"Election Hangover, Some are Still Partying, Some Not So Much,”Dr. G. Terry Madonna - Zoom Mtg
Biography
At Franklin and Marshall College, Dr. Madonna is Director of the Center for Politics and Public Affairs, Professor of Public Affairs, and Director of the Franklin and Marshall College Poll. He joined F&M in May, 2004.
For more than 30 years, Madonna has taught and written about his two academic specialties: the American presidency, and American political parties and political behavior. As a pollster in recent years, he has written extensively about voters and voting behavior. He holds a Ph.D. in political history from the University of Delaware.
Before joining the faculty at Franklin and Marshall, Dr. Madonna was Professor and Chair of the Government Department and headed the Center for Politics and Public Affairs at Millersville University.
Director and Adjunct Professor, University of Pennsylvania’s Harrisburg-based evening division, Master of Governmental Administration Program, 1980-1986. Master's Degree granted originally by Wharton School and then the School of Public and Urban Policy: administered evening division graduate program of approximately 125 graduate students pursuing advanced degrees in government.
Madonna founded the Keystone Poll in 1992, the oldest survey produced exclusively in Pennsylvania. In 2008, the Keystone Poll was renamed the Franklin and Marshall College Poll. In this capacity, he is the pollster for the Philadelphia Daily News, Times-Shamrock Newspapers, WPVI-ABC6 (Philadelphia), WGAL-TV (Lancaster), Harrisburg Patriot News/Pennlive, LNP, The Pittsburgh Tribune Review, WTAE-TV (Pittsburgh), and The Reading Eagle - media partners for the poll. He has also polled for KYW-TV (Philadelphia), Fox, 29-TV (Philadelphia), CN8-The Comcast Network, WITF-TV (Harrisburg).
In 2008, Franklin and Marshall College began a partnership with Hearst TV to conduct national polls. Hearst owns 26 television stations, manages two others, and owns two radio stations. Madonna directs the poll.
He is also the host of Pennsylvania Newsmakers, a weekly statewide news and commentary program. He writes (with Michael Young) a bi-weekly political commentary column, “Politically Uncorrected,” originally for Capitolwire.com and later for Politicspa.com, the state’s leading political website. The column appears in many state and national newspapers and also appears frequently on two national websites: stateline.org and realclearpolitics.com.
He is a regular analyst for WGAL-TV (Lancaster/Harrisburg). Madonna is a regular panelist on WPVI’s-TV (Philadelphia) commentary program, Inside Story. He is a frequent guest on many talk radio programs throughout the state and nation. He has also provided election coverage for WHYY-TV, public television in Philadelphia, WPVI-TV (Philadelphia), and WITF-TV. Madonna was also a regular panelist on The Peoples’ Business, a weekly news and commentary show broadcast throughout Pennsylvania on public television during the 1990’s.
A frequent political analyst and public affair's commentator, Madonna has also provided analysis to the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Wall Street Journal, U.S.A.Today, Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, the Christian Science Monitor, National Public Radio, CNN, ABC News and CBS News, to name a few. Madonna has appeared on CNN's Inside Politics, CBS News, ABC News, C-Span, Fox News, MSNBC and NBC News. He has also contributed to political web sites for MSNBC, the Hill Newspaper, Real Clear Politics, Stateline, and Fox News.
The author of numerous publications in the fields of American history, American government, and American politics, Madonna has written Revolutionary Lancaster: The Leadership (1976); Reapportionment: A Primer for Pennsylvanians (1993); Merit Selection of Appellate Judges: Why Its Time Has Come (1994); Pennsylvania Votes, 1994, (1995) (with Berwood Yost); and Pennsylvania Votes: Presidential Primaries, 1972-1992: A Sourcebook (1996) (with Berwood Yost); Pivotal Pennsylvania: Presidential Politics from FDR to the Twenty-First Century (2008); Political Pennsylvania: The New Century (2014) with Michael Young) as well as chapters in books and articles in specialized publications. His writings have appeared in the Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, The Polling Report, Presidential Studies Quarterly, Pennsylvania History, Intellect, Academe, The Journal of Practical Politics, and the Fox News and The Hill Newspaper, as well as in many other places.
