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Volume 83, Number 26 � December 29, 1998 Dr. Stephen R.
Byrn, Head, Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and Charles B. Jordan Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, will make a presentation about 'The Purdue Center for Pharmaceutical Processing Research.' Dr. Byrn came
to Purdue University in 1972 and has a B.S. (1966) from DePauw; a Ph.D. (1970) from Illinois; and a P.Doc. (1972) from California. Dr. Byrn will be introduced by PAUL ZIEMER, Program Coordinator for the month of January.
CALENDAR on back of "Ripples" lists January programs and other Rotary and Community functions and dates. MEETING FUNCTIONS: Money Collectors - GENE HILLS, 11:15 to 11:45, and SALLY WATLINGTON, 11:45 to
12:15; Greeter - VICKI MAYES; Invocation - STEVE MOTT; Music - STEVE MOTT; and no high school guests until Tuesday January 12, 1999 (Harrison) - JON HUSTON will be the host on that date. CLUB CONCERNS, Prior to the
invocation today, Vice President GENE COURTANEY (Vice President GENE) requested members to remember the following in their thoughts and prayers: JERRY COLE who had lung surgery at the Mayo Clinic is home; LINDA EWING,
spouse of KEN; CONNIE GRIFFITHS, spouse of President BOB, who had heart surgery is at home; and MARGARET HALL who had quadruple heart bypass surgery is at home. NOTE: 19 ROTARIANS STILL HAVE NOT PAID THEIR DUES - DALE
MC HENRY, Treasurer, will be sending out "last time' dues notices at the end of this month, December, prior to presenting names to the Board of Directors at their meeting on Monday, January 11, 1999 for Board
action regarding these tardy Rotarians. SALVATION ARMY BELL RINGING: ANN PIECHOTA, Chair, and JERRY MC CARTHY, Vice Chair, reported that "Rotarian Bell Ringers' collected $5,073.62 at the kettles on Saturday,
December 19, 1998. DAVE LANDGREBE, Treasurer, Lafayette Rotary Foundation reported that as of Monday, December 28,1998 Rotarians had contributed $8,900.00. The total of these two: Kettles, $5,073.62, and Rotarian
contributions, $8,900.00, amounts, thus far, Io $13,973.62; GRIFF received additional Salvation Army envelopes with over $1,000.00 which will be forwarded to DAVE for an official report. ANN and JERRY will have an
official report within the next two or three weeks; Salvation Army Committee's goal was to have 150 members, 56%, make a contribution, thus far 112, 41%, have participated. THERE IS STILL TIME TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION!
VOCATIONAL PROJECTS COMMITTEE (Committee): ELAINE CUE, Chair, announced that Vocational Service Award nominations are due by Tuesday, January 19, 1M. Criteria for making a nomination, nomination form (on reverse side of
criteria for making a nomination), and a listing of past winners, are available from committee members, see back of "Ripples", or from GRIFF. PLEASE MAKE AN EFFORT TO NOMINATE AN INDIVIDUAL FOR THE VOCATIONAL SERVICE
AWARD. ANNOUNCEMENTS: ROTARY VOLUNTEER ASSISTANCE (Rotary volunteers listed in the December 15th issue of "Ripples') for the YWCA Women Domestic Violence Center's annual holiday celebration provided for 146
children and distributed 54 food baskets. NEW E-MAIL ADDRESSES or CORRECTIONS/CHANGES should be forwarded to DAVE LANDGREBE for a January update; DAVE's e- mail address is dlandgrebe@earthlink.net.ANNUAL DINNER COMMITTEE MEETING, DAN TEDER, Vice President and
Committee Chair, immediately following the regular Club meeting, Tuesday, January 12, 1999, Boiler Board Room, University Inn and Conference Center. A HANDSOME CALLIGRAPHIC 11" x 15" CERTIFICATE WITH ROTARY
SEAL "Declaration of Rotarians In Business And Professions" is available from the Vocational Avenue of Service Directors (STEVE MOTT, Senior Director, TOM SCHMIDT, and JAN GRIFFIN KOEHLER). These are suitable
for framing and may be seen at GRIFF's table - cost is 75 cents each. JANUARY BIRTHDAY TABLE - First Tuesday of the month - Tuesday, January 5, 1999. JANUARY BIRTHDAYS and DATES - BOB FORD, Chair, January Birthday
Table BILL BAUMGARDT 17
DON BIDDLE 2
MARVIN BLADE 22
BOB BOUGGY 25
BARB DOSTER 7
PHIL EMERSON 19
BOB FORD 26
SOL GARTENHAUS 3
HANLY HAMMEL 11
BILL HATFIELD 2
OSCAR HOPKINS 25
PARKIE PARKHURST 20
MARK RUSSELL 7
JOHN SORENSEN 3 MAKE UP: Altay Birand, Ankara-Kavaklidere, TURKEY; FAE SPURLOCK,
Franklin, NC; and OSCAR HOPKINS, BETTY NELSON, and CURTIS MULLEN, Lafayette Rotary Club (Tuesday, December 22, 1998, when there was no meeting). VISITING ROTARIAN: Elaine Ellison, Daybreak. VISITORS: Several visitors
