Events

Juliann G. Sebastian was appointed Dean and Professor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing on October 15, 2011. She previously served as Dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Missouri-St. Louis since 2006. Before that, she served as Assistant Dean for Advanced Practice Nursing and Professor at the University of Kentucky College of Nursing. Dr. Sebastian earned her Bachelor’s and Masters of Science in Nursing from the University of Kentucky College of Nursing and her doctorate in Business Administration from the College of Business and Economics there.

MENTORING

Rotary #14 supports the development of young people by serving and encouraging others to serve as positive role models for students who would benefit from an additional caring adult in their lives. Our Mentoring Committee works to recruit, sustain and celebrate mentors at organizations throughout the community including TeamMates, Big Brothers Big Sisters Lincoln, City Impact and others. If you are interested in becoming a mentor, visit one of these websites to learn more:

• lincolnteammates.org
• bbbslincoln.org
• cityimpact.org
• lancaster.unl.edu/4h

Our Engagement Group (The 02s) will focus on the business of running the City of Lincoln (and perhaps the State) with a Zoom meeting that will include elected officials and some Department heads. To help keep the COVID numbers on a downhill momentum, we feel it's best that we meet via Zoom. ──────────

Randy Bretz is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://link.edgepilot.com/s/6c0e7c5f/_p9bIVceP0KwAK02Z9ydmQ?u=https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86293399713?pwd=U2lHdHNSNlZxTkxKcnBiTWxYNUVSUT09 Meeting ID: 862 9339 9713 Passcode: 160589

This group can accommodate 1-2 additional engagement groups or individual members of Rotary.

Please let Anne Brandt and Randy Bretz know if you or your group wish to join in.

Anne Brandt - anne.brandt@prosperlincoln.org

Randy Bretz – rgbretz@gmail.com

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Brainstorming is over and we have a fun option for our “Wheels Up!” Engagement Group.

We’ll be Zooming on Tuesday, February 1^st at noon to share travel stories (wonderful/scary/weird/whatever) with each other. We plan to invite members of other Engagement groups to join us but in limited numbers, so we all have time to offer interesting stories. Our goals are to have some fun and learn from each other what you found a highlight of your travels anywhere in the world.

Please RSVP back to me no later than January 27^th about your plan to attend. The zoom link will be sent to you no later than January 31. Art Zygielbaum has offered to coordinate the meeting. Thanks Art!

Head Wheelie Don

Meet with your Engagement Groups today!

No regular meeting. 

A Taste & Tour

5:30 p.m.

Junto Winery

1356 182nd, Seward, NE 68434,

402-646-0515

info@juntowine.com

Cost is $20/person

This group can accommodate: 3-5 additional guests

Please RSVP to: lorie.cookbenjamin@doane.edu by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 28, 2022

Learn about the Lied Place Residences (the "cereal box") and the new football complex design from home-grown Husker, Erleen Hatfield.

Erleen Hatfield is the Managing Partner of the Hatfield Group.  She has over 25 years of experience in the design of complex structures worldwide. She is both a licensed engineer and architect with a deep appreciation of the value of design and technical excellence.  Her open minded approach to design enables clients to explore options to find the best fit for their project.  Erleen brings an extensive understanding of the evolving state of industry research and building codes, sitting on code committees and engineering research non-profits boards. 

The Flatwater Free Press is Nebraska’s first independent, nonprofit newsroom focused on investigations and feature stories that matter.

Matt Wynn is the Executive Director of the Nebraska Journalism Trust, which launched and funds the Flatwater Free Press. Most recently, he was an editor on the investigative desk at USA Today, where his investigation into the proliferation of model bills in statehouses was awarded the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting. Prior to that, he was the Director of Investigative and Enterprise at MedPage Today. He also spent time as a reporter at the Omaha World-Herald and other newspapers. An Omaha Central alum, he graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He lives in Omaha with his wife, Sarah, and three children.

This meeting will be in a hybrid format.  NO RSVP Required.  

