Region 8 Committee Meeting Minutes

Posted: 06.26.2012

Region 8 Committee Minutes are listed below.

 

 
Region 8 Committee Meeting
May 30, 2012
Coronado Springs Resort
Walt Disney World
Kissimmee, FL
 
Region 8 Chairperson Deb Kornegay called the meeting to order at 5:03.
 
Members present:  
Debby Kornegay – RACC                         Jackie Latino – LA              
Marian Dykes – RTCC                                Shelley Weil - LA     
Brad Harris – RJOCC                                 Nancy Hawkins – MS
Deb Walls – AL                                            Jennie Adams – NC
Toni Rand – FL                                            Joanne Child – SC
Jon Aardema – GA                                      Larry Corrigan – TN
Michelle Pomerantz – GA                           Sheila Ragle – RJD NAWGJ
 
Jennie Adams was appointed secretary.
 
 
A list of judging recommendations for Level 10 Nationals and Level 9 Easterns was presented. Deb Kornegay, Sheila Ragle, and Marian Dykes recused themselves from the discussion and the vote.
 
Motion           Toni                moved to accept the list as presented for Level 10 Nationals for 2013.
                                                Evelyn Chandler, Diane Thompson, Kathy Kuhn and Cookie Batsche
2nd                  Jackie           Passed unanimously
 
Motion           Nancy            moved to accept the list as presented for Level 9 Easterns for 2013.
Joan Gnat, Marian Dykes and Mary Lou Dillard.  Alternates Debby Kornegay and Sheila Ragle
2nd                  Deb W            Passed unanimously
 
 
Marian and Sheila got together prior to Region 8 Committee meeting to go over the list to see if the criteria was fulfilled by each judge submitting availability. An email was sent out earlier for a vote to accept or not accept the in-state clinic as fulfilling the criteria. No changes were made, therefore state clinics were not accepted.
 
Independent of each other and Sheila and Marian looked at the lists of judges and proposed a slate for states choosing to use a rotation (AL, GA, MS, NC, SC, TN, individual judges’ names were submitted for FL and LA.)
 
Jennie and Sheila recused themselves from the discussion and the vote.
 
 
Motion           Marian           moved to accept the slate for 9/10 Regionals as presented.
Mary Lou Dillard, Wendy Seabrook, Evelyn Chandler, Cookie Batsche, Joan Gnat, Sheila Ragle, Gwyned Bius, Kathy Kuhn, Susan Sommer, Teri Jenkins, Laurie Moore, Diane Thompson, Jennie Adams, Janet Efland, Kerma Headrick, Sibby Lane and MR Marian Dykes
2nd                  Nancy            Passed unanimously
 
 
Motion           Deb W            moved to accept the slate for 7/8 Regionals as presented.
Mary Ann Wallace, Gayli Craver, Sharyn Strickland, Marci Kaplan, Sharon Doyle, Kathlyn Skeslock, Beth McKnight, Kristi Aguilar, Mary Moore, Glyn Hankins, Mary Hoagland, Karen Pleasant, Carol Olney, Vicki Walker, Sibby Lane, Kerma Headrick and MR Marian Dykes
2nd                  Jackie           Passed unanimously
 
Motion           Toni                moved to accept the two panels for Xcel as presented.
Panel 1          Amy Arnts, Diane Peeks, Rose Casterline, Kevn McNamara, June Seymour, Cathy Campfield, Michelle Martin, Brenda Eberhardt, Mary Jane McDaniel, Bobbye Strickland, Stephanie Phillips, Terri Costa, Natalia Grosso, Mary Phelps, Sue Dolinar, Davita Ivey and MR Sue Chaney
Panel 2          Annette Burgin, Carol Smitherman, Pam Sherwood, Nelena Beck, Arlene Glass, Chris Jackson, Dana Kling, Susan Sommer, Teri Jenkins, Mary Moore, Diane Thompson, Cindy Cotton, Portia Propst, Janet Efland, Vicki Walker and Carol Olney
2nd                  Jackie           Passed unanimously
 
Deb K initiated a discussion about the possibility of increasing the number of Level 7’s at Regionals, include 6’s in the year 2013, etc. asking Region 8 Committee to begin to think about how to administer these Regionals for the future.
 
Discussion about Xcel 2013 rules usage.
 
Due to the fact that the 2013 Xcel rules are not finalized, the board voted to make no change in Xcel rules for Region 8 for 2012-2013 season.
Motion           Larry              Move to keep the Xcel rules the same for the Region 8 as the rules used in 2012
2nd                  Toni                7 for 1 against (GA)
 
Next Region 8 Committee meeting will be Thursday, August 9th at 9:00 A.M. Nashville, TN at Region 8 Congress. December meeting will be held Monday, December 3rd at 9:00 A.M. in Atlanta, GA.
 
Gifts were given to Jon and Jackie for their service as State Chairman.
Brad Harris received a 5 year service award from USA Gymnastics.
 
Larry thanks Brad and Marian for their help in getting the “New Skill named for athlete” rule accepted for NIT.
 
Brad – gave an overview the new optional program for 2013.
 
Deb K. Brad, Larry, Sheila, and Marian stayed for a sub-committee meeting about the Judges Rotation Process. This sub committee will report to the Region 8 Committee at the next Region 8 Committee meeting.
 
7:00 pm
Respectfully submitted,
Jennie Kennel Adams
     Acting secretary

 


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