• After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.

    I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.

    For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.

    From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.

    Sincerely, Jeff D.

Donations to Eric Nguyen Endowed Scholarship

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First, an endowed scholarship in Eric's name is being created at the University of Oklahoma, a place perhaps more special to Eric than any. The fund being set up for Eric is intended to be used for an Endowed Scholarship, meaning that the earnings from investments made with the money will sustain the scholarship well into the future. This means that after all of the donations are made, we will have a scholarship in Eric's name that will go on and on. Each year, his name and short biography will be distributed amongst faculty, staff, and students at the University of Oklahoma's School of Meteorology, in addition to helping students with interests similar to Eric's.


HOW TO DONATE

An account has been set up to receive funds at the University of Oklahoma Foundation. To make a donation online, you may use this link, making sure to add the statement "I would like my funds deposited into account #30918 (the Meteorology Scholarship Fund) in honor of Eric Nguyen" in the comments box in the "Gift Information" section. The rest of the Gift Information Section should be left alone.

To mail a donation, make checks payable to the "University of Oklahoma Foundation, Inc.", add a memo "For Acct #30918", and send to:
University of Oklahoma Foundation, Inc.
University of Oklahoma Foundation, Inc.
100 Timberdell Road
Norman, OK 73019-0685
Norman, OK 73019-0685
Please also print off THIS page, fill in your dollar amount, and send it with the check to make sure the funds get to the right account.


WEBPAGE FOR UPDATES
Last, we've created a webpage with all this information and where we'll post updates. Please refer to this page for information on the scholarship fund or the gathering in Eric's honor. We will update this page first and I can't guarantee that updates to ST.org or other online forums will be as timely. Please feel free to direct questions to me. Bob Fritchie and Rachael Sigler did all the work for this and they already have very busy lives; so I'm happy to follow up with questions the page might not answer.

http://www.ericnguyengathering.com/

Again, please thank Bob and Rachael who have moved mountains in the midst of a terrible loss.
 
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