Ripples - March 30, 1999

Volume 83, Number 39 – March 30, 1999

Rotarian JIM DWORKIN, Associate Dean, School of Management, and Professor of Management, will make a presentation on “Why Baseball Players Make Such High Salaries.” He came to Purdue in 1976 and has a B.A. (1970) and M.A. (1971) from Cincinnati, and Ph.D. (1977) from Minnesota. JIM will be introduced by JERRY MC CARTHY, Program Coordinator for the month of April.

CALENDAR on back of “Ripples” lists April programs and other Rotary and community functions and dates.

MEETING FUNCTIONS: Money Collectors - CAROLYN JONES, 11:10 - 11:45, and PAUL ZIEMER, 11:45 - 12:15; Greeter - DONYA LESTER; Invocation - KATHY MEEKS; Music - JIM DWORKIN; and host of high school (West Lafayette) guests - BARB HANSEN.

CLUB CONCERNS: Prior to the invocation today, President BOB GRIFFITHS (President Bob) noted that VIRGIL ST. JOHN and HUGH STEELE were in attendance, and requested members to remember LINDA EWING, and MARJORIE WALKER, spouse of DICK, in their thoughts and prayers.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS:

MICHAEL SANDERS with classification EDUCATION--University-School of Management and Krannert Graduate School-Undergraduate Programs, was introduced by his sponsor, BARB DOSTER. MIKE has a son attending William Penn College, Oskaloosa, IA, and he and his spouse, SHARI RODRIGUEZ, reside at 203 East Monroe Street, Delphi 46923-1226 - telephone (765) 564-4707. SHARI is Director of Development, School of Mechanical Engineering. MIKE is very active in Delphi and Carroll County governmental activities and is Director, Undergraduate Programs, with office in the Krannert Building--Purdue - telephone 494-4342. MIKE’s Rotary committees are House (FRED ANDERSON, Chair), Scholarship & Citizenship (KAREN JOHNSON-HOFFMANN, Chair), and Student Guests (BARB DOSTER, Chair).

DOUG TAYLOR with classification SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS & INSTITUTIONS--Habitat for Humanity--Executive Director, was introduced by one of his sponsors, KEN EWING, DOUG’s other sponsors were MARVIN BLADE and DON BIDDLE. DOUG and his spouse, CINDY, are the parents of two sons, Austin and Zachery, and reside at 50 S 900 E, Lafayette 47905-7910 - telephone 296-3975. DOUG is Executive Director, Habitat for Humanity with office at 420 South 1st Street, Lafayette 47905-1004 - telephone 423-4590. Upon receiving DOUG’s Rotary committee selections, they will be listed and forwarded to the appropriate committee chair(s).

NOTICE TO NEW MEMBERS and MEMBERS WANTING PICTURES TAKEN AGAIN FOR DIRECTORY - CHRIS FUNK will be there on Tuesday, April 6, 1999; check with Money Collectors or GRIFF for CHRIS’ location.

ROTARIANS WHO ARE CONSIDERING PROPOSAL OF AN INDIVIDUAL TO BECOME A MEMBER - Membership Education and Information Committee, JERRY MC CARTHY, Vice Chair, will be conducting an “Information Meeting”, 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 6th, Tailgate Lounge, University Inn. Potential candidate(s) must attend a meeting such as this to learn more about Rotary in order to decide whether they would like to become a member. Contact GRIFF for a “Membership Application” card.

GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE (GSE) TEAM FROM FRANCE will be the Club’s guests next Tuesday, April 6th. A special invitation has been extend to Daybreak to attend since they are co-sponsors. The GSE Team members are: Rene Crolard, Team Leader, from Rotary Club (RC) of Annecy (retired Director, Research Center of Technology for the paper and pulp industry); Christele Agraz, sponsored by the RC of Romans (29 years old, teacher of English and Russian, and in charge of International Relations for the Lycee Technique Monplaisir in Valence); Florence Ribera, sponsored by the RC of Grenoble (28 years old and preparing for Ph.D. in cellular biology in a hospital for heart transplants); Geraldine Lievre, sponsored by the RC of Valence Mistral (29 years old and a computer engineer specialist in information technics); and Patrick Boucq, sponsored by the RC of Chambery Challes (38 years old and Manager, Tourism Office of Aillon Le Jeune in Savoy). Alternate team member is Anne Deschamps, 27 years old and a legal assistant.

DISTRICT 6560 CONFERENCE (Conference), April 30 - May 2, 1999, The Seasons Lodge & Conference Center, Nashville, IN. This is District Governor BILL HATFIELD’s Conference so hopefully several from the Club will attend. GRIFF has registration forms.

