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ZOOM MEETING : Nikola Tesla : The man who brought power to the people
May 21, 2020 12:00 p.m.
Nicola Tesla (1856-1943) has been credited as the inspiration for radio, robots, and radar and is considered the father of modern electrical technology. His inventions laid the groundwork for the technology tools we take for granted in our 21st century world. To say he was a man ahead of his time is a gross understatement. He was also brilliant, enigmatic, and more than a little eccentric. This presentation will give a little perspective on the man who earned his reputation as the genius who lit the world.
About Angela P Smith - Member of the Rotary Club of West Austin - and local celebrity! Angela Smith is a a native Texan who grew up in Beaumont. Her first life defining experience came when she flunked Jell-O making in seventh grade. On the advice of her home ec teacher, she went in another direction and took up journalism and music, which to this day have served her better than any cooking skill. Her current culinary expertise is limited to opening a bag of Cheetos. A graduate of the University of North Texas, she was the first female editor in chief of the daily newspaper. Until then only male students were allowed to be editor because of a 10:50 curfew for women. She took on the dean of women and won that battle not only for herself but for other women who would serve in that post in the future. The day after she got her degree, she went to work for the Associated Press and was assigned to the Capital Press Corps to cover LBJ and his administration. After leaving AP, she went into educational PR and then served for nine years as executive director of the Writers’ League of Texas. She now proudly holds the title of Executive Director Emeritus, which she describes as a cushy job with no responsibility other than to act like the queen mother. Today she spends most of her time working as a freelance writer and editor and nonprofit management consultant. She also serves on the boards of several organizations and is an outspoken advocate for the arts and women’s rights. Her most recent two books are STEEL DRUMS AND STEELBANDS: A HISTORY and WOMEN DRUMMERS: A HISTORY FROM ROCK AND JAZZ TO BLUES AND COUNTRY, which is the basis for a documentary titled Chicks with Sticks. She’s involved in lots of music activities and plays the steel drum, cello, piano, and hammered dulcimer – but not all at the same time. She’s also an avid amateur astronomer, and loves helping others take that first look through a telescope eyepiece to see the rings of Saturn and light from galaxies that’s traveled from millions of light years away. Her most recent adventure was being cast in a PBS movie on women’s suffrage called CITIZENS AT LAST, scheduled to air on the anniversary this year of the women’s vote. Her philosophy of life: every day is another chance to get it right. |
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ZOOM MEETING : Leading in a time of Crisis
Jun. 04, 2020 12:00 p.m.
Herb Dyer will lead us in an interactive Zoom session to unlock best practices in Leading in a TIme of Crisis. He will introduce Rotarians to the leadership and managerial traits that he shares with CEOs, Business Owners, and front-line employees alike during the Vantage consulting sessions. About Herb Dyer: Herb Dyer is a proven, holistic leader with a dynamic, inspirational style and reputation for motivating and directing high performance teams to deliver exceptional results. In his current role as the Managing Partner of PatternShifts, Herb provides expert advice to organizations on strategic planning, change management and leadership development. Herb served most recently as Vice President for Ascension Health, responsible for shared services across 13 hospitals serving the greater Austin area. Herb has a long successful history of leading capital projects and operations that had budgets up to $500 million and 2,000 associates. Herb has a Master’s in Public Administration from Baruch College and a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Economics from Queen’s College, New York. He has received Distinguished Service Awards from the YMCA and Kyle Area Chamber of Commerce and was awarded Outstanding Speaker from the National Black MBA Association, Austin Texas. He is a regular guest speaker/lecturer at The University of Texas McCombs School of Business and the Texas Business Healthcare Association. |
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ZOOM MEETING : Two Sides : the sustainability of paper bags
Jun. 11, 2020 12:00 p.m.
"Will that be paper or plastic?" We'll hear about the sustainabiliity of paper bags as a viable alternative to single-use plastic bags. Everyone recognizes the campaigns to recycle paper and paper products. Phil will share some of the sustainable forestry practices in the pulp & paper industry that reduce the environmental footprint of logging. Phil will introduce the concept of greenwashing and share some examples. Sustainable forestry practices can also be used for carbon capture or to provide offsets in carbon-trading markets.
