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Volume 85, Number 8 � August 29, 2000 UPCOMING PROGRAM (September 5, 2000) Todd E. Wetzel, Director of Development, Convocations and
Lectures, will talk about "Purdue Convocations: The 2000-2001 Season." Mr. Wetzel joined the staff at Purdue in 1997, and has a B.A.M.E. degree (1988) from Valparaiso. Mr. Wetzel will be introduced by NELLIE LECHMAN,
Program Coordinator for September. Check out the Purdue University Convocations web site. PLEASE NOTE: President DAN TEDER (President DAN) will convene the Tuesday, September 5th, Club meeting at 12:00 noon. Meeting agenda consists of the following: (1)
Twenty-Seventh Annual Meeting of the Lafayette Rotary Foundation, Inc., STEVE THOMPSON, President, and TOM PEARSON, Vice President; (2) Rotarian President Emeritus STEVE BEERING will introduce Rotary's newest member,
Martin Jischke, President, Purdue University, who will be transferring his membership from the Ames, IA Rotary Club; (3) September Birthday Table, CHIP RUTLEDGE, Chair; (4) Start of the High School Student Guests
Program with Central Catholic High School students, TOM FREY, Host; and (5) Above noted program by Todd Wetzel. 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 - LEW RUNNELS; Invocation - BOB VERPLANK; Music - BOB GRIFFITHS; and High School Guests (Central Catholic) hosted by TOM FREY. SEPTEMBER PROGRAMS NELLIE LECHMAN, Program Coordinator for September, theme for September is
fine arts of the Greater Lafayette community.
CLUB CONCERNS Prior to the invocation today,
President DAN requested members to keep the following in their thoughts and prayers: BOB HIATT; MARV PHILLIPS; VIRGIL ST. JOHN; BEV STONE; and MARJORIE WALKER, spouse of DICK. Membership Proposals: BRUCE OWENS and JANE TURNER conducted a new
member Rotary Information Session (Session) today. Five candidates were in attendance and expressed an interest in becoming members of the Club, they are:
Linda Andrews, Executive Director, Hanna Community Center; sponsor JAN GRIFFIN KOEHLER; Bill Andrews, Owner, Andrews Oldsmobile-GMC-Mazda Inc., sponsor JIM HANKS; Bob Beck, Purdue Buildings and Grounds Training Manager,
sponsor BILL LOVELL, Jeff Buchanan, Communication Specialist, TRAX Project (replacement of Purdue's Student Data Systems); and Bob Modlin, Retired Dentist,
sponsor BILL HATFIELD. If no written objections are received within seven days and Rotary committee selection sheets are completed, they will be eligible for introduction. ANNOUNCEMENTS Small Group Dinners Schedule: JANE TURNER announced the following schedule for the "Small Group Dinner" program:
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:
Vocational Project Committee Meeting: TOM SCHMIDT, Chair, is scheduling a meeting of this Committee for Tuesday, September 12th, immediately after the
regular Club meeting. Committee members are listed on the back of "Ripples." MAKEUPS: JOHN BARRETT, Snowmass Village, CO (six times); BILL BAUMGARDT, Cruise Ship Mercury near Sika and Hubbard Glacier, AK; EARL
PARK, Normal, IL. SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAY TABLE - First Tuesday of September, Tuesday, September 5, 2000. SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS and DATES - CHIP RUTLEDGE, Chair, September Birthday Table.
