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Volume 84, Number 51 and 52 – June 27, 2000 PLEASE NOTE NO ROTARY CLUB MEETING, TUESDAY, JULY 4, 2000 Tuesday, July 11, 2000 is the day that President EUGENE D. COURTANEY (President GENE) and President Elect DANIEL A. TEDER (President Elect DAN) have decided will be the administration/leadership change of the Lafayette Rotary Club. Retiring President GENE will review the highlights of his past year and incoming President Elect DAN will outline his program for the 2000-2001 Rotary year. It is hoped that members, and especially Club Past Presidents (tables will be reserved for Past Presidents), will make a special effort to attend to extend their thanks to President GENE for his efforts during the past Rotary Year and to show your support to President Elect DAN in the upcoming 2000-2001 Rotary year. NOTE: President GENE and President Elect DAN requested that there by a regular program. Jeff Cardwell, President, Huston Electric, Inc., will make a presentation “Touring The Amazon.” Mr. Cardwell will be introduced by JON HUSTON, Program Coordinator for July. JULY PROGRAMS - JON HUSTON, Program Coordinator Tuesday, July 4, 2000: NO CLUB MEETING; Tuesday, July 11, 2000: Change of Administration, and Jeff Cardwell, President Huston Electric, Inc., See Above; Tuesday, July 18, 2000: Frank J. Devlyn, President, Rotary International - 2000-2001 -- EVENING MEETING; and Tuesday, July 25, 2000: Deputy Commissioner of Labor, State of Indiana, discussing “Current Indiana Labor Status.” MEETING FUNCTIONS: Money Collectors - JIM BODENMILLER, 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. and JIM HANKS, 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.; Greeter - BILL LOVELL; Invocation - BOB ADAMS; and Music - SUSAN SMITH. CLUB CONCERNS: Prior to the invocation today, President GENE COURTANEY (President GENE) requested members to keep the following in their thoughts and prayers: BOB HIATT; MARV PHILLIPS; BEV STONE; and MARJORIE WALKER, spouse of DICK. BOB GRIFFITHS, Immediate Past President, offered an eulogy to BOB HOGUE; copies will be available, contact GRIFF. STEVE MOTT (“Leader” picture) latest Rotarian to be featured as a “Lafayette Leader” in the series of articles by Lillian Price. A most interesting article about STEVE, his background, his family, and his many accomplishments. CORRESPONDENCE from BRUCE OWENS...I didn’t think “guys” were supposed to get flowers, but I confess that the azalea plant after my rotator cuff surgery brightened the day. Thanks to catching it relatively early and an excellent doctor, recovery is progressing much faster that expected. Thanks again Marlesa Roney has resigned from Rotary, Marlesa is be a Vice President at the University of Akron, Akron, OH. WELCOME NEW MEMBERS:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: SPECIAL MEETING: Frank J. Devlyn, Rotary International (RI) President for the 2000-2001 Rotary Year, will be the speaker at the Tuesday evening, July 18th, Club meeting. The tentative schedule calls for his arrival in the Greater Lafayette area around 3:30 p.m. for a tour of Prophetstown, hosted by NICK CLARK, and a tour of the Long Center for the Performing Arts, hosted by JIM HANKS. The evening program is scheduled for the Grand Ballroom, University Inn. Cost of the buffet will be $12.00 per person. You should expect a telephone call from a Board member regarding your plans to attend during the next two weeks. REMEMBER, spouses and significant others are cordially invited to attend this special meeting. GRIFF needs a final count by Tuesday, July 11th. RUSSIAN POLITICAL LEADERS GROUP to be hosted again this year by Indianapolis and Lafayette Rotary Clubs; BILL HATFIELD, again this year will Chair the Russian Leaders Visit Committee (Committee) which will identify hosts and plan an agenda for Thursday, September 21st through Monday, September 25th. This year the group have a judicial background; therefore, hopefully Rotarians with this type of background will volunteer to act as hosts. BILL would like for the Committee (BOB GRIFFITHS; OSCAR HOPKINS; JOE KRAUSE; DAVID LUHMAN; SONYA MARGERUM; LIZ SOLBERG; and DAN TEDER) to meet at 11;00 a.m., each Tuesday from July 11th through August 29th. A room/area will be reserved at the University Inn Conference Center and Suites (University Inn), Committee members should check with GRIFF each Tuesday to determine meeting location. JULY BIRTHDAY TABLE - Second Tuesday of July - Tuesday, July 11, 2000. JULY BIRTHDAYS and DATES - JIM HOBBS, Chair, July Birthday Table.
