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Volume 90, Number 30 - February 1, 2005

PROGRAM for FEBRUARY 8:


JOSEPH B. HORNETT, Senior VP and Treasurer, Purdue Research Park Topic: The Idea Economy is Here

MEETING FUNCTIONS:

Money Collectors:

DALE MC HENRY - 11:15 to 11:45 a.m.,
TOM WERNER - 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Greeter:
AL CHISCON, Chair

Invocation:
GORDON KINGMA

FEBRUARY PROGRAMS:


• February 15: KD Benson, County Commissioner,
  Topic: Tippecanoe County Government: Challenges and Opportunities.


• February 22: Marcus K. Rogers, Associate Professor, Computer Technology
  Topic: Computer Forensics

CLUB CONCERNS:

PRESIDENT TOM SCHMIDT requested members/spouses to keep the following in their thoughts and prayers: JOHN MC KEE and Ellen Reker (wife of LES REKER) who had surgery this week.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:


• ELSA JANLE, chair of the Vocational Projects Committee, announced that applications are being taken for the Vocational Service Above Self Award. The deadline is February 22nd. Submit applications on line or get them to ELSA or JANE.


• JAN GRIFFIN KOEHLER asked everyone to take fliers to post around town inviting the community to help us celebrate Rotary's birthday (and JACK KELLEY'S!) on Wednesday, February 23, 2005. Tickets are available at our meetings and at PEFCU.




BIRTHDAY TABLE:

JACK KELLEY introduced the members celebrating a birthday in February and announced that $1,894.00 had been contributed to the foundations. We sang Happy Birthday jubilantly!

FAMILY NEWS:


Tim Luzader, director of the Center for Career Opportunities, has been elected president of the National Association of Colleges and Employers. The organization, founded in 1956, is the leading source of information for career services practitioners on college campuses who advise students and alumni in career development and the employment process, and for human resources professionals who recruit and hire college graduates.



Ray Kavanaugh, professor and head of the hospitality and tourism management department, was elected to the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation Executive Committee at the organization's January meeting in Sarasota, Fla. In May, Kavanaugh will begin a one-year term as association treasurer. The following year, he will be vice chairman. Kavanaugh will take the board chair position in May 2007. In 2004 the association's membership expanded by 43,000 restaurant locations to a total of 358,000 members.


ROTARY FACT:

Sri Lankan President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has thanked Rotary for quickly rallying to the aid of the victims of the recent tsunami disaster in her country. In a letter to District 3220 Governor Lucky Pieris, she especially recognized the response of local Rotarians to a national appeal to support the rebuilding of schools. "I thank you most sincerely for the generous response to our appeal to repair and refurbish the 147 schools damaged by the tsunami in December," the president says in the letter. "I am aware of the services rendered by Rotary International to our society over the years." Kumaratunga also mentioned Rotary's support for the polio eradication initiative, which has worked for several years with Sri Lanka's health ministry to protect children from the scourge of polio. "Your gracious gift to our younger generation will long be remembered," she says. More than 30,000 people in Sri Lanka are confirmed dead from the tsunami. Soon after disaster struck, local Rotary clubs held emergency meetings, collected donations at home and abroad, and distributed relief items to thousands of survivors. With the support of clubs throughout the world, they are now shifting gears to initiate or coordinate efforts aimed at rebuilding devastated communities.

PROGRAM:


JEANNE NORBERG introduced Purdue President MARTIN JISCHKE who outlined for us the dilemma involving the State budget crisis and the financial needs of the University. He emphasized that "flatlining" and not releasing back payments "will be difficult for us." Money for repair and rehabilitation of campus buildings, many built with money from private sources, is another unaddressed need. He also cited the student government's recommendation against a tuition cap.

Using the research university as an engine for economic development seems to be the most optimistic strategy for reaching the vision many people share for Indiana.


STUDENT GUESTS:

DAVID BRIDGES introduced Christopher Weintraut and Michaela Zak from Central Catholic High School. Each received a certificate and a travel mug with the four-way test to commemorate meeting with us.

GUESTS:

Wes McDivitt, guest of GORDON KINGMA; Graca Duartte, guest of BILL FULLER; Ron Feathers, husband of JAYNE FEATHERS; Pat Corey, wife of JOHN COREY; Paul Carter, guest of CHRIS JOHANNSEN. HELP BLOCK

THANKS TO THOSE WHO HELP WITH MEETING FUNCTION:

Money Collectors: DALE MC HENRY 11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., and JACOB WILLIAMS 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m,; Greeter: ELSA JANLE; Invocation: JIM HOBBS; Dinner Music: REX KEPLER; Singing: REX KEPLER and DAVE LUHMAN; JO WADE and DAVE LAHR for help at the back table; BILL FULLER for help with Ripples; JAN GRIFFIN KOEHLER for photographs.




• Rotary's "Rule of 85" exempts those members who qualify from the attendance requirement. If your age and the number of years you have been a Rotarian equal 85, your name should appear below. If it does not, please let me know. It is wonderful that many of these members belong to the 100% Club.


