91 Celebrating Years of Service Rota Rota - - Reel Reel The Rotary Club of Valdosta The Rotary Club of Valdosta A 100% Paul Harris Fellow Club” This Weeks Program www.ValdostaRotary.org Volume 1, Issue 10, September 22, 2010 This Week At A Glance Program: Lowndes County Schools Dr. Steve Smith Greeters: Rebecca Brice Ron Borders Last Weeks Program Club Membership Attendance & Donations Attendance: 52 of 102 Members Happy Dollars: $102.00 Literacy Fund: $46.50 Club News Upcoming Programs & Meetings September 29 Rotary Foundation & Fellowship Recognitions Dr. Carl Cates October 6 Imagination Library Dr. Patti Clark Dr. Dennis Marks Date Greeter 1 Greeter 2 September 22 Ron Borders Rebecca Brice September 29 Bo Broadfoot Nathan Brown October 6 Stacy Bush Sandy Campbell October 13 Mason Caracciolo Carl Cates Club Information Rotary District 6920 Club 4220 Established 1919 Officers President Walter Elliott President Elect Greg Reid Past President Dennis Marks Treasurer Nick Valenti Secretary Barbara Knight Sergeant at Arms Bill Booth Board of Directors Myrna Ballard Bo Broadfoot Patti Clark Kerry Morris Bob Moon Greg Reid Wes Sewell Nancy Warren Rich Yokeley District 6920 Gov. Lloyd Horadan District 6920 Dir. Bill Booth District 6920 A. G. Bob Harrison RI President Ray Klinginsmith GRSP Student Benjamin Ikaal Intern Anne Kathryn Stone The Rotary Club of Valdosta h Wendell Godbee h Bob Goddard, III h Tim Golden h Tom Gooding Lacie Guy h Owen Harris h Jack Hartley h Jack Hearn h Arthur Herndon Skip Holmes h Al Howell h Bill Kent Barbara Knight h Sharon LaBranche h John LaHood h Claire Lee h Bill Lester Jerry Long h Terri Lupo pp*h Tim Mabe pp*h Dennis Marks pp*h*w Billy Martin h Greg Martin pp*h*w Richard May pp*h*w Arthur McLane pp*h*w Tyson McLane h Roy McNeal h Harriet Messcher Zach Miller Bob Montgomery Walter Moody Bob Moon h Kerry Morris h Casey Music Ivan Nikolov h Tyrone O’Steen pp*h John Page h Keven Parks h Henry Parrish pp*h Suzannah Patterson Charles Powell pp*h*w Jennifer Powell pp*h*w Malcolm Rainey h*w Patsy Reaves h Greg Reid h Chris Roan Bert Rutland h*w Randy Sauls h Wes Sewell Corinne Simmons h Arthur Smith h Steven Smith h Richard Stalvey Anne Kathryn Stone Alison Still h Joe Stubbs pp*h Robert Stump h John Thomas h William Tidmore pp*h*w Al Turner pp*h*w Nicholas Valenti h Donnie Warren h Nancy Warren h Ryan Williams h Ed Willis h Clint Wills h Rich Yokeley h Paul Harris Fellow w Will Watt Fellow p Club President pp Past President Area Rotary Meetings Nashville - Tuesday - Noon Cadillac Ranch Madison, FL - Wednesday - Noon E & J’s Restaurant Valdosta North - Tuesday - 12:15 p.m. Conference Center Tifton - Tuesday & Wednesday - Noon Holiday Inn Quitman - Thursday - Noon Presbyterian Home Valdosta Sunrise - Thursday - 7:30 a.m. Kinderlou - Ravine F ROTARIANS STRIVE TO LIVE AND CONDUCT BUSINESS USING THESE GUIDELINES Is it the TRUTH? Is it FAIR to all concerned? Will it build GOODWILL and better FRIENDSHIPS? Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned? For Rota-Reel corrections or comments please contact Kerry Morris at: [email protected] or call 229.245.3828. Greeter Schedule UR UR UR-WAY AY AY TEST EST EST This week, Rotarian and Lowndes County School Superintendent Dr. Steve Smith will bring a report from the county school system. Please welcome Dr. Steve Smith. Zach Miller pulled double duty last week working hard to get rid of his red badge. Zach led our prayer for the day and made us laugh with his very first Sunshine Report. Great job Zach! Program Update Literacy Project h Joyce Aigen h Sam Allen h Myrna Ballard Anne Barnas Felecia Barnes pp*h Richard Barnes h*w Keith Barrett pp*h*w Bill Booth h Ron Borders h Rebecca Brice h Bo Broadfoot h Nathan Brown h Stacy Bush h Sandy Campbell Mason Caracciolo pp*h Carl Cates h Patti Clark h Russ Collett pp*h Marshall Conner pp*h Joe Cordova h Bruce Cousins h Lee Cox pp*h*w Ed Crane John Crawford pp*h*w V.L. Daughtery Jr. h Donald Davis pp*h James Dominey h Beverly Edwards h John Edwards h Moshe Elbaz p*h Walter Elliott h Trey Fausett h Bill Feimster h John Fretti h Bob Ganzak h Laverne Gaskins h John Gaston Once again, the always-energetic Nancy Warren came prepared with