 STICK
WILLIAMS
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA - BOARD OF TRUSTEES
By
Jim Kelley
Tony Lathrop
introduced Stick Williams, the most recent past Chairman of the
Board of Trustees for UNC - Chapel Hill. As part of his introduction
Tony noted that Stick is a graduate of Chapel Hill and has been
involved in various leadership positions in the university since
then. Before chairing the board of trustees, he was over a period of
time, Chair of the UNC - Chapel Hill Foundation, the Alumni
Association and the Board of Visitors. Stick has worked his whole
career with Duke Power and Duke Energy. Currently he is Vice
President of Employee Development and Diversity for Duke Energy.
Stick thanked our member Cecily Durrett for training him how to be a
public speaker and thanked John Tabor from the club for inviting him
to speak to Charlotte Rotary. Stick also acknowledged our own Phil
Van Hoy who is a graduate of a university from the dark side - also
known as the University of New Jersey in the South.
Stick served on the board of trustees for six years. One of the most
significant issues that Stick and the board dealt with in his tenure
on the board was looking at what it meant to be a leading public
university. Stick believes that an educated common person (one
without financial resources) is a great public asset. So, according
to Stick, a leading public university has to be accessible to those
whose families may not have the financial resources to send their
son or daughter to Chapel Hill. To assist those students, UNC has
the Carolina Covenant that those students who gain admission to the
university and live in families at 200% of the poverty level or less
will receive the financial aid they need to attend UNC. Another
primary focus of a leading public university is that it provides
great public service to the state where it is located. At Chapel
Hill, the work of the faculty and students and the results of its
research should focus outward by addressing critical needs in the
state. As examples of that commitment, Stick referenced the good
work that the School of Public Health has done with health
departments in counties across the state and he referenced the
impact the School of Government has had on North Carolina
communities.
Stick mentioned two of the most significant challenges facing Chapel
Hill and most public universities. First is faculty retention. The
faculty is the heart of any university and the private universities,
who have large endowments, are taking away faculty because they can
pay them more than the public universities. That issue relates to
the second challenge - funding. Currently state support is a risk
area because of budget concerns. With limited state funds, the
universities have to compete for dollars with many other state
priorities.
Chapel Hill is currently looking at its funding strategies. It is
working to shore up its state support while trying to significantly
increase its research dollars. Alumni and friends are becoming a
more critical funding source as it begins a $1.8 million campaign.
Finally the university needs to look at the tuition it charges. It
can't be business as usual. They may need to begin charging tuition
according to the value the students receive rather than focus on a
university that provides the best value.
In closing, Stick reminded Phil and the club that UNC was the
national champion last year in basketball to put the rest of the
discussion in perspective.
Head Table:
Chase Saunders, Carol Jordan, Herb Harriss, Tony Lathrop, Robert
Knight, Jim Woodward; Invocation: Tom Wright
Visitors &
Guests:
Joey Godbold; Health & Happiness: Herb Harriss; Song: Thomas Moore
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ROTARY
SCHOLARSHIP GOLF CLASSIC
JUST
FOUR WEEKS AWAY! |
The Third Annual Rotary Scholarship
Golf Classic is right around the corner. Mark your calendar for
Monday, September 26th and plan to be at Cedarwood Country Club
for tee off around 1:00. VISA cards
are accepted.
