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WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES
YEARS OF SERVICE
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ROTARY CLUB OF |
President | John Brown |
President-Elect | Danny Braddy |
President-Elect | Wayne Newsome |
Immediate PP | Kim Walden |
Treasurer | Teri White |
Secretary | Angela Williamson |
Foundation | Fran Milberg |
Membership | Janet Liles |
Public Image | Mike Bixler |
Jared Benko was hired in March of 2020 as the leader of the Georgia Southern Athletics Department and began his new role on April 1. Benko, who has more than a decade of progressive leadership experience in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), comes to Statesboro from Mississippi State where he served as Deputy Director of Athletics/Chief Financial Officer for nearly four years (2016-2020).
Benko reports directly to the University president, serves as a member of the President's Cabinet and oversees 17 NCAA Division I varsity athletics programs, 15 of which compete in the Sun Belt Conference. Benko is from Watkinsville, Georgia. He earned a bachelor of science in sports studies from Georgia in 2005 and then a master of public administration in Athens in 2007.
He got his start in the athletic business field as an intern at Georgia from 2007 to 2008. He also spent seven years in sports communications at Georgia, including five years as a student and two years as a graduate assistant, while assisting with the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta Braves.
Your Board met on Thursday, February 11. These are some of the highlights from that meeting:
COMMUNITY SERVICE
A part of the Teen Health Project, the Youth Leadership Council ‘Youth of the Year’ was selected. Each candidate received a cash prize and winner Kamya Haywood will receive a $1,500 scholarship upon graduation from high school.
YOUTH SERVICES
ROTARY FOUNDATION / GRSP
Richard Christenson, one of our newest members, gave his classification talk last week. Thanks for sharing a little of your life’s story with us Rick. Your story helps us know you better, which means we appreciate the road you have traveled which brought you to us. Your words, “Dealing honestly with people and fix only what was wrong with the car,” did not fall on deaf ears. They reminds us that character counts in every area of our lives.
The Rotary Club of Thomasville welcomes Darcy Craven to the Thomasville community. Darcy is the new President/CEO of Archbold Medical Center, and he was the meeting program last week. Darcy’s presentation highlighted the hospital’s endeavors since his arrival. He talked about where the hospital has been, where it is and where it is going. He addressed the hospital’s priorities and it’s challenges. Darcy also gave us a Covid-19 update.
The club recognized two academic students of the month. From Thomas County Central High School we had Morgan Ward. Morgan plans to attend Mississippi College after high school and major in Early Childhood Education. Lawson Brinkley represented Thomasville High School and he plans to attend the University of Georgia and study Veterinarian Science.
We had a combined attendance of seventy-six. By way of announcements we have the following.