About Phil Riebel Phil is President of Two Sides North America, an industry-funded and educational non-profit that promotes the sustainability of print, paper and paper-based packaging. Two Sides regroups over 600 members globally, including many of the leading organizations in the print, paper and associated sectors. Phil also operates an independent consulting group specializing in environmental projects for many of North America’s leading corporations. Phil has over 35 years of International experience acquired in senior management positions in industry and consulting and has participated in numerous environmental projects related to the industry and government, especially forest products, print and paper-based products. Prior to 2011, he was Vice-President, Corporate Environmental Affairs for UPM-Kymmene where he was responsible for developing the global environmental strategy and coordinating a team of professional staff working in sustainable forestry and sourcing, environmental performance of production units, market environmental support and overall environmental services. Phil was born and raised in the Montreal area in Quebec, Canada, and received his Bachelor and Master's of Science degrees from McGill University. He also owns and manages 200 acres of forestland for economic and recreational benefits.
www.twosidesna.org
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ZOOM MEETING : Texas Politics
Jun. 18, 2020 12:00 p.m.
Robert "RG" Ratcliffe is a retired writer for the Houston Chronicle Capitol Beat, as well as the Texas Monthly. He can talk politics and tell stories as an old-style open-minded journalist. He will give us a broad overview of the current political lay of the land in Texas. Can Democrat Joe Biden defeat President Trump and become the first Democrat to carry the state in a presidential election since Jimmy Carter? Did the 2018 Election mean much for this year in Texas? The real fight is for congressional seats and partisan control of the Texas House. Will the George Floyd protest and COVID-19 affect the election? And, as always, Ratcliffe likes to take questions from the audience, so have some ready. About RG Ratcliffe:
R.G. Ratcliffe has been a government and political reporter covering state and national politics from the Texas Capitol since 1983. In that capacity, he has worked for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the Houston Chronicle, and Texas Monthly magazine—which now has online copy that publishes every day. A native of Dallas, Ratcliffe graduated from the University of Missouri with bachelor degrees in Journalism and American History. He does not vote in party primaries and tries to stay non-partisan. Prior to returning to Texas, he spent five years in Florida and Georgia covering civil rights protests, politics, and drug smuggling. In 2019, he went into semi-retirement, but continues to occasionally write for Texas Monthly.
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ZOOM MEETING : The way Forward – Let’s Get Uncomfortable
Jul. 02, 2020 12:00 p.m.
We will watch a recording of a powerful testimonial by Myke Rousell, a Rotarian with the Rotary Club of Temple South. He presented to the District 5870 Friday afternoon Zoom series, which was recorded. About Myke: Michael L Rousell is a Certified Public Accountant. He was born and raised in New Orleans, LA, but later moved to Texas and is a proud Alumni of Copperas Cove High school. He graduated with his Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Tabor College in Kansas. At Tabor, he played basketball and also became an All American in the triple jump in Track and Field. He has been a public accountant for over 10 years. He began his professional career at a firm in Kansas working under Carol Lee and eventually moved back to Central Texas joining his current firm BGFN Certified Public Accountants in 2017. He proudly serves as the Sergeant at Arms for Temple Rotary South Club. He is actively involved within the community and is what they call a social butterfly. His hobbies include sports, fishing, hunting, but his most passionate hobby is being a Dad. He lives on little 12 acre farm with his fiancée, Sarah, and their four beautiful children, Camryn, Jackson, Landon, and Aubrey.
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ZOOM MEETING : Not-for-Profit Nursing Homes
Jul. 16, 2020 12:00 p.m.
George Linial is the CEO of the LeadingAge Texas Association, and will talk to our Club about Not-for-Profit Nursing Homes, community-based services and long term care for the elderly.
About George Linial George Linial is the President and CEO of the LeadingAge Texas, an association whose membership includes over 240 not-for-profit continuing care retirement communities, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, senior housing and community based services for the elderly. George has many years of experience in working for healthcare related associations including the American College of Healthcare Executives in Chicago and the Clinical Laboratory Management Association outside Philadelphia. George has a bachelor’s degree in community health from the University of Illinois and a Master’s degree in Public Health from the University of North Carolina. |
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ZOOM MEETING : Education Finance
Aug. 06, 2020 12:00 p.m.