ADAMS, BOB; ANDERSON, BYRON; ANDREWS, BILL; BAUMGARDT, BILL; BROCK, BOB; BROOKS, TOM; CARNEY, JIM; CARPENTER, JOHN; CHAVERS, GORDEN; CHISCON, AL; CLARK, KIRK; COHEN, FRITZ; COLE, JERRY; COURTANEY, GENE; DIESSLIN, HOWARD; FOSTER, JIM; FREY, HARLEY; FULLER, BILL; GARTENHAUS, SOL; GENTRY, DON; GRACE, DICK; GRIFFITH, HARLEY; GRIFFITHS, BOB; GRIPE, DICK; GUSTAFSON, DON; HALL, MARGARET; HAMMEL, HANLY; HANCOCK, BUTCH; HANKS, JIM; HANNA, BOB; HANNEMANN, BOB; HATFIELD, BILL; HEATH, BILL; HEMMER, ED; HINZE, BILL; HORNER, CHUCK; HUGGINS, LARRY; ISMAIL, MARGERY; JORDAN, FRED; KEPLER, REX; KINGMA, GORDON; KLINGER, PHIL; KOHLS, DICK; LANDGREBE, DAVE; LANE, LARRY; LOVELL, BILL; MCCARTHY, JERRY; MCHENRY, DALE; MILLER, W. J.; MILLER, W. R.; MITCHELL, CORKY; MORAN, TOM; MORRIS, RALPH; OSMUN, JOHN; PAPE, BILL; PARK, EARL; PARKHURST, NELSON; PEETERS, RAY; PLUMLEE, MILLARD; RAHDERT, DICK; RISK, JIM; RUNNELS, LEW; SATTERLY, GIL; SHOOK, WES; SMITH, JIM; SMITH, KEITH; ST. JOHN, VIRGIL; SUDDARTH, BETTY; TEDER, DAN; TEDER, LAWRENCE; THOMPSON, STEVE; TROTT, JOHN; TURLEY, JAMES; VERPLANK, BOB; WALKER, DICK; WEIDENAAR, DENNIS; WEST, TERRY; WHISTLER, ROY; WILEY, JAY; WILLIAMSON, MAURI;


COMMITTEES FOR 2004-2005:

Click on the above link to see those who work to make our Club great.

100% CLUB:

ADAMS (152); ANDERSON (2); BARRETT (89); BOUGH, DAVE (49); CARNEY (2); CHISCON, AL (181); CHISCON, MARTHA (174); CLARK (5); COREY; DOVERSBERGER; FEATHERS (2); FEUER (265); FILMER (108); FOSTER (113); FRAMPTON; FREY, HARLEY (209); FULLER (249); GRACE; GRIFFITHS (112); HANSEN (8); HARDING (19); HATFIELD (289); HEMAN (2); HEMMER (2); HILLS (2); HOBBS (131); HUGGINS; HUNT; HYCHKA (18); JANLE (90); KECK (108); KELLEY, JACK (27); KELLEY, LETA (27); KEPLER (2); KINGMA; KLUSMAN; GRIFFIN KOEHLER (162); KROLL; LAHR (2); LANDGREBE (175); LIGHT (21); MC CARTHY (2); MILLER, W.R. (390); MITCHELL (180); MITHOEFER; MORAN (2); NELSON (122); OLSON; PARK; PARKHURST (8); PEETERS; PIGGOTT; POLAND (30); RAHDERT (151); REGER; SANDERSON (36); SCHMIDT (315); SCHWARZ; SMITH, JAMES (2); SMITH, KEITH (94); SMITH, SUSAN (151); ST. JOHN (83); SUDDARTH (90); TROTT (33); VERPLANK (477); WADE (133); and WEST (139).

CONGRATULATIONS to JOHN SANDERSON who had 3 years, to CHRISTA KECK and DAVE FILMER who had 9 years, and to CORKY MITCHELL who had 15 years of 100% attendance as of the end of January, 2005.

PRESIDENT TOM'S WISDOM:

Let me share a confrontation between a student and a professor with the question

Do you know who I am?

It was the final examination for an introductory Biology course at the local university. Like many such freshman courses, it was designed to weed out new students, having over 500 students in the class! The examination was two hours long, and exam booklets were provided. The professor was very strict and told the class that any exam that was not on his desk in exactly two hours would not be accepted and the student would fail. Half of an hour into the exam, a student came rushing in and asked the professor for an exam booklet.
"You're not going to have time to finish this," the professor stated sarcastically as he handed the student a booklet.
"Yes I will," replied the student. He then took a seat and began writing. After two hours, the professor called for the exams, and the students filed up and handed them in. All except the late student, who continued writing. An hour later, the last student came up to the professor who was sitting at his desk preparing for his next class. He attempted to put his exam on the stack of exam booklets already there.
"No you don't, I'm not going to accept that. It's late."
The student looked incredulous and angry.
"Do you know who I am?"
"No, as a matter of fact I don't," replied the professor with an air of sarcasm in his voice.
"Do you know who I am?" the student asked again in a louder voice.
"No, and I don't care." replied the professor with an air of superiority.

"Good," replied the student, who quickly lifted the stack of completed exams, stuffed his in the middle, and walked out of the room.
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