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Strategy Update and Outlook
Jun. 03, 2020 11:04 a.m.
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DREAMteam Awards
Jun. 10, 2020 12:00 p.m.
Dallas Rotarians Enabling Achievement and Mentoring Scholars
The mission of the DREAM Team is to begin mentoring high school students at the start of their sophomore year at Woodrow Wilson High School for about two and a half years, with a lesser mentor commitment through the mentees years of college. These mentors help students learn how to recognize, develop and utilize their leadership, scholarship and service capabilities while embracing the Rotary motto of "Service Above Self” as they prepare to become successful and productive citizens.
Developing these students into leaders will enrich the lives of countless others and result in stronger and more cohesive communities. Students that participate in the DREAM Team mentoring program are encouraged to apply for DREAM Team scholarship awards, which provide $8,000 a year towards a college education for up to two Woodrow Wilson High School seniors each year as long as they maintain the required GPA.
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Coronavirus was NO Fun!
Jun. 17, 2020 11:45 a.m.
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Jun. 24, 2020 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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Dallas Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation
Jul. 08, 2020 11:45 a.m.
Jerry Hawkins is the Executive Director of Dallas Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (DTRHT), part of a national 14-place initiative by The W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Jerry is also Co-founder of The Imagining Freedom Institute (The IF Institute), a Co-Principle of Young Leaders Strong City and co-creator of the Race 2 Equity DFW training series. Jerry was formerly the Project Director of Bachman Lake Together, an early childhood collective impact initiative in Dallas with the Zero to Five Funders Collaborative and The Dallas Foundation, and Director of Children’s Services at the Wilkinson Center in East Dallas/Southeast Dallas. He is a current Presidential Leadership Scholars Fellow, recent Leadership Arts Institute Fellowship graduate with the Business Council for the Arts, a Trustee appointed member of Dallas ISD’s Racial Equity Advisory Council, and Dallas County Historical Commission member. While living in Chicago, Jerry previously worked for the Chicago Urban League and Chicago Public Schools.
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Does the News Still Exist?
Jul. 15, 2020 11:45 a.m.
Topic: Remember the days of newspapers and twice-a-day news reports? Our newsfeed today is constant, variegated, and yes, opinionated. Is there such a thing as unbiased news? Or must we make an effort to curate our sources to get the full picture of current events? Byron Harris is one of the most decorated reporters in the United States. Among his national honors are six DuPont Columbia Awards, including the only Dupont Gold Baton (joint) ever given to a local television station, two Peabody awards, four Edward R. Murrows, and four Gerald Loeb Awards for business and financial reporting. |
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Jul. 16, 2020 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Join in a virtual happy hour! Bring a beverage of choice! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84665181188?pwd=OTR2S2Fma0JmMG1BQWMveVUwbDYzQT09
Meeting ID: 846 6518 1188 Password: 360177 |
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Do We Now Have a Republican/Trump Court
Jul. 22, 2020 11:45 a.m.