President-Elect KC Cerny will talk to us about Education and School FInances, an area where he developed considerable expertise through his Board and Community Service. Public education is considered to be a right in all 50 states. Each child has a right to an equal education. However the funding of education is a largely local responsibility and property wealth can be very concentrated in specific localities. We will look at how the Texas Legislature has responded to the need to equalize resources among school districts over the last 30 years. We will also look at the budget of the Austin Independent School District to get a sense of the competing priorities the Trustees must manage within known fixed income.
KC Cerny relevant experience regarding school finance:
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ZOOM MEETING : Dining Out with Rob Balon
Aug. 13, 2020 12:00 p.m.
The "Dining Out With Rob Balon" site is dedicated to people who enjoy dining in all sorts of excellent restaurants: from high-end bistros to mom and pop joints. The common denominator is that regardless of ambiance, price points, or the starch in the cloth napkins, the restaurants reviewed here are more than worthy of your attention. Our philosophy is simple: rather than belaboring the negatives, we prefer to spend our time telling you WHERE to go as opposed to WHERE NOT to go. It’s common knowledge among those in the industry that bad news travels much faster than good. And we’ve seen too many great little central Texas restaurants who unfortunately flew under the radar go out of business. So our mission statement is this: we want our readers to use this site as a guide for finding great dining experiences. We don’t want you to have to laboriously scroll through 70-80 reviews on some user-generated site. Rather, as our readers have learned, Rob has a great palate. He knows what works. And you can trust his recommendations. As our readers frequently tell us, Rob’s advice is “spot on.” By using Dining out with Rob Balon, you save time, energy, and most importantly, the indignity of having to suffer through a bad meal. Rob comes from a family of restaurant owners. He knows the business inside and out and he knows how precious your time is. So instead of wading through dozens of conflicting user reviews, not to mention the bogus postings from competitors using phony email addresses, read the only review you need to help you make an informed decision. Read Dining Out with Rob Balon. So if you’re looking for negative “Fearless Critic” type sensationalism, you won’t find it on Dining Out with Rob Balon. Neither will you find pages and pages of user reviews. There’s only one opinion on our site, and it’s been tempered by years of experience and thousands of meals. And, it’s an opinion you can quickly download and read, and most importantly, take action on! http://www.diningoutwithrobbalon.com/
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ZOOM MEETING : Recent Adventures with Extrasolar Planets
Aug. 20, 2020 12:00 p.m.
Twenty years ago I figured I was done with a star that we thought might have a planet; Proxima Centauri. We found nothing. Now, the year 2020 has brought (along with a pandemic) new evidence that there might be a planet there after all. Can my very old Hubble Space Telescope data help to confirm this recent discovery? If so, how? Using astrometry! (What’s that?)
About Dr. G. Fritz Benedict, Senior Research Scientist (ret.), McDonald Observatory, University of Texas
Benedict received his Ph. D. in 1972 from Northwestern University, immediately joining the University of Texas at Austin. He retired as a Senior Research Scientist with McDonald Observatory.
In 1977 Benedict became a member of the Hubble Space Telescope AstrometryScience Team. His project responsibilities included designing a Guide Star Selection System for the HST, used as the basis for the system now in use at the Space Telescope Science Institute. After HST launch in 1990, his astrometric scientific interests have centered on sub-millisecond of arc precision parallaxes (precise distances to stars) and the astrometric characterization of low mass companions to stars (exoplanet masses).
His interest in space astrometry led to participation in more than twenty Guest Observer projects with Hubble Space Telescope over the last 25 years, most as Principal Investigator. From 2010 to 2019 Benedict served as the Secretary of the American Astronomical Society, a position that sounds far more boring than it actually was. Benedict has given literally hundreds of public outreach lectures over the last 45 years. Aside from enjoying the performance aspects, his primary motivation is payback. All over the world astronomy lives on donations, coerced (taxes) or voluntary.
Benedict’s interests outside astronomy include sailing a Catalina 22 on what’s left of Lake Travis, reading, walking his ridiculously small dog, and shirking home maintenance.
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ZOOM MEETING : Rotary 2020-2021 District Governor 5870 - Rick Stacy
Sep. 03, 2020 12:00 p.m.
Rick joined Rotary in 1999 in Thibodaux, Louisiana with Club 2635 in District 6200. After relocating, he moved to the Hill Country and joined Rotary Club of Marble Falls in 2008. From that time until now, Rick has held the following positions in Rotary.
