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2002-03 Programs and Events
June 25, 2003
Rotary Club Assembly, Year-End Summary, Preparing for Next Year
June 18, 2003
Speaker: Rod Biensen
Position/Organization: Ragtime Pianist and Nevada, IA Rotarian
Topic: Ragtime Piano Music
June 11, 2003
Speaker: James Dinsmore
Position/Organization: (Retired) Professor of Animal Ecology, Iowa State University
Topic: A Country So Full of Game, The Story of Wildlife in Iowa
June 4, 2003
Speaker: Dave Kraemer
Position/Organization: Editor, Ames Tribune
Topic: Putting Out a Daily Paper
May 28, 2003
Club Meets at Mary Greeley Medical Center Auditorium
Speaker: Louis Scallon
Position/Organization: M.D., Wolfe Clinic
Topic: Lasik Eye Surgery
May 21, 2003
Speaker: Gerri Bugg
Position/Organization: Ames Youth and Shelter Services
Topic: Protecting of Children from Drugs
May 14, 2003
Speaker: Harold Brinkman
Position/Organization: Author and Resident of Nevada, IA
Topic: Dear Companion, Civil War Letters
May 7, 2003
Speaker:Carolyn Jons
Position/Organization: Co-chair, Iowa Literacy Committee
Topic: Our Literacy Project
April 30, 2003
Speaker: Linda Hodges
Position/Organization: Master Gardener
Topic: Monet's Gardens in Giverny
April 23, 2003
Speaker: Jack Troeger
Position/Organization: Retired Ames High School Earth Science Teacher and Executive Director of the Dark Sky Institute
Topic: Captain Dark Sky, Saving the View of the Milky Way for Future Generations
April 16, 2003
Speakers: Michael McGrory (Principal, Ames High School), Chris Hunziker (Member, YES AHS Steering Committee), Carol Kenealy (School and Community Relations)
Topic: Yes for AHS
April 9, 2003
Speaker: Ted Tedesco
Position/Organization: Mayor, City of Ames
Topic: The State of the City of Ames
April 2, 2003
Speaker/Position: Brian Maloy (Superintendent) and George Volger (Clubhouse Manager)
Organization: Coldwater Golf Links, Ames, IA
March 26, 2003
Speaker: Neal Harl
Position/Organization: Distinguished Professor, Department of Economics-Ag, Iowa State University
Topic: Iowa Barn Foundation
March 12, 2003
Speaker: Glenn Hillesland
Position/Organization: Extension Program Specialist and Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iowa State University
Topic: Effect of Deregulation on Electrical Industry and How It Affects US
March 5, 2003
Agriculture Day (Al Hermansen and Jim Dixon in Charge of Arrangements)
Speaker: William Edwards
Position/Organization: Professor, Department of Economics and Extension Economist, Iowa State University
Topic: Agricultural Land Values and Farm Rent
February 26, 2003
Speaker: Neal Iverson
Position/Organization: Professor, Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University
Topic: Experiments Beneath the Ice Cap in Norway
February 19, 2003
Speaker: Ken Stone
Position/Organization: Professor, Department of Economics and Extension Economist, Iowa State University
Topic: Economic Impact of a New Shopping Mall
February 13, 2003
Valentines Party at Aunt Maude's
Cocktail Hour: 5:30 PM, Dinner: 6:30 PM
February 12, 2003
Speaker: Larry Otteman
Position/Organization: M.D., Hematology/Oncology, McFarland Clinic
Topic: End of Life Decisions
February 5, 2003
Speaker: Daniel Topf
Position/Organization: Iowa State University
Speaker: John Fraser
Position/Organization: University of Iowa
Topic: Combined Program (ISU & UI) Masters Program in Systems Engineering
January 29, 2003
Speaker: Steve Schainker
Position/Organization: City Manager, Ames, Iowa
Topic: Update on What's Happening in Ames
January 22, 2003
CLUB MEETING AT REIMAN GARDENS
Host: Staff of the Reiman Gardens
January 15, 2003
Speaker: William Haman
Position/Organization: Industrial Program Manager, Iowa Energy Center, Iowa State University
Topic: Generating Energy From the Wind in Iowa
January 8, 2003
Speaker: Larry Adams
Position/Organization: Curator, Mamie Eisenhower Birthplace
Topic: Mamie Doud Eisenhower
December 18, 2002
Christmas Party
December 11, 2002
Speaker: Farwell Brown
Position/Organization: Ames Historian
Topic: Runaways in Ames, Horses That Is!
