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select content from apubtbl where id=12 February 26, 2007 Invocation by John Pellowe Polio Plus update by Gordon Duisterhof - Rotary is doing well overall but there are still cases in India and Nigeria. Red Rose update by Jean Forest - starting earlier to ask for nominations. Check the website - last year's recipient was Al Heilman. Songs: Appropriate WMU and MSU fight songs. Happy Bucks: Rick Briscoe - $10 for other universities; Barbara Walters - going again soon to Casa Umparo; Doug Vernon - free concerts during Lent at First Methodist Church; Tim Kilmartin for Vicksburg Rotary Showboat; Greta Williams - retiring Wednesday for good; Steve Duisterhof for good trip to Haiti; Pat Norris - Ohio State won Big Ten again; Dave Koestner - $5 to Rotary charities for John Dillworth's pleasant pre-meeting music; Gordon Duisterhof for Showboat; Ann Nieuwenhuis - to 4-H scholarships for MSU extension; and Sandra Edwards - $5 for making it back from coooold Minnesota. Guest speaker: Diether Haenicke, President of WMU, introduced Dr. Lou Anna Simon, 20th President of Michigan State University. Described history of the land grant school and its mission to relate it to today's mission - quality + connecting to society. Partnerships is the key word. The state universities must work together to be a focus of the life sciences corridor. They must learn how to sustain themselves with limited $'s. There will be a physician shortage in the near future - no $'s from the state, so need new model. Partner with Grand Rapids, blending a community-based center with medical center. Must meld Michigan's manufacturing economy with the agricultural economy into a "bio-economy" - there is much opportunity in petroleum research. We can make anything with the bio method but must be economical - but it needs funds on a national level to do this. We must use new knowledge faster than others in an innovation curve in order to compete.
KALAMAZOO ROTARY CLUB MAKE-UP LIST February 20, 2007 BOARD MEETING: Phil Carter, Geoff Clapp, Drew Elliott, Bob Kent, Amy Krone, Judy Moore, Nan Thompson CLIMAX, MI: Mike Debiak FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ: Terry Stewart KALAMAZOO SUNRISE: Dennis Berkebile NORTH PALM BEACHES, FL: Bob Britigan (2) OSHTEMO, MI: Dave Boutell, Don Gilmer, Amy Remmert, Bill Rose, Karl Sandelin, Greta Williams PARCHMENT, MI: Don Flesche (2), Amy Remmert PORTAGE, MI: Matt Bates, Phil Carter, Jeff Ross, Ed Sackley SINGER ISLAND, FL: Bob Britigan (2) STRIVE - 2/12/07: Mary Jo Asmus, Matt Bates, Bob Brown, Jr., Jill Eldred, Margie Hadsell, Mary Jo Hawk, Jennifer Lang, Tony McDonnell, Barb Miller WMU BASKETBALL EVENT: Matt Bates, Rex Bell, Gifford Blaylock, Janice Brown, Tim Brown, Phil Carter, Drew Elliott, Donald Flesche, Jim Gasaway, Dan Hartlieb, Tom Hoekstra, Jim Holtgreive, Jack Hopkins, Brian Kaufman, Jennifer Lang, Andy Latham, Charles Martell, Jim McIntyre, Bob Miller, Judy Moore, Mark Pawlowski, Anna Reddy, Ron Reid, Dolly Roselip, Karl Sandelin, Chad True, Mike Williams ??: Phil Carter, Karl Sandelin NEW MEMBER PROPOSAL: KURT N. SHERWOOD of Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, P.L.C. has been proposed for membership by SEAN MCCANN with a classification of Law. He has been approved by the Membership Committee and Classification Committee. Any comments orobjections must be received by the Administrative Secretary within 10 days. Board Meeting Notes, February 14, 2007: -Membership transfer of Becky Smith accepted with regret; | ||
