Ted Carter became the eighth president of the University of Nebraska on Jan. 1, 2020, following a national search by the Board of Regents. As president, Carter leads a four-campus university system that enrolls nearly 52,000 students and employs 16,000 faculty and staff on campuses in Lincoln, Omaha and Kearney, plus academic divisions and research and extension centers across the state. He serves as chief spokesman and chief executive officer for the system, which operates on a $2.8 billion annual budget and includes a flagship Big Ten institution, a world-renowned academic health sciences center, Division I athletics programs, and preeminent institutes focused on water and agriculture, national security and defense, infectious disease and early childhood education.
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Janet M. Danielson February 24, 1938 - April 24, 2021
Janet M. Danielson, 83, of Lincoln, passed away on April 24, 2021. Janet was born on February 24, 1938, in Lincoln, NE to Robert B. and M. Josephine (Orr) Danielson. Janet received her Bachelor of Music and her Master of Music from Eastman School where she was the President of Sigma Alpha Iota, the women's music fraternity. D.M.A. courses, with major in Organ Performance from the University of Southern California. Janet, was the co-winner of the student auditions for the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra alongside her sister Martha. She was also the co-winner of the Windward Symphony (Oahu, Hawaii) competition of the piano Concerto No. 2 by Rachmaninoff. Read more, click here.
Janet retired from Rotary in 2019. She was a Rotarian for almost 30 years. Janet was Paul Harris Fellow +1.
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We have enjoyed staying connected to Everett students by “Zoom reading” to them every single week since September. The new format has been very successful and we created this short video to share our experience as readers!Click here to watch the video edited by Randy Bretz. Shout out to U.S. Bank for being the sponsor of the Read Aloud program this year, providing 2 new books per month to each Everett child we read to throughout the school year. “U.S. Bank is a proud member of the Lincoln community and thrilled to have the opportunity to support the students, teachers, and families at Everett Elementary by sponsoring books for Rotary 14’s Read Aloud program.
Tim Kenny was in Virginia visiting grandkids. Here he is in a photo from the Shenandoah National Park. He and his wife Sara got to visit their grandchildren after taking the vaccine.
Last week we heard from David Haring, Lincoln Airport at our evening meeting. Reminder that the temporary cost for lunch is $16. Those with lunch cards: we ask that you hold onto them until the finance committee and the club board decided on the final cost of lunch. If you would like a refund, please work with Yolanda to request one. All Rotarians and guests attending will be asked to wear a mask while not eating or drinking, avoid shaking hands, and be mindful of personal space. Rotary #14 will host a Polio Bike Ride on Sunday, May 16, at Pioneers Park at 1.30 p.m. Contact Jennifer Brinkman or Mark Stephens with questions. The Gathering Place will begin using volunteers again in May. If you are interested in participating, please contact Kristin Yates to make sure your name is on the committee list. Thank you, Randy Hawthorne, for joining the tech team! We still need at least three more members to join this committee to help ensure we continue to offer a hybrid meeting format. We will train you on how to run Zoom or share slides. Contact President Eric. Special thanks to Todd Crawford, Tim Kenny, and Pat Birch for hosting a fantastic roadside cleanup this Saturday and following Earth Day celebration. It was a great opportunity to serve with fellow Rotarians and celebrate the common home we all have!
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Tim Kenny was in Virginia visiting grandkids. Here he is in a photo from the Shenandoah National Park. He and his wife Sara got to visit their grandchildren after taking the vaccine.