Joe Kobylka, Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Political Science Department at SMU, earned his B.A., magna cum laude and with departmental honors, in Government and History at Beloit College (1978) and his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Minnesota (1984). Since joining the SMU faculty in 1983, he has published three books – The Politics of Obscenity (Greenwood, 1990), Public Interest Law: An Annotated Bibliography (Garland, 1992), and The Supreme Court and Legal Change: Abortion and the Death Penalty(University of North Carolina Press, 1992) – and several journal articles and book chapters (most recently, “Tales From the Blackmun Papers: A Fuller Appreciation of Harry Blackmun's Judicial Legacy,” University of Missouri Law Review, 2005, and “Smoking in the Courtroom: Law, Tobacco, and the Litigation of Health Risks,” in Ivers and McGuire, Creating Constitutional Change: People, Power and the Law, 2004). His teaching interests touch on American constitutional law and politics, judicial decision making, and American Political Thought. He is currently finishing a biography of former Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun, under contract with the University of Virginia Press, and will then turn to a study of recent church-state litigation. Kobylka also assisted in developing the award-winning 2007 PBS series The Supreme Court and was a “key interview” in each of its segments. His “Cycles of American Political Thought” – 36 lectures on the development of political philosophy in America – was published by The Teaching Company in late 2006. Selected twice by SMU to give the Opening Convocation Address (2001, 2014) and recipient of four SMU research grants and fellowships, Kobylka has also won numerous teaching and service awards at SMU. These include: the Deschner Award (1984), Rotunda Outstanding Professor (1986, 1993,1995, 2002, 2013), the Golden Mustang (1990), the Willis M. Tate Award (1991, 2007), Godbey Author’s Award (1992), and the SMU “M” Award (1996), “Distinguished University Citizen Award” (2004), the “SMU Student Senate Faculty Member of the Year Award” (2004), and the “H.O.P.E. Professor of the Year Award” (2011). He was also named an inaugural recipient of the Altschuler Distinguished Teaching Award (2001), and is a member of SMU’s “Academy of Distinguished Teachers. In Fall 2003, he received the “Bridge Building” Award from the SMU Division of Student Affairs. He serves as faculty advisor to the Honor Council, the Political Science Symposium, and Pi Sigma Alpha. Kobylka served as Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Department of Political Science at SMU from Fall 2015 to Summer 2020, and is the incoming Chairperson of the Department. He is married, the father of three boys, serves on the Board of Directors of the Achievement Center of Texas (a day habilitation facility for people with disabilities), and the occasionally frustrated owner of the fantasy baseball team, “Publius.” |
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Jul. 28, 2020 7:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
The BackPage breakfast meetings are held every 4th Tuesday of the month, unless that date conflicts with a major holiday in which case they are usually moved up one week, at the Park City Club from 7:00 until 8:45 am. The contact is Jim Smith as the sponsoring Park City Club member. Jim makes all the arrangements and will email the monthly RSVP notices to BackPage advertisers. If you would like more specifics, or are interested in joining the BackPage please let Jim Smith know.
Jim Smith jsmith@dallascpas.com or (214) 276-5001 (Direct) |
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A New Budget Year
Jul. 29, 2020 11:45 a.m.
Eric Johnson was elected as Mayor of Dallas in June 2019. He was born in Dallas, Texas in 1975 to working class parents and raised in West Dallas and Oak Cliff. He attended Dallas Independent School District schools through the first grade before earning a scholarship to Greenhill School through the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas. After graduating high school, Mayor Johnson earned his undergraduate degree with honors from Harvard University before earning a graduate degree from Princeton University and a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Mayor Johnson and his wife, Nikki, have two sons, William and George. He is a member of the Mountain View Church of Christ. Mayor Johnson has been a practicing lawyer in Dallas for over fifteen years. He is a former member of the Texas House of Representatives, where he represented Dallas from 2010 to 2019. During his tenure in the Texas House of Representatives, Mayor Johnson served on twenty prominent legislative committees and as the Chairman of the Dallas Area Legislative Delegation. |
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Technology in Business in a Post-COVID World
Aug. 05, 2020 11:45 a.m.
Technology was already changing the business world at an accelerated pace, even before the global pandemic. However, now technologies like 5G, RPA, robotics and AI are driving an even faster pace of automation. The impacts of this new digital landscape is transforming all industries, sectors and creates great opportunities for leaders who understand the trends and how to harness them for their organizations.
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Aug. 12, 2020 11:40 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
The purpose of these awards is to call attention to the importance of service in our community. The awards provides an opportunity to publicly applaud our teachers and to reward those who have demonstrated excellence in their profession by "going the extra mile.” Nominees for the award are solicited from all Dallas ISD schools. Winning recipients each receive a customized engraved plaque, and a cash award from the Rotary Club of Dallas. The teacher awards are funded by an anonymous endowment established with the Dallas Rotary Club Foundation. The proceeds from the investment of the endowment are used to fund the annual awards.
