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Volume 85, Number 18 � November 7, 2000 UPCOMING PROGRAM (November 14, 2000) Herbert A. Pigman, Past General Secretary, Rotary International (RI), will be the speaker. As General
Secretary from 1979 to 1986, Mr. Pigman served as Managing Officer of RI, an Association of 29,000 service clubs in 162 countries with 1.2 million members. Upon retirement in 1986, he spent three years at the helm of
Rotary's Polio Immunization Task Force, helping to launch PolioPlus operations in some 100 polio-endemic countries in ASIA, AFRICA, and LATIN AMERICA. He is currently Vice Chairman of RI's PolioPlus Committee, which
directs Rotary's nearly $500 million input for polio eradication. He and his wife, Betty, live in rural Warren County, where they are engaged in farming. He holds an honorary doctorate from Franklin College, of which he
is a journalism graduate and former trustee. He is a former President of the Rotary Clubs of Boswell, and Evanston, IL. Mr. Pigman will be introduced by JIM TURLEY, Program Coordinator for the month of November, and
Chair, International Foundation Committee. NOTE: CHRIS FUNK is in BOLIVIA visiting JIM and MARINA FUNK and feels that he can do the web site from there; however, just in case there is a problem, he
requested that "Ripples" be bulk mailed to everyone. MARTHA CHISCON took pictures at today's meeting and will forward those to CHRIS. NOVEMBER PROGRAMS � JIM TURLEY is Program Coordinator for the balance of November.
Tuesday, November 21, 2000: Joint meeting with Kiwanis � Bob Kriebel, Past Editor, "Journal and Courier" will be the speaker; and Tuesday, November 28, 2000: Ambassadorial Scholars Program, TERRY WEST, Co-Chair,
Ambassadorial Scholars Committee. MEETING FUNCTIONS: Money Collectors � MARTHA CHISCON, 11:15 to 11:45 a.m., and TOM SCHMIDT, 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.; Greeter � GENE HILLS; Invocation � DICK RAHDERT; Music � PAUL
ZIEMER; and High School Guests (McCutcheon) hosted by FRED KUIPERS. CLUB CONCERNS Prior to the invocation today, President DAN TEDER requested members to keep the following in their thoughts and prayers: YB HALL (KATHY MEEKS reported that YB was in the
Westminster Village Health Care undergoing therapy and is doing fine); BOB HIATT; LARRY LANE (Having surgery on his left knee tomorrow, Wednesday, at Home Hospital); JOHN MC KEE; BEV STONE; MARJORIE WALKER, spouse of
DICK; and DENNIS WEIDENAAR (Had surgery last week and is up and around, but did not feel like attending Rotary and introducing the speaker today, so asked KEITH SMITH to do the introduction). Joe Zych (Accountant,
Girardot, Strauch & Co.), was a guest of DICK BARTHOLOMEW at last week's meeting. DIRECTORY CORRECTIONS: DICK HOLTZ's title should be "Retired Publisher" rather than "Publisher", Page #26; JIM KLUSMAN's P. O. Box
should be 225 and FAX should be 742-2428, Page #32; TIM KNUPPEL's title is now "Assistant General Manager", Page #33; GIL SATTERLY's address should be 136 Blackhawk Lane, Page #47; DAVE SATTLER's zip code is 47906-9475
and telephone is 583-0119, Page #47; LARRY TIPTON's residence address is 1734 Bent Tree Trail, West Lafayette 47906-9476. Welcome New Member
President DAN presented JULIE with a framed copy of Rotary's Four-Way Test for her home or office. ANNOUNCEMENTS MEMBERSHIP PROPOSALS: The following have attended a Rotary Information
Session and expressed an interest in becoming members: Angel C. Hernandez, Vice President, Soller-Baker Funeral Homes, and Retired Executive Vice President,
Lafayette Savings Bank, sponsor BILL PAPE; Kevin O'Brien, Executive Director, Tippecanoe County Historical Association, sponsor DICK GRIPE; and Clifford
Wojtalewicz, Head and Adjunct Professor of Military Science (Army ROTC), Purdue, sponsor, JIM TURLEY. If no written objections are received within seven
days and Rotary committee selection sheets are completed, they will be eligible for introduction. SMALL GROUP DINNER: JANE TURNER has scheduled a heavy hors d'oeuvre and
Christmas drinks for Wednesday, December 13th, at her residence, 1304 Columbia Street, Lafayette, from 6:00 p.m. until the last Rotarian/spouse/special other leave.
