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At the NVPCUG Holiday Party held December 20, 2006, Susy Ball was recognized as
Outstanding Member of the Year for 2006 and was given a certificate and gift
basket by outgoing President Dianne Prior. Susy was selected by the 2006 Board
of Directors at its final meeting on December 6. President Prior pointed out
that this award is not intended to honor the member who has given the most
support to the group, but rather to recognize a member who, based on his/her
service and other considerations, has provided significant support over the past
year or several years.
Susy moved to Napa from Fresno in March of 2005. She came into the NVPCUG at a time when they were in need of an energized volunteer, jumping right in and participating in every aspect of their activities, including being elected to the Board of Directors for both 2006 and 2007. She faithfully attended board and regular meetings.
Susy became Program Coordinator, presenting several of the programs herself and lining up more vendors than the group had been able to get in previous years. She has personally donated some speaker gifts, raffle and door prizes and some supplies for potluck activities. She also donated a superseded laptop computer for use at NVPCUG meetings.
Susy took over as leader of the digital photography special interest group, helping members learn many aspects of capturing, saving, sharing and organizing their photos. She has provided many pictures for use in the newsletter and Web site. Along with Marcia Waddell, Susy acts as co-coordinator of Product Reviews. She has worked with the Computers-to-School program in refurbishing computers, and has helped twice with the June Recycling Event.
Before coming to Napa, Susy was an active member of the Fresno Personal Computer Users Group. She has also served as president and editor of the Association of Personal Computer User Groups (APCUG). Currently she also volunteers with Cope Family Center, a child/parent emergency group. She lives in Napa with her husband, Mike.
On Monday, December 4, 2006 at 5:00 p.m., Susy and Dianne were guests on the Computer Outlook Radio Talk Show. They talked about the NVPCUG and some of the programs it is involved in. To listen to the broadcast go to: http://www.computeroutlook.com/dailyshows.php and choose the 12-4-06 show and click the Play button.