The Rotary Club of Dallas is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: SASTA Time: Aug 12, 2020 11:45 AM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6241406228?pwd=azF1YTNUWitranZZZW91T2NaZjhaZz09 |
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Creativity, It’s What Brings About Change
Aug. 19, 2020 11:45 a.m.
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Aug. 20, 2020 5:30 p.m.
TWO OPTIONS for Happy Hour this week :) Virtual via zoom link - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84225903701?pwd=eHFKRk1mWE90Q2w0eVNhOWdaM2VIUT09 Meeting ID: 842 2590 3701 In person at Seasons 52 North Park- Rotarians will meet every 3rd Thursday at 5:30PM for Happy Hour at various locations around Dallas. Please contact social chair, Amanda Melo if you have a favorite spot you'd like to meet. This is a great opportunity for networking, and getting to know your fellow members of the club in a casual environment. It is also a great opportunity to invite a guest! |
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Aug. 25, 2020 7:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
The BackPage breakfast meetings are held every 4th Tuesday of the month, unless that date conflicts with a major holiday in which case they are usually moved up one week, at the Park City Club from 7:00 until 8:45 am. The contact is Jim Smith as the sponsoring Park City Club member. Jim makes all the arrangements and will email the monthly RSVP notices to BackPage advertisers. If you would like more specifics, or are interested in joining the BackPage please let Jim Smith know.
Jim Smith jsmith@dallascpas.com or (214) 276-5001 (Direct) |
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Global Water and Sanitation Projects
Aug. 26, 2020 11:45 a.m.
Walter Hughes , Jr. Biography Rotary Club of Rocky Mount, Virginia in District 7570 He was recognized as a White House Champion of Change. Walter earned Rotary’s Vocational Service Leadership Award & Rotary Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious Service. Walter’s team passionately provides clean water and sanitation to over 615,000 people in Africa. He is working to build nine schools in Ghana. He partner s with two hundred fifty - six Rotary Clubs in f ifty - thre e Rotary districts in fifteen countries. Partnering Rotarians live in Québec , Ontario and British Columbia in Canada , Mexico, Australia, Switzerland, Taiwan, India , the Caribbean islands , Ghana, South Sudan , India, Pakistan, Nigeria, South Africa, Peru and twenty - five U.S. states . He also partner s with non - profit organizations , churches and individuals . Personal items are at Smithsonian Museum c ollect ions . His work is also highlighted at R I Conventions . Walter championed Rotary projects over the past four teen years to locate wells in communities with the highest incidence of Guinea worm disease in Ghana and South Sudan . The World Health Organization certif ied Ghana as free of Guinea worm disease in 2014 . He traveled to South Sudan in 2013 and again during the civil war in November 2015 to inspect Rotary’s clean water project. Rotary is close to eradicating both Guin ea worm disease and polio . He w orked as the Director of Strategic Technology at America Online . Walter was the pastor at New Hope United Methodist Church. He is now an independent missionary. He also helped to build over ten churches in Ghana and Uganda. He baptized over 1,000 people. He has four children and a grandson . Walter goes to Ghana where he s ees clean water flowing, sanitation with new M icroflush toilets, n ew medical equipment at hospitals and computer labs at schools. He is empowering communities to dream and to lead . We are transforming lives with micro - credit loans for wells, toilets, farm s and business es. Contact Information & Videos Address : 451 Highland Lake Road, Union Hall, Virginia 24176 Cell: 540 - 493 - 4715 Email Address: |
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Servant Leadership
Sep. 02, 2020 11:45 a.m.
