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Volume 85, Number 10 � September 12, 2000 UPCOMING PROGRAM (September 19, 2000)
MEETING FUNCTIONS: Money Collectors � JIM CARNEY, 11:15 to 11:45 a.m., and ERNIE POLAND, 11:45 am. to 12:15 p.m.; Greeter � GORDON KINGMA; Invocation � STEVE THOMPSON; Music � BOB
VERPLANK; and High School (Jefferson) hosted by STEVE MOTT. CLUB CONCERNS Prior to the invocation today, President DAN TEDER (President DAN) requested members to keep the following in their thoughts and prayers: YB HALL who may
have suffered another slight stroke; BOB HIATT; JOHN MC KEE; BEV STONE; and MARJORIE WALKER, spouse of DICK. CHRIS JOHANNSEN presented an excellent eulogy to MARV PHILLIPS; a copy is available from GRIFF. SPEAKERS who have made presentations previously and have
received a Rotary wheel are given the alternative of another Rotary wheel or the Club making a $10.00 contribution in their name to an agency of their choice. STAN MITHOEFER on August 15th
requested that $10.00 be donated to the Lafayette Rotary Foundation in his name, and today, September 12th, JIM BODENMILLER requested that $10.00 be donated to the Tippecanoe Arts Federation in his name.
SANDY ALLENDE has a new position, Investment Executive, Fifth Third Securities, Inc., 500 Sagamore Parkway West, West Lafayette 47906 � telephone 497-3034, and FAX 463-6398, ANNOUNCEMENTS Rotarians Considering Proposal of a New Member: The Rotary Education & Information Committee will be conducting Information Sessions (Session) on Tuesday, September 19th (Session conducted by JERRY MC CARTHY and
BRUCE OWENS) and Tuesday, September 26th (Session conducted by BRUCE OWENS and JANE TURNER). Both Sessions will be at 11:00 a.m. in the Tailgate
Lounge (across from the Registration Desk), University Inn Conference Center and Suites. Potential member must attend a Session similar to these in order to learn
more about Rotary and be better prepared to make a choice as to whether to become a Rotarian. Should you be considering the sponsorship of a member,
attendance at one of these Sessions would significantly speed up the membership process. Small Group Dinners: JANE TURNER noted that 18 Rotarians/spouses/special
person will be attending the Beef & Boards Dinner Theater on Thursday, September 14th; still two spots available for Thursday, October 5th with CAROL and GRIFF;
and still a few spots available with CHERYL BUTCHER and JACK HATCHER on Thursday, November 2nd. Pictorial Directory for the 2000-2001 Rotary Year now available at GRIFF's table in
back of room. Please review and if there are corrections/additions, please get them to GRIFF. Some noted corrections:
MAKEUPS: BILL HATFIELD, Indianapolis; ROB MILLER, STEVE MOTT, and SUSAN SMITH, Daybreak. PROGRAM (September 12, 2000) VISITING ROTARIANS: Jim Backoff and Elaine Ellison, Daybreak.
VISITORS: Donella Carter (RN and Public Health Nurse, Tippecanoe County Health Department) and Ron Cripe (Administrator, Tippecanoe County Health Department),
guests of the Club and hosted/introduced by FRITZ COHEN; Chris Sahley (Assistant Dean, School of Science, Professor of Biological Sciences, and Faculty
Representative to the Big Ten), guest of MARTHA CHISCON; Paul Post (Retired Vice President, Andover Incorporated), guest of HARLEY FREY; Bob Beck (Training Manager, Purdue Buildings and Grounds) and Jeff Buchanan
(Communication Specialist, Purdue TRAX Project), guests of BILL LOVELL; Chris Smith (Director of Development, School of Pharmacy), guest of CHIP RUTLEDGE;
Julie Novak, Director of Practice and Community Outreach, School of Nursing), guest of LINDA SIMUNEK; and Cliff Wojtalewicz (Professor of Military Science, Army ROTC, Purdue), guest of JIM TURLEY.
HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL GUESTS: Julie Cochran and Colby Baker, guests of the Club and hosted/introduced by TERRY WEST. President DAN presented
certificates of recognition and Rotary travel mugs (Four-Way Test on them) to Julie and Colby. Information brochures about Ambassadorial Scholarships for future reference will be mailed to them.
SPECIAL GUESTS: Matt Williams and spouse, Karen, guests of the Club and hosted/introduced by BARB DOSTER. Matt was District 6560's Ambassadorial Scholar this past year in Hong Kong.
MEETING FUNCTIONS: Money collectors � JIM CARNEY and ERNIE POLAND; Greeting by � JIM HANKS; Invocation by ED PAGE; Singing led by NICK CLARK; Rotary piano by REX KEPLER; and Free Meals � ELDON ORTMAN and NORBERT WELCH.
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Anne Harrigan, Music Director, Lafayette Symphony Orchestra (LSO), will speak about "LSO's 50 Years � Celebrating LSO's
Golden Anniversary." Ms. Harrigan will be introduced by NELLIE LECHMAN, Program Coordinator for the month of September. 
CONGRATULATIONS to MARTHA CHISCON who was named a
Sagamore of the Wabash and presented an appropriate framed certificate by Sheila Klinker, State Representative, 27th District.
WELCOME NEW MEMBER: WILLIAM C. ANDREWS, JR. (BILL) with classification BUSINESS SERVICES�Automobile Agency,
by his sponsor, JIM HANKS. BILL and his spouse, BONNIE, are the parents of three daughters and reside at 1416 Woodland Avenue, West Lafayette 47906-2374 � telephone 463-9789. BILL is
the Owner, Andrews Oldsmobile-GMC-Mazda Inc. agency located at 3838 State Road 38 East, Lafayette 47905 � telephone 448-4686. 
NELLIE LECHMAN introduced Rotarian JIM BODENMILLER, Commissioner, Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) who made a most interesting presentation. JIM's presentation consisted of three
parts: (1) Define the IAC: Established in 1969 as a State agency as a public catalyst, partner, and investor in the arts to serve the citizens of IN by funding, encouraging, promoting, and expanding
the arts; Composed of 15 commissioners, appointed by the Governor, whose duties include serving the commission board, committees, moderator of grant review panels, set policies and strategies for the
staff to implement (Dorothy Ilgen is Executive Director); and meets quarterly; (2) His role in the IAC: JIM is Secretary of the Commission and serves on several of the
Commission committees; and (3) IAC/Tippecanoe Art Federation (TAF) partnership: In 1996 IAC established 12 regions throughout IN and the Regional Partnership
Initiative, established to enhance public access, awareness, and enthusiasm for the arts and to ensure equal access to the arts for all residents in all regions of IN;
Locally TAF, located in the Wells Community Cultural Center, 638 North Street (3700 sq. ft., three galleries, meeting rooms, storage for member organizations,
office space, offers 33 art exhibitions annually, and presents the "Taste of Tippecanoe", an annual summer festival) serves as the Regional Partner for the 4th
region which serves a 14 county area; In 1999 art organizations throughout the IN applied to the Regional Partners for the first time � TAF awarded $137,573.00 to
arts organizations in the region. JIM closed by noting that in January the IAC launched a strategic planning process to explore potential of the arts as the engine
for community, educational, and economic development in IN and to identify how the IAC and its partners can take cultural development to a new level in IN.