December 27, 2010
Ron Alverson, Dakota
Ethanol |
December 20, 2010
David Owen, President, SD
Chamber of Commerce |
December 13, 2010
Sharon Knowlton -- Tour of
Madison High School |
 December
6, 2010
ECCO services in Madison |
November 29, 2010
DSU Professor (and member of the
Madison Rotary) Dave Peak told an hilarious story about
his experiences as a finalist in the Punt, Pass, & Kick
competition in 1963. |
 November
22, 2010
State Senator Russ Olson spoke
about legislative issues |
 November
15, 2010
Deb Tech, Marketing Professor at
DSU, explained a trip that she will lead to Egypt in
December. |
 November
8, 2010
Former Congressman Charles Stenholm
discussed energy issues. |
 November
1, 2010
Bert Olson, 2010-11 District 5610
Governor, updated the club on district, national, and
international Rotary issues. |
 October
25, 2010
Jack Warner, Executive Director of
the South Dakota Board of Regents, spoke about
challenges and opportunities for the state university
system. |
 October
18, 2010
Dusty Johnson, Chair of the
South Dakota Public Utilities Commission, spoke about
energy challenges facing South Dakota and the nation. |
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October 11, 2010 -- No Meeting -- Native Americans Day |
October 4, 2010
Christine Sahr discussed the physical therapy
profession. |
September 27, 2010
Julie Gross reported on the
Madison Chamber of Commerce |
September 20, 2010
Cecelia Wittmayer and Carrie Ahern
presented information about DSU's accreditation
processes.
|
 September 13, 2010
Myron Moen discussed the South
Dakota High School Basketball Hall of Fame |
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September 6, 2010 -- No Meeting -- Labor Day |
  August
30, 2010
Lois Niedert updated the club on
recent activities of the Domestic Violence Network. She
was joined by Cathy Ching, a local domestic violence
victim's advocate from Flandreau. |
    August
23, 2010
Dan Friedrich, Debbie
Hoffman, Dorine Bennett, and Kevin Boyum spoke about
health information technology programs at DSU. |
 August
16, 2010
Monica Campbell spoke about the
Madison Schools Educational Foundation. |
 August
9, 2010
Mary Kenyon spoke about the
dangers of distracted driving.
More info available at
http://www.youarepreciouscargo.com/. |
 August 2, 2010
Nancy Moose spoke about
teaching English and traveling in China |
 July 26, 2010
Jennifer Nash spoke about
mission work with orphans in Guatemala |
 July 19, 2010
Steven Doohen
spoke about the South Dakota National Guard |
 July 12, 2010
Ben Ready from Senator John
Thune's office spoke about political issues and
priorities |
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July 5, 2010 -- no meeting -- Fourth of July holiday |
 6/28/10
Dave Anderson spoke about
athletic fundraising at DSU.
Jack Walters spoke about U.S. and world
demographics. |
6/21/10
Randy Schaefer discussed
higher education issues from the South Dakota Board of
Regents' perspective |
 6/14/10
Scott Finck discussed the
Interlakes Community Action Partnership's weatherization
program. |
 6/7/10 Club Assembly
President-Elect Ken Meyer
discussed his goals for the 2010-11 Rotary Year. |
|
5/31/10 No meeting -- Memorial Day |
 5/24/10
Vinicius Freitas, Rotary
exchange student from Brazil, spoke about his home and
his experiences in the United States. |
 5/17/10
Delmer Dooley, a veteran of
World War II, spoke about the Veterans' Honor Flight to
Washington, DC. |
 5/10/10
Congresswoman Stephanie
Herseth-Sandlin discussed budget and healthcare issues. |
 5/3/10
U.S. Attorney Brendan
Johnson spoke about improving legal system function on
Indian reservations. |
 4/26/10
Chris Waba spoke about
Integrated Studies Classes at Madison High School |
 4/19/10
Jack Walters talked about
the emerging field of Positive Management. |
 4/12/10
Ted LaFleur spoke about the
Madison Parks Department. |
  
4/5/10
Speakers: Tom Farrell, Ryan Hegg, Janice Weber, Paul
Weist spoke about candidates for Madison School Board. |
 3/29/10
Sirje Kiin spoke about
Estonian media coverage of her recently-published book. |
 3/22/10
Ashley
Hansen & Dayna Tschakert
spoke about a recent mission trip to Guatemala. |
  3/15/10
Vince Schaefer and Cotton
Koch spoke about the upcoming opt-out vote on school
funding. |
 3/8/10
Jon Hunter spoke about Open
Government week and efforts to make government functions
in South Dakota more transparent. |
 3/1/10
Rotarian Darrell Simon
spoke about the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
profession. |
2/22/10
Lisa Chase spoke about her
research on strength training in older adults. |
| 2/15/10 -- No meeting -- President's
Day |
 2/8/10
Rotarian Walt Schaefer
spoke about his life with horses and about how current
and new laws are affecting the handling and treatment of
horses. He also spoke about the uses of horses in
the correctional program at the McCrossan Boys Ranch. |
 2/1/2010
Mickie Kreidler, Director
of Sponsored Programs at DSU, talked about increasing
research grants at the university. |
 1/25/2010
Alan Serfling spoke about
the history of the
Izaak Walton League in Madison and about its current
activities, including conservation and recreation. |
|
 1/11/2010
Paul Brandt, a
farmer from Clear Lake, represented the National
Pork Board in discussing issues about the pork industry. |
 1/4/2010
Shelli Masek, Rotarian from Sioux Falls, spoke about the
efforts of Hope Haven Ministries and its efforts to help
the disabled in Romania. Romania was occupied by the
soviets for decades and has not progressed quickly in
the 20 years since it regained its independence. Shelli
presented a slide show about a trip that she took with
the group to distribute wheelchairs and other assistive
equipment.
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Madison
Rotary Club
