Rotarian Feb 15, 2012draft The United States Secret Service Visits The Rotary Club of Edmond What do you know about the United States Secret Service? Did you know that the Secret Service was established at the end of the Civil War, for the purpose of suppressing the counterfeiting of U.S. currency? Were you aware that the agency, headquartered in Washington, D.C., has...
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Bob Hammack, a 40-year advertising veteran, has created over 20,000 radio, television and print advertisements, and won all the typical accolades – and, as he says, a few that aren’t so typical. He is a recipient of the American Advertising Federation (AAF) Lifetime Achievement Award, which is the highest honor afforded an individual in advertising. He has also...
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Merry Christmas! In celebration of the Christmas season, the Rotary Club of Edmond will not meet again until Wednesday, January 4, 2012. I hope your holiday is a joyous time. It was not always so in American history. A century and a half ago, our nation was in the throes of a bloody Civil War. On Christmas Day, 1863, it seemed to many that the war might...
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The Rotary Club Of Edmond Celebrates Christmas! This week, the Rotary Club of Edmond will celebrate Christmas with its annual Christmas Jam. And don’t forget. The meeting starts early, at 11:30. If you haven’t ever been, you will want to make sure you attend. This is always an enjoyable event. Believe it or not, the Christmas Jam will be our last...
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Greg Womack Speaks To The Rotary Club Of Edmond Over the past several years, we’ve had some excellent speakers visit the Rotary Club of Edmond. We’ve had two Governors, a United States Senator, Members of Congress, and numerous federal, state and community leaders. We’ve had a world renowned opera diva, Olympic gold medalists, business and education leaders, and...
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Career Shadow Day Celebrated At The Rotary Club of Edmond Rotarian 2011 Career Shadowdraft Wednesday, November 9, is the Rotary Club of Edmond’s annual Career Shadow Day. At the beginning of the day, several Edmond area high school students will visit Edmond Rotarians at their places of business to learn about possible career choices. The students will spend the...
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Edmond Engineering Director Steve Manek Visits The Rotary Club Of Edmond Steve Manek, Director of Engineering for the City of Edmond, is our special guest today at the Rotary Club of Edmond. Steve grew up in Moore, Oklahoma. In 1992, he received his B.S. in civil engineering in 1992 from the University of Oklahoma. He is a certified Professional Engineer and is a...
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Rotarian 10-26-11 Mary Fallin has lived a life of firsts. She was the first woman to serve as Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma. She was also the first Republican to serve as Lieutenant Governor. She was the second Oklahoma woman to serve in Congress (Can you name Oklahoma’s first Congresswoman? For extra credit, when did she serve and to which political party did she...
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Rotarian 10-19-11 Today’s Rotary guest speaker is our own Andy Lester. A member of Edmond Rotary since 1997, Andy is a former club president and served as a member of the board of directors for eight years. He is a Paul Harris Fellow +4, has an enduring passion for international service and has served our club and Rotary International admirably. Our members are...
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Roger Webb Speaks To The Rotary Club Of Edmond Roger Webb, a fellow member of the Rotary Club of Edmond, needs no introduction. Recently retired from his service as the 19th President of the University of Central Oklahoma, Roger guided the campus through some of its grandest changes. Just think about the Forensic Center, the Forensic Science Institute and Central...
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Rotarian 9-21-11 Bronchos Head Football Coach Tracy Holland Speaks To The Rotary Club Of Edmond It’s September. It’s football season. But instead of first downs, forward passes and field goals, all everyone is talking about is conference realignment. Are you tired of that? Are you ready to talk about the game, instead? Wouldn’t you rather discuss touchdowns and...
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Rotarian 9-7-11draft Oklahoma State University President Burns Hargis Addresses The Rotary Club Of Edmond Burns Hargis, the 18th President of Oklahoma State University, oversees one of the nation’s most comprehensive land-grant university systems. With campuses located throughout the state, OSU has more than 35,000 students and more than 7,000 employees. President...
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Rotarian 8-31-11 District 99 State Representative Anastasia Pittman Speaks to the Rotary Club of Edmond State Representative Anastasia Pittman, who represents House District 99, is a highly active member of the Central Oklahoma community. First elected in 2006, Rep. Pittman serves on the Human Services and Revenue & Taxation Subcommittees of the Appropriations and...
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Rotarian 8-24-11 District Governor Moush Tourian Makes His Official Visit To The Rotary Club Of Edmond. What type of person serves as a District Governor of Rotary International? What does a District Governor do? According to the Bylaws of Rotary International, a District Governor must currently be a member of a Rotary club in the district, must have been a fully...
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Sports Writer Berry Tramel Speaks To The Rotary Club Of Edmond You will want to make sure to be present for this week’s Rotary Club of Edmond, for we are in for a special treat. Our special guest is the The Oklahoman Sports Columnist, Berry Tramel. The biographical information on his website is modestly short. A lifelong Oklahoman, sports fan and newspaper reader,...
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Rotarian 8-3-11 The Rotary Foundation, its Mission and its Focus There are many ways to support the work of Rotary. One is by contributing to the Rotary Foundation. Do you know what the mission of The Rotary Foundation is? Are you aware that The Rotary Foundation has six Areas of Focus? The mission of the Rotary Foundation is straightforward: According to the Rotary...
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