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Capital Rotarian named Community Builder

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Jun 152015

Columbia’s WIS-TV and Mungo Homes have honored Capital Rotary Club member Mike Glover for his positive contributions to life in the Midlands. A licensed charter boat captain and Lake Murray fishing guide, Glover earned a Community Builder Award for organizing a fishing tournament for local troops and wounded warriors completely free of charge over the past four years.

More than 60 veterans participated in the year’s fishing tournament, which Glover called a heartfelt “thank you” for their service to the nation. Capital Rotary president Mark Bokesch, along with several other club members, was instrumental in Glover’s award nomination.

As a Community Builder winner, Glover received a symbolic hard hat and $1,000 from the Michael J. Mungo Foundation to donate to the designated 501C-3 charity of his choice. WIS-TV featured the award presentation during a segment in their local newscast (see below)

Community Builders include those who have made a significant impact on a group in the Midlands; who have made the area a better place to live; and who fill a need not served by traditional governmental services/agencies.

wistv.com – Columbia, South Carolina

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Columbia Capital Rotary Community Builder

Courtesy WISTV.com

Clemson Student Extraordinaire visits Capital Rotary

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Jun 102015

Our speaker on Wednesday morning, June 10th was Ms. Kaitlin Matheson, Clemson Student Extraordinaire! Kaitlin was part of a team (pictured below) that recently won a national competition in Washington, D.C. on stabilizing America’s debt: GDP ratio by 2040.

Kaitlin is a 2016 candidate for a Master of Science in Applied Economics and Statistics at Clemson. Kaitlin is a summer intern in the Greenville office of FinTrust Investment Advisors, the firm for which our own Chip Hardy works.

An article was recently published in the Washington Post about Kaitlin’s team’s success.

USC Education Dean visits Capital Rotary

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Jun 032015

Our speaker on Wednesday morning, June 3^rd was Dr. Lemuel Watson, the Dean of the College of Education at the University of South Carolina and Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policies.

Dr. Watson is the former Executive Director of the Center for P-20 Engagement and Dean of the College of Education at Northern Illinois University. He is also the former Dean for the division of Academic Support at Heartland College. Dr. Watson is an alumni of the Darla Moore School of Business at USC.

He completed his master’s degree at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana and a doctorate degree in higher education and policy from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.

Rowland Alston joins Columbia Capital Rotary Club

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May 272015

Rowland Alston (center) is welcomed into Capital Rotary Club membership by president Mark Bokesch (right) and sponsor Bryan Goodyear. Alston, an attorney practicing general, civil and family court litigation, is a Clemson and USC Law School graduate who previously was a Columbia East Rotary member and president of that club in 2013-14. A Sumter native who enjoyed a “rustic childhood” in Rembert, Alston is a member of both the South Carolina and Washington, DC Bars.

USC Environmental Professor speaks

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May 272015

South Carolina naturalist Rudy Mancke brought a king snake along for “show and tell” as guest speaker for a recent meeting of Columbia’s Capital Rotary Club. An adjunct faculty member at the University of South Carolina’s School of the Environment, Mancke is best known for hosting ETV’s “Nature Scene” program. Mancke told Rotarians that as a self-avowed naturalist he “studies the world of nature and marvels at it.”

A visit from SC Superintendent of Education

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May 202015

Our speaker on Wednesday morning, May 20th was Dr. Molly Spearman, South Carolina’s Superintendent of Education. Molly grew up in Saluda County, graduated from Lander University, earned her Master’s Degree in Education from George Washington University, and her Education Specialist Degree from the University of South Carolina.

Source: https://ed.sc.gov/agency/superintendent

Daniel Winders Becomes New Member of Capital Rotary

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May 202015

Daniel Winders (left) is welcomed by sponsor John Guignard after induction into Columbia’s Capital Rotary Club. Winder, a native of Hickory, NC and a graduate North Carolina State University, is an HVAC sales engineer with Johnson Controls, Inc.

Winders is a member of the South Carolina Mechanical Contractors Association and has been active in the state chapter of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers since 2011. He traveled to Prague in the Czech Republic as part of NC State’s study abroad program in 2008.

Richland County Transportation Insight

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May 132015

Our speakers on Wednesday morning, May 13th were Mr. Rob Perry, Richland County Transportation Director and Mr. David Beaty, PE, who oversees the ICA Engineering and Richland County’s $750,000,000 roads improvement program.

Ross Oakley – Newest Paul Harris Fellow for Capital Rotary

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May 112015

Ross Oakley (left) is congratulated by Capital Rotary past president Scott Wallinger upon becoming the Columbia club’s latest Paul Harris Fellow in acknowledgement of a $1,000 contribution to the Rotary Foundation. Oakley, a Beaufort native and project manager for Thomas & Hutton Civil Engineering, is a graduate of the University of South Carolina. He’s also a member of the S.C. Economic Developers Association, the Urban Land Institute and the Building Industry Association of Central South Carolina. Donations to the Rotary Foundation help fund international programs that promote world understanding and peace.

A visit from the US Marine Corps

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May 062015

Our speaker on Wednesday morning May 6th was Mr. Ken Bible, Deputy Director CIO at the United States Marine Corps. From March 2013-2015, Ken served as the Chief Technology Advisor to the USMC. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech and his Master’s degree in Engineering from the University of South Carolina.

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