Dr. Kent Keith he has served as an attorney, Hawaii state government official, high tech park developer, YMCA executive, full-time author, president of two private universities, and CEO of two non-profit organizations—the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership in the US, and the Greenleaf Centre for Servant Leadership (Asia) in Singapore. Dr. Keith graduated from Roosevelt High School in Honolulu in 1966. Subsequently, he earned a B.A. from Harvard University, an M.A. from Oxford University in England, a Certificate in Japanese from Waseda University in Tokyo, a J.D. from the University of Hawaii, and an Ed.D. in higher education from the University of Southern California. He is a Rhodes Scholar. Dr. Keith has given more than a thousand speeches and workshops in the United States and thirteen countries in Europe, Asia, and Africa. He has appeared on more than a hundred TV and radio programs in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Korea, Australia, and Kenya. He is known throughout the world as the author of the Paradoxical Commandments and as a leader in the servant leadership movement. More than 250,000 copies of his ten books have been sold worldwide. Dr. Keith is married to Dr. Elizabeth Misao Keith, who teaches Japanese language, literature, and culture at the University of Hawaii. The Keiths have been married for 44 years and have three grown children. More information about Dr. Keith is available at www.kentmkeith.com and www.paradoxicalcommandments.com. |
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Rotary Opens Opportunities
Sep. 16, 2020 12:00 p.m.
We will meet IN PERSON for DG John Moser's visit. CLICK HERE TO RSVP. It is with great pleasure that we announce the selection of John D. Moser as District Governor Nominee Designate, to be the District Governor for District 5810 in Rotary Year 2020-2021. John is a member of The Rotary Club of Allen Sunrise in Allen Texas, where he has served as Foundation Chair, and is currently serving as the Club’s Secretary. John has been in Rotary since 2008 when he joined The Rotary Club of Frisco. While at Frisco, John served in many areas, he was the Club’s President in 2012-2013, and was selected Rotarian of the Year by the Club. He was also the Club’s Charter Sponsor for the chartering of the Rotary Club of Propser. In 2009 John participated in the 2009 Indian National Inoculation Day in Hyderabad, India. John currently serves as District 5810 Foundation Chair for District 5810. He has held numerous positions at the District level; including Assistant Governor, District Grants Chair, Co-Chair Humanity in Motion Foundation Gala, District Assembly Chair 2014-2015. He is a Major Donor, Paul Harris Society member, and a Foundation Bequest Society member. He is also a member of WASRAG (Water and Sanitation Action Group) and The Rotary Wine Fellowship. John graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington (with honors), with a degree Bachelor of Business Administration. He is retired from American Airlines after 31 years of service. And he also retired from Sprint. He is a Deacon at Grace Presbyterian Church in Plano, and is a Master Mason, 32o Scottish Rite Mason and a Shriner. He and his wife Trudy have been married for 52 years, and live in Fairview, Texas. They have two adult children, son and a daughter, and 4 grandchildren. They enjoy traveling and playing golf. |
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Sep. 17, 2020 5:30 p.m.
TWO OPTIONS for Happy Hour this week :) Virtual via zoom link - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84225903701?pwd=eHFKRk1mWE90Q2w0eVNhOWdaM2VIUT09 Meeting ID: 842 2590 3701 In person at Seasons 52 North Park- Rotarians will meet every 3rd Thursday at 5:30PM for Happy Hour at various locations around Dallas. Please contact social chair, Amanda Melo if you have a favorite spot you'd like to meet. This is a great opportunity for networking, and getting to know your fellow members of the club in a casual environment. It is also a great opportunity to invite a guest! |
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Sep. 22, 2020
The BackPage meetings are held every 4th Tuesday of the month, unless that date conflicts with a major holiday in which case they are usually moved up one week, at the Park City Club. The contact is Jim Smith as the sponsoring Park City Club member. Jim makes all the arrangements and will email the monthly RSVP notices to BackPage advertisers. If you would like more specifics, or are interested in joining the BackPage please let Jim Smith know.
Jim Smith jsmith@dallascpas.com or (214) 276-5001 (Direct) |
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Rotary International Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Sep. 30, 2020 11:45 a.m.
