Dr. Daniel A. Wubah became the 15th president of Millersville University on July 1, 2018. Prior to that, he served as Provost and later the Senior Advisor to the President at Washington and Lee University.
His previous positions include deputy provost and vice president for undergraduate education at Virginia Tech; associate provost and professor of zoology at University of Florida; associate dean, professor of biology and special assistant to the president at James Madison University and associate professor and department chair at Towson University.
He is an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and testified before the U.S. Congress on how to prepare the science workforce for the 21st century. While at James Madison University, he designed and established the Centennial Scholars Program to provide access to students from under-represented groups in Virginia. He has a passion for excellence in liberal arts education and has published more than 60 peer-reviewed articles, conference proceedings and technical reports.
Dr. Wubah is a microbiologist who studied the characterization of obligately anaerobic zoosporic fungi, bench scale bioremediation of toxic polychlorinated biphenyls, and characterization of microflora in the digestive tract of neotropical wood-eating catfish, Panaque. His work has resulted in more than 60 peer-reviewed journal publications, book chapters and technical reports. The National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes of Health (NIH), US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Howard Hughes Medical Institutes (HHMI) have funded his research and training projects. He has supervised or co-supervised research projects and served on theses/dissertation committees for ninety-six undergraduate and graduate students.
Wubah has taught several courses including general microbiology, medical microbiology, microbial ecology andgeomicrobiology. He has also been involved in efforts to integrate international experiences in undergraduate education and research. He has served as the principal investigator in five successful international NSF-Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) sites program, including the longest continuously funded REU site in Africa from 2002 to 2016. He was a member of a National Academy of Sciences panel that studied the scientific basis for estimating air emission from animal feeding operations. He has presented a testimony before the US Congress on preparing the scientific workforce of the 21st century.
He was an Associate Editor for Mycologia, and a member of the editorial board of Frontiers: the interdisciplinary journal on study abroad. He has an extensive service-related activity including membership on the Advisory Committees for the NSF Directorate of Biology, Office of International Science and Engineering as well as Environmental Research and Education. He chaired the National Institute of Minority Health Disparities Study Session (2005-2014). He was a trustee of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS-COC) for two three year-terms. He was a member of the Board of Governors of the National Aquarium in Baltimore for ten years.
Dr. Wubah earned his B.Sc. with Honors in botany and Dip. Ed. in education from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. He earned MS in biology from the University of Akron, and Ph.D. in botany from the University of Georgia. In addition, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the EPA research lab in Athens, GA.
In private life, Dr. Wubah is a tribal king (Safohene) at Breman Asikuma in the Central Region of Ghana. His royal name is Nana Ofosu Peko III. He and his wife, Judith, have two daughters and two grandchildren.
Announcements
New Member Proposed
Joseph Guarino, Principal, President & CEO
Sponsor: Rick Oppenheimer
Providing no objections are received from the membership within seven days of this publication, this proposed member will be admitted into the Rotary Club of Lancaster.”
Rotary Youth Exchange - Looking for Host Families!
The Club is hosting a student for the 2019-20 school year; he is an outstanding 15-year-old young man from Mexico who will arrive in August and return home the following June.
This young man enjoys movies, video games, music, skateboarding, soccer, volleyball, tennis, Taekwondo, robotics and computers. He would also like to explore acting. He lives with his parents and older brother. He has studied English for 11 years and considers himself fairly fluent in English. He has no health concerns.
We MUST find three host families for this young man; each family will host for about three and a half months. He will attend McCaskey High School. If you or anyone you know outside of Rotary is interested in this extremely rewarding experience or would like more info, please contact the committee chairs, Lisa Lewis (daytonduo@aol.com) or Jenn DeWalt (jdewalt@murrayins.com).
Rotary Rendezvous
PP Tom Baum reminded the club of our next Rotary Rendezvous at Stoner Grill on April 24 at 5:30 pm. Speaking on the Changes in their Organization, President of LNP Group, Caroline Muraro, along with her team, will be present. Meeting starts 5:00 – 5:30.
Jim Durkin Tree Dedication
PP Tom Gemmill told the club that on Thursday, April 18 at 11:30, at Choice Security on Columbia Avenue, a tree was planted in honor of Jim Durkin. A planted tree with a plaque, and a flag in memoriam.