Lunch price: $16. Lunch includes a buffet with an entree, garden salad with dressing, seasonal vegetables, starch, roll, coffee/tea/water. 

Meeting only: $0

Kroese brings 20 years of experience in transportation and logistics, including executive level experience at Union Pacific Railroad in Omaha, Nebraska. As a past Fortune 150 company executive, her supply chain management experience also includes marketing and sales components combined with valuable experience at Nebraska Business.

Kroese majored in management at Nebraska, graduated in 1996 and received her MBA from Creighton University. She stayed involved at the College of Business and when she was the lead recruiter for Union Pacific for more than 15 years, she hired many university students for marketing and sales jobs. In 2010, she helped Rob Simon, associate professor of practice in marketing, develop a course for better preparing students for their careers, which still continues to be offered.

This meeting will be in a hybrid format.  NO RSVP Required.  

Lunch price: $16. Lunch includes a buffet with an entree, garden salad with dressing, seasonal vegetables, starch, roll, coffee/tea/water. 

Meeting only: $0

Tom will be providing us with an update on the South Beltway. 

Tom is a native Nebraskan, who grew up in Omaha. He earned a Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Nebraska in 1983. Tom began working with the Department of Roads in Grand Island, in 1983. He moved to Omaha and Married Barbara Jark in 1986. He and his wife have three grown children, Jennifer, Eric and Brian. 

Tom took over as District Engineer in District 1 in 2010 succeeding Rich Ruby.

This meeting will be in a hybrid format.  NO RSVP Required.  

Lunch price: $16. Lunch includes a buffet with an entree, garden salad with dressing, seasonal vegetables, starch, roll, coffee/tea/water. 

Meeting only: $0

Since 2010 Christie Hinrichs has served as president and CEO of Tabitha, a nonprofit, mission-centered provider of health care services for older adults, headquartered in Lincoln and serving 28 Nebraska counties. With 1,000 TEAMembers, 1,200 active volunteers and countless faithful donors, Tabitha serves more than 2,000 Seniors and their families every single day.

Hinrichs began her career in compassion in 1993 as a Tabitha Hospice social worker before advancing to leadership roles within Tabitha Hospice and the organization’s in-home support program. Hinrichs then served as the Nebraska Heart Hospital’s chief operating officer and as a branch manager with Coram Healthcare. She served on Tabitha’s corporate board of directors from November 2004 through May 2006 and returned to Tabitha that same year as vice president of clinical services.

Please plan to participate in a Global Engagement Committee discussion on Tuesday, March 8, immediately following our weekly Club 14 meeting.

Our guest will be Dr. Chuck Erickson, a member of Lincoln East Rotary with many years of experience managing Rotary grant projects in Zambia.

Dr. Erickson will answer questions about his projects and share some Do's and Don'ts he has learned along the way. This is an opportunity to gain insights from someone who has truly "been there" internationally, so mark your calendar now for March 8!

This meeting will be in a hybrid format.  NO RSVP Required.  

Lunch price: $16. Lunch includes a buffet with an entree, garden salad with dressing, seasonal vegetables, starch, roll, coffee/tea/water. 

Meeting only: $0

Jay Rempe is the Senior Economist for Nebraska Farm Bureau. As the Senior Economist, Jay is responsible for agricultural economic outlook, policy analysis, research, and education programs. Prior to being the Senior Economist, he served at the Vice President of Governmental Relations for Farm Bureau. Jay has a long career working on agricultural issues at the state and federal level with expertise on tax, school finance, trade, regulatory, and water issues facing farmers and ranchers.

Jay earned a Master of Science in agricultural economics from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He also received a Bachelor of Science in agriculture from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, majoring in Agribusiness. Prior to earning his master’s degree, Jay worked in Omaha as a commodity merchandiser.

Jay and his wife, Jan, have three children, Davis and wife Allie, and twins Jackson and Maggie.

This meeting will be in a hybrid format.  NO RSVP Required.  