and guests at Rotary today for the "Family Oriented Meeting': NICK CLARK and spouse, VERONA; ELAINE CUE and Administrative Assistant, Indiana Business College, Renee Pritchett, BOB FEUER and daughter, Kayla; BILL
FULLER and spouse, LOU; CHRIS FUNK, spouse, JACKIE, and sons, Francis and Wolfie; JIM FUNK, spouse, Marina, and daughter, Karina; KIRK CLARK and spouse, HOLLY; BOB GARRISON and spouse, CYNTHIA; MICHAEL HUNT and spouse
PHYLLIS; ELSA JANLE and two daughters and son-in-laws, Briana and Steve Hoffman and Sheryl and Steve Salaris; CHRIS JOHANNSEN and son Peter, a law student in St. Paul, MN; DICK KOHLS and spouse, IRENE; NELLIE LECHMAN
and two grandsons from CANADA, Andrew and Roman Lechman; DAVID LUHMAN, spouse, CAROL, and sons Adam and Brian; DICK RAHDERT and spouse, SHERI; LINA REEVES-KERNER and friends, Diane Gaither and Mandi McIver; LEW RUNNELS,
spouse, NANCY, and son BRUCE from CO; JIM TURLEY and spouse, MARY JO; JO WADE, daughter, Courtney, and son, Tyler; and GRIFF's spouse CAROL, granddaughter, Amy, and grandson, Adam. CATEGORIES OF CLASSIFICATION: (i)
Active - An adult person of good character and good business or professional reputation and will make a good Rotarian; (2) Additional Active - Any active member of a Club may propose for and the Club may elect to active
membership one or two additional adult persons who meets the criteria noted in Item I with approval of the Rotarian that currently holds that classification; this individual has all the rights and privileges of a
Rotarian with active classification, i.e., propose members, hold committee chair positions, hold off ice, etc.; (3) Senior Active - When a Rotarian meets one of the following criteria, he/she becomes senior active: (a)
Member for 15 years, (b) 60 and a member for ten years, or (c) 65 and member for five years; and (4) Special Senior Active (Rotarian does not have attendance requirement) - The criteria for that is: (a) Member for 20
years and 65 years old, or (b) Member for 15 years and 70 years old; Rotarian is requested to make this request in writing to the Club Board of Directors. ROTARY FAMILY NEWS: Judith Gappa has resigned from Rotary.
LINDA GRIFFITH provided an audio thank you message for the flowers that were sent from Rotary. NEAL HASKELL, talked with him today, is now teaching at Saint Joseph's College, Rensselaer, as well as continuing
his forensic entomologist work. Due to his schedule and unable to attend Lafayette Rotary will probably transfer to the Rensselaer Rotary Club. FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, Wednesday, December 16th: (1)
HOWARD DIESSLIN, Chair, Investment Committee, distributed an Investment Report for the first nine months of 1998: (a) Three U. S. Treasury Notes, Market Value of $46,175.00, earning 7.125%, 6.375%, and 7.875%; (b) Other
Debt Securities - TVA Note (quarterly) earning 8%, Market Value, $14,524.00; GMAC Note (semi) earning 6.12%, Market Value, $25,065.00; Bankers Trust Note, earning 7.14%, Market Value $12,996.00; and Cigna Note, earning
6.38%, Market Value, $6,967.00 for a total Maturity Value of $105,727.00; (e) Equities: Preferred Stock - Pacific Telesis, earning 7.56%, Market Value $7,800.00; and Mutual Stock Funds (dividends and cap gains
reinvested): Vanguard Windsor 11 - $45,830.00; Vanguard Index 500 - $12,659.00; and Scudder Global - $32,678.00 for a total of $91,167.00; (d) Ready Cash Trust - $16,701.00. Total for all investments - $221,395.00 +
4.1%; copy of this report available from GRIFF; (2) Deferred Giving brochure reviewed and approved for printing; and (3) Annual Meeting of the Foundation scheduled for first Tuesday in September - Tuesday, September 7,
1999. VICE PRESIDENT GENE, after opening exercises, turned the family oriented program (sponsored/hosted by the Vocational Avenue of Service Directors and Chairs, Vocational Service and Youth Committees) over to
STEVE MOTT, Senior Director, Vocational Avenue of Service, representing TOM SCHMIDT, JAN GRIFFIN KOEHLER, Directors, and JEFF DARLING, Chair, Youth Committee, who could not be in attendance. While STEVE introduced Jodi
Stinson, Columbian Park Zoo, ELAINE CUE, Chair, Vocational Projects Committee, and Renee Pritchett, distributed celebration whistles and poppers to the tables. Jodi had three guests from the zoo, a hedgehog, a snake,
and a bird, which she told about and allowed the young people, who for the most part were seated on the floor down front, to see, touch, and ask questions. STEVE closed the meeting with those in attendance singing
"Auld Lang Syne' followed by a lot of whistling and popping. INVOCATION by MARGERY ISMAIL, singing led by BOB VERPLANK, and Rotary piano by REX KEPLER. |
