John Blankenbaker's Germanna History Notes

Note 2345

I need to make some corrections.  The new organization that we have been talking about is called the Association of Germanna Colonies.  It is headed by a Board of Directors.  The existing fifty-year organization is, in a shortened form, the Germanna Foundation, which is headed by a Board of Trustees.

The Board of Directors consists of fifteen Directors serving five-year terms, except for the initial Directors, three of whom will serve only one year, three will serve for two years, three will serve for three years, three for four years, and three for five years.  These initial Directors were chosen for their willingness to serve and to attend meetings.  To help the Association get started, three present Trustees of the Foundation will serve for one year as Directors of the Association.

The Directors are:

One year
Thomas Faircloth, a Yager descendant
Marc Wheat, a Hager descendant
Dr. Katherine Brown, a Rector descendant

Two years
James Albin, a Broyles descendant
Wil Bowler, a Clore descendant
Aaron Ellis, a Martin descendant

Three Years
Ruby Horvath, an Aylor descendant
Russell Hitt, a Hitt descendant
Cornwell Martin, a Kemper descendant

Four Years
Suzanne Matson, a Holtzclaw descendant
Joanne Messing, a Martin descendant
Susan Neal, a Fishback descendant

Five Years
Barbara Price, Otterbach descendant
Al Welch, a Willheit descendant
Emily Williams, a Weaver descendant

I used modern spellings.  Most of the people are descendants of more than one family.  For example, all Aylors are Thomas and Blankenbaker descendants also.  The assignment to the length of terms was alphabetical.  It would be interesting to know how many of these Directors are readers of the Rootsweb Mailing List.  The first Director's Meeting will take place in November, when the Directors will start their service.
(26 Jul 06)