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Konza Rotary Club End Polio Now Auction Fundraiser

Let’s get together for an End Polio Now silent auction at the Midwest Dream Car Collection February 20, 2020, from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. $15 per person…this This includes entrance fee and heavy appetizers…Beer and Wine will be available for cash purchase only…the beer and wine wall will have a staff person available to facilitate your selection and purchase.

If you’ve never been to the Midwest Dream Car Collection…you’re in for a pleasant surprise. And even if you have been before, the collection is always changing.

This is a great event to invite friends, family and those interested in Rotary. It’s also a great time to get to know Manhattan Rotarians!

To register click the link http://portal.clubrunner.ca/4398/Event/club-in-a-pub-auction-fundraiser-end-polio-now

Rotarian and Engineering emeritus professor named to national post

Story submitted to K-State Today. https://www.k-state.edu/today/announcement/?id=61094

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Tom C. Roberts, assistant dean emeritus of Carl R. Ice College of Engineering, has been appointed by the National Society of Professional Engineers, or NSPE, to serve a three-year term as representative to the ABET Board of delegates and area delegate to Applied Natural Sciences and Engineering Technology.

Voting members of the ABET Board of delegates represent the interest of their Member Society, serve as a communication link between ABET and the society, and provide input to the strategic planning process. ABET — formerly the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. — is a nonprofit, non-governmental agency that accredits programs in applied and natural science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology. ABET accreditation provides assurance that a college or university program meets the quality standards of the profession for which that program prepares graduates.

Roberts served as NSPE president in 2017-18. During his term on the board of directors, NSPE developed and implemented a new membership model and created an updated strategic plan. He also interacted with state and congressional delegations regarding a wide-range of engineering licensure issues including qualification-based selection, autonomous vehicles, and pipeline safety.

NSPE was established in 1934 to realize a simple but vital goal: create an inclusive, nontechnical organization dedicated to the interests of licensed professional engineers, regardless of the practice area, that would protect engineers — and the public — from unqualified practitioners, build public recognition for the profession, and stand against unethical practices.

Roberts has more than 40 years' experience in planning, organizational development, and leadership training programs. He worked for Black & Veatch for 16 years — including 11 years in human resources. He formed Upward Consulting in 1989 and has served as a continuous quality improvement consultant for many manufacturing and service companies and educational institutions. He has presented information on systems thinking, professional development and our changing society to a wide variety of national audiences.

For 21 years at Kansas State University Roberts was responsible for engineering recruitment and leadership development. He is currently a facilitator in K-State's Global Campus Executive Coach program.

As a 40-year member of NSPE, Roberts has held and continues to hold, numerous volunteer leadership positions including past president Kansas Society of Professional Engineers, vice president of the Engineers Foundation of Kansas and member of the Government Relations Committee. He is a past chair of NSPE's Professional Engineers in Higher Education and in 2010 was named an NSPE Fellow.

Roberts holds bachelor's and master's degrees in nuclear engineering from K-State and has been a licensed professional engineer since 1976.

Rotarian Gary Clark cited with distinguished alumnus award

This article appeared in the K-State Today on 12/13/2019 and was submitted by Mary Rankin.

Gary Clark, interim dean of the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering, has been selected as a recipient of the 2019 Agricultural and Biological Engineering Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department.

The award is based on a recipient's accomplishments and outstanding service to the profession. Clark holds bachelor's and master's degrees in agricultural engineering from the University of Florida.

Also a professor of biological and agricultural engineering at Kansas State University, Clark completed a doctorate in agricultural engineering from Texas A&M University. His technical expertise is in the design and management of irrigation systems and in the administration/oversight of engineering degree programs and program assessment.

His research has focused on the use of micro-irrigation technology for applying wastewater resources, hydraulics of irrigation systems, irrigation scheduling and the performance assessment of center pivot irrigation systems.

Clark has held a faculty position in teaching, research and extension. He has also served in administrative roles at K-State as head of the biological and agricultural engineering department and senior associate dean for the engineering college.

