Officers and Members of Board of Directors

President:  Sandy Horton
President-Elect: Dave Kraemer
Past President:  Dave Miller
Secretary:  Terry Adams
Treasurer:  Jim Ziebold
Sergeant-at-Arms:  Jim Obrecht, Doug Ward
Webmaster: Arch Oldehoeft
First-Year Board Members:  Jane Acker, Kori Heuss, Dale Ruigh
Returning Board Members:  Rick Elbert, Jill Guffy, Scott Sanders

Ames Morning Rotary Club Committees: July 2006 – June 2007

Club Service Developing Club Relationships
Tanya Anderson, Director
     
  Social

Create social opportunities for club members and their families throughout the year. Goal of 6 activities.
Richard Reynolds, Lynn Whistler, Larry Elphic, Jean McBreen

     
  Public Relations

Communicate club activities to the local media
Russ Cross, Dorothy Schumer

     
  Buck Bucket

Collect donations at weekly meeting and contribute to a fun meeting atmosphere
Dave Coe, Don Good
     
  Website

Keep us connected and informed
Arch Oldehoeft

     
  Music

Music activity for weekly meetings and contribute to a fun meeting atmosphere
Birthdays and Anniversaries the first Wednesday each month
John Lott
     
  Club History

Help us record the history of our club
 Have history on our website
Terry Adams, Dean Harms

     
  Sergeant-at-Arms

Set up the room and greet our guests
Jim Obrecht, Doug Ward

     
  Photographer

Picture History
     
Community Service Developing Relationship with Our Community
Dale Ruigh, Director
     
  Literacy Keep the youth literacy program alive and lively
Carolyn Jons, Sue Wuhs, Jerri Heid, Tanya Anderson
     
  Mentoring Support Our Youth
Jane Acker
     
  Mortensen Road Spring and Fall community service project
Ken Stone, Les Wolfe
     
  Emergency Shelter Coordinate 5th Wednesday meals for the local emergency shelter
Mary Harms, David Klatt
     
  Adopt-a-Family Coordinate the Christmas adopt-a-family project
Tim Gartin, Sue Wuhs
     
  Emergency Service Club representative for county emergency response
Harold Jenson
  Teacher Recognition Coordinate an annual teacher recognition event
Gail Johnston, Brian Dieter
     
Rotary Finances Supporting Rotary Foundation and Local Needs
Scott Sanders, Director
     
  Financial Advisory Evaluate requests for club financial support and make recommendations to the Board
Jim Ziebold, Scott Bauer, Craig Marrs, Chelon Stanzel
     
  Foundation Keep Foundation records current and inform club of progress
Chelon Stanzel, Jim Ziebold
     
Membership Membership Growth and Retention
Jill Guffy, Director
     
  Orientation

Develop a new member orientation packet/program
Develop process to transition from “red badge” to permanent badge
Denise Schmidt, Bill Dreyer, Jim Obrecht
  Greeters Identify greeters for our weekly meetings
Kori Heuss, Daryl Vegge
  Attendance

Monitor Attendance
Recognize attendance milestones
Contact those whose attendance is dropping off
Dennis Soderstrum, Gene Johnson
  New Member Induction Induct our new members
Chuck Gilarski, Dave Benson
     
International Developing International Connections
Jane Acker, Director
     
  Polio Plus Keep club informed and involved in Polio Plus program
Jon Fagre
     
  Rotary Ambassador Scholars Evaluate applications for Rotary Ambassador scholars and make recommendations
Angie Weber, Jim Dickson
  Ames Rotary Scholarship Evaluate applications for scholarship provided by Ames Morning and Ames Noon Rotary Clubs
Jim Smith, Jane Acker, Ken McCuskey, Tim Gartin
  Rotary Exchange Program Keep club informed on Rotary Exchange Program
Pursue opportunities for exchange involvement
 Myrna Whigham, Chuck Gilarski
  International Projects Pursue opportunities for club involvement in international projects
 Lorna Butler, David Inyang
     
Vocational Recognition of Rotary/Member Contributions
Rick Elbert, Director
     
  Rotary Minute Rotary minute for the second Wednesday of each month
Joel Rogers, Shelle Summers
     
  Vocational

Identify club visits to member locations - 2 meetings per year
Kurt Mackey
     
  Classification

Assign classifications for new members
 Carla Espinoza
     
Rotaract/Interact Jane Acker, Director
     
   

Support these youth programs
Lynette Seymour, Jim Dickson, Michele Conlon

     
Ad Hoc  
     
  Nominating Identify our future leaders
Dave Miller, Brian Dieter, Dean Harms
     
  Leadership Planning

Develop a club leadership plan that incorporates:
     • Service to the world
     • Service to our community
     • Service to our youth
     • Service to each other
Dave Benson, Jean McBreen, Dean Harms, Dorothy Schumer, Dave Miller

     
  Programs Program committee to assist the president-elect (Dave Kraemer)
Jill Guffy, Dave Benson, Bob Anders, Gail Johnston
     
  Ag Day Plan annual Ag Day in the spring
Al Hermanson