Waterloo Rotary Reporter (May 01, 2017)

Program for May 1

Leslie Wilson is the dean of UNIBusiness, the College of Business Administration at the University of Northern Iowa. UNIBusiness is recognized by Princeton Review as one of the best business schools in the world and has been for nine consecutive years. The College maintains accreditation from AACSB International, a status achieved by only the top 5% of business schools in the world.

Before becoming dean, Wilson served as the Associate Dean and MBA Program Director for 14 years. In that role, she provided direction and leadership for maintaining the College's AACSB accreditation. She was the MBA Program Director for the campus program, expanding across the state, in Hong Kong, and mainland China, helping the program earn a Top 100 Part Time MBA by U.S. News & World Reports. Between 2003 and 2006, she received over $300,000 in Business and International Education (BIE) grant funding from the U.S. Department of Education and served as the grant manager for those two grants, one of which supported a partnership with the Iowa Department of Economic Development on trade mission to China with then Governor Vilsak.

May Brithdays

We'll celebrate birthdays on this first meeting of the month - here are the lucky May babies:

Marty Stoakes	May 3
Bob Bitter	May 5
Sue Armbrecht	May 13
LaVerne Nilsson	May 14
Cyd McHone	May 19
Troy Smith	May 22
Beverly Hinders Trost	May 26
Todd Wordel	May 31

New Rotary Social Calendar

There will be a few more opportunities for members to mingle with Rotarians from other clubs this month. Hops & Grapes (May 18th) is our biggest social event of the year and we've invited other clubs to join us. To keep the party going, there are two more planned events this month where Rotarians from the Cedar Valley clubs are encouraged to convene and converse:

May 24 – After business networking and social, 515 PM – whenever, site TBD

May 31 – Rotary night at the Bucs, presented by the Cedar Valley Rotary club, party deck space available

Carrie Gleason and Jaclyne Heller have agreed to keep tabs on the events and keep our members up to date - watch the Reporter for details!

Hops & Grapes 2017 Will Benefit Operation Warm

Hops & Grapes will be held on Thursday, May 18, from 6-9 PM at the Isle Casino Waterloo. We are featuring wine and beer selections from Iowa Producers, along with heavy appetizers from our Friends at the Isle. We will not have much of an auction this year, we will be requesting tax deductible donations directly to Operation Warm, the rest of the night belongs to you to network, mingle, and enjoy Rotarian fellowship! Cost is only $20 per person, so invite friends, family, prospective Rotarians, anybody that might have fun!

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