Volume 84, Number 38 – March 28, 2000

Martin Limbird, Ball State University, member of the Muncie Sunrise Rotary Club, and Coordinator, District 6560 1999-2000 Group Study Exchange (GSE) Team to FRANCE, will speak on “GSE Travel Experience In France.” Martin will be introduced by TOM SCHMIDT, Program Coordinator for the month of April.

APRIL PROGRAMS: TOM SCHMIDT, Program Coordinator for the month of April.

Tuesday, April 4, 2000: See Above

Tuesday, April 11, 2000: Chuck Herber, Journalism Teacher, Jefferson High School, and Advisor to the “Booster” (Jefferson High School student newspaper) will be the speaker. Program to be about the W. Curtis Hostetter Journalism Scholarships (this is a part of the campership program administered by the Vocational Project Committee, JEFF DARLING, Chair) provided by the Club. Mr. Herber hopes to have a recipient of a past journalism scholarship with him to assist with the presentation.

Tuesday, April 18, 2000: Annual Scholarship & Citizenship Program - MARK RUSSELL, Chair, and BARB HANSEN, Vice Chair, Scholarship & Citizenship Committee, will be in charge of the program.

Tuesday, April 25, 2000: Eric Powell, Media Coordinator, Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Program to be about the new Formula One race to be held in Indianapolis, plus snippets of information on the Indianapolis 500 and Brickyard 400.

MEETING FUNCTIONS: Money Collectors - ERNIE POLAND, 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. and LEW RUNNELS, 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.; Greeter - GIL SATTERLY; Invocation - KENT MILLS; Music - DICK SMITH; and High School Guests (West Lafayette) hosted by MIKE SANDERS.

CLUB CONCERNS: Prior to the invocation today, President GENE COURTANEY (President GENE) requested members to keep the following in their thoughts and prayers: LINDA EWING, spouse of KEN; BOB HIATT; MARTHELLEN HOGUE, spouse of BOB, reported that BOB starts treatments on Wednesday; SANDY PEARLMAN called on March 24th to report that she had returned home on the 15th following hip replacement surgery on the 8th, is doing good and getting around with aid of a cane; MARV PHILLIPS; and BEV STONE.

DEEPEST SYMPATHY to the family of JOE SICER who died at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, March 23, 2000, at St. AnthonyHealth Care. JOE would have been 98 years old on June 11th. He had been a Rotarian in Jeffersonville from 1927 -1942 and a member of the Lafayette Club upon moving to become a staff member at Purdue; he was an active Rotarian for 71 years. He was a constant financial contributor to the Club (supporting the many Club activities), the Lafayette Rotary Foundation (contributor at the Double Diamond Level, i.e., $10,000.00 or more), The Rotary International Foundation (holder of three Paul Harris Fellow recognitions), and a Benefactor of the Permanent Fund of The Rotary International Foundation. In fact, as recently as Tuesday, October 6, 1998, JOE at the age of 96, was the Club’s speaker, addressing the Club on “Why A Career In The Poultry Industry - Plus A Few Reflections On Other Happenings That Have Affected My Life Through 96 Years.” He contributed to Rotary in many many ways and will be greatly missed.

THANKS to JIM FOSTER for reading an outstanding eulogy to JOE; eulogy was put together by BOB HOGUE, MARK RUSSELL, and JIM. Copies are available from GRIFF.

MARGERY ISMAIL (“Leader” picture) latest Rotarian to be featured as a “Lafayette Leader” in the series of articles by Lillian Price. A most interesting article about MARGERY and her many accomplishments.

BOB BROCK at Rotary today, it was good to see him. BOB wanted all to know that he appreciated the beautiful azalea plant sent while in the hospital and that the cards, visits, and phone calls all helped his spirits during recovery time.

MARV PHILLIPS, according to BETTY NELSON, has moved to 122 Westview Circle, West Lafayette 47906-1600.

DICK SMITH back from Santa Fe, NM and at Rotary today. DICK has been performing with the Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra and for a month with the State of New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, Albuquerque, which visited and performed at Indian reservations (supported by the National Endowment for the Arts and the American Symphony League of Albuquerque). DICK, in full dress, tux that is, would visit the performance site a day early, pass out batons, and demonstrate to the children how to direct.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• ROTARY INFORMATION SESSION (Session): Another Session, 11:00 a.m. prior to a regular Club meeting and conducted by JERRY MC CARTHY, Membership and Information Committee, is being arranged. All prospective members must attend such a Session. One of the following Tuesdays, April 4th, April 11th, or April 25th is being considered; therefore, if you are considering the sponsorship of a new member, please contact GRIFF.

