Author Archive

Darden Smith—Songwriting With:Soldiers

Posted by on Tuesday, October 17th, 2017 in Blog

Reported by Allison Allen Sharon Golden introduced our wonderful speaker, Darden Smith, one of Austin’s most popular long time musicians. Over the past several years he has devoted much of his time to a project called Songwriting With:Soldiers. By chance, while doing a performance at a military hospital in Germany, Darden met a solider with […]

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Craig Nehrkorn—Drones, Part 2

Posted by on Tuesday, October 10th, 2017 in Blog

Past President Harold Ingersoll introduced our speaker, Craig Nehrkorn, who gave Part 2 of a
presentation he gave in August on drones and drone technology.

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Mickey Batsell—Medicare

Posted by on Tuesday, October 3rd, 2017 in Blog

Our speaker was Mickey Batsell, an experienced industry professional specializing in long-term care, retirement planning and surrounding issues including Medicare, Medicaid, home healthcare, and others.

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State Representative Paul Workman—2017 Legislative Session Update

Posted by on Tuesday, September 26th, 2017 in Blog

Past President Ron Mullen introduced the speaker State Representative Paul Workman, also Past
President of Austin Rotary.

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Member Showcase—Vlad Bahrencu, Harold Benkoski and Barbara Van Dyke

Posted by on Tuesday, September 19th, 2017 in Blog

We heard from our three members participating in the Member Showcase: Vlad Bahrencu, Harold Benkoski and Barbara Van Dyke.

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Jennifer Oswald—We.Moxie

Posted by on Tuesday, September 12th, 2017 in Blog

Our guest speaker was Jennifer Oswald, founder of We.Moxie, a company that brings new and innovative ideas to recruitment and HR.

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District Governor Gene Holiman

Posted by on Tuesday, September 5th, 2017 in Blog

Gene Holiman, the 2017-18 District 5870 Governor, is organizing an effort to provide recovery assistance to hurricane victims through Rotary Clubs, to help with more of the long-term needs.

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Sarah Saxton-Frump – Peloton University

Posted by on Tuesday, August 29th, 2017 in Blog

Sarah is COO of Peloton University, a non-profit program focused on helping non-traditional college students succeed with their degree programs and graduate.

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Denis Cowhig—Irish History & the Story of St. Patrick

Posted by on Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017 in Blog

Past President Barry Curlee introduced our speaker, Denis Cowhig, who was a longtime member of the Sherman Rotary club but now is a member of the NxNE club, came to discuss his heritage, the story of St. Patrick, and more Irish History

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Allison Ivey—Learn All the Time

Posted by on Tuesday, August 15th, 2017 in Blog

Allison Ivey is the Executive Director of Learn All The Time (LATT), a non-profit organization that supports the many organizations providing enriching opportunities for the time that students are out of school.

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