PRESIDENT JAN asked us to keep the following in our thoughts and prayers: BOB BROCK and FAYE COLE who had surgery last week. PROGRAM:

JOHN SANDERSON introduced Jeffrey Vitter, Frederick L. Hovde Dean of Science at Purdue University, who informed us that Purdue trains more IT (Information Technology) students than any other school in the U.S. Purdue's Department of Computing was the first in the U.S. (1962) enjoys its new Richard and Patricia Lawson Computer Science Building. IT is fundamental to commerce, transportation, medicine and most other fields. There is a 20 year lag between invention and impact on society. The big worry is that not enough students are going into this field to fill the need. After showing us some fast moving videos highlighting the exciting things going on in IT, he asked us to contact our representatives in Washington, D. C. to fund research, which is key to the American Competitiveness Initiative. STUDENT GUESTS:

GREG REGER introduced Joy Sandlin from Indiana Business College. She received a certificate and a travel mug with the four-way test to commemorate meeting with us. GUESTS:

Phyllis Hemmer, wife of ED HEMMER; Mike Roe, guest of JACK KELLEY; Nate Barrett, guest of VICKI BURCH; Ursula Jupiter, mother of GILBERT ROCHON.

THANKS TO THOSE WHO HELP WITH
MEETING FUNCTIONS:

Money Collectors: JEAN JACKSON and JIM HOBBS; Greeter: JIM CARNEY; Invocation: JAY SMITH; Dinner Music: HARLEY FREY; Singing: HARLEY FREY and ARVID OLSON; Facilitator: CECIL BLIGNAUT; JO WADE for taking attendance for help at the back table; BILL FULLER for help with RIPPLES. PRESIDENT JAN'S THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:

A sense of humor can help you overcome the unattractive, tolerate the unpleasant, cope with the unexpected and smile through the unbearable.
--Moshe Waldoks

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