Sooner Unit News in 2006

09/27/06
A member of the Sooner Unit gave a one-hour parliamentary procedure workshop at the Lorman Education Services seminar "Establishing And Operating Homeowners' Associations" at the Waterford Marriott in Oklahoma City.

09/22/06
Two Sooner Unit members traveled to Tulsa, Oklahoma, and presented a two-hour morning parliamentary procedure workshop and a two-hour afternoon workshop to two classes of Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA). HOSA is a student organization whose mission is to promote career opportunities in the health care industry and to enhance the delivery of quality health care to all people. HOSA students compete in state and national competitive events programs, one of which is parliamentary procedure.

08/12/06
Two Sooner Unit members traveled to Lawton, Oklahoma, to give a five-hour workshop in Basic Parliamentary Procedure, and administered the National Association of Parliamentarians membership exam to three workshop participants.

06/14/06
Four Sooner Unit members gave a luncheon workshop for the Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Managers (OSCPM). The Mission of OSCPM is to promote effective public management by establishing the Certified Public Manager credential as the recognized standard for professional practice. OSCPM is one of 22 accredited states belonging to the American Academy of Certified Public Managers® (AACPM), a national professional association of public sector managers, which has more than 1,000 members nationwide.

06/10/06
Four Sooner Unit members presented a two-hour parliamentary procedure workshop to the Top Ladies of Distinction & Top Teens of America.

06/02/06
Three members of the Sooner Unit presented an all-day parliamentary procedure workshop in conjunction with the Annual Convention of the Oklahoma State Association of Parliamentarians.  Topics covered included: Duties of the President, Vice-President, President-Elect; the Agenda; Duties of the Recording Secretary; Minutes; Duties of the Treasurer and Finance Committee; Duties of the Parliamentarian; Types of Committees and Committee Reports; Methods of Voting and Voting Procedures; How to Have a Great Meeting; The Three Processes of Amending a Motion; Procedure for Handling Motions; Order and Precedence of the 13 Ranking Motions; Nominations/Elections; and Basic Parliamentary Procedure Overview.

Spring 2005 Sooner Unit News:

In January 2005, Sooner Unit held its annual officer installation dinner and membership drive at Hunan Wok in NW Oklahoma City. The OKC NW Classen FFA Youth Group attended and was presented with their Youth Group charter from NAP. Sponsored by Sooner Unit members, this Youth Group is one of only about a dozen chartered NAP Youth Groups nationwide. Barbara Benton conducted the Sooner Unit officer installation ceremony, and the officers are:

President - Mary Davidson, RP
Vice-President – Anthony L Stewart
Secretary – Phyllis Freeman Stewart
Treasurer – Rod Davidson, PRP

In the Fall of 2005, Sooner Unit members assisted with preparing the annual meeting script for the Girl Scouts - Red Lands Council (convention of delegates). Rod Davidson, PRP, served as meeting parliamentarian. The Sooner Unit is looking forward to assisting the Girl Scouts - Red Lands Council with their annual meeting again in the Fall of 2006.

April is National Parliamentary Law Month!

• In April, six members of the Sooner Unit traveled to Stillwater to serve as judges for nine teams in the state FCCLA parliamentary procedure competition. The Junior and Senior winning teams will be eligible to participate in the National FCCLA competition in San Diego, California.
   

• Also in April, five members of the Sooner Unit conducted a three-hour parliamentary procedure workshop for 32 attendees as part of the Neighborhood Alliance of Oklahoma City "Neighborhood Leaders for Today” leadership training series. The Neighborhood Leaders for Today seminars are sponsored annually by the Neighborhood Alliance for neighborhood leaders to receive valuable leadership training on various aspects of running a successful neighborhood association. The Sooner Unit is glad to help!

Ongoing Sooner Unit Activities and Projects: During the year, a number of Sooner Unit members served as judges for the FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) and HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) at various parliamentary procedure competitions. The Sooner Unit also hosted two membership drive/pizza parties during the year. At the current time, Sooner Unit members are working with the city of Moore Girl Scouts to present one or more parliamentary procedure workshops this coming Fall to Moore students and the Moore community. The Sooner Unit is also working with the Oklahoma City Neighborhood Alliance to schedule a Summer workshop for neighborhoods on the basics of parliamentary procedure.

Fall 2003 Sooner Unit News:

The 2003 Fall project of the Sooner Unit was to assist with the annual meeting (convention of delegates) of the Girl Scouts - Red Lands Council, held on October 25, 2003, in Oklahoma City. During the course of over sixty-five years, the Red Lands Council's jurisdiction has grown to fifteen Oklahoma counties: Alfalfa, Blaine, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Grant, Harper, Lincoln, Logan, Kingfisher, Major, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie, Woods, and Woodward counties, with 100 elected delegates representing over 5,000 Girl Scouts.

Over the course of a couple of months, members of the Sooner Unit met with the president, in person and by e-mail, and assisted with writing the convention script (which included a bylaws revision and elections), making recommendations for convention standing rules, and preparing the presiding officer for the meeting. A Registered Parliamentarian who is a member of the Sooner Unit, served as convention parliamentarian.

The Sooner Unit donated five copies of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, which were awarded in a drawing to five Girl Scout service units with 100% participation at the convention. In addition, the Sooner Unit donated approximately $50 worth of handouts on parliamentary procedure to the meeting participants, including a motion card on the precedence of motions, and a list of Frequently Asked Questions.

Study Sessions for Registered Parliamentarian Exam

Registered Parliamentarians at the Sooner Unit are willing to conduct study sessions and mentoring for NAP members who are interested in studying for the RP exam. Hour-long Thursday evening study sessions can be held once or twice monthly on the campus of Oklahoma City University.

For details, please e-mail sooner@parlipro.org

The following books will be used:

1. Study Guide for Registration (10th Edition References to RONR)...$20

2. Nola's Daily Doses - Registration Preparation...$10

3. Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised...$16

Books are available from NAP and (to save on shipping costs) a combined order can be placed.

Mary and Rod took the RP exam in September, 2001, at the NAP convention in Washington, D.C., and had this to say,

“We found it to be a very rewarding experience to set a goal for ourselves and to devote some time each day to achieving that goal. We found it extremely helpful to have another person to study with and to encourage each other. It actually made it fun to learn together and to bounce ideas around, working out the reasons for the answers given in the RP Study Guide. This greatly accelerated the learning process, and we believe we can mentor and repeat our success with other members who are willing to set the goal for themselves of taking the RP exam. We believe that encouraging members to study for and take the RP exam will strengthen the Oklahoma State Association of Parliamentarians and the NAP Units in this state.”

Rod and Mary Davidson

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