Madonna delivered the Jefferson Educational Society lecture in 2014. In 2012, Madonna delivered the annual Edmund Notebaert Lecture at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. In 2010, he delivered one of the Jefferson Global Initiative lectures. In 2008, he delivered the annual Chautauqua Lecture at Gannon University, entitled “The Road to the White House.” In 2007, he delivered two major lectures; the annual James Buchanan Foundation lecture, entitled “From Buchanan to Bush: Campaign Practices Then and Now,” and the annual Dwight D. Eisenhower Society Lecture, entitled, “The Political Skills and Leadership of Dwight D. Eisenhower.” In 2006, he gave the Neaman Foundation lecture. In 1992 at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, he gave the lecture, “Thaddeus Stevens: How He Would Have Viewed Contemporary American Politics.”
Madonna has served on numerous governmental boards and commissions: including former Governor Edward Rendell’s Higher Education Advisory Board, the Benjamin Franklin Partnership Board (appointed by former Governor Dick Thornburgh), and the Board of Embreeville State Hospital (appointed by former Governor Milton Shapp). He served in the early 1970's as a Lancaster County Commissioner. He served on the Education Policy and Leadership Center board from 2002 to 2013.
At the request of foreign embassies and the U.S. State Department, Madonna has appeared in seminars and discussions with diplomats and newspaper reporters from around the world.
In addition, Madonna has moderated gubernatorial, congressional, state legislative and school board forums, and debates for various organizations.
Dr. Madonna has received numerous awards and honors. He is the recipient of a Distinguished Professor award by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the President’s Medallion at Millersville University, and a special commendation for scholarship and leadership from the Board of Governors of the State System of Higher Education.
Additionally, he has been named an “Outstanding Speaker of the Year” by the Speech Communication Society of Pennsylvania, has served as a Commonwealth Speaker by the Pennsylvania Humanities Council, and was given the Daniel Roselle Award by the Middle States Council for the Social Studies.*
*Bio & picture accessed October 26, 2020 Franklin & Marshall College “https://www.fandm.edu/politics/dr-g-terry-madonna”
Every year our Club funds projects that improve the lives of people both locally and globally. We raise and give away about $30,000 annually to:
Provide Summer Youth Experiences for Lancaster students
Make Presidential Grants to local nonprofits like UDS
Equip medical and dental clinics and schools in Honduras
Wipe out polio worldwide
In past years the Wheels and Wings Festival and the Tip-Off Tourney generated the funds for these projects. They’re not happening in 2020. Let’s make sure the good our Club does for Lancaster doesn’t take a year off too.
During the month of October, we ask you to make a special gift to the Rotary Club of Lancaster Foundation. If your situation permits, please consider a donation of at least $105 (our Club’s age). You could give the $406 you’ve saved on weekly lunches since March or whatever amount you would have contributed to Wheels and Wings and the Basketball Extravaganza this year. Our goal is $20,000.
Click here to make a gift online and select “RCL Foundation General Donation” as your Reason for Donation. You can also mail a check to Rotary Club of Lancaster Foundation, PO Box 1387, Lancaster, PA 17604.
President Ben will announce our grand total at our Zoom meeting on November 4th. Let’s give Lancaster something that everyone can celebrate and is beneficial to all.
Our Club will be hosting an inbound exchange student for the 2021-22 school year. We also have an excellent outbound student applying this year; she is currently a junior at McCaskey High School.
Last week, you received an e-mail from the Club asking you to complete a Youth Exchange Survey. Please take a minute to complete and submit this survey. Please make sure you put your name on the form at the bottom where it says "Name and School District in which you reside."
More info will be coming soon, but please consider participating in some way in this very important and culturally-enriching experience!
Rotary Global Grants Scholarship – District 7390 – 2020/2021 Rotary year
Rotary Global Grants Scholarships fund an awardee’s first year of graduate study abroad in one of Rotary’s six Areas of Focus (listed below). Candidates must live in or attend college in District 7390, which encompasses Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry and York counties in Pennsylvania.
Scholarship highlights…
Plan to pursue career in one of Rotary’s Areas of Focus (listed below).
Award is for first year only of graduate studies abroad
District 7390 will not fund any applicant’s study which is for the second or later year of a multi-year graduate study program abroad.