Lunch price: $16. Lunch includes a buffet with an entree, garden salad with dressing, seasonal vegetables, starch, roll, coffee/tea/water. 

Meeting only: $0

John Pugliese serves as the Chief Executive Officer for Landscapes Unlimited. In his role, John is responsible for leading the operations and strategic direction, financial and investment activities and corporate and business development initiatives across the LU family of companies. He joined the Landscapes team in 2011 and works closely with the leads of each of the companies within the Landscapes Unlimited umbrella to ensure that the company’s mission, values and industry leading expertise produce tangible value for our clients and rewarding work environments for our people.

John has a background in real estate, finance and small business operations. He obtained his undergraduate degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX, and his Masters of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin. 

• Click here for stories on how Rotarians are providing clean water and sanitation to those in need. https://rotaryserviceblog.org/tag/world-water-day/
• Click here to learn about and join the WASH Rotary Action Group, focused on clean water and sanitation projects. https://wash-rag.org/
• Click here to donate. Be sure to sign into your MyRotary.org account before completing your donation. Choose "Areas of Focus", "Water, Sanitation & Hygiene" to direct you donation for water projects. https://my.rotary.org/en/donate

This meeting will be in a hybrid format.  NO RSVP Required.  

Lunch price: $16. Lunch includes a buffet with an entree, garden salad with dressing, seasonal vegetables, starch, roll, coffee/tea/water. 

Meeting only: $0

Makenzie Rath was unanimously selected as President of Talen Plus in April of 2020. Makenzie Rath has been a part of the Talent Plus family from a very young age. She started on the logistics team as part of the Global Talent Interviewing Center and went on to become a research scientist. Today, she is the President of Talent Plus and serves on the Board of Directors. Rath has studied individuals through quantitative and qualitative processes to help client partners build Talent-Based Organizations®.

Talent Plus, Inc. is the premier human capital and talent management consulting partner. Their solutions pave the way for individuals and organizations to exceed expectations of their clients, markets, and communities. As experts at each critical inflection across the talent lifecycle, their solutions scientifically assess, select, onboard, develop, coach, engage, and retain the right people with the right talents to grow and gain a profound and sustained competitive advantage over industry peers.

This meeting will be in a hybrid format.  NO RSVP Required.  

Lunch price: $16. Lunch includes a buffet with an entree, garden salad with dressing, seasonal vegetables, starch, roll, coffee/tea/water. 

Meeting only: $0

Every day, nearly a billion people in the world are food-insecure, without enough safe and nutritious food to lead healthy and active lives. Many of them are also water-insecure, without reliable access to an adequate amount of clean water to meet their needs. By 2050, our global food demand will double to meet the needs of nearly 10 billion people. To ensure sustainable food and water security in the face of population and income increases, a changing climate, and the growing demand for scarce water resources, it is imperative to improve water management in agricultural and food systems.

Nebraska has one of the most progressive and prosperous agricultural industries in the world thanks to plentiful natural resources, the ingenuity and hard work of our farmers and the research leadership of the University of Nebraska. In 2010, the Robert B. Daugherty Foundation selected NU to harness this well-rounded combination for a new institute focused on ensuring water and food security for our growing world. The Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute (DWFI) was founded to leverage the university’s expertise and extend it with strong state, national and international partnerships. 

This meeting will be in a hybrid format.  NO RSVP Required.  

Lunch price: $16. Lunch includes a buffet with an entree, garden salad with dressing, seasonal vegetables, starch, roll, coffee/tea/water. 

Meeting only: $0

The WOW Committee, the Lincoln Convention & Visitor's Bureau and the Downtown Lincoln Association will present a more in-depth look at the results of the feasbility study for a convention center and discuss next steps. 

NEBRASKAN OF THE YEAR

Club 14 Blood Drive - Donate blood to the NE Community Blood bank. 