Victor Barnes joined Rotary in 2013 as the Director of Programs and Grants. He oversees The Rotary Foundation’s district and global grant-making and associated strategic partnerships, Rotary Youth Programs, Service and Project partnerships, Member Engagement tools, Rotary Fellowships and Action Groups, The Rotary Peace Centers and Programs of Scale. Prior to joining Rotary, Mr. Barnes held several senior leadership positions including, Senior Vice President at AIDS United, a philanthropic organization supporting community-driven responses to the HIV epidemic in the US. At the Corporate Council on Africa, he led private sector partnerships supporting healthcare infrastructure in Africa. As the Deputy Director for HIV/AIDS at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Mr. Barnes spearheaded community-based grant-making for communities disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS in the US and developed CDC’s first HIV/AIDS public-private partnerships. He began his career as a foreign service officer for USAID in the Africa Bureau focused on education and public health. He received his BA from Washington and Lee University, an MA from University of California at Los Angeles in African Studies and completed course work for his PHD at Stanford University’s International Development Education Center. |
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Heritage Auctions
Oct. 06, 2020 5:30 p.m.
Meredith Meuwly ISA CAPP
Vice President, Director of Appraisal Services Museum, Institutional and Corporate Art Services MeredithM@HA.com 1-877-HERITAGE (877-437-4824) x1631 Meredith earned her Bachelor’s degree in Classical Studies and Art History from Duke University in 2000, and a Master’s degree in Modern Art, Connoisseurship, and the History of the Art Market from Christie's Education in New York in 2001. She spent the next five years in the Christie's New York Antiquities Department as sale coordinator and cataloguer of ancient Greek, Roman, Egyptian, and Near Eastern works of art. During her time at Christie's, she worked on numerous high profile auctions including the Doris Duke Estate, Ancient Egyptian Art from the Harer Family Trust, and the John W. Kluge Morven Collection of Ancient Art. Meredith joined Heritage Auctions in 2007 as Senior Consignment Director in the Fine & Decorative Arts Department, overseeing two auctions each year. In January 2010, she became the Director of Appraisal Services, preparing formal appraisals for 40 specialist categories. In addition to her duties at Heritage, Meredith participates as an appraiser for Antiques Roadshow on PBS, specializing in Glass, Silver, and Decorative Arts. Meredith is a certified appraiser of personal property with the International Society of Appraisers. She serves on the ISA Fine Art committee and was an executive board member of the Foundation for Appraisal Education from 2013-2016. Meredith is currently an instructor for the ISA Fine Art Course and a frequent guest lecturer at museums, institutions, conferences, and multiple civic organizations. In 2019, she was honored with the ISA President's Award for her contributions and dedication to the field of personal property appraisals. |
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Texas Central (Dallas-Houston rail)
Oct. 07, 2020 11:45 a.m.
Carlos F. Aguilar, PhD, serves as the President and CEO of Texas Central, a private, Texas-based company developing a high-speed passenger train that will connect North Texas and Houston. Dr. Aguilar brings the experience overseeing large-scale infrastructure projects that will be critical as Texas Central moves into the planning and building phases. He has more than 30 years’ understanding in combining multiparty negotiations and complex financing structures with the on-the-ground realities of engineering, construction management and safety. Before joining Texas Central, Dr. Aguilar served as a senior vice president at the global engineering company CH2M Hill, where he sat on its Management Committee and was chairman of the CCPP Project Consortium for the Ichthys LNG Facility. He formerly was president of BrightSource Construction Management and senior vice president at BrightSource Energy, a developer of large-scale solar thermal power plants. Dr. Aguilar led the development, engineering, procurement and construction of the company’s portfolio of projects, including the development and construction of Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, the largest solar thermal plant in the world. Dr. Aguilar spent 12 years with Bechtel Corp., where he held several leadership roles. His successes included overseeing the initial financing of the first five-year program for the $30 billion, 30-year project to upgrade the London Underground’s Jubilee, Piccadilly and Northern Lines. Dr. Aguilar received a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science from Duke University, a Master of Science degree and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Technological Economics from the University of Stirling in Scotland. In addition to his role at Texas Central, Dr. Aguilar maintains a strong personal interest in sustainable development for the world’s poorest people, and serves on the board of Counterpart International, a global development organization. |
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32nd Congressional Candidate Forum
Oct. 14, 2020 11:40 a.m.