• PLEASE HELP SELL and PURCHASE TICKETS to the “SINGING FOR GREATER LAFAYETTE”, a cooperative effort on the part of Rotary and the Purdue Musical Organizations (PMO), to raise money for the Long Center Restoration Project (Project). This event will feature the six units of PMO (Purdue Varsity Glee Club, Purduettes, PMO Express, University Choir, Purdue Bell Choir, and PMO Kids Choir) presenting a 90-minute, no intermission, performance at 7:30 p.m., (not 8:00 p.m.) Saturday, April 8th, at the Long Center For The Performing Arts (Long Center).

• JIM HANKS, Co-Chair, stated today, “If anyone needs another example of how great Lafayette Rotarians really are, is that before there had been a decision by the Club to sponsor a benefit for the Long Center Restoration Project (Project), 51 Rotarians had already donated $257,000.00, including the Foundation’s $25,000.00 gift. And, here I stand ten days away from the April 8th benefit with the temerity to ask you for one last effort, one more vigorous act in support of the Project. As I pondered what I should say today on behalf of the Club’s April 8th sponsorship of the benefit for the Project, I found myself wishing for the wit of MAURI WILLLIAMSON, the enthusiasm of BOB VERPLANK, the thoroughness of BETTY NELSON, the persuasiveness of BOB GRIFFITHS, and the sincerity of GENE COURTANEY. Mostly what I have come up with is this simple, earnest hope, couched as a plea: PLEASE HELP! We need you. We need you to buy tickets. We need you to sell tickets.” Selling out the 1200-seat Long Center could raise in excess of $20,000.00 for this very worthwhile Project.

APRIL BIRTHDAY TABLE - First Tuesday in April - April 4, 2000.

APRIL BIRTHDAYS and DATES - BOB FEUER, April Birthday Table Chair.

APRIL 100% CLUB: Number indicates months of continuous attendance; no number indicates one month. ADAMS (93); ANDERSON, FRED (3); BARRETT (30); BLADE; BOUGH; BRAUNLICH; BROCK (68); CHISCON, AL (122); CHISCON, MARTHA (115); COHEN, FRITZ (50); COLE (3); COURTANEY (31); DIESSLIN (56); DOSTER; DUNN (3); EWING (56); FENN (6); FEUER (206); FILMER (49); FOSTER (54); FRAMPTON (15); FREY, HARLEY (150); FULLER (191); FUNK, CHRIS (25); GARRISON (29); GENTRY; GRIFFITH (253); GRIFFITHS (53); GRIPE; HALL, MARGARET (108); HALL, YB (491); HAMMEL (11); HANKS (21); HANSEN (20); HATCHER; HATFIELD (230); HINZE (4); HOBBS (72); HOLTZ (5); HOPKINS (55); HYCHKA (32); JACKSON (50); JANLE (30); KECK (49); KEPLER (117); KINGMA (2); GRIFFIN KOEHLER (103); KOHLS (5); KOSMAN (22); KRAUSE (3); LANDGREBE (116); LANE (458); LOVELL (3); LUHMAN (69); MAYES (14); MC CARTHY (21); MC HENRY (54); MC KEE (248); MILLER, BILL R. (333); MITCHELL (123); MOTT (52); NAPIER; NELSON (64); PAPE (234); PARK (5); PARKHURST (2); PEARSON (2); PRITSCHER (4); RAHDERT (92); RUNNELS (132); SATTERLY (3); SCHMIDT (256); SICER (297); SILVA (236); SMITH, JIM (2); SMITH, KEITH (35); SMITH, SUSAN (92); ST. JOHN (125); SUDDARTH (31); TAYLOR, HAROLD (422); TEDER, DAN (95); TEDER, LAWRENCE (3); TURLEY (152); TURNER, JANE (113); VERPLANK (418); WADE (74); WALKER (178); WEST (80); WHISTLER (3); and WILEY (234). CONGRATULATIONS to JIM HOBBS who had six years; to MARGARET HALL who had nine years; and to LEW RUNNELS who had 11 years of 100% attendance at the end of April. Contact GRIFF for lapel pins.

