ur Rotarian of the Day is Russ Robinson. He has been a Rotarian since May 1983. He was proposed by his former business partner, Norman C. Cross, Jr. Before joining Southside Rotary in June 2007, he was a member of the Southeast Tulsa Rotary Club for 23 years. He served as Club President of the Southeast Club in 1995-96 and is the Recipient of the Vocational Service Award and the Rotary Foundation District Service Award. He is also our District 6110 Treasurer.
Russ attended the University of Tulsa and holds a B.S. in accounting from East Central State University. He is a certified public accountant, having passed the CPA exam in 1970. He is the managing partner of Cross and Robinson Certified Public Accountants.
Russell has been married to Joyce, his high school sweetheart, for 45 years. They have two grown children, a son, Matthew, and a daughter, Whitney. They have 5 grandchildren, including 3-year-old triplets. He is an avid golfer and, when not taking care of grandkids, he and Joyce enjoy traveling.
Russ, it’s good to have you in the club.
This Week’s Program
Aneta Wilkinson
ur speaker today is Aneta Wilkinson. She grew up Bristow, Oklahoma, and graduated from Bristow High School.
She attended the University of Oklahoma, where she received a BS in Elementary Education and an M.Ed in Special Education. She later received her Administration Certification from Northeastern State University.
Wilkinson taught special education at Kiefer Public Schools from 1980-1985 and was elementary principal at Kiefer Public Schools from 1985-1990. She taught special education at Jenks Public Schools 1990-1992. She was elementary principal at Liberty Public Schools from 1995-2001, and retired in 2001.
In December 2004, Wilkinson was appointed by Governor Brad Henry to a nine-year term on the Oklahoma Commission for Human Services. There she is the chairperson of the Policy Committee and serves on the Property Committee.
Wilkinson has been a volunteer with the Parent Child Center of Tulsa and the Children’s Advocacy Team at her church. She is also an active board member of Tulsa Advocates for the Protection of Children, a non-profit organization of community volunteers who are committed to partnering with the Oklahoma Department of Human Services to improve the lives of children and youth in the child welfare system in Tulsa County.
She is a volunteer at the Laura Dester Children’s Shelter and has been instrumental in raising funds from the private sector toward construction of the new children’s shelter, due to be completed in early 2010.
Aneta and her