props to help get us all thinking about family and fellowship activities. If you have any ideas, email Nancy at [email protected]. Membership Committee Chair Wes Sewell lead our annual membership meeting last week. We heard from a number of service committee chairs and everyone should be pumped and ready to get involved! Wes is seen here showing off our updated Projects and Activities guide. This brochure and the How to Propose a New Member brochure are available at the desk each week. See Barbara Knight for details. We are working to get both documents on our website as well. Malcolm Rainey celebrated 50 years as a member of the Rotary Club of Valdosta last week. In honor of his special anniversary, Malcolm gave a generous $50 Happy Dollars which was quickly matched by members at the meeting. Congratulations Malcolm. It is an honor to serve beside you in Rotary! The Rotary Club of Valdosta is a Community Partner in Education (CPIE). All funds given to literacy projects each year are produced by the money donated by Rotarians in our literacy cups. At each meeting we have a moment to “Pause to Pass” our cups to each member around our tables. While participation is voluntary, we are confident that every member contributes during the course of the year. During last week’s meeting John Thomas presented checks to representatives from J.L. Lomax and Pine Grove elementary schools. These grants of $1000 each will be used to buy books for the school libraries. Accepting the grant on behalf of J.L. Lomax were Ms. Sheila Robinson (l) and Ms. Linda Sermons (r). John Thomas presented the checks and was all smiles with a little help from the audience. Accepting the grant on behalf of Pine Grove Elementary were academic coach Ms. Angie Dasher (l) and library media specialist Ms. Cindy Taylor (r). Dr. Steve Smith began his education career as a teacher and coach at Clarke Central High School, in Athens, Ga. He later moved to Central High School in Macon, Ga. where he served as a teacher, coach, assistant principal, and principal over an eighteen year period. In 2000, he decided to expand his career goals and he became the Superintendent for Pulaski County School System in Hawkinsville, Ga. For the past six years he has served as the superintendent of the Lowndes County School System in Valdosta, Ga. Under his leadership, the Lowndes County School System has been recognized for making back-to-back system-wide AYP, as an exemplary school system by (SACS) Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and a Distinguished School System by the Georgia Department of Education. Dr. Smith earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Sociology from Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville in 1973 and went on to receive additional Masters of Education Degrees, one in Social Science Education with a concentration in U.S. History and Government in 1983 and one in Educational Administration in 1989. In 1992, Dr. Smith obtained an Educational Specialist degree at Georgia College & State University. In 2001, he earned a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Educational Administration and Supervision from Georgia State University in Atlanta. As a promising graduate student in the field of education he received the J. Everette DeVaughn Academic Award from Georgia State University in 1999. Dr. Smith is a 2001 graduate of the Superintendent's Professional Development Program. His distinguished career in Bibb County (1982- 2000) as a teacher, coach and administrator was highlighted by a 2000 feature story in the Macon Telegraph entitled, "Finishing First," written by Bill Boyd. Dr. Smith is featured in Joe McDaniel's book entitled; The Boy's of 31206 , which features several successful graduates of A.R. Willingham, school for boys, in Macon, Ga. In July of 2007, Dr. Smith was appointed by Governor Sonny Perdue as a member of the Board of Control of the Southern Regional Education Board. Dr. Smith is a member of Pi Lambda Theta International Honor Society in Education, as well as a member of Phi Delta Kappa Honor Society. He also serves as an adjunct faculty member at Valdosta State University. Today’s Program Lowndes County Schools