He was club Rotarian of Year 2012 was named to the District 5870 Roll of Fame. He has had perfect attendance since 2009. Rick earned the Eagle Scout Award in 1969 and was very active in the Order of the Arrow as a Brotherhood member. His son earned his Eagle Scout Award in 1995. He graduated from Texas A&I University (now Texas A&M at Kingsville) in 1973 with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. A year later, began a 35-year career with Deere & Company (John Deere), retiring in 2009. Rick and family were transferred nine times while at Deere & Company always having assignments that involved frequent travel, it was not always easy to have a life outside of work, but he is proud of many years of involvement in his two children’s life – serving as baseball coach, football coach, soccer coach; Cub Master, Scout Master, Athletic Booster Club President (Eldridge, IA) and Band Booster Club President (Coppell, Tx). He is a Charter member of the now defunct Cherry Creek Optimist Club of South Austin (1978), served on the Texas Tech University Advisory Council with the Agricultural Education Department from 1987 until 1989, served on the Thibodaux Chamber of Commerce Advisory Board from 2000 – 2001, and was on the Board of Directors for the Highland Lakes Boys & Girls Club. Rick has also held several different positions in a 30-year involvement with seven United Methodist Churches and has been a ruling Elder and Church Treasurer in the Presbyterian Church here in Marble Falls. Rick and Susan have been married 44 years. They have two married children who have blessed them with four grandchildren. |
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ZOOM MEETING : Rotary Service in the time of Covid-19
Sep. 10, 2020 12:00 p.m.
DeAnn Sullivan, Rotary Club of West Wichita, will introduce her topic "Rotary Service in the time of Covid-19". She will make this a highly interactive program, including the use of real-time polling available through the Zoom platform.
About DeAnn Sullivan DeAnn Sullivan celebrates more than 20 years in Rotary thanks to Shelli Kadel who invited her to join in 1999. Since then DeAnn has served the Rotary Club of West Wichita in several leadership positions including Club President in 2007-08. She’s particularly active in the club’s international projects and enjoys hosting for Open World and RITE (Rotary Intercountry Teacher Exchange). She received her club’s Service Above Self award in 2009. For Rotary District 5690 DeAnn has coordinated the Playground Map project which she looks forward to sharing with all of District 5680. She served as District Membership Chair and on the Group Study Exchange committee and led a GSE team to Denmark. She received District 5690’s Service Above Self award in 2017. DeAnn completed a 33 year management career with AT&T that included 19 different work assignments for 29 different supervisors (including a stint in the Austin area). She now enjoys her second (part-time) career delivering leadership and Project Management classes nationwide for WSU’s Center for Management Development. Within the Wichita community, DeAnn is a member and former Vice-President of Education for the Wichita chapter of PMI (Project Management Institute) and an alumnus of Leadership Wichita. DeAnn has a married daughter, Andee, who works for the power industry in California, and a son, Jerry, who is a food scientist currently working in Thailand. She also has a sister who is a Rotarian, Sharon West, who partners with her on most projects to ensure they’re fun! Best of all she is now (finally) a grandmother to a gorgeous baby girl, Eila, born in late March to Earnest and Andee McCoy. |
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ZOOM MEETING : The origin legend of Tito's vodka
Sep. 17, 2020 12:00 p.m.
In March of 2020 while on a trip in Canada I was struck by the prevalence of Tito’s Vodka marketing, including a cloth shopping bag I saw that said “Tito’s Vodka, Vodka for Dog People,” which would actually be a good title for my program. I was curious about the history of Tito’s since I knew it was started here in Austin in late 90s by a UT graduate. Upon return to Austin I contacted Tito’s to arrange a program. Unfortunately, I was unable to do coordinate something from the company. So, instead I prepared a program myself on this Austin Success Story for the Northwest Austin Rotary where I serve on the Program Committee. Spoken partly through historic statements by Tito Beveridge, partly through contemporary news media reports and partly through my own research, I tell Tito’s Vodka’s story.
