer.
The day’s business session ended with an “In Memorium” video showing the names of all CSEA members who had passed during the year since the last Annual Conference. Our very own CSEA 262 member Iffiok-Obong Nsek, Lead Telecommunications Technician, sadly, was included.
The “Credentials Report” for Wednesday’s session is:
751 Chapters eligible for conference, 432 Chapters attending conference
1,627 voting delegates attending, including all Association Officers and member leaders
1,990 total attendees, including delegates, retirees, CSEA staff, and guests
Pictures of your delegates are available on the Chapters Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook accounts.
“To improve the lives of our members, students, and community.”
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