2004-05 Programs and Events

June 29, 2005

Club Business
Passing of the Gavel

June 25, 2005

Club Picnic
Inis Grove Park, Walnut Shelter
5:30 - 8:00 pm

June 15, 2005

Speaker: Bob Bourne
Position/Organization: Director, CyRide
Topic: What’s Happening at CyRide?

June 8 , 2005

Speaker: Tim Ashely
Position: Member, Morning Rotary Board of Directors
Program: Teacher Recognition Program

June 1, 2005

Speaker: Jim Roth
Position: Professor, Veterinary Medicine, ISU
Topic: Agroterrorism – Impacts on Animal and Human Health

May 25, 2005

Speaker: Steve Holmes
Position: Story County Attorney
Topic: Current Events from a Legal Perspective

May 18, 2005

Speaker: Jay Newell
Position: Assistant Professor, Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication, ISU
Topic: Media Saturation

May 11, 2005

Speaker: Kim Nanke
Position: Coordinator of Lighten Up Iowa
Topic: Lighten Up Iowa Program

May 4, 2005

Speaker: Keith Arneson
Topic: Mary Greeley Medical Center Blood Bank

April 27, 2005

Speaker: Loras Yeager
Position: Chief of Police, City of Ames
Topic: Developments in the Ames Police Department

April 23, 2005

Mortensen Road Cleanup (Stash the Trash Day)
Meet at 9:00 am at The Towers

April 20, 2005

Speaker: Greg Vitale
Title/Position: Leader, Skunk River Paddlers
Topic: Skunk River Paddlers

April 13, 2005

Speaker: Fred Kirschenmann
Position/Organization: Director of the Leopold Center, Iowa State University
Topic: Some New Opportunities for Iowa's Food and Farming Enterprises

April 6, 2005

Speaker: Sue Benson
Topic: Rotary Xicotepec Project Trip

March 30, 2005

Speaker: Doug Gentile
Position/Organization: Professor of Psychology, ISU
Topic: Media Effects on Children and Adults

March 23, 2005

Speaker: Frank Montabon
Position/Title: Professor of Business, ISU
Topic: Green Manufacturing

March 9, 2005

Speaker: Doug Yetman
Position/Title: Executive Director, Lincoln Way Chapter of the American Red Cross
Topic: Local Heroes Initiative

March 2, 2005

Agriculture Day
Speaker: Roger McEowen
Position/Title: Professor of Agriculture Education and Studies, ISU
Topic: Developments in Agriculture Law

February 23, 2005

Rotary 100th Anniversary Celebration
(Joint meeting of the Ames Noon, Ames Morning, Boone and Nevada Rotary Clubs)
Meeting Place/Time: Gateway Center at 12:00 Noon
Guest Performer: Vocalist Simon Estes accompanied by Rod Bienson

February 16, 2005

Speaker: Imran Dotani
Position/Organization: MD, Mary Greeley Medical Center
Topic: Interventional Cardiology

February 8, 2005

Valentine's Day Dinner
Aunt Maude's Restaurant, 6:30 pm

February 1, 2005

Speaker: Deland Myers
Position/Organization: Professor, Food Sience and Human Nutrition, ISU
Topic: New Products from Iowa Crops

January 26 , 2005

Speaker: Gail Johnston
Position: President, Ames School Board
Topic: Development of an alternative school in Ames

January 19 , 2005

Speaker: Kathy Stevens
Position: Executive Director, Octagon Center for the Arts
Topic: The Octagon

January 12 , 2005

Speaker:Tim Mooney
Position: Ames High School
Topic: High School Uganda Project

January 5 , 2005

Speaker: Norm Hill
Position: Manager, ISU Stores and Materials
Topic: Behind the Scenes - ISU "Dumps Its Junk"

December 22, 2004

Speaker: Angela Moore
Position: Director, Main Street Cultural District
Topic: Main Street Cultural Distict

December 14, 2004

Club Christmas Party

December 15, 2004

Speaker: William Schroeder
Position: Founder, Nitro Ice Cream
Topic: The Nitro Ice Cream Story

December 8, 2004

Speaker: Jeff Johnson
Position: President and CEO, ISU Alumni Association
Topic: ISU Alumni Association

December 1, 2004

Annual Club Business Meeting

November 24, 2004

Speaker: Michael Bugeja
Position: Director ISU Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication
Topic: Interpersonal Divide: The Search for Community in a Technological Age

November 17, 2004

Speaker: Susan Herrick
Position: Assistant District Governor, Rotary District 6000
Topic: Every Rotarian Every Year

November 10, 2004

Speaker: Matt Flynn
Position: Director of Planning and Housing, City of Ames
Topic: Planning for Ames Future

November 3, 2004

Speaker: Brett Ridge
Position: Executive Director, Iowa Chapter of Make a Wish Foundation
Topic: Make a Wish Foundation

October 27, 2004

Speaker: Dorothy Masinde
Position: Program Coordinator
Topic: ISU Sustainable Rural Livelihoods in Uganda

October 20, 2004

Speaker: Jane Acker
Position: Manager, YSS Mentoring Programs
Topic: YSS Program

October 13, 2004

Speaker: Paula Plath
Position/Organization: Beta Sigma Phi
Topic: Honoring Iowa Heroes

October 6, 2004

Speaker: Walter Pearson
Position/Organization: Director of Adult Learning, Simpson College
Topic: George Washington Carver Teacher Education Program

September 29, 2004

Speaker: Robert Denison
Position/Organization: President, Des Moines Area Community College
Topic: Impact of Community Colleges on Central Iowa

September 22, 2004

Speaker: Gene Takle
Position/Organization: Professor, Geological and Atmospheric Science, ISU
Topic: Global Climate Change

September 15, 2004

Speaker: Frankee Oleson
Position/Organization: Executive Director, United Way of Story County
Topic: United Way

September 8, 2004

Speaker: Marcus Johnson
Position/Organization: Associate Scientist, Ames Laboratory
Topic: Revealing Hidden Defects, Aviation Safety

September 1, 2004

Speaker: Frank Randall
Position/Organization: Program Manager, ISU Athletic Department
Topic: Behind the Scenes of a College Football Game

August 25, 2004

Speaker: Julie Weeks
Position/Organization: Executive Director, Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau
Topic: Update on Ames' All American Weekend September 4

August 18, 2004

Speaker: Rich Perog
Position/Organization: Program Manager, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
Topic: Local Food Networks

August 11, 2004

Speaker: Richard Reynolds
Position/Organization: Director, ISU Memorial Union
Topic: Memorial Union Renovations

August 4, 2004

Speaker: Bill Tubbs
Position/Organization: Governor, Rotary District 6000

July 28, 2004

Speaker: Matt Peterson
Position/Organization: Supervisor, Rehabilitation and Wellness, Mary Greeley Medical Center
Topic: Sports Medicine

July 21, 2004

Speaker: Brad Schrader
Position/Organization: Professor, ISU Business College
Topic: Business Ethics

July 14, 2004

Speaker: Lorna Lavender
Position/Organization: Director, Ames Animal Shelter and Control
Topic: Urban Wildlife

July 7, 2004

Speaker: Lynette Pohlman
Position/Organization: Director and Chief Curator, ISU Museums
Topic: Behind the Scenes of a Major Art Show