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The Next Meeting:
When:  Friday, April 13, 2018
Where:  The Lansing Center, Second Floor
Speaker:  Father Riwa
Topic:  TBA
Chair of the Day:  Dan Aylward
Invocator:  Glenn Granger
Chair of the Month:  Dan Aylward
Greeter:  Felicia McMullen
Remembrance:  Diane Sanborn
Microphone:  Maria Lenz
Editarian: 
 
Biography for Kenneth D. Boyer, MSU Professor
Kenneth D. Boyer, Professor of Economics, Michigan State University. B.A. (economics), Amherst College, Ph.D. (economics), University of Michigan. His primary research interests are in the economics of transportation and the economics of regulation. He is a winner of the Michigan State University teacher-scholar award and has taught at the Sino-American Training Center in Shanghai, China and the University of Michigan. He has been a member of many committees of the National Academy of Sciences’ Transportation Research Board, including those on truck sizes and weights, calculating the external costs of transportation, navigation on the Upper Mississippi River, the collection of freight statistics, and most recently on the modernization of railroad regulation.
 
 Ken is the author of Principles of Transportation Economics and has published scholarly papers in some of the most important journals in the field, including The American Economic Review, The Journal of Political Economy, and The Rand Journal. Dr. Boyer is past Chair of the Transportation and Public Utilities Group of the American Economic Association and served for many years as the Secretary/Treasurer of the Industrial Organization Society, the trade group of researchers in the economics of antitrust and regulation; he also served as the program chair of the annual meeting for nine years. He is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Regulatory Economics and Transportation Research E: Logistics and Transportation Review. His most recent work has been on the determinants of investment in facilities that use rail based logistics and the effects of world oil prices on the rates charged for shipping crude oil by rail.
Know Your Rotarian!
The following story is from one of your fellow Rotarians.  We want to engage the club, so read the story, correctly guess the Rotarian and win a prize!  If there isn't a winner, the Rotarian providing the story wins the prize!  Send your guesses to Kevin at:  Schumacher@glassenrhead.com   Send me just a few lines of a memorable life experience or brush with greatness and we'll work some Rotary magic on your life to include it in an upcoming Rotogram.
 
Before computers, our Rotarian had the good fortune to take an afternoon club (class) in typing during his/her senior year in high school.  Joining the US Navy seemed preferable to being in Army fox holes, so Navy it was when the Draft called.  After finishing boot camp and radar school the assignment was a Lansing Craft Support (LCSL).  The proficiency in typing gained in the high school class resulted in the Captain of the ship appointing the person as "scribe", where he/she was responsible for the ship's log and all the Captain's correspondence.
 
After being the lead ship in training exercises around the Hawaiian Islands for six weeks, a series of islands in the South Pacific held by the Japanese would have been the target for this the crew.  Our Rotarian instead typed the recommendation of the Captain for his/her appointment to the Navy V-7 program (https//enwikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Naval_Reserve_Midshipment%27s_School) at the University of Pennsylvania.  There the fortunate Rotarian completed the course, as the war with Japan ended, received a Commission as an Ensign, and was released to continue college studies.

 

Youth Exchange Opportunities
We need your help to ensure the continuation and success of the Rotary Youth Exchange Program here in District 6360. If you have a passion for young people and you believe in enhancing international peace and understanding, please consider getting involved in this program. We need people willing to join our Youth Exchange team at all levels, ranging from District Chair to committee members. Duties range from intermittent help with transporting and chaperoning students to taking a leadership role.
 
We will provide extensive help and training to get you up to speed quickly. Be sure and bring fresh eyes, a creative approach, and a ton of enthusiasm! We are planning an orientation meeting so you can learn more. Please let me know if you would like to attend and we’ll send you an invitation with the date and time.
 
District Governor Elect Jim Cupper's email is:  jimcupper@gmail.com
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Apr 13, 2018
Friends of Kenyan Orphans @ the Lansing Center
Apr 20, 2018
ePIFanyNOW at the Country Club
Apr 27, 2018
Detroit FBI at the Crowne Plaza
May 04, 2018
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Lansing, MI   48901-3156
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