Cost is $8.00 per person and reservations need to be in to GRIFF by Tuesday, December 5th. MAKEUPS: VIRGIL ST. JOHN, Evora, PORTUGAL; and BOB VERPLANK, Daybreak.
NOVEMBER BIRTHDAY TABLE: KATHY MEEKS, Chair, announced that Rotarians with birthdays in November contributed $1,304.00 to the International and Lafayette Foundations. PROGRAM (November 7, 2000) VISITING ROTARIANS: Anna Hall, Chesterton; and Craig Lysinger and Ann Williams, Daybreak.
VISITORS: ELAINE BAUMGARDT, spouse of BILL; JACKI SWAIN, spouse of PHIL; Brad Marley (President, Fifth Third Bank), guest of SANDY ALLENDE; Dennis (Professor of Biological Sciences) and Lindsey (Nurse with GLASS-Greater
Lafayette Area Special Services) Minchella, guests of MARTHA and AL CHISCON; Karin Ingrid DeCordaz (Porte Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, BRAZIL), guest of BILL
FULLER; Todd Burrough (Paramount Development), guest of MIKE KING; Todd Wetzel (Director, Convocations and Lectures), guest of BILL LOVELL; Sherm
Kessler (New Ross farmer and former Ivy Tech and Purdue Trustee), guest of BETTY NELSON; Donna Payne (Warren Industries), guest of BARRIE SIMPSON;
and Charlotte Westerhaus (Director, Affirmative Action, Purdue), guest of LINDA SIMUNEK. JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL GUESTS: Carrie Doggette and William Kyle Hodges,
were guests of the Club and hosted/introduced by EARL PARK. President DAN presented certificates of recognition, information brochures about Ambassadorial
Scholarships for future reference, and Rotary travel mugs (Four-Way Test on them) to Carrie and William. MEETING FUNCTIONS: Money Collectors � MARTHA CHISCON and NELSON
PARKHURST, substituting for TOM SCHMIDT; Greeting by GENE HILLS; Invocation by HANLY HAMMEL; Singing led by PAUL ZIEMER; Rotary piano by REX KEPLER; and Free Meals - KAREN JOHNSON-HOFFMANN; DONYA
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JULIE C. NOVAK (JULIE) with classification EDUCATION�University-Nursing-Extended Community Services,
was introduced by her sponsor LINDA SIMUNEK. JULIE and her spouse, ROBERT, are the parents of three sons and reside at 603 Kossuth Street, Lafayette 47905-1444 � telephone 429-1175.
ROBERT is a staff member with the Department of Audiology and Speech Sciences, Purdue, with office in Heavilon Hall. JULIE is Director of Practice and Community Outreach, School of Nursing,
with office in Johnson Hall of Nursing, West Lafayette 47907 � telephone 494-4029; FAX 494-6339. JULIE's Rotary committees are Community Service Projects (FRITZ
COHEN, Chair); International Center (VINCE BRALTZ, Chair); International Foundation (JIM TURLEY, Chair); and World Community Service (DOUG TAYLOR, Chair). 
KEITH SMITH, substituting for DENNIS WEIDENAAR, introduced Professor Marshall Martin who made a most interesting
presentation regarding Agricultural Biotechnology (Biotechnology). Prof. Martin discussed: (1) How Biotechnology is related to medical applications, food processing, and crops; (2) Who
regulates Biotechnology; (3) A European perspective regarding Biotechnology; (4) American attitudes toward Biotechnology; and (5) Critics of Biotechnology. If interested further, GRIFF has
material related to Prof. Martin's presentation.