Past Programs – 2008
January – Community Redevelopment
Coordinator: Tricia Steele
5 Ron Sitterding, Director, Rome Community Development Office
14 Karen Moore, Executive Director, South Rome Redevelopment Corporation
21 Hugh Hagen and Jonathan Pascal, Berry alumni planning to open a South Broad coffee shop in 2009
27 Donovan Duncan, National Operations Director, Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America
February – The Local Arts Scene
Coordinator: Jim Powell
2 Scott Moody, Arts Coordinator, Floyd County Schools
11 Barbara Beninato, Rome Symphony Orchestra
18 E. Wright Ledbetter, “Gateway to Rome Project”
25 Dr. Alan Wingard, Dean, Shorter College School of the Arts
March – Safety
Coordinator: Tara Newby
3 Rita Smith, Rome Fire Department, ‘Fire Safety’
10 Dr. Craig Shull, Provost, “Shorter College Nursing Program”
17 Gayle Fuller, retired Floyd Medical Center nurse
24 Jerome Poole, Floyd County Police Department, “Motorcycle Safety”
31 Tara Newby, “Personal Safety”
April – Education
Coordinator: Dottie Gregg
7 Frank Pinson, CEO, Floyd County Schools College and Career Academy, “Impact of the Charter School and Career Academy on Floyd County”
13 Dottie Gregg, Orientation to Kiwanis Club of Rome
21 Diane Blair, Induction of New Members
28 Visit and Tour of Elm Street Elementary School
May – Personal Financial Planning
Coordinator: Heather Henderson
5 Heather Henderson, “Estate Planning Overview including Life and Disability Insurance”
12 Chris Wilson, River City Bank, “Updating Investment Options”
19 Robert Day, Waddell & Reed, “Comprehensive Financial Planning & Relates to Retirement”
June – Rome Area Media
Coordinator: Tricia Steele
2 John Druckenmiller, “Electronic Media and the 2008 Election”
9 No speaker
13 Anthony Barba, V3 Magazine
23 Charlotte Atkins, Rome News-Tribune
30 Jerry Duke, Rome News Wire
July – Our Judicial System at Work
Coordinator: Jennifer Cooper
7 Walter Matthews, Judge of Superior Court
14 Tim Burkhalter, Floyd County Sheriff
21 Kevin Salmon, Assistant District Attorney
28 Randy Green, Metro Regional Director, State Board of Pardons and Parole
August – Miscellaneous
Coordinator: Ouida Dickey
4 Tricia Steele – “Saving the Historic Hillyer House”
11 Dr. Sandy Meek, Associate Professor of English, Rhetoric, and Writing, Berry College, “An African Journey – Retracing Peace Corps Steps”
18 Michael Dunn, General Manager, Rome Braves Baseball Club
25 Dr. Carol Willis, Executive Dir., Rome & Floyd County Commission on Children & Youth
September – Romans’ Experiences Abroad
Coordinator: Jim Powell
8 Dr. Bruce Conn, Dean, School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences and
Professor of Biology, Berry College, “International Scientific Collaboration on Infectious Diseases and Invasive Species”
15 Leif Penrose, Coosa Valley Technical College, “Teaching in Rwanda”
22 Tamara Tillman, Minister of Education and Administration, First Baptist Church, Rome, “Journeys Through Jordan”
29 Mrs. Helen Ruchti, Former Missionary and Local Author, “La Bella Vita–Daily Inspiration from Italy”
October
Coordinator: Steven McDowell
6 New Officers Installed — The passing of the gavel
13 Jon Byrd from Coosa Valley Tech Aviation School
20 Freedom Flight Center
27 Brooks Smith with the United Way
November
Coordinator: David Newby
3 Keely Riddle, American Red Cross
10 Keith Mickler: “The effect on the drought on Georgia trees”
17 Vicki Seritt – Floyd Breast Cancer Center
24 Induction ceremony and presentation of Legion of Honor Award
December
Coordinator: Cody Eirman
1 We held a dinner celebrating the Rome Kiwanis Club’s 89th birthday. Claborn Bradfield, Earl Tillman, and Ben Lucas shared recollections from earlier years in the club history.
8 Shari Johannes, Dog Pack Rescue, an animal rescue business in Cartersville
15 Mike Mejia, Berry College, Tequila research in Mexico.
22 Clayton Jones and The Mad Poets, Blue Grass Christmas music.
29 No Meeting