Two ways to participate:

1) Donate on April 26th together with other Rotarians at the Delray Ballroom, 817 R Street, 10 am - 4pm

Sign-up Here:  https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=delray  (note there are multiple dates available -- Rotary will concentrate on April 26th but you are welcome to choose another date if that suits your schedule better)

2) Donate before April 30th at any NE Community Blood Bank site and use the "Count Me In Card" to add your donation to the Rotary 14 total. https://www.ncbb.org/donate-blood/

Questions? Contact Laurie Frasier (laurie.fraser@gmail.com) or Sheila Odom (sheila.odom@tabitha.org)

This meeting will be in a hybrid format.  NO RSVP Required.  

Lunch price: $16. Lunch includes a buffet with an entree, garden salad with dressing, seasonal vegetables, starch, roll, coffee/tea/water. 

Meeting only: $0

Monolith is the leader in the carbon-free hydrogen that will provide the high-energy needs of a changing world — but at the affordable cost the world needs to make it work.

Rob Hanson is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Monolith, where he leads the development of next-generation technology for producing low cost, low emission hydrogen and carbon black, an important raw material used in the manufacture of rubber and plastic. Prior to Monolith, Hanson served as the global director of product management for AREVA Solar, the solar division of the world’s largest nuclear company. 

He has a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Stanford, and has been a guest lecturer at Stanford, UNL, Foothill College and the University of Saskatchewan on topics ranging from thermodynamics to entrepreneurship.

This meeting will be in a hybrid format.  NO RSVP Required.  

Lunch price: $16. Lunch includes a buffet with an entree, garden salad with dressing, seasonal vegetables, starch, roll, coffee/tea/water. 

Meeting only: $0

Here Art Zygielbaum's compelling family tale about the Holocaust and the heroic role his grandfather played in the Warsaw Ghetto. 

Dr. Arthur (Art) Zygielbaum is an Emeritus Research Associate Professor from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Natural Resources. In January 2019 he began his second attempt at retirement. Art joined UNL after spending nearly 30 years at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory progressing from an engineer working on spacecraft tracking systems to a senior manager. He was on the science and tracking teams of many space missions, including Voyager, Viking and Helios, and helped test Einstein’s theory of general relativity. Art holds a BS in Physics from the University of California at Los Angeles and a MS in Electrical Engineering-Computers from the University of Southern California. In 1998, he joined The University of Nebraska-Lincoln as a member of the administrative faculty working in educational technology. Art “retired” in 2005 to pursue a PhD in Geography/Remote Sensing at UNL. After completing the degree in December 2009, he joined the faculty. Along with teaching, Art performed research in the measurement of vegetation stress and photoprotective response. He has published over 50 professional papers/conference presentations and edited a book on Earth Science Information Systems. Art also served as a member of NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel, National Research Council National Weather Service Modernization Committee, and independent review teams for the Navy and Department of Commerce. He is a member of several civic and non-profit boards including Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest Board, Lied Center for the Performing Arts Statewide Advisory Board, City of Lincoln Telecommunications/Cable Advisory Board, South Street Temple Trustees, and the American Radio Relay League Board (national amateur radio organization) and his hobbies include amateur radio and photography.

This meeting will be in a hybrid format.  NO RSVP Required.  

Lunch price: $16. Lunch includes a buffet with an entree, garden salad with dressing, seasonal vegetables, starch, roll, coffee/tea/water. 

Meeting only: $0

Amy Williams opened a new chapter in a familiar place after being named the head coach of the Nebraska women’s basketball team on April 11, 2016. Williams, who proved herself as a winner and a program builder in her first nine seasons as a collegiate head coach, returned to her alma mater to lead a new stage in the Husker program. A native of Spearfish, S.D., Williams and her husband, Lloyd, have two daughters Kennadi and Bentli.

Heads-up! We have rescheduled our spring roadside clean-up for Saturday, May 14, at 10 a.m.

Please sign up and provide your safety-vest size. 

20 mile route on bike trails, with a 10 mile option

$3500 fundraising goal, $200 minimum per rider through pledges or self-donation. Additionally, 14 and South will have a friendly competition to see who can raise more per rider.