MAKEUPS: LE ROY SILVA, Louisville, KY, Bethesda, MD, Carmel, and Indianapolis East. VISITING ROTARIANS: John Boehm, Lewisville, TX; John Heller and Graeme Reid, Daybreak; Kathryn Janeway, Indianapolis; David Mugler, Manhattan, KS. Visiting Rotarian Mugler and President GENE exchanged banners. VISITORS: Madison Koehler, daughter of JAN; Joyce Boehm (Daughter-in-law, from Lafayette, of Visiting Rotarian, John Boehm, Lewisville, TX); Martha Nealon (Software Training Manager, Merck Pharmaceutical Co., Carmel, NY), guest of MILLARD PLUMLEE; and Robin Collier, Doug Fowler, Ron Huth, and Bob Sabolich (Huth Thompson LLP), guest of STEVE THOMPSON. SPECIAL GUEST: Rob-Ki Lee, Ambassadorial Scholar from Republic of KOREA, hosted/introduced by AL CHISCON, Host Counselor. Rob-Ki is working on a Ph.D. in English and plans to continue his study here for two additional years. MAY 100% CLUB: Number indicates months of continuous attendance; no number indicates one month. ADAMS (96); BARRETT (33); BENNER (2); BIDDLE; BLADE (4); BRANIGIN; BROCK (71); CARPENTER (2); CHISCON, Al (125); CHISCON, MARTHA (118); COHEN, FRITZ (53); COLE, JERRY (6); COURTANEY (34); DARLING; DIESSLIN (59); DOSTER (4); EWING (59); FEUER (209); FILMER (52); FOSTER (57); FRAMPTON (18); FREY, HARLEY (153); FULLER (194); FUNK, CHRIS (28); GARRISON (32); GENTRY (4); GRIFFITH (256); GRIFFITHS (56); HALL, MARGARET (111); HALL, YB (494); HAMMEL (14); HANKS (24); HANSEN (23); HATFIELD (233); HEMMER (3); HILLS; HINZE (7); HOBBS (75); HOLTZ (8); HOPKINS (58); HYCHKA (35); IRVINE (2); JACKSON (53); JANLE (34); KECK (52); KEPLER (120); KLUSMAN (62); GRIFFIN KOEHLER (106); KOHLS (8); KOSMAN (25); KUIPERS (6); LANDGREBE (119); LANE (461); LOVELL (6); LUHMAN (72); MAYES (17); MC CARTHY (24); MC HENRY (57); MC KEE (251); MILLER, BILL R. (336); MITCHELL (126); MORRIS; MOTT (55); NELSON (67); PAPE (237); PARK (8); PARKHURST (5); PEARSON; POLAND (2); PRITSCHER (7); RAHDERT (95); RUNNELS (135); SANDERS; SANDERSON (5); SCHMIDT (259); SILVA (239); SMITH, KEITH (38); SMITH, SUSAN (95); ST. JOHN (128); SUDDARTH (34); TAYLOR, HAROLD (425); TEDER, DAN (98); TEDER, LAWRENCE (6); TURLEY (155); TURNER, JANE (116); VERPLANK (421); WADE (77); WALKER (181); WEST (83); WHITE; and WILEY (237). CONGRATULATIONS to JIM HANKS and JERRY MC CARTHY who had two years; to DAVID LUHMAN who had six years; to BOB ADAMS who had eight years; to REX KEPLER who had ten years; and to BILL R. MILLER who had 28 years of 100% attendance at the end of May. Contact GRIFF for lapel pins. NOTES FROM CLUB, Monday, June 12th, and FOUNDATION, Wednesday, June 14th, BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS Club Board: (1) DALE MC HENRY (DALE), Treasurer, reviewed the Cash Receipts and Disbursements Summary Report for May 2000; noted that seven Rotarians are arrears in dues, each is to be contacted by a Director; DALE noted that the District reported that liability coverage had been increased due to claims involving transportation of students in Rotary related activities to $3.03 per member (currently $2.68), Club pays District dues of $20.50 per member and of this amount $1.50 per member is budgeted toward this liability coverage, Club Board, as they did last year, voted to pay District the $1.53 per member difference to assist the District’s budget; DALE presented a preliminary 2000-2001 year budget and after modifications will present the 2000-2001 year budget for Board approval at the July meeting; (2) The following membership proposals were approved by the Board pending approval of the Membership Selection & Classification and/or Membership Education & Information Committees: Debra Hoppes; Tracie Hughes; Timothy Knuppel; Mike Madrid; Cheryl Norris; David Roquemore; and Gary Suisman; (3) DAVID BOUGH, Vice President and Chair, Annual Dinner Committee, and a subcommittee recommended that the Rotary/PMO Service Above Self Committee’s annual fund raising event be held at the Long Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, March 24, 2001 and the Annual Dinner be held at the University Inn on Wednesday, May 9, 2001 (Rotarian-of-the Year Award, and PMO senior awards will be a part of the Annual Dinner program), the Board approved both of these dates and canceled the Rotary meeting for Tuesday, May 8, 2001; (4) Board voted not to support Indianapolis-Sunrise Club‘s legislative enactment to supplement the present system of District numbers with a system of unique location and/or cultural names; (5) Board received the Task Force’s recommendations for increasing Club fellowship; (6) Board discussed various items related to Rotary International President Frank Devlyn’s visit on July 18th; and (6) Board, by acclamation thanked President GENE, and Senior Directors BOB BROCK, FRITZ COHEN, SUSAN HYCHKA, and TOM SCHMIDT for their years of service on the Board. Foundation Board: (1) No Treasurer’s Report - next one is Wednesday, July 12th; (2) No Investment Committee Report - next one is Wednesday, August 16th; (3) TOM SCHMIDT, Chair, Funds Request Committee, reported to both Boards that he did investigate the cost of installing a lift and tie down for chair in a van locally and found that the installation would be somewhat cheaper; however, Mrs. Harlan reported that her van had been broad sided, exact spot where the installation was to occur, so everything waiting insurance settlement of this accident; (4) DALE reviewed the liability coverage cited under the Club Board notes; and (5) Secretary to meet with BOB GRIFFITHS and prepare procedures, with designated approval signatures, for withdrawal of funds from the Merrill Lynch accounts, for the Board’s consideration at the July meeting. WHY SHOULD YOU BE A ROTARIAN? (Answers to a commonly asked question about Rotary Club membership.) Why should you be a Rotarian? (1) Professionals today juggle career, family, and personal interests. Little time is left over for community involvement and the satisfaction of volunteerism. (2) You can make the most of the time you give to your community by belonging to the Rotary club. (3) Rotarians achieve together what individuals cannot accomplish alone, and have fund doing it! (4) While Rotary clubs make a real difference in communities around the world, they also offer unparalleled opportunities for individual growth: (a) “Hands-on” experience dealing with issues affecting our local and world communities; (b) Membership in a diverse international network of business and professional leaders; (c) A sense of accomplishment gained from working with your peers on a variety of valuable community and international service projects; and (d) The opportunity to meet Rotarians of other clubs in nearby communities - or anywhere you travel around the world - and have friends in all corners of the globe. Through club activities, members develop and use business skills that can be applied at work - such as leading meetings, developing budgets, spearheading fundraising efforts, and organizing service project. And, club leadership changes annually, so that more people can have the benefit of such leadership training. (From “Link”, Rotary Club of Indianapolis) BARB DOSTER introduced Rotarian BOB GARRISON, Director, Club Avenue of Service, Chair, Membership Team, and Chair, Membership Retention Committee, who led off by relating plans for the development of a video about the history of the Lafayette Rotary Club. This idea arose out of one of the Rotary Information Sessions conducted by JERRY MC CARTHY when BILL LOVELL noted that most of the information related to Rotary International and there should be more about what our Club does. BOB made a plea to members to search through their old files for old photographs and other items related to the history of the Club and loan them to the group (BOB; CHRIS FUNK; JIM HANKS; and OSCAR HOPKINS) that is developing this special video. He then introduced JIM HANKS who discussed the development of the video shown at the Annual Dinner and noted two corrections that BILL HATFIELD had called to his attention: (1) Approximately 1.2 million Rotarians, not 2 million, worldwide; and (2) Contributions to PolioPlus were $350 million and not $5 million. BOB then showed this video to the Club. MEETING FUNCTIONS: Money collectors: JO WADE and SALLY WATLINGTON; Greeting by - FAYE and JERRY COLE; Invocation by ELSA JANLE; Singing led by GREG NAPIER; Rotary piano by HARLEY FREY; and Free Meal Drawing - JIM HANKS and LIZ SOLBERG. |
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GARY M. SUISMAN (GARY) with classification PRINTING & PUBLISHING--Newspaper Publishing was introduced by his sponsor, DICK HOLTZ. GARY and his spouse, KATHLEEN, are the parents of two children and reside at 3316 Covington Street, West Lafayette 47906-1186 - telephone 463-6548 (GARY was happy to announce that his family has just joined him after his spending the past several weeks in an apartment). GARY is a former Rotarian at Fort Collins, CO and is President and Publisher, Journal and Courier, with office at 217 North Sixth Street, Lafayette 47901-1448. Upon receipt of GARY’s Rotary committees they will be forwarded to the respective committee chairs and, if received soon enough, on the back of “Ripples.”
DANIEL L. TAYLOR (DAN) with classification BUSINESS SERVICES--Miniature Golf was introduced by his sponsor, JERRY COLE. DAN and his spouse, KRISTINA, are the parents of two children and reside at 4710 S 100 E, Lafayette 47909-3652 - telephone 477-6015. DAN is Owner/Operator of the new Precision Putt Miniature Golf Course, 311 Meijer Drive, Lafayette 47905 - telephone 446-9290; FAX 446-9296. Upon receipt of DAN’s Rotary committees they will be forwarded to the respective committee chairs and, if received soon enough, on the back of “Ripples.”