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March 5, 2002 |
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| President Jim opened the meeting by having Jim
Alexander introduce guests and visiting Rotarians to the Club. Winston Kelley
started Health and Happiness with a good Club health report and ended with a few
children's jokes. He pointed out that a child should not allow his mother to brush his
hair when she is mad at Dad. The Club then said the pledge and sang a song to raise
spirits. The head table consisted of David Lewis, Don Steger, Mary-Stuart Brooks,
George Thompson, Lee Tabor, and Tommy Thompson. George Thompson introduced Dr. Charles Ambrose, President of Pfeiffer University. Pfeiffer's main campus is in Misenheimer, N.C,, with a satellite located in Charlotte, N.C. Dr. Ambrose is a native of Drexel, N.C., where his father was a Baptist preacher and mother a nurse anesthetist. He is a graduate of Fur-man University, University of Louisville (Masters in higher education administration), and University of Georgia (doctorate of education). He is married to Kristen Alien Ambrose and has two children, Charlie (11) and Kathryn (8). Dr. Ambrose began by thanking everyone for asking him to speak and quoting John Wesley, who said, "Do all the good that you can, by all the means that you can, at all the times that you can, to all the people that you can, as long as you can." Pfeiffer has what he calls "the two faces of Pfeiffer." The first symbol is the steeple in Misenheimer and the second is the skyline of Charlotte. The college was founded originally in 1885 and began classes in Charlotte in 1974. Their initiative is to lead and serve with a vision to be the model church-related institution preparing servant leaders for lifelong learning. Pfeiffer's three components to being distinctly different are volunteerism, active and engaged learning, and character development. Dr. Ambrose focused on the Adult Learning Center on Park Road which is home for nearly 900 students in four graduate degree programs and five undergraduate majors in the School of Adult Studies. Of the 900 students, 600 of them are enrolled in MBA, Health Administration, and Masters of Science in Leadership as well as Christian Education. The Charlotte campus is expanding professional teacher education outreach to area firms with specialized seminars in leadership, creativity, entrepreneurship and innovation, and training and development. Team MBA and the Academy for International Business Studies are two examples of the great things that the university is implementing. Team MBA is a program that can be customized for public service personnel or area corporations to meet their schedule and allow them to earn an MBA. The Academy maintains active agreements with fifteen German universities and has enrolled 26 German students this semester, with nearly 25 graduates of the program. Pfeiffer also has non-fixed campuses in Raleigh, Durham, and Winston-Salem. They plan to have a fixed campus in Raleigh in the future.* * * DID YOU KNOW? The Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship Program is currently the world's largest privately funded international scholarship program. Awards range from $12,000 to $25,000 and can be awarded as an academic, multi-year, or cultural scholarship. Applicants must have completed at least two years of university or college course work (or must have a secondary school education and have been employed in a recognized vocation for at least two years) when the scholarship begins. All applicants must be citizens of a country in which there is a Rotary Club. Initial application must be made through a local Rotary Club in the applicant's legal or permanent residence or place of full-time study or employment. Persons with disabilities and members of Rotaract Clubs are eligible and encouraged to apply. * * * DID YOU KNOW?Rotary Foundation Contributions: PLEASE make your contributions to Rotary Foundation through the Rotary Office rather than directly to The Rotary Foundation. We keep records of your contributions and cannot be responsible for contributions given directly to the Foundation. Thank you. * * * ROTARY AT A GLANCE Rotarians: 1,188,492; Clubs: 30,149; Districts: 530; Countries: 162.Rotaractors: 163,024; Clubs: 7,088; Countries: 151. Interactors: 182,740; Clubs: 7,945;Countries: 108. Rotary Community Corps: 4,272;Countries: 66. * * * ROTARY 2002:MANKIND IS OUR BUSINESS R.I. President Richard D. KingTheme for 2001-2002 * * * |
New Member
2002 Executive Search Anderson & Associates112 S. Tryon St., Ste. 800 (28284) 704-347-0090 FAX 704-347-0064 e-mail: mag@andersonexecsearch.com Martin Godwin is an associate with Anderson & Associates, a Charlotte-based retained executive search firm specializing in senior management recruitment, succession planning, organizational assessment, and leadership development within the healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, and nonprofit sectors. Martin is responsible for the development and execution of new business. Prior to joining Anderson & Associates in 1997, he spent six years in (he entertainment industry. He was a professional musician and served as president of KDS, Inc., the artist management company that he founded in 1991. During this time, he traveled and performed throughout the eastern United States, responsible for the management, sales, and marketing of several touring musical groups including his own. Martin was born in Boston and grew up in Charlotte. He graduated from Myers Park High School in 1987 before attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he received his degree in psychology. In 2000, he received his MBA from the McColl School of Business at Queens College and was recognized as a national finalist for the American Marshall Memorial Fellowship Award and a finalist for the McColl School Entrepreneurial Spirit Award. Martin and his wife, Amy, a physical therapist at Carolinas Medical Center, have a two-year-old daughter, Haley Elizabeth, and a twelve-year-old lab named Jordan. Martin is a committed and frustrated sports fan, supporting Tarheel basketball and Red Sox baseball. In his spare time, he continues to write, record, and perform music, and enjoys playing mediocre golf, running short distances, and struggling with household projects. Martin has become very involved with The Family Center of Charlotte during the past five years. He serves on the executive committee as co-chairman for development and as special event chairman for Friends of The Family Center. He is also an executive committee member for the McColl School of Business, Graduate Business Alumni Association's board of directors. Martin and his family are members of Christ Episcopal Church, where he has attended since 1976. Welcome to Charlotte Rotary, Martin. * * * POWELL'S
POWELL MAJORS Katie Tyler in a letter to the editor of the "Observer," commenting on the Minority and Women's Business Enterprise program, said, "Mandate or not, I'm committed to diversity."Eric Smith is seeking to have a $215 million bond issue for public schools put on the ballot at the November election. This sum is needed for several new schools and many repairs. A headline in the "Observer": "Never Shy Jerry Orr Lambasts New Security Arrangements." Jerry is not happy with the Department of Transportation, Security Administration, and Federal Aviation Administration for some of their activities at the airport. * * * |
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