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HIGHLIGHTS
FROM THE
FULBRIGHT FAMILY ASSOCIATION MEETING
by Nancy Jeffryes & Jean Fulbright

James McClure called the meeting to order and called for a vote to establish a family association. The vote was overwhelmingly in favor.

James McClure then proposed a slate of officers that had been preselected by a nominating committee appointed by the reunion planning committee. Nominations were opened to the floor - none were made. A motion was made and seconded that the nominations made by the nominating committee be accepted and was seconded and approved by majority vote. The new officers are:

President - David Lee Fulbright of Independence, Missouri
Vice President - Tom Herd of Willard, Missouri
Treasurer James McClure of Springfield, Missouri
Secretary - Nancy Jeffryes of Springfield, Missouri
Historian/Preservationist - Del Bishop of Springfield, Missouri
Family Historian - Ed Stout of Fallbrook, California
Editor of the Family Newsletter Jean Fulbright of Springfield, Missouri

The officers were introduced to the group. James McClure turned the meeting over to the new President, David Fulbright.

(At meeting of the Executive board held after the reunion, it was decided that a second secretary was needed to help with the large amount of paper work. Cathy Williams was ask if she would fill this position as Recording Secretary and she agreed.)

David Fulbright proposed that in order to involve more family members from all over the United States that a General Board of a number of Regional officers be formed. The proposal was seconded and nominations for Regional officers was opened to the floor. A number of nominations were made and approved by the group. The new Regional Officers of the General Board are:

Alice Short - of Batesville, Arkansas
Deborah Kay Fulbright, M.D. - of Goldaboro, North Carolina
Robert H. Fulbright - of Canton, North Carolina
Mack Fulbright - of Spartanburg, South Carolina
Dorothy Schaper - of Jackson, Missouri
O.V. Fulbright of Houston, Texas
Don L. Fulbright of Garland, Texas
Tom Fulbright, M.D. - of Lawrence, Kansas
Myrtle Hjorten - of Astoria, Oregon
Jean Brurgess - of Rensselaer, New York
Lovell Fulbright - of Goodlettsville, Tennessee

The members of the new General Board were introduced to the group.The President then asked the group to suggest locations for the next reunion. Several suggestions were made and discussed. After much discussion it was voted by a large majority that ( mainly because of the central location) Springfield, Missouri be the location of the next reunion.

The President asked the group when the next reunion should be held. After much discussion it was voted to have the next reunion near the end of June in 2 years. Suggestions about the site of the next reunion were made, including a single location such as a hotel or convention center for all activities. Suggestions were also made that some field trips could be prepared to local areas of interest such as the Dry Glaize area for those who wanted to visit that area.

The business meeting was adjourned with the Board members agreeing to meet the next morning for a business meeting.

The breakfast meeting of the Board was called to order by the President. We began by voting to accept that the Museum Of The Ozarks in Springfield, Missouri as repository of Fulbright documents or copies of documents and of family memorabilia.

It was decided that the name of our association would be the FULBRIGHT FAMILY ASSOCIATION. It was decided to investigate the cost and advantages of incorporating as a not-for-profit corporation

David them appointed a committee to write the association by-laws. The committee consists of: Tom Herd, chairman, Jim & Nancy Jeffryes, Martin Fulbright and David Fulbright.

Del Bishop announced that the 1st donation to the archives was made by Lovell Fulbright of Goodlettsville, TN. Lovell donated a photograph of an early South Street Christian Convention which included many Fulbrights. Del discussed a possible long range plan for the FULBRIGHT FAMILY ASSOCIATION. We might help the Museum of the Ozarks by making donations of monies, documents and memorabilia with the possibility of naming one of the rooms in the new archive building they are planning be named in honor of the Fulbrights.

O.V. Fulbright noted that he would like to keep originals of his documents for his family. Del indicated that copies would be acceptable for the archives and that donating copies would also help other family members by making the information available in one central location for everyone who was doing research. It would also protect & preserve this information.

Del also suggested that taped interviews of older family members should be placed in the museum. He urged members to make such tapes before the information known only by our elderly members is lost.

Jim McClure made the motion that the association get a post office box. It was seconded and carried.

The group discussed publishing and sending out a newsletter. It was decided to try to do a newsletter quarterly, as long as costs of printing and mailing allowed.

Marion Hoblit proposed that Senator Fulbright be named Honorary President. It was voted to accept the proposal.

Marion also wanted to publicly thank Ed for all his work, especially for his help with the mailing list that helped make the reunion such a big success.

David Fulbright asked Ed Stout if he would make his family chart available for purchase by family members. Ed indicated that he would like to do so with any profits to go to the association as a way of raising funds for future projects.