"Financial abuse of the elderly is real, it's prevalent...," reported Scott Kirk in the Abilene Reporter-News recently. "The problem of elder abuse is a growing phenomenon. According to the American Banking Association, senior financial abuse costs victims $2.9 billion in 2010, a 12 percent increase from two years earlier." -Abilene Reporter-News, June 24, 2014
Scott Dueser received a BBA in Finance and Accounting from Texas Tech University in 1975 and graduated from the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking at Southern Methodist University in 1981.
He started his banking career in 1971 and joined First National Bank of Abilene in 1976. He is presently Chairman, President and CEO of First Financial Bankshares, Inc.
Scott has served as Chairman of Texas Bankers Association and as President of American Institute of Banking. He served on Texas Tech University’s Board of Regents from 2005-2009--as Board Chairman 2008-2009. He was named Abilene’s Outstanding Citizen of the Year by the Abilene Chamber of Commerce in 2009. In 2013, he received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking. Scott currently serves on the Board of the American Bankers Association.
It’s Rotary Homecoming Day! No, not on a hot afternoon after the annual Rotary Homecoming football game.
Join us for lunch at the MCM Elegante' on September 3, 2014 as we welcome home our own Beaumont Rotary alumnus, Kathleen Jackson. What better way to welcome Kathleen home than to have every member of our club present to greet Kathleen personally? This will be a fun event! Come and see what your club is doing and rediscover the “goodwill and better friendships” of your Beaumont Rotary club. See you there!
The Membership Lane, with leadership from Chairman Craig Lively, is undertaking an effort to assess your satisfaction with the Club. There will be a brief questionnaire available at the next few meetings for you to submit your personal responses.
We hope to have it online soon and available for electronic responses. If you prefer to submit that way, watch for the announcement of the link to access the electronic version.
Thank you for your participation and candid responses!
It did not take long for this Rotary University graduate to earn a Bachelor of Rotary Science degree. The newest Blue Badge in our Club is Steve McDonald! Congratulations, Steve!
Thank you, Dean Castle, for another memorable performance! We can't wait to see/hear what's next!
In case you are not aware, even long-time Rotarians can earn advanced degrees. Is a Master or Ph.D. in Rotary Science in your future?
The meeting was called to order by Vernon and after a brief tussle with the microphone and a short prayer, Lynn Castle “sang” another one of her infamous “songs” that had everyone (who had hearing aids) reaching for the volume dial or just removing them from their ears altogether. There are several board members that are planning to introduce a motion to pass out hearing protection prior to the next graduation ceremony. We expect unanimous approval.
Tom Heilman then introduced the various guests and visiting Rotarians. At last count, he had mispronounced somewhere between 60% and 70% of all names which was not quite enough for him to overtake Vernon’s personal best of 80%.
Ted Moor was on good behavior and only embarrassed the club on one or two occasions.
The speaker this past week was Kevin Templin with NASA. Kevin has been with NASA for over 30 years and although he has worked in the Engineering Directorate and the Space Shuttle Program, he now works in the Office of Legislative Affairs communicating with elected officials about the ongoing programs at NASA. Kevin pointed out that NASA accounts for only 0.005% ($17.5 billion) of the federal budget.
Kevin pointed out that the space station has been in orbit now over five years and that we have learned many things from this program. He talked about the effects of microgravity on the human body and how our bodies adjust much faster than previously believed possible. NASA scientists have found that the human body tends to lose significant muscle mass (especially in the legs) due to lack of use, and our bodies produce less blood.
Currently, Russia has the only means available to transfer crew to and from the space station. NASA is accepting bids from several companies (such as Space X, Boeing and Sierra Nevada) to provide bids to provide this function for the United States and its allies as well.
Kevin is hoping that NASA will be able to launch a mission to Mars in 2018. If it is approved, a mission to Mars would be a huge undertaking. For illustration purposes, he pointed out that while the moon is “only” 240,000 miles from Earth, Mars is approximately 34,000,000 miles away with a 20-minute communication time lag.
It was a most interesting program, and we were delighted to see so many Rotarians with their children and guests in attendance.
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