Please use this link to submit your questions for the candidates by SEPTEMBER 30TH. https://forms.gle/WqtgVTd91iz91M267
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Oct. 15, 2020 5:30 p.m.
TWO OPTIONS for Happy Hour this week :) Virtual via zoom link - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84225903701?pwd=eHFKRk1mWE90Q2w0eVNhOWdaM2VIUT09 Meeting ID: 842 2590 3701 In person at Seasons 52 North Park- Rotarians will meet every 3rd Thursday at 5:30PM for Happy Hour at various locations around Dallas. Please contact social chair, Amanda Melo if you have a favorite spot you'd like to meet. This is a great opportunity for networking, and getting to know your fellow members of the club in a casual environment. It is also a great opportunity to invite a guest! |
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Polio Then and Now
Oct. 21, 2020 11:45 a.m.
KEITH P. MANKIN, MD Keith Mankin is a writer and creative and educational consultant and Co-Producer of the PeerSpectrum Medical Podcast. He is proud Rotarian, the immediate past President of the Dallas-Uptown Club and an Assistant District Governor for Rotary District 5810. Born in Pittsburgh PA and raised in Boston MA, he earned a humanities degree from Harvard University, and then an MD from University of Pittsburgh. After postgraduate medical training in pediatric orthopaedic surgery at Harvard Medical School, he worked for twenty years as a developmental orthopaedist in Boston and Raleigh NC until retirement from medical practice in 2016. His medical and scientific interests were far-ranging, from scoliosis and its genetic basis to the biochemical response of growth cartilage to stress. He is a staff writer for Theater Jones Arts Journal and is the author of eleven novels (three currently in print) and four non-fiction books, including co-author/editor of the memoir of his father, the late Henry J Mankin, MD. When not writing or teaching, he spends time rooting for Boston sports teams in absentia while living in Dallas with his wife, Julia Fielding MD. |
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Oct. 27, 2020
The BackPage breakfast meetings are held every 4th Tuesday of the month, unless that date conflicts with a major holiday in which case they are usually moved up one week, at the Park City Club. The contact is Jim Smith as the sponsoring Park City Club member. Jim makes all the arrangements and will email the monthly RSVP notices to BackPage advertisers. If you would like more specifics, or are interested in joining the BackPage please let Jim Smith know. Jim Smith jsmith@dallascpas.com or (214) 276-5001 (Direct) |
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DFW Airport
Oct. 28, 2020 11:45 a.m.
Matrice is a senior member of the firm’s Board Recruiting and Chief Executive Officers Practices. She also serves as a member of the RSR Partners Executive Committee. She has over 20 years experience in the executive search industry. Before RSR Partners, Matrice led board and CEO assignments at two large global search firms. She began her search career in their Consumer Goods and Services and Private Equity Practices, as well as the Financial Officers Practice. Her early career was as an officer in commercial banking at MBank, the vice president of the Office of Management and Budget at Dallas Area Rapid Transit, and leading the Dallas office of investment banking firm Apex Securities. Matrice graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. She and her husband Ron are empty nesters mostly living in Dallas, Texas. Her interests span the arts, education, and transportation. Matrice chairs the AT&T Performing Arts Center and is a Dallas City Council appointed board member of the DFW Airport Authority. Her two daughters live in New York City. |
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The American Flag: Facts You Never Knew
Nov. 04, 2020 11:40 a.m.