December 4, 2002
Speaker: Michael Avise
Position/Organization: Associate Principal, Ames High School
Topic: International Student Programs at Ames High
November 27, 2002
Thanksgiving Program - "Giving Thanks For Our Many Blessings"
Rev. Rolfe Johnstad
November 20, 2002
Speaker: Vickers Dalal
Position/Organization: Professor of Electrical Engineering, ISU; Director, Microelectronics Research Center.
Topic: Solar Energy for the 21st Century
November 13, 2002
Speaker: John Brinkman
Position/Organization: MD; Member, Iowa Medical Licensing Board; Past President, Iowa Medical Society.
Topic: Future of Health Care in Iowa
November 6, 2002
Speaker: Jerry Smith
Position/Organization: Ames Hearing Aid Center
Topic: Hearing Aid Mission to Viet Nam
October 30, 2002
Speaker: Paul Wiegand
Position/Organization: Director of Public Works, City of Ames
Topic: Duff Ave.-UP Railroad Crossing Options
October 23, 2002
Speaker: Joane Hendricks
Position/Organization: Curator, Blandon Art Gallery, Fort Dodge, IA
Topic: Blandon Art Gallery
October 16, 2002
Speaker: Gerald Klonglon
Position/Organization: Emeritus Professor, Rural Sociology, ISU
Topic: Diversity Challenges in Agriculture
October 9, 2002
Speaker: Robert C. Brown
Position/Organization: Director, Center for Sustainable Environmental Technology, ISU
Topic: Prospects for BioMass Energy
October 3, 2002
Annual Club Picnic (5:30 -7:00 PM)
Innis Grove Park, Shagbark Shelter
October 2, 2002
Speaker: Leslie Lewis
Position/Organization: Director, USDA Corn Insect Research
Topic: Genetically Modified Corn and Monarch Butterflies
September 25, 2002
Speaker: Ray Muston
Position/Organization: Past Governor of Rotary District 6000
Topic: Rotary International Service Projects
September 18, 2002
Speaker: Ken Brewer:
Position/Organization: Retired Engineer
Topic: Mission to Afghanistan After 9/11/01
September 11, 2002
Speaker: Tom Jorgensen
Topic: The Gift of Life - Organ and Tissue Donation"
September 4, 2002
Speaker: Terry Allen
Position/Organization: Assistant Football Coach, Iowa State University
Topic: ISU Football and the 2002 season.
August 28, 2002
Speaker: Nancy Carroll
Position: Director, Parks and Recreation Department, City of Ames
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Speaker: Carol Kenealy
Position: Coordinator for School and Community Relations, Ames Community School District
Topic: Proposed Middle School Recreational Facility
August 21, 2002
CLUB MEETING IN MARY GREELEY MEDICAL CENTER AUDITORIUM
Host: Kim Russell, President and CEO, MGMC
Topic: Cancer Screening and Prevention
August 14, 2002
Speaker: Fred Hoiberg
Position/Organization: Ames Native and NBA Basketball Player
Topic: Observations on Family Life and Playing in the NBA
August 7, 2002
Speaker: Donald Toms
Position/Organization: Story County Supervisor
Topic: Story County Board of Supervisors, Update on Issues
July 31, 2002
Speaker: Daniel Vos
Position/Organization: Ophthalmologist, Wolfe Clinic
Topic: Laser Cataract Surgery- an Iowa First
July 24, 2002
Speaker: Anjeanette Perkins
Position/Organization: Executive Director, Story County Habitat for Humanity
Topic: Habitat for humanity
July 17, 2002
Speaker: Mike Laviolette, Sam Mousalli
Position/Organization: Bridge Engineers, Iowa Department of Transportation
Topic: Hardin County Greenbelt Bridge Construction
July 10, 2002
Speaker: Gary Pacha
Organization/Position: Governor, Rotary District 6000
July 3, 2002
Speaker: Delwyn "Del" Bluhm
Position/Organization: Rotary District 6000 Area Coordinator
Topic: Rotary Polio Eradication Project
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