ROTARY VOCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS: One of the highlights of today’s program was the awarding of four vocational scholarships by the Vocational Projects Committee, ELAINE CUE, Chair. The scholarships, $400.00 each, are forwarded to either the Indiana Business College (IBC) or Ivy Tech State College (Ivy Tech) for use by the winners to continue their education. Selection is based on a 500-word essay, their cumulative grade point average (CGPA), and other variables. The IBC winners are: (1) Catherine (Yingzi) Luo (Professional Accounting Major), an immigrant from CHINA, did not speak fluent English nor drive until they had lived in the US for a while; she and spouse own a restaurant and live in Kokomo; and has maintained a CGPA of 3.94 while working and commuting every day from Kokomo; (2) Kimberly Rees (Professional Accounting Major) is married and works at Harry’s Chocolate Shop in the business office; is a McCutcheon High School graduate; she and spouse reside in Lafayette; has either perfect or near perfect attendance every quarter; and has maintained a CGPA of 3.65; and (3) Yvette Richardson-Worthington (Office Systems Specialist Major) is married and has two children; has perfect attendance throughout her time at IBC; her spouse is a contractor and they reside in Lafayette; and has maintained a CGPA of 3.74. The Ivy Tech winner is Patricia Oakley who is married and has one daughter who will be a college freshman in September; family move to Lafayette from Fort Wayne; actively participates in Lafayette area aquatics; and has maintained a CGPA of 3.7.

APRIL BIRTHDAY TABLE - First Tuesday of the month, Tuesday, April 6, 1999.

APRIL BIRTHDAYS and DATES - KIRK CLARK, Chair, April Birthday Table.

DICK BARTHOLOMEW	7	DICK KOHLS	19
JIM BODENMILLER	19	DAVE LANDGREBE	12
JEFF BOSS	7	VIC LECHTENBERG	14
TED BRUNNER	9	SONYA MARGERUM	13
JIM CARNEY	21	ROY MEEKS	18
KEN EWING	6	ANN MILLER	19
BOB FEUER	9	STAN MITHOEFER	15
MARGARET HALL	7	STEVE PENNELL	7
BUTCH HANCOCK	20	ANN PIECHOTA	26
CHUCK HORNER	28	BILL POWERS	17
JIM IRVIN	9	DANA SMITH	29
K. JOHNSON-HOFFMANN	8	STEVE THOMPSON	14
SHAWN KELLY	6	BRIAN TURNER	13
SUSAN KISINGER	17	LYNNE ZACHMANOGLOU	1
JIM KLUSMAN	16

MAKE UPS: GLENN BOWERS, Daybreak; BOB GARRISON, Frankfort; BOB GRIFFITHS, Punta Gorda, FL; LARRY LANE, HUGH STEELE, and MAURI WILLIAMSON, Otterbein; DAVID LUHMAN, Danville and Zionsville; RALPH MORRIS, Sarasota Bay, FL; JOE SICER, Lake Placid, FL (five times); DICK SMITH, Santa Fe del Sur, NM; and VIRGIL ST. JOHN, North Phoenix and Paradise Valley, AZ.

VISITING ROTARIANS: Jerry Erskine, District Governor Nominee, Lebanon; and Phil Gordon, Goshen.

COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS OPPORTUNITY: The Community and Family Resources Center (CFRC) is conducting their 11th Annual Be A Life Saver fund raiser on Saturday, April 17, 1999. This campaign helps to support child abuse programming at CFRC; the month of April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Rotarian volunteers are being asked to collect donations at various retailer locations in the Greater Lafayette community - three volunteers to sign up to work each shift: 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.; 12:30 - 3:00 p.m.; and 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. In addition to the shifts, a site captain is also needed to coordinate Rotarian volunteers at the prearranged retail location. Site captain would need to verify that all volunteers arrive at the site and know what to do once they have arrived. Collections and aprons would be turned in at the end of the day by the site captain. For further information, please contact CHRISTY SMITH at 474-3538 - Residence; 772-9115 - Office; or e-mail < 11staff@indy.net >.

SHORT TERM INBOUND YOUTH EXCHANGE: TOM MORAN is District Coordinator, Short Term Inbound Youth Exchange, and is seeking host families for six youths, ages 15 to 18, two boys and one girl from BRAZIL, and three boys from GERMANY, for five weeks this summer - July 24 - August 15, 1999. If you are interested or would like information, please contact TOM at 474-3404 - Office; 538-2185 - Residence; FAX 474-3423; or e-mail < perry@perrychemical.com >.

CORRESPONDENCE from Helen Keller, spouse of Sam...Again, I had the pleasure of being an honored guest at Rotary’s Annual fest with the Purdue Glee Club. It was a delightful evening - the Glee Club members are always an inspiration. Thank you! Rotary was very special for Sam and may their good works continue!

ROTARY FAMILY NEWS: JOHN CARPENTER back at Rotary today after wintering in Naples, FL; good to see JOHN back.

CRAIG IRVINE introduced Merritt McMullen, Director of Sales, Lindblad Special Expeditions, who made a most interesting presentation, with video, explaining the difference between expeditions (aboard comfortable expedition ships, carrying between 30 and 110 guests, equipped with Zodiac landing craft, which enables guests to land in places inaccessible to most travelers) and tours. Expeditions: (1) Brings one up close to the wildlife and cultural sites of a region; (2) Takes one to locations of natural beauty such as Alaska where staff of experts explain the dramatic geology, wildlife, and native cultures and in Europe and the Mediterranean where historians share their knowledge of these ancient lands; (3) Offers a wide choice and level of activities enabling one to select a suitable excursion; (4) Itineraries are flexible to allow opportunity to experience nature’s unplanned events; and (5) Traveling in small groups and using Zodiac landing craft allows one to visit areas inaccessible to larger ships.

GREETER: ERIC MURPHY; Invocation by DICK RAHDERT; sang “Hail Purdue”, led by President BOB, in honor of Purdue Women’s Basketball Team winning NCAA; and Rotary piano by REX KEPLER.