About David M. Davis Mr. Davis graduated high school as an Air Force dependent at Eielson AFB, Alaska and is a 1969 graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor’s degree in International Studies. He obtained a master’s degree in Government in 1971 before serving in the United States Air Force as an F-4 Phantom Weapons Systems Officer during the Vietnam War with assignments throughout Asia, including two combat tours based in Thailand qualifying for the Red River Fighter Pilots Association, followed by tours in the Phantom in Taiwan with the Republic of China Air Force and on Okinawa with the “Wild Weasels”. After an Honorable separation from the Air Force as a Captain in 1975, Mr. Davis returned to the University of Texas School of Law where he obtained his juris doctor degree in 1977. He has been continuously licensed by the State Bar of Texas since 1978 and is a Fellow of the College of the State Bar of Texas. He is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, has Certificates in Civil Trial Advocacy and Pre-trial Civil Advocacy from the National Board of Trial Advocacy and is an Advocate with the American Board of Trial Advocates. He served as President of the Texas Association of Defense Attorneys (TADC) and as Texas State Representative and Southwest Region Director for DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar (DRI). He is a past member of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel and now a Retired Member of the Federal Bar Association. Mr. Davis’ practice as a defense trial attorney has primarily focused on professional liability of physicians, hospitals and other health care entities and health providers and on business litigation and medical device litigation. Mr. Davis has been honored by DRI with the State Leadership Award, the State Service Award, the Outstanding State Representative Award, the Lifetime Community Service Award and in 2019 with the Veteran’s Service Award in recognition of his efforts on behalf of U.S. Military Veterans. He has been honored by TADC with the President’s Award and the Founder’s Award. He was honored by the Austin Bar Foundation with the 2011 Community Excellence Award. Mr. Davis is a 37 year member of the Northwest Austin Rotary Club where he served as President and for more than a decade has coordinated its weekly programs. He serves on the Board of Directors of The Championship Hearts Foundation, an Austin-based nonprofit that provides free heart testing to high school athletes throughout Texas. In honor of his daughter Aimee who died at age 18 from complications of Type 1 Diabetes, he and his family established an annual scholarship to honor an Austin area graduating senior with Type 1 Diabetes with a scholarship to college. The Aimee Melissa Davis Memorial Scholarship is maintained and administered by the Austin Community Foundation. Mr. Davis met his wife Salee while speaking at a Texas Hospital Association seminar and has two married sons and six grandchildren, ages 11 to 21 who all permanently reside in Austin. |
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Sep. 17, 2020 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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ZOOM MEETING : Club Assembly
Oct. 01, 2020 12:00 p.m.
Club Assembly to review the poll results conducted by Rotarian DeeAnn Sullivan About Mark Kurusz: BA English 1971; merchant seaman (1965-1971 part-time); married, 3 daughters; trained on-the-job at Hershey Medical Center 1971-1974 as clinical perfusionist (operates heart-lung machine during cardiac surgery); staff perfusionist there until 1977 when recruited to University of Texas Medical Branch; semi-retired 2006, moved to Austin; author/editor 100+ scientific articles, 4 textbooks, >25 book chapters, many editorials; Rotarian with Rotary Club of West Austin since 2011, and President for Rotary Year 2020-2021. |
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ZOOM MEETING : What do the polls mean?
Oct. 08, 2020 12:00 p.m.
Robert "RG" Ratcliffe is a retired writer for the Houston Chronicle Capitol Beat, as well as the Texas Monthly. He can talk politics and tell stories as an old-style open-minded journalist. He will give us a broad overview of the current political lay of the land in Texas. What do the recent polls mean in the run-up to the election? Can Democrat Joe Biden defeat President Trump and become the first Democrat to carry the state in a presidential election since Jimmy Carter? Did the 2018 Election mean much for this year in Texas? The real fight is for congressional seats and partisan control of the Texas House. How will issues such as Election Fraud, Maili-in & Abentee Ballots; USPS Readiness; Fires in the Western States; Suburban Housewives; Black Lives Matter and George Floyd protests; and COVID-19 affect the election? And, as always, Ratcliffe likes to take questions from the audience, so have some ready. About RG Ratcliffe:
R.G. Ratcliffe has been a government and political reporter covering state and national politics from the Texas Capitol since 1983. In that capacity, he has worked for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the Houston Chronicle, and Texas Monthly magazine—which now has online copy that publishes every day. A native of Dallas, Ratcliffe graduated from the University of Missouri with bachelor degrees in Journalism and American History. He does not vote in party primaries and tries to stay non-partisan. Prior to returning to Texas, he spent five years in Florida and Georgia covering civil rights protests, politics, and drug smuggling. In 2019, he went into semi-retirement, but continues to occasionally write for Texas Monthly.
