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Volume 87, Number 38 - March 26, 2002 UPCOMING PROGRAM (April 2, 2002) PRESIDENT OSCAR HOPKINS, requested members/spouses to
keep the following in their thoughts and prayers: BETTY DOVERSBERGER (BETTY, according to JOHN SANDERSON, had a heart attack last Friday, since then has been to the hospital, had an
angioplasty and a stint inserted, and now is at home); JOHN and EUDORA MC KEE; REX KEPLER; ED PAGE; FAE SPURLOCK; BEV STONE; HARLAND WHITE; and Jay Wiley, son of JAY WILEY.
MEETING FUNCTIONS: Money Collectors - DICK KOHLS - 11:15 to 11:45 a.m., and JOHN HUIE - 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.; Greeter - GREGG DONAT; Invocation - JIM HOBBS; Music - JOHN OSMUN; and High School Guests (William Henry
Harrison), TERRY WEST. April 2002 programs: BILL FULLER provided programs for the month of April, but Editor cleaned his desk and cannot find anything. Will list the April 2002 programs
in next week's "Ripples." ANNOUNCEMENNTS
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: DALE MC HENRY, Treasurer, has prepared Dues statements for the dues period of May 1 - October 31, 2002, are due by April 30th,
2002, and will be mailed April 1st. Please make a special effort to pay on time. Also, inserted with the dues statement is a blue survey sheet regarding whether the
membership is interested in possibly meeting downtown at the new Holiday Select Hotel. Please take a few minutes from your busy schedule to pay your dues,
complete the survey, and return both to the appropriate person - JOHN TROTT, Assistant Treasurer. INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION COMMITTEE Meeting, called by JIM TURLEY,
Chair, for 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 2, 2002 at a table in Club dining room - table will be reserved. Agenda will be the planning of Committee activities for remainder of the Rotary year.
GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE (GSE) OPPORTUNITY: GSE Team from District 920 (LESOTHO and SOUTH AFRICA) scheduled to arrive on Sunday, April 22, 2002 and
leave for French Lick District Conference on Monday, April 26, 2002. The GSE members and vocations are as follows: Mike Frudd, Co Team leader (male), retired
professional accountant, married and has two adult daughters; Menzintando Maboyi, the other Co Team leader, is male, single; and a lawyer; Chiara Chiumya
(female, single, one child age 4, and a bank inspector); Ingrid Landman (female, single and medicine); Tawery Gladys Moyana (female, single and a lawyer). JEAN
JACKSON and LINA REEVES-KERNER, Co-Chairs, GSE Committee requesting the following assistance: 1) Rotarian homes for these team members - still need
two host families; 2) Van (luggage) and vehicle for transportation on April 22nd and to French Lick (District Conference) on April 26th. If you can help, please contact
JEAN JACKSON at 497-0653 or <> or LINA REEVES-KERNER at 572-2815. SMALL GROUP DINNER on Thursday, April 11th, at DAVID and ADRIENNE
BOUGH's residence; 4035 Botanical Lane, Lafayette; 6:00 p.m.; maximum of 14; family-style dinner at 7:00. Contact MARTHA CHISCON or JANE TURNER for reservations.
PLEASE NOTE: ANNUAL DINNER COMMITTEE MEETINGS: BETTY SUDDARTH, Vice President and Chair, Annual Dinner Committee (Committee) has scheduled
meetings for this Committee for the following Tuesdays: April 16th and April 30th. Meetings will be held at 1:00 p.m. in the Tailgate Lounge, University Inn. Committee
members include: BREED (or PMO representative); L. COHEN; HANKS; GRIFFIN-KOEHLER; MC HENRY; K. MEEKS; MURPHY; NAPIER; PARKHUSRT; SIMPSON; STUCKEY; and ZIEMER.
DISTRICT 6560 CONFERENCE, April 26, 27, and 28, 2002 at French Lick, IN. The Conference will be with District 6580 (Southern third of the State). Registration
forms and other information will be available at the Secretary's table. For the past several years the Conference has been held in the District, but this year it will be at
French Lick. Overnight rooms at the French Lick Hotel are $89.00 and a block of rooms will be held for the Conference until March 15th, 2002. PROGRAM (March 26, 2002) PRESIDENT OSCAR Introduced CHRISTA KECK, Program Coordinator who
introduced the two part Vocational Avenue of Service program: 1) TOM SCHMIDT, Chair, Vocational Scholarships who noted the winners, and introduced the two who
were able to attend today of the four $400.00 scholarships to students at Indiana Business College (IBC) and Ivy Tech; those receiving the scholarships were: Alisha,
unable to attend, from Lafayette, IBC; Sandy Bever, unable to attend, from Darlington (Ivy Tech); JoAnna Henninger from Lafayette (IBC); and Sheila Dettman
from Lafayette (IBC). President OSCAR presented certificates of recognition and a Rotary Travel Mug (Four-Way Test on it) to JoAnna and Sheila; and then introduced
2) ELSA JANLE, Member,Vocational Service Award (Vocational "Service Above Self") Committee. The Committee selected two winners from the several
nominations, i.e., BETTY DOVERBERGER, Chancellor, Ivy Tech (at this point, not sure who nominated BETTY) and CHRISTY SMITH, Executive Director, Leadership
Lafayette, nominated by JIM HANKS. ELSA stressed that the Committee hoped that Rotarians nominating an individual this year would consider nominating that person again next year.
VISITING ROTARIANS: With the inclement weather, there were no Visiting Rotarians. VISITORS: ELEANOR HANNEMEAN (ELEANOR IS AN ENGLISH STAFF MEMBER AT IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE (Ivy Tech), spouse of BOB; VAN
PEETERS, spouse of RAY; Sarah Hychka, Daughter of SUSAN; and Amanda Keen (Purdue student) and Valerie Tatum, (Ivy Tech student). MEETING FUNCTIONS: Money collector JAN GRIFFIN KOEHLER and Invocation
by JIM KLUSMAN; No Singing today (Ivy Tech physical plant people were unable to get to HARLEY FREY's residence to pickup his electric piano and those in
attendance chose not to sing acappella); No Free Meals Drawing. Thanks to JANE TURNER, Amanda Keen, and Valerie Tatum for assisting at the Secretary's table.
NOTE: GRIFF guaranteed 122 luncheons with University Inn; there were several left. Special thanks to JOHN WALLING who volunteered to take these to LUM or some
other such agency. And, also special thanks to OSCAR HOPKINS; DALE MC HENRY; TOM MORAN; TOM SCHMIDT; and BOB VERPLANK for helping to box up the lunches and load into JOHN WALLING'S car. |
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David Stocum, Dean, School of Science, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, will speak on "IUPUI: Evolution of an
Urban University." Dean Stocum will be introduced by BILL FULLER, Program Coordinator for the month of April 2002.