President Christina has set a goal of $3500 to fund our Polio efforts, and together we can surpass that goal! To do that, we are looking for 18 Riders, each with a fundraising goal of $200. We already have four signed up: Me, President Christina, Clay Ehlers, and Mark Stephens.

I know some people HATE asking for donations, so you are welcome to write a $200 check and call it a day. But think about it this way: if you're riding the 10 mile route, ask 10 friends to sponsor you at $2 a mile. That's a $20 pledge, times 10 = goal! Social media works great for this too. While we can't accept online donations, cash or check can be collected and turned into Yolanda.

This meeting will be in a hybrid format.  NO RSVP Required.  

Lunch price: $16. Lunch includes a buffet with an entree, garden salad with dressing, seasonal vegetables, starch, roll, coffee/tea/water. 

Meeting only: $0

First Five Nebraska was created in 2011 as the first organization in the state focused on advancing early childhood care and learning opportunities through policy change, strategic partnerships and public education. FFN has championed many of Nebraska’s most significant early childhood developments. Improving quality and accountability in child care. 

This meeting will be in a hybrid format.  NO RSVP Required.  

Lunch price: $16. Lunch includes a buffet with an entree, garden salad with dressing, seasonal vegetables, starch, roll, coffee/tea/water. 

Meeting only: $0

Join us this meeting to honor those who have fallen in service to our country. 

This meeting will be in a hybrid format.  NO RSVP Required.  

Lunch price: $16. Lunch includes a buffet with an entree, garden salad with dressing, seasonal vegetables, starch, roll, coffee/tea/water. 

Meeting only: $0

Founded in 2001 as a cold storage warehouse facility in Lincoln, NE, Universal Pure has deep roots in the cold supply chain. Over time our customers’ needs grew for other integrated food and beverage services, so we expanded our capabilities and footprint to meet the needs of our growing customer base.

Universal Pure is a one-stop-shop service provider to the food and beverage industry, offering a suite of cold chain solutions across six U.S. facilities.

Companies outsource with Universal Pure for inventory management and cold chain services: High Pressure Processing (HPP), cold storage, kitting and assembly, beverage co-packing, tempering, pre-pricing, code dating, netting, inventory management, and more. Our customers leverage our technical expertise, quality assurance, engineering and cold chain expert resources in order to bring safe, fresh, and cleaner-label products to market.

We are dedicated to insuring the safety and quality of foods and beverages from beginning to end. As a customer-centric cold chain and HPP service provider, Universal Pure’s six U.S. locations and 18 HPP machines in operation make it the largest service provider of HPP services globally.

Come help us celebrate the dedication of the revitalized fountain! More info to come....

https://convention.rotary.org/en

Friday, 3 June

• Rotaract Preconvention
• Youth Exchange Officers Preconvention
• Rotary Presidential Conference Houston Serve to Bring Peace

Saturday, 4 June

• House of Friendship Grand Opening
• House of Friendship
• Rotaract Preconvention
• Youth Exchange Officers Preconvention
• Rotary Presidential Conference Houston Serve to Bring Peace

Sunday, 5 June

• House of Friendship
• Opening Ceremony

Monday, 6 June

• House of Friendship
• General Session 2
• Breakout sessions

Tuesday, 7 June

• House of Friendship
• General Session 3
• Breakout sessions

Wednesday, 8 June

• House of Friendship
• General Session 4
• Breakout sessions
• Closing Ceremony

This meeting will be in a hybrid format.  NO RSVP Required.  

Lunch price: $16. Lunch includes a buffet with an entree, garden salad with dressing, seasonal vegetables, starch, roll, coffee/tea/water. 

Meeting only: $0

Dream bigger.