Committee Selection Forms are Available
Each table for the foreseeable future will have a RCL Committee Selection Form to complete. Please circle three (3) choices and return to Kathy Hainley or email to her: rotarycluboflancaster@gmail.com
Example on how to complete form:
Preserve Planet Earth April 26th event
Please join the Rotary Club of Lancaster, Lancaster Tree Tenders, and the Lancaster County Conservancy for a tree planting event at Susquehanna Court and Hand & Washington Schools in honor of Arbor Day.
Wed April 24: (Prep site for planting – dig holes):
1pm – 4pm – 5 + volunteers needed
Friday April 27: (planting day!)
8:30am – 1:00pm – 15 to 20 volunteers needed - trees set out at each location
Place:
Washington Elementary School 545 S Ann St, Lancaster, PA 17602
What to Bring: Shovels, gloves, and drinking water
Click on this link to register for the event: TREE PLANTING
Joys & Concerns
Admiral Dan Cooper’s granddaughter graduates from medical school on Saturday and will become a Navy doctor.
Sue Suter is happy for a seamless move for the United Way after 58 years on Janet Ave. United Way is now located at 1910 Harrington Drive.
Tom Adams and his wife had twins!
Duty Roster
Transmitter Reporter:
Duffy Johnson
Invocation:
Randy Riggs
Pianist:
George Nickel
Song Leader:
John Saeger
Registration:
Art Lumsden, Keith Miller
Greeter
Michael O’Day
Sergeant-at-Arms
Reid Spangler
Visitor Introductions:
Brad Reynolds
Joys and Concerns
Linda Dodge
Speaker Introduction:
John McGrann
Help Keep the Club Calendar Updated
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
Thirty (30) minute attendance at Committee meetings
Bring a guest to a Rotary meeting
Attending or volunteering at certain designated events
Attending a meeting at another Club, such as the following nearby Clubs:
CLUB NAME
ID
LOCATION
MEETING TIME
Denver-Ephrata Area
5340
American Legion, 300 Cocalico St, Ephrata
Thursdays at 7:30 AM
Donegal
5333
Gus’s Keystone Restaurant, 1050 W Main St, Mount Joy
Tuesdays at 7:30 AM
Elizabethtown
5338
Fred Barley VFW Post 5667, 126 Maytown Road, Elizabethtown
Fridays at 12:15 PM
Hershey
5344
Hershey Lodge & Convention Center, 325 University Drive, Hershey
Mondays at 12:00 PM
and
Wednesdays at 5:30 PM
Lancaster Hempfield
5348
Heritage Hotel, 500 Centerville Road, Lancaster
Tuesdays at 7:15 AM
Lancaster Penn Square
82495
Federal Tap House, 201 N Queen St, Lancaster
Wednesdays at 5:30 PM
Lancaster Sunrise
50590
Lancaster Country Club, 1466 New Holland Pike, Lancaster
Thursdays at 7:30 AM
Lancaster-South
24701
Oak Leaf Manor, 2101 Wabank Rd, Millersville
Wednesdays at 7:30 AM
Lititz
5350
General Sutter Inn, 14 E Main St, Lititz
Every Tuesday at 6:00 PM and every Thursday at 12:00 PM
Manheim
5352
Teen Central, 15 S Wolf St, Manheim
Thursdays at 12:00 PM
Mount Joy
5357
The Gathering Place, 6 Pine St, Mount Joy
Tuesdays at 12:15 PM
New Holland
5359
Garden Spot Village, 433 S Kinzer Ave,
New Holland
1st, 3rd, 5th Wednesday at 7:30 AM - 2nd & 4th at NOON
Paradise
5361
Bird-in-Hand Restaurant, 2760 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird in Hand
Mondays at NOON
The Transmitter is published weekly. Submissions for Announcements and Committee changes/additions are due to the editor via email by 5:00 p.m. the Thursday after the meeting for publication & delivery on 5pm Friday before the meeting. Email to: asfletch@ptd.net
Executive Administrator: Kathy Hainley, 717.581.8811 Email to:
rotarycluboflancaster@gmail.com
Rotary Club of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, PO Box 1387, Lancaster, PA 17608
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