Byron W. Cain, Jr. is a Dallas-based travel specialist on the subject of certain geographical areas in which he is well-versed, namely, the Old South, including Louisiana, Charleston, Savannah, and Natchez; Texas and the Southwest; and in Europe, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and Scotland. As a dedicated traveler and historian, he has come to know these particular areas well and as the Founder and Managing Director of Heritage Tours, designs group tours for people to explore their history, architecture, local culture and cuisine. He has spoken on the history and architecture of the Old South before many organizations around the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex such as the Sons of Confederate Veterans, the Southern Memorial Association, the Park Cities Historical Society, Brookhaven College, the Dallas Womans Club, and numerous garden clubs. Over a ten-year period he lectured at SMU as well on these subjects. Out of these presentations has grown an interest on the part of many people in taking trips under his leadership to see the sites firsthand. The geographical coverage of Heritage Tours now spans from New Mexico through the South. Mr. Cain’s interest in these subjects began as a youth growing up in Dallas when traveling with his family around Texas and Louisiana. With grandmothers in East Texas and Louisiana, he had plenty of opportunity to go exploring in those areas. Over the years he collected a large array of books, guides, memorabilia and information about their history and culture, and also became acquainted with many of the people in Louisiana involved in owning and restoring antebellum mansions. Over the years the scope of his interest grew to include other intriguing destinations of the South and the wide range of cultures in his native Texas. His interest also include flags, of which he has an enormous collection, classic ocean liners, models of which take up too much room in his home, and college football and band memorabilia and souvenirs – all of which are also the subject of talks he offers. Mr. Cain holds a B.A. from Vanderbilt University and an M.B.A. from The University of Texas at Austin. He is married to the former Nancy Crowell, and they have one son, Jeremy. |
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Nov. 11, 2020 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
The 16th Annual Salute to America's Veterans program honors the contributions of veterans across the generations for maintaining our freedom and liberty and raises much needed financial assistance for two organizations that transform the lives of our active military, our veterans and their families. The George W. Bush Institute – Military Service Initiative and USO DFW.
You are invited to join us online by registering at https://sav.hosted.events
To make a donation visit www.dallasrotary.org/sav
2020 KEYNOTE SPEAKER - SFC MICHAEL ELLIOTT USA (RET)
Michael L. Elliott is a native of Linden NC. He entered active duty in August 1987, attending Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training as an Airborne Infantryman. Mike has two combat tours in the Persian Gulf War. Mike Elliott’s past assignments include the 1st Battalion, 13thInfantry, Baumholder, Germany, Headquarters, and Headquarters Company, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; 82nd Airborne Division Company B, 2d Battalion, 504th Airborne Infantry, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Company D and headquarters Company, 1stBattalion, 507 Airborne Infantry, Fort Benning, Georgia, Company C, 2d Battalion, 325th Parachute Infantry Regiment Fort Bragg, North Carolina and culminating his service to the nation with over ten consecutive years of service with the US Army Parachute Team, ("Golden Knights"), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Mike has completed more than 15,000 freefall parachute jumps 5000 of which are tandem jumps. On three separate occasions, he has held the life of one of the most important men in the US in his hands, former President George H. W. Bush has completed three tandem skydives with Mike. Additionally, Mike has earned every instructional and technical rating available in the skydiving community, as well as an Associates Degree in Business Administration. Mike is also the President and Founder of The All Veteran Group with the mission to Honor, Remember and Serve and serves as an advisor for the Airpower Foundation! Mike also is the founder of Combat Injured Troops! |
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Nov. 17, 2020
The BackPage meetings are held every 4th Tuesday of the month, unless that date conflicts with a major holiday in which case they are usually moved up one week, at the Park City Club. The contact is Jim Smith as the sponsoring Park City Club member. Jim makes all the arrangements and will email the monthly RSVP notices to BackPage advertisers. If you would like more specifics, or are interested in joining the BackPage please let Jim Smith know.
Jim Smith jsmith@dallascpas.com or (214) 276-5001 (Direct) |
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Sports 2020 & Beyond
Nov. 18, 2020 11:40 a.m.