JULY 100% CLUB: Number indicates months of continuous attendance; no number indicates one month. ADAMS (98); ANDERSON, FRED (2); BARRETT (35); BLADE (6); BOUGH; BROCK (73); BUESCHER; CARPENTER; CHISCON, AL (127); CHISCON, MARTHA (120); COHEN, FRTIZ (55); COHEN, LEONA; COLE, JERRY (8); COURTANEY (36); DIESSLIN (61); DOVERSBERGER; EBERHARD; EWING (61); FEUER (211); FILMER (54); FOSTER (59); FREY, HARLEY (155); FULLER (196); FUNK, CHRIS (30); GARRISON (34); GRIFFITH (258); GRIFFITHS (58); HALL, MARGARET (113); HALL, YB (496); HAMMEL (16); HANKS (26); HARDING; HATFIELD (235); HINZE (9); HOBBS (77); HOLTZ (10); HOPKINS (60); HUGHES; HYATT; HYCHKA (37); IRVINE (4); JACKSON (55); JANLE (36); JOHNSON HOFFMAN; KECK (54); KEPLER (122); KLUSMAN (64); KOEHLER (108); KOSMAN (27); LANDGREBE (121); LANE (463); LOVELL (8); LUHMAN (74); MC CARTHY (26); MC HENRY (59); MC KEE (253); MILLER, BILL R. (338); MITCHELL (128); MORRIS; MOTT (57); NELSON (69); PAPE (239); PARK (10); PARKHURST (7); PRITSCHER (9); RAHDERT (97); RUNNELS (137); SCHMIDT (261); SILVA (241); SIMUNEK; SMITH, JIM (2); SMITH, KEITH (40); SMITH, SUSAN (97); ST. JOHN (130); SUDDARTH (36); TAYLOR, HAROLD (427); TEDER, DAN (100); TEDER, LAWRENCE (8); TURLEY (157); TURNER, JANE (118); VERPLANK (423); WADE (79); WALKER (183); WEST (85); WHISTLER (2); and WILEY (239). CONGRATULATIONS to GENE COURTANEY and ELSA JANLE who had three years; to OSCAR HOPKINS who had six years; to JAN GRIFFIN KOEHLER who had nine years; and to MARTHA CHISCON who had 10 years of 100% attendance at the end of July. Contact GRIFF for lapel pins. BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS NOTES
Club Board (Monday, August 14th): (1) DALE MC HENRY, Treasurer - Noted that:
Largest expenditures for July were $6,675.00 for Rotary International semi-annual dues, and $694.00 to Lafayette Printing for "Ripples" bulletin head; As of July 31st,
essentially the only outstanding membership dues accounts were for new members; Transferred files and documents for FY 1999-2000 to Thieme and Adair
CPAs on July 27th; and Club's printer, purchased in November 1992, needs to be replaced, looking at a HP Laser Jet Printer; (2) Lafayette Rotary Foundation, Inc.
Investment Committee minutes of July 26th were distributed to both Boards; (3) Approved membership proposals of, pending Membership Selection & Classification
and Membership Education & Information Committees approval, William Andrews; John Beelke; Sally Hastings; Julie Novak; Christie Sahley; and Elaine Schamber;
(4) Whether the Annual Dinner will be held on the Tuesday or the Wednesday of Purdue's "Senior Week" or "Down Week" prior to commencement is to be clarified
with BRIAN BREED, before a five years in advance date can be pursued, the 2001 Annual Dinner will be held on Wednesday, May 9th, at the University Inn
Conference Center and Suites (University Inn); (5) Whether the Rotary/PMO Service Above Self Committee annual fund raising event will be held on the 4th Friday or the
4th Saturday of March five years in advance is to be checked further with BRIAN BREED, and the Long Center for the Performing Arts (Long Center), the 2001
Rotary/PMO Service Above Self annual fund raising event will be held Saturday, March 24th, at the Long Center; (6) Significant time was spent discussing the
Membership Team and Task Force reports that were in last week's, August 22nd, "Ripples"; (7) Approved support of the Russian Leadership Program's anticipated
costs in the $500.00 range, pursuant to BILL HATFIELD's document of August 4th to the Board; (8) MARVIN BLADE has resigned as a Club Director, MARVIN will be
moving to Cincinnati, OH, still with Cinergy PSI, Board requested the Nominations Committee, BOB GRIFFITHS, Chair, to suggest a replacement; (9) President DAN
thanked CHRIS FUNK and FRITZ COHEN for their efforts involved with the "Family Summer Picnic" and the "Shots Not Spots" program; (10) DAVE LANDGREBE who
manages the Club's database noted that he had received 180+ e-mail addresses as a result of CHRIS FUNK's efforts, and could make these available to the
membership, there was concern expressed regarding privacy, and Secretary directed to look for action taken regarding privacy by a previous Board; and (11)
BILL LOVELL felt that there should be a more formal procedure for installation of new officers each year and requested that this be an agenda item. Foundation Board
