Those in attendance:  Jim Covey, Deana Covey, Vickie Haynes, Debbie Anthony, Susie Alford, Jose Madera, Cliff Etheredge, Roy Harris, David Etheredge, Lisa Etheredge, Rita Fried

 The Academic Achievement Scholarship award was discussed.  Criteria and applications were handed out to each present.  The board is to review, email Lisa with any changes and at the next meeting be approved and the process of distributing the information to schools, radio, newspapers will begin.

The five member panel has been chosen to determine the recipient of the scholarship.  They are as follows:  Chandra Eggemeyer with Texas Yes,  Andy Swift with Texas Tech University, Doug King with TSTC West Texas, Russel Smith with TREA and Rick Walker with Airtricity.

The applications will be mailed to each panel member with a score sheet.  All names will be removed from all applications and a numbering system applied. 

 A discussion was held as to who would award the scholarship at graduation to the winning applicant.  David Etheredge suggested Rick Walker with Airtricity.  Jim Covey suggested that the person be a member of the Roscoe Wind Council.  The committee all agreed that it should be a member of the Roscoe Wind Council.

How to raise funds for a scholarhip endowment was discussed.  The council would like to work with wind related companies in obtaining funds as well as companies not related to the industry. 

All were encouraged to go to roscoewind.org and listen to the National Public Radio program “Winds of Change Blow into Roscoe” and view the slideshow of the broadcast entitled “Texas Wind Power.”  As stated on the wedsite, “NPR reaches a listening audience of over 25 million Americans each week and heard on more than 800 radio stations nationwide.”

A discussion was held in regards to marketing Roscoe and what tools could be used in order to best accomplish this goal.  A future meeting with the Roscoe City Council members was suggested in order to discuss possible slogan for Roscoe.  Invitations will be written at the next Wind Council meeting.

It was discussed that the need for new members to the Wind Council are needed.  All present members need to bring in new members.  Any and all are welcome

 The next Roscoe Wind Council Meeting was scheduled for Wednesday, January, 30, 2008 at 5:30 p.m. at Smackers Cafe.

The meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m.