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ZOOM MEETING : Austin Sports in a time of Covid
Oct. 15, 2020 12:00 p.m.
Brian Davis covers University of Texas athletics, primarily football and men's basketball. He started his journalism career in 1998 and started covering the Big 12 conference extensively in 2001. Brian joined the American-Statesman in December 2013. |
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Oct. 15, 2020 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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ZOOM MEETING : How Doctors use Social Media
Nov. 05, 2020 12:00 p.m.
Dr. Charlie M. Wray will talk about how doctors use social media to share case studies, best practices and emerging medical insights amongst the community of practising physicians.
Dr. Charlie Wray bio: Dr. Charlie M. Wray, DO, MS is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of California, Francisco (UCSF), clinician, and health services researcher at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. Dr. Wray completed medical school at Western University – College of Osteopathic Medicine, Internal Medicine residency at Loma Linda University Medical Center, and a health services research fellowship at The University of Chicago. Dr. Wray’s research interests have focused on a variety of topics including: inpatient care transitions, care fragmentation in the hospital setting, overutilization of hospital resources, and improving access to medical care for Veterans through the use of novel telehealth technologies. Additionally, Dr. Wray is an Associate Editor and Digital Media Editor for the Journal of Hospital Medicine (JHM) – where he establish the use of Visual Abstracts and the Twitter-based journal club; JHMChat. Dr. Wray is also the Director of the JHM Editorial Fellowship. When not fulfilling these duties, Dr. Wray can often be found tweeting at @WrayCharles or trying to keep up with his two young boys. To view Dr. Wray’s complete UCSF profile, click here. |
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Nov. 05, 2020 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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ZOOM MEETING : Veterans' Day Program "Lest we forget"
Nov. 19, 2020 12:00 p.m.
About David M. Davis Mr. Davis graduated high school as an Air Force dependent at Eielson AFB, Alaska and is a 1969 graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor’s degree in International Studies. He obtained a master’s degree in Government in 1971 before serving in the United States Air Force as an F-4 Phantom Weapons Systems Officer during the Vietnam War with assignments throughout Asia, including two combat tours based in Thailand qualifying for the Red River Fighter Pilots Association, followed by tours in the Phantom in Taiwan with the Republic of China Air Force and on Okinawa with the “Wild Weasels”. After an Honorable separation from the Air Force as a Captain in 1975, Mr. Davis returned to the University of Texas School of Law where he obtained his juris doctor degree in 1977. He has been continuously licensed by the State Bar of Texas since 1978 and is a Fellow of the College of the State Bar of Texas. He is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, has Certificates in Civil Trial Advocacy and Pre-trial Civil Advocacy from the National Board of Trial Advocacy and is an Advocate with the American Board of Trial Advocates. He served as President of the Texas Association of Defense Attorneys (TADC) and as Texas State Representative and Southwest Region Director for DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar (DRI). He is a past member of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel and now a Retired Member of the Federal Bar Association. Mr. Davis’ practice as a defense trial attorney has primarily focused on professional liability of physicians, hospitals and other health care entities and health providers and on business litigation and medical device litigation. Mr. Davis has been honored by DRI with the State Leadership Award, the State Service Award, the Outstanding State Representative Award, the Lifetime Community Service Award and in 2019 with the Veteran’s Service Award in recognition of his efforts on behalf of U.S. Military Veterans. He has been honored by TADC with the President’s Award and the Founder’s Award. He was honored by the Austin Bar Foundation with the 2011 Community Excellence Award. Mr. Davis is a 37 year member of the Northwest Austin Rotary Club where he served as President and for more than a decade has coordinated its weekly programs. He serves on the Board of Directors of The Championship Hearts Foundation, an Austin-based nonprofit that provides free heart testing to high school athletes throughout Texas. In honor of his daughter Aimee who died at age 18 from complications of Type 1 Diabetes, he and his family established an annual scholarship to honor an Austin area graduating senior with Type 1 Diabetes with a scholarship to college. The Aimee Melissa Davis Memorial Scholarship is maintained and administered by the Austin Community Foundation. Mr. Davis met his wife Salee while speaking at a Texas Hospital Association seminar and has two married sons and six grandchildren, ages 11 to 21 who all permanently reside in Austin. |