(Wednesday, August 16th): (1) HOWARD DIESSLIN, Chair, Investment Committee, reviewed the annual investment report for the last 12 months - 7/1/99 to 6/30/00 which showed mutual stock funds down 6.8% and total
investments down 4.5%; (2) Investment Committee minutes of July 26th had been mailed to Directors; (3) DAVID LANDGREBE, Treasurer, presented a cash flow
project for 2000-2001 which showed Estimated Income - $20,160.00 (Membership contributions - $15,000.00 and Investment Income - $5,160.00), and Obligations for
2000-2001 - $20,764.00 (Camperships & Journalism Awards - $2,156.00; Museums at Prophetstown - $5,000.00; Long Center - $5,000.00; Vocational Awards -
$1,600.00; and Scholarships - $6,000.00; and Capital Growth of 5% of Total Income), this left a net cash available for new proposals of ($604.00); (4) Since the
cash flow projection for 2000-2001 indicates there would be limited funds, if any, available for community projects, the Board decided that no formal amount would be
designated for the Funds Request Committee to consider for community projects; however, the Board would consider funding such requests for which the Funds
Request Committee and Club Board felt there was merit; (5) The Board at its May 20, 2000 meeting approved the expenditure of $1,154.00 to the United Cerebral
Palsy Association of Greater Indiana, Inc. to assist with the installation of a chair lift and tie downs in the van of Teresa Harlan in order to transport her daughter, Latisha,
who has cerebral palsy. Before the installation could be made, Ms. Harlan's van was broad sided by another vehicle and there was need to delay while the involved
insurance companies reached a settlement. A settlement has been reached and Ms. Harlan has purchased, with financing through the local Industrial Federal Credit
Union, a used van which already has a chair lift with tie downs installed. Board, by consensus, affirmed again, the forwarding of an amount of $1,154.00 to the United
Cerebral Palsy Association of Greater Indiana, Inc. who will match this amount and forward to the Industrial Federal Credit Union for closure of this funding grant; (6)
Consensus to update the Lafayette Rotary Foundation, Inc. and The Rotary International Foundation giving brochure by making yearly review of giving by the
Lafayette Rotary Foundation, Inc. portion an insert for the brochure so that there is no need to update the entire brochure; (7) Board would like a Club program spot to
offer a program about giving to the Lafayette Foundation; (8) Twenty-Seventh Annual Meeting of the Lafayette Rotary Foundation, Inc. to be Tuesday, September 5th;
and (9) Next Quarterly Report for presentation of awards to be Tuesday, September 12th. PROGRAM (August 29, 2000) VISITING ROTARIANS: Web Carlson, Constantine, MI; and Elaine Ellison,
Daybreak. VISITORS: Linda Andrews; Bill Andrews; Bob Beck; Jeff Buchanan; and Bob Modlin, see above under "Membership Proposals"; Cindy Traeger, JERRY COLE's
daughter, and Anne Brooks (Owners, Butternut Hill Interior Design), guests of FAYE COLE; Angel Hernandez (Retired), guest of JIM FUNK and BILL PAPE; and
Dorothy M. Simpson-Taylor (Director, Diversity Resource Office), guest of LINDA SIMUNEK. MEETING FUNCTIONS: Money collectors - DALE MC HENRY substituting for
LAURIE BROSE and JOE KRAUSE; Greeting by - BILL BAUMGARDT; Invocation by BOB MEYER; Singing led by GREG NAPIER; and Rotary piano by HARLEY FREY; and Free Meals Drawing - MIKE SANDERS and CARL REW. |
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Keith Smith has been named a "Distinguished Alumnus" by The Ohio State University of Engineering. This award is presented
annually to alumni of the College of Engineering in recognition of distinguished achievement and eminent contributions to the advancement of their profession. KEITH will receive the award at a
reception in Columbus on Friday, September 15th. Congratulations KEITH!
SCOTT RUMBLE introduced John Huie, Special Assistant to the President (Purdue) for State Government Affairs, and Prof. of Agricultural Economics, Bill Jones, Agricultural Economics
Extension Specialist, who made a most interesting presentation regarding property reassessment in IN; the presentation would normally take approximately 60 minutes, but Prof. Huie and Mr.
Jones shortened it to 20 minutes. Prof. Huie had a handout which followed their powerpoint presentation; a copy of this may be obtained from GRIFF.