President Dodson's Weekly Update

Rotary Club Update For Week of February 24, 2020

Last Week’s Program:

Jason Cyr introduced Wyatt Thompson, “Voice of the Wildcats”. Wyatt gave a wide-ranging presentation on broadcasting behind the scenes. He discussed his early beginnings in Goodland Kansas and the people who gave him opportunities along the way. He is very conscious of these advantages and now helps to provide these opportunities to others. He had many stories about coaches he has known over the years and even some opinions on referees.

This Week’s Program:

Dede Brokish introduced Julie Pentz and Janice Schroeder of “Tap for TogethernessJulie and Janice started with a personal story of how they met through this work, how the work inspired them and how they built the program. Tap for Togetherness has proven to be a fun and unifying program which provides individual therapy and brings together families and people of all ages.

The book “We are Grateful” was presented in their honor to the Ogden Elementary School.

New Members.

Bill Wolf introduced his son Hayden as a new member. What a great way to add to the legacy of the Club.

Recognition

We recognized Tom Roberts, Assistant Dean Emeritus of the Carl Ice College of Engineering for his appointment by the National Society of Professional Engineers to serve a 3-year term as representative to the Board of delegates and area delegate to Applied Natural Sciences and Engineering Technology.

Board Meeting – Notes from the 13 February Board Meeting

GMCF. Rotary now has an endowed fund. Rotary is eligible for Match Day. Membership. Now stands at 205 and still growing. Kudos to our membership committee team and our membership
South Africa Club visit. 9 will be coming in April. The committee is not seeking host families
Grants. We continue to work with the District to bring clarity and predictability to the grant system.
Youth. Interact has sent 100 birthing kits to Madagascar and will soon send 100 more. Great job by Chris and our MHS Interact.
Foundation. Now working to bring clarity to the giving program so all members will have an opportunity to contribute as is our goal.
Cup Money. Selected Pawnee Mental Health for March. All other months are already assigned.
Student of the Month. This program will be revitalized.

Leadership Training. We have leadership training opportunities coming.

March 14-15 in Leavenworth
August 20 (business) with the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce

There will be a Rotary District Conference on May 8 in Lenexa.

Next Meetings.

- 27 Feb – Club Assembly

- 5 Mar – Penny Seften, Manhattan Arts Center

- 12 Mar – Sheila Markley, Junction City Opera House

Rotary On Tap

3 Mar - Hilton Garden Inn

Rotary and The Rotary Foundation.

Rotary was founded in Chicago in 1905 by Paul Harris and 2 others. It was established in order to provide service to others, with the motto of Service Above Self. Today, Rotary has 35,000 clubs around the world and has 1,200,000 members.

In 2019, Rotary gave $90 M toward service projects, including:

Education - $11M
Health/Disease - $36. This includes the Polio eradication campaign in partnership with the Gates Foundation.
Water/Sanitation - $20M
Local Economies - $10M

The Rotary Foundation. This is the signature fund for Rotary International. This fund provides the bulk of RI’s ability to support local, national and international service projects. The Manhattan Rotary members give through the “Annual Fund”.

Giving can be done in various ways:

- You can mail your check (Made to The Rotary Foundation). (We previously provided a self-addressed, stamped envelope).

- Or you can bring your check to the club meeting and give it to George Ham, Doug Wendt, or Andy Bowen.

- If you would like to donate on-line, just go to Club Runner, log-on, scroll down the left to Links and click on Rotary Foundation. Then click on the DONATE NOW button, Click on the Annual Fund and fill out the form. You will need our club number (1623) and your individual Donor ID (which will be the same as your Member Number).

Finding Donor ID/Member Number

- Go to ClubRunner and log in

- Select Member Area

- Select Edit My Profile

- Underneath the photo, the word “Personal” is underlined. Click on “Rotary” and your Member number will be shown.

Checking the status of your donation and the points accumulated for Paul Harris:

- Go to MyRotary and Log In.

- At the top of the page you will click on Profile.

- On the next page click on Donor History Report

- And then on the next page click on Donor History Report.

- These pages take some time to open so be patient