Here's where we stand so far:
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Gold
Sponsors ($5000)
Rotary Club of Charlotte
Sheriff Jim Pendergraph
Silver Sponsors ($3000)
Hendrick Lexus
Scott Health & Safety
Copper Sponsors ($1750)
Bellsouth
Promo Logic
Tee
Sponsors ($750)
Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority
'The Table'
Tee
Sign Sponsor ($250)
Buddy Chatfield
Ken Poe
Bob Phifer
Business Card Ad ($250)
Kathryn McElroy
Darrel Stephens
Tee
Sign ($250)
John McDermitt
Leland Park
Catherine Browning |
Cash
Donations
Karen Harriss
David Anderson
Erskine Harkey
Golfers ($150)
Tom Robertson
Hope Lanier
John McDermitt
Ed Kizer
Martin Waters
Michael Mayberry
Ken Poe
Sammy Black
John Hewitt
Bob Phifer
PNG Team
Early-Bird Golfers ($125)
Mike Hawley
Wes Clark
Brent Trexler
John Rogers
Mick Goodfellow
Worth Williamson
'The Table'
John Lassiter
Total Golfers ... 75 |
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Support the
Rotary Foundation
$100 EVERY ROTARIAN/EVERY YEAR |
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Update on
Resignations: Bill Wood,
a member of the Club since 1977, regrets that other
commitments have kept him from being a regular participant
of the club. He sends his best wishes to club members and
says he is especially grateful for the privilege of serving
as club president in 1992. Susan
Patterson has been on a six month leave while
working an interim position in Miami. The good news is the
position turned into a promotion for Susan; the bad news is
her continued travel schedule will prevent her from
attending Rotary meetings.
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Marilynn Bowler
was elected Chairman of the Board for WTVI.
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Eric Baldwin, program
director for Professional Golf Management (PGM) programs at
Queens University of Charlotte, gave an interesting update
in the Charlotte Business Journal on students pursuing a
career in the golf industry. There was also an article on
course makeover plans for several golfing facilities -
including Cedarwood Country Club, location of the
Rotary Scholarship Golf Classic.
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Health &
Happiness Report: Jim Adams'
sister had very serious surgery this week and is
hospitalized in Winston Salem;
President Herb recognized those with perfect
attendance during 2004-2005. A round of applause was given
to Ralston Pound, Martin Waters, and Mac Jackson for each
having over 50 years perfect attendance!
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Please remember
to turn your cellphone
off during Rotary.
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Rotary Scholarship Golf Classic
is in need of golfers, sponsors, goody bag items, raffle
items (valued at $25 or more), and auction items ($100 value
or more). Chief Darrel Stephens expressed his thanks to the
club for providing this benefit to families of public safety
officials. Mark Your Calendar:
Monday September 26th Cedarwood Country Club. |
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GROUP STUDY
EXCHANGE |
The Group Study Exchange (GSE)
program of The Rotary Foundation is a unique cultural and
vocational exchange opportunity for young business
professional men and women between the ages of 25 and 40 and
in the early years of their professional lives. The program
provides travel grants for teams to exchange visits between
paired areas in different countries. For four to six weeks,
team members experience the host country's institutions and
ways of life, observe their own vocations as practiced
abroad, develop personal and professional relationships, and
exchange ideas.
District 7680 is seeking applicants for a GSE (Rotary) Team
Leader and four (non-Rotary) Team Members to visit District
7030, located in northeast South America and 11 Caribbean
islands, between October 22 and November 19. Again, the Team
Leader must be a Rotarian, and Team Members can not be
Rotarians, nor be children, grandchildren, or spouses of
Rotarians. In addition, they must have been gainfully
employed for at least two years and plan to return to their
places of employment.
Rotarians in our district are encouraged to identify and
nominate outstanding candidates for this opportunity. The
deadline for applications is Saturday, September 10th.
If you have a candidate or have questions, please contact
GSE Chair Susan Smith, 704-786-4783 or
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Attendance
Record |
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8/23/05 |
8/24/04 |
| visitors &
guests |
9 |
9 |
| club
members |
182 |
196 |
| total
attendance |
191 |
205 |
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New Members | Resignations |
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n/a |
Bill Wood
Susan Patterson |
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| Roaming
Rotarians |
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Bob Johnston, Morganton |
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Wedding
Anniversaries |
30 Marilyn and Roger Sarow
01 Dot and Tebee Hawkins
01 Anne and Lee Morris
02 Kimberly and Todd Owens
03 Rose Marie and Gene Bratek
03 Judy and Sam Woodard
05 Imogene and Bill Kinney |
| Birthdays and
Birthplaces |
30 Budd Berro, White Plains, NY
30 Sam Woodard, Greensboro, NC
31 Ed Lewis, New Haven, CT
03 Meg McElwain, Ripley, MS
04 Martin Waters, Charlotte, NC
05 Robert Freeman, Charlotte, NC
05 John Lassiter, Lexington, KY |
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