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Presiding Officer: Christina Usher Secretary: Ben Martens Onsite Tech Consultant: Trip Snyder Virtual Host: Art Zygielbaum Greeters: Krista Carlson & Bruce Rippeteau Check-in/Cashier: Brad Bryan & Lisa Froehlich Memorial Day Program by In-Club Celebration Committee Rotary 14 Memorial Day Celebration of ‘Service Above Self” In 2008, Lincoln’s Rotary Club 14 began the Memorial Day tradition of honoring the life and service of military men and women who gave their lives in service to our country during the Global War on Terror. During our Memorial Day meeting, a Rotary Paul Harris Fellowship in honor of the fallen is presented to the family. The Club 14 members hope, with the enrollment of the honoree’s name and memory on our “Roster of Honor,” some comfort is gained by the family by our commitment to annually recognize the “service above self” of their loved one.
Our Memorial Day speakers help us tie together the military and civilian expressions of “service above self.” Speakers with a military background provide examples, derived or influenced by their military experience, of their work in museums, hospitals, business and public service, which improve the lives of the oppressed, advance the interests of our society or preserve the health and safety of our community.
Club 14’s Memorial Day celebration is a recognition of that generous spirit, evidenced in both military and civilian commitment to “service above self.” In recognition of their military Service above Self, the following is a list of Nebraska service members enrolled on Rotary Club 14’s “Roster of Honor” Lance Cpl. Matthew C. Henderson, US Marine Corps (2008)
Lt. Garrison Avery, US Army (2009)
Lt. Jacob Noal Fritz, US Army (2010) SSgt. Christopher S. Swisher, US Army (2011)
Sgt. Jeremy Fischer, Nebraska Army National Guard (2012)
SFC Linda Tarango-Griess, Nebraska Army National Guard (2013)
Lance Cpl. Mike Scholl, US Marine Corps (2014)
Corporal Dustin L Workman, US Army (2015) Captain Larry D. Getzfred, United States Navy (2016) Captain Robert J. Yllescas, US Army (2017) Sgt. Patrick Hamburger, Nebraska Army National Guard (2018) Corporal Matthew Alexander, United States Army (2020) SGT Heather Springer, Nebraska Army National Guard (2021) And 2022’s honoree is SPC Blake C. Kelly, Nebraska Army National Guard, from Columbus NE, who died in Bosnia in 2003 while in service as a peacekeeper with the Nebraska Army National Guard (Detachment 1 Troop A 1-167th Cavalry Squadron).  |
Recently, Yolanda Hoffman and Scott Larson introduced our newest Rotarian Allison Brown-Corson. Allison has a wealth of experience in the nonprofit sector including expertise in fundraising, community outreach, program development, grant writing and event planning. Allison has brought her experience, high expectations, and enthusiasm to several organizations including Youth Emergency Services, Boys Town, and Omaha Home for Boys. Allison is currently the Director of Development at the Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools She has also previously held leadership positions at United Cerebral Palsy of Nebraska and Mosaic and is the co-founder of Energize Nonprofit consulting.
Recently, Regina Werum introduced our newest member Courtney Hillebrecht. Dr. Courtney Hillebrecht is the Samuel Clarke Waugh Distinguished Professor of International Relations and a faculty member in the Department of Political Science at the University of Nebraska. Dr. Hillebrecht is eager to connect with Rotarians in Lincoln and beyond, particularly to contribute to Rotary’s international service projects and to the RYLA program. As an international relations and human rights scholar, Dr. Hillebrecht sees the importance of international service projects in improving the quality of life and well-being for marginalized communities around the world and is keen to contribute to Club 14 and Rotary’s mission. Further, as a high school student, Dr. Hillebrecht was a RYLA participant and found the experience to be challenging, eye-opening, and transformative. She wants to pay it forward by helping the next generation of leaders grow.
