Atlanta Kiwanian 2010 February 2 & 9

 Volume 89  GEORGIA’S FIRST KIWANIS CLUB      Number 9

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

MICHAEL A. YOUNG
Grady Health System

“GRADY – WHY IT’S IMPORTANT TO YOU”

As president and CEO of Grady Health System, Michael Young brings more than 25 years of healthcare industry leadership to the organization, which he joined in September, 2008. He began his career at Lancaster General Hospital & Health System in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and during his tenure there, he built a new Women’s Hospital, Orthopedic Hospital, and a cutting-edge ambulatory services program. Most recently he served as president and CEO of Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo, New York. He was a key player in turning around ECMC’s historical operating losses to its first-ever operating gain in 2006, a $32-million turnaround in two years. A native of Pennsylvania, Mr. Young holds degrees from the University of Pittsburgh and from the Harvard Business School. He has been a fellow in the American College of Hospital Administrators since 1994 and has produced numerous CEOs under his tutelage throughout the United States. He has served on numerous boards of directors during his career, providing leadership and philanthropic support. Mr. Young and his wife are the parents of two sons.

Invocation –  Paul N. Marston
Introduction – Christopher H. Schroder

FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS
Jane Fahey  2 Jim Edwards  20
Burt Vardeman 2 George Kalafut 21
Alan Gould  7 Mike Szalkowski 21
Carey Rountree 7 Jennifer Steele  22
Barry Phillips  16 Susan Stebbins 23
Bob Watt  17 Laura McCarty 26
Stephen Herschler 18 George Lancaster 28
Susan Kelley  19 

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

DR. KENT M. KEITH
Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership

“SERVANT LEADERSHIP”

Dr. Kent Keith is the CEO of the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership. He has been an attorney, a state government official, a high-tech park developer, a university president, a YMCA executive, and a fulltime speaker and author. Dr. Keith holds degrees from Harvard University, Oxford University in England, the University of Hawaii, and the University of Southern California. He also earned a Certificate in Japanese from Waseda University in Japan. He is a Rhodes Scholar and has received honorary doctorates from Chaminade University of Honolulu and Tusculum College in Greeneville, Tennessee.

Dr. Keith is known internationally as the author of the Paradoxical Commandments, which he first published in 1968 in a booklet for student leaders. During the past seven years, he has published four books related to the commandments, including “Anyway: The Paradoxical Commandments,” which became a national bestseller and was translated into seventeen languages. Over the years Dr. Keith has given more than 900 conference papers, presentations, and seminars, and has been featured in many publications. He has appeared on dozens of TV shows and more than 100 radio programs in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.

    Invocation –  Irving B. Schoenberg
Introduction – Joel H. Cowan

STAR STUDENT DAY

The Student-Teacher Achievement Recognition award program was begun in 1958, with three Atlanta Kiwanians being part of the process. The program is sponsored by the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE). The 2010 STAR schools, students, and teachers are shown below. Congratulations to all!
School    Student  Teacher
Atlanta Girls School  Isabella Hendry Peggy Hasty
Atlanta International   Claire Colberg  Darren Rollins
Carver Health Sciences Orane Douglas Andrew Lovett
Carver – Arts   Quinesha Tillman Demetri Sermons
Carver Early College  Angelique Harris Christopher Watson
Douglass   Marques Harris Cleopatra Warren
Douglass   Marieh Scales  Adria Luster
Grady    Laura Alexander Amy Leonard
Howard    Joshua Benton  Keith Spillett
Lovett    Benjamin Laur Jonathan Newman
Mays    Victoria Person Linda Miller
North Atlanta   Mandy Eidson  Dmetria Gibson
Pace    Jiayue Yuan  Tim Hornor
South Atlanta   Tamika Beatty  Terri Williams
Southwest Atl Christian Chelsi Pinkett  Lucretia Gant
Therrell   Saibre Shy  Keene Walker
Washington   Precious Alston John Roth
Westminster   Elizabeth Howell Ellen Vesey
Westminster   Sarah Alexander Frances Fondren

UPCOMING PROGRAMS

Feb 16 - Dennis Lockhart
  “Early Childhood Education”
Feb 23 - Jay Hakes
  “America’s Challenges in Energy: The Agenda for 2010”
Mar 2 -  TBA
  Board Meeting
Mar 9 -  John Rice, General Electric

INTERCLUBS

Tuesday, February 2, Peachtree. 7:30 am at the Capital City Club. Bob Wiggins.

Monday, February 22, Buckhead. 12:15 pm at The Parc. Jack McFarland.

It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others.

   The Dalai Lama