This simple mantra—inspired by the scientific measurement unit used to reflect a dramatic shift in power—captures the entire mission of the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts. We exist to inspire our students to dream bigger. We teach them how to boldly leverage new and emerging technologies. We push them to pursue audacious new career pathways and to tackle global-scale problems. We ignite their curiosity and help them learn how to master the universal art of storytelling. Our students will help design and create new jobs and industries of the future because we will nurture, support, educate and equip them to realize their most aspirational dreams.

Borne out of a groundbreaking $57 million partnership between the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, the Johnny Carson Foundation, and numerous private industry partners, the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts will become a global destination for students and faculty who reside in the future and who share our ambitious ideas, plans and goals.

This meeting will be in a hybrid format.  NO RSVP Required.  

Lunch price: $16. Lunch includes a buffet with an entree, garden salad with dressing, seasonal vegetables, starch, roll, coffee/tea/water. 

Meeting only: $0

Innovation Campus Ag Panel - more info to come....

Join us in celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Rotary Club 14 Foundation at the Lincoln Country Club. Celebrate with your fellow members and guests to recount the impact our Club has had through gifts from our Foundation. 

The registration price includes credit card fees. 

Dinner options (please include your option in the comment box): filet of beef or filet of halibut

This meeting will be in a hybrid format.  NO RSVP Required.  

Lunch price: $16. Lunch includes a buffet with an entree, garden salad with dressing, seasonal vegetables, starch, roll, coffee/tea/water. 

Meeting only: $0

Join us for the last meeting of the Rotary Year where the gavel gets passed to John Gessert and the following awards will be given:

• Miller Math Award
• Rotarian of the Year
• Rookie of the Year

​...and more! 

July 5, 2022 is President John Gessert's inaugural meeting.

John Gessert currently serves as a Vice President and Senior Trust Officer for Union Bank and Trust and Concerto Family Office by UBT. John has 29 years of experience working with high-net-worth individuals and their families. His professional responsibilities include trust administration and estate settlement, focusing on the successful transition of intergenerational wealth. John is an active community volunteer and musician. John has been a dedicated Rotarian for 13 years, as shown in his service to Rotary as Chair of the PGE and Finance committees and his service as a club Treasurer for four years and two years on the Board. John maintained seven years of perfect Rotary attendance. 

Governor Pete Ricketts was sworn in as Nebraska’s 40th Governor on January 8, 2015 and reelected to a second term in November 2018.

Over the past seven years, Governor Ricketts has worked with the Legislature to deliver $3 billion in direct property tax relief, dramatically reduce the rate of state spending growth, develop Nebraska's workforce, improve operations, cut red tape, and expand international markets for Nebraska’s farmers and ranchers. Thanks in part to the Governor’s leadership, Nebraska won the Governor’s Cup for the most economic development projects per capita three years in a row from 2016 to 2018.

Born in Nebraska City and raised in Omaha, Ricketts is the son of an entrepreneur and a school teacher. Governor Ricketts and his wife, First Lady Susanne Shore, have been married for 24 years and live in Omaha. They have three children: Roscoe, Margot, and Eleanor.

Ricketts graduated from Westside High School before attending the University of Chicago where he earned his bachelor’s degree in biology and an MBA in marketing and finance. After graduate school, Ricketts returned to Omaha and worked for Union Pacific before eventually becoming the President and COO of his family's business, Ameritrade. 

Prior to his election as governor, he worked to support Nebraska entrepreneurs and startup companies. Ricketts is the founder of Drakon, LLC that supports local entrepreneurs and startup companies. He is also a past board member of TD Ameritrade’s Board of Directors and the Chicago Cubs baseball team.

Governor Ricketts has taken on leadership roles in local and state associations and organizations. Currently, he serves on the board of directors of Jobs for America's Graduates, as a director of the Nebraska Game and Parks Foundation, as a member of the Board of Advisors of Opportunity Education Foundation, on the board of the Mid-American Council of the Boy Scouts, as a member of the Archbishop’s Committee for Development, as a member of the Knights of Columbus, and as a Knight of the Holy Sepulchre. Governor Ricketts and his family attend St. Margaret Mary’s church.