Norm Hitzges hosted the first full-time sports talk-show in morning drive time in the country right here in Dallas Ft Worth over 30 years ago. He has been on-air continuously for all those years in the DFW Market. Hitzges is known for his enthusiasm and knowledge of sports trivia and his penchant and success for handicapping all sports. But especially for his first love outside of broadcasting: horse racing. Hitzges has been honored by the Texas Radio Broadcasters Hall of Fame, the Dallas All of Sports Association and the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame. Norm also hosts the “Norm-A-Thon”, a yearly 18 hour marathon broadcast to raise money for a area homeless. Known to Ticket P1s as “The Great Donovan,” or “Donnie-Doo”, Donovan Lewis co hosts 10am-12n with Radio Hall of Famer Norm Hitzges. Donovan and Norm have been paired on the Cowboys Postgame Show since 2007 so the teaming of the two for a regular weekday show is a no brainer. It just took us a little while to realize it. Prior to teaming up with Norm, Donovan rode shotgun on BaD Radio with Bob Sturm and Dan McDowell from 2006 to 2015 after joining “The Ticket” from sister station KDBN “93.3 The Bone”, where he was known as “The Bone Brotha.” A proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha, Donnie has several regular segments, including Ghetto Jeopardy. |
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Nov. 19, 2020 5:30 p.m.
Rotarians meet every 3rd Thursday at 5:30PM for Happy Hour at various locations around Dallas. Please contact social chair, Amanda Melo if you have a favorite spot you'd like to meet. This is a great opportunity for networking, and getting to know your fellow members of the club in a casual environment. It is also a great opportunity to invite a guest! We are meeting virtually via Zoom this week - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85492570858?pwd=YkcrTUVjN1JTTDNwaVEyb2tPZzVkZz09 Meeting ID: 854 9257 0858 Passcode: 663000 SPECIAL PROGRAM - Two Prominent Dallas Artists will join us to share their work! Niki Gulley, painter and Scott Williams, photographer.
Niki Gulley | www.nikigulley.com | facebook.com/niki.gulley Niki Gulley’s passion for painting began in grade school when she had to draw something as mundane as shoes for art class, and loved every minute of it. Seeing a spark of enthusiasm, her parents signed her up for private art lessons and she has been hooked ever since. Following her childhood in Glenview, Illinois, Niki relocated to Dallas to pursue an art major at Southern Methodist University. Since she disliked the long Chicago winters, Dallas seemed like the place to stay after completing her degree. It’s from this search for inspiration that Niki translates onto canvas her emotion for the viewer to share. She seeks to capture the beauty and mysteries of our landscape, utilizing vivid color palettes to convey a particular mood. Gulley invites you to reconnect with nature and escape the day-to-day responsibilities along with her in these creations. Growing up in small town America in upstate New York produces a strong urge to leave and explore the world, which is something that I have been doing ever since. After graduating with a business degree and trying my hand at numerous endeavors showed me that I wasn’t cut out for the usual road that most people travel. So I went in search of a career that fit my personality and lifestyle, photography. Where it went from being a photography student in college and manifested itself into becoming the instructor. My wife and I now teach photography and painting workshops via our Art Treks company. Some of our destinations have included Tuscany, Paris, Cinque Terre, Provence, Santa Fe, Greece, the Riviera, Spain, New Orleans, Lake Como, Slovenia, Ireland, New England, Croatia, Scotland and Venice, along with numerous other exciting future locations. Since starting on my chosen path, I have traveled the globe visiting more than 30 countries along the way. I use the camera to explore the world around me to capture a moment in time that has some significance for me. So many times photographers talk about the quality of light, the presentation of a vision or some other spiritual interpretation surrounding their photography and their reason for doing it. Which can all be legitimate and profound, however for me it is much simpler, I have no choice. Photography is something that I have to do, it chose me and it has been a labor of love ever since. That’s how I approach my photography, as a love affair with life, with a need as strong as breathing. My images are the result and it’s here when viewing an image, if a person is transported to the scene or can feel the emotion, then for that one instant, I’ve shared some small part of myself and the world we all inhabit. |
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