Minimum study budget of $30,000 per year. Award capped at $30,000.
Must be proficient in language of host country.
Based on…
Academic merit
Studying a Rotary Area of Focus
Residence in or attendance at a college in District 7390
Rotary’s Areas of Focus are…
Promoting peace
Fighting disease
Providing clean water, sanitation, and hygiene
Saving mothers and children
Supporting education
Growing local economies.
The deadline to apply for a Global Grant Scholarship is January 10, 2021. The interviews will be held February 13, 2021 and applicants MUST be available for the interviews on that date.
For more information, go to www.rotary7390.org. Hold your cursor on “The Rotary Foundation”, then “Global Grants Ambassadorial Scholarships” for detailed information.
Rotary contact: Edward A Hauck, District 7390 Global Grants Scholarship Committee at hauckedward@gmail.comor (717) 293-8687.
Rotary Club of Lancaster Fall Fundraiser Car Wash 2020
Car Wash Committee – Gary Loiseau, Chair
garyl@penncoatinc.com
Ticket Prices
(Please purchase tickets in packets of 5’s)
Express: $9.00
(Exterior Wash Only)
• Express Exterior Automatic Car Wash
Full Service: $22.00
(Interior & Exterior Wash)
• Express Exterior Automatic Car Wash
• Interior Carpet & Seat Vacuum
• Dusting of Dash & Console Area
• Cleaning of Interior Windows
Tickets may be purchased by contacting Kathy Hainley at rotarycluboflancaster@gmail.com or by phone at 717-587-1221. Tickets will be mailed via US Mail.
Make checks payable to Rotary Club of Lancaster. Mail to Rotary Club of Lancaster, P O Box 1387, Lancaster, PA 17608
PayPal payments may be made on the Rotary Club of Lancaster website.
Instructions to purchase Car Wash tickets on Rotary Club website:
Go to Menu, then Donate, then Donate Today, complete form with your name, address, etc.Look at the bottom of the form, Reason for Donation, use the arrow to drop down “Car Wash Tickets”. Complete the next page with credit card information.You will receive an email receipt.The Rotary office also receives an email receipt, after which tickets will be mailed to you.
While we are going to miss your smiling facing at Rotary Rendezvous this week we hope to see you at our next meeting. As a reminder we meet the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. Below, we've listed the next few meetings so you can save the dates.
If you'd like to attend, please remember to RSVP the week of the meeting. We have limited space as Stoner Grille is observing social distancing rules and masks are required in the building. Please remember spouses and friends are always welcomed!
Congratulations to Bill Jefferson and his wife Betty Jean who are celebrating their 60th Wedding Anniversary!
Because Terry Loves RCL Singing...
From the RCL Music Committee
(To the tune of Lady Madonna)
Terry Madonna, pundits at your feet
Wonder how you manage to make both sides meet
Where come the money if you had to say
Do you think that money was Russian pay
Friday night arrives with no compromise
Sunday morning has you under the gun
Monday morning has Trump on the rise
Oh, so much fun
Terry Madonna, Biden on your list
Wonder if you think Harris is an anarchist
Ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-ba-ba
Ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-ba, ba, ba-ba, ba-ba
Ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-ba-ba
Oh, so much fun
Terry Madonna, speaking to Rotary
Hearing them Rotarians sing harmony
Tuesday Night will seem to never end
Wednesday’s fake news will trend
Thursday night your head will be distending
Oh, so much fun
Terry Madonna, pundits at your feet
Wonder how you manage to make both sides meet
All Rotarians – especially committee chairs – are encouraged to help keep our new Club Calendar full and updated with the great things that our Club is doing in the community. Please submit any items you would like added to Kathy by e-mailing her atRotaryClubofLancaster@gmail.com. Examples include the schedule of McCaskey Mentoring Sessions, Committee Meetings, Power Packs or Salvation Army Bell Ringing. If it’s happening, let’s get it on the Calendar for all to see! Your help will keep us all updated with what’s going on within the Club AND will showcase our very active Club to the Lancaster Community and to prospective members. The Club Calendar is available atwww.LancasterRotary.org
celebrating their 60th Wedding Anniversary! 