MAKE UPS: GERARD BENNER, Rensselaer; NICK CLARK, Daybreak and Kokomo; BRUCE HARDING, Jeffersonville; BETTY NELSON, Daybreak; LEW RUNNELS, Lahaina Maui, HI (five times); and VIRGIL ST. JOHN, North Phoenix, AZ (four times).

VISITING ROTARIANS: Rob Miller, Muncie Noon; Neal Haskell, former Lafayette Rotarian, Rensselaer; and Cheryl Norris, Tustin, CA. Cheryl and President GENE exchanged Club banners.

VISITORS: Norbert Stratkemper (with Worwag LLC, a Germany-based paint firm that is purchasing Egyptian Lacquer Manufacturing Co.), guest of JERRY COLE; John Fisher (Director of Sales, Holiday Inn), guest of GRIFF; Dick Jaeger (Arts Critic for “JC” and “Leader”), guest of JIM HANKS; Doug Longest (Director of Sales, University Inn Conference Center and Suites, who will be replacing ERIC MURPHY, ERIC has purchased technology firm and will be leaving the community), guest of ERIC MURPHY; Bill Baitinger (Senior Technology Manager, Office of Technology Commercialization, Purdue Research Foundation), guest of HANS NAUMANN; and Major Robert Meyer (Salvation Army), guest of TOM SCHMIDT.

VOCATIONAL SCHOOL GUEST: Shane Chapman, Ivy Tech State College, was guest of the Club and hosted/introduced by JAN GRIFFIN KOEHLER. President GENE presented Shane with a certificate of recognition and a Rotary travel mug (4-Way Test on it).

ROTARIANS ARE INVITED to the U. S. Secretary of Education Award Ceremony, 7 - 9 p.m., Monday, April 3, 2000, Sunnyside Middle School, where the Lafayette Adult Reading Academy will be presented the 1999 United States Secretary of Education Award for an Outstanding Adult Education and Literacy Program.

NOTES FROM THE CLUB (Club Board), Monday, March 13th, and FOUNDATION (Foundation Board), Wednesday, March 15th, BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS:

• Club Board: (1) KEITH SMITH, Assistant Treasurer, reviewed the Treasurer’s Report and Cash Receipts and Disbursements Summary; (2) Membership proposal of Daniel L. Taylor approved to be forwarded to the Membership Education & Information Committee, pending approval by the Membership Selection & Classification Committee; (3) Directors/Designees Report on Avenues of Service Activities: (a) Club - No Report; (b) Community (FRITZ COHEN) - “Shots Not Spots” project still one volunteer short; (c) International (SUSAN HYCHKA) - Activities and relationships related to International Youth Exchange Student, Enrico Pinto, still seem to be going okay; and advocated keeping the International Youth Exchange Committee active even though Club and Daybreak will not be participating in the program next year; and (d) Vocational (TOM SCHMIDT) - Four Vocational Scholarships of $400.00 each to be awarded to students from Ivy Tech State College, Tuesday, March 14th, there were 26 applications; and (4) New Business: (a) New Member Reception (Reception) was reviewed and it was decided to conduct the Reception again next year; (b) Rotary caps to new members - decided that since not appropriate for females and very few occasions to wear, that Rotary caps would not be given to new members, a committee was appointed to investigate alternative possibilities; (c) Political presentation policy was reviewed. NEXT MEETING - Monday, April 10th.

• Foundation Board: (1) Current Equity Portfolio Review and Recommendations Report was submitted by HOWARD DIESSLIN, Chair, Investment Committee; (2) Club Board of Directors meeting reviewed by President GENE COURTANEY; and (3) Date for presentation of plaques and Golden Service framed certificates postponed until April meeting. NEXT MEETING - Wednesday, April 12th.

KAE MOORE introduced Dean Richard A. Cosier who made a most interesting presentation stressing five initiatives of the Krannert School of Management: (1) Focusing on economic development with the community and State; (2) Construction of the new building; (3) Expand electronic business thrust; (4) Global education in Hanover, GERMANY; and (5) Development of new multi-disciplinary programs.

Money collected by - JUDITH HAMMAN and ERIC MEISTER; Greeting by - JOE KRAUSE and JOHN SANDERSON; Invocation by VICKI MAYES; Singing led by DICK SMITH; Rotary piano by REX KEPLER; and Free Meal Drawing - DAVID HEATH and STEVE STUCKY.

BUD BAUGH thought everyone might enjoy this cartoon that he recently ran across (while cleaning up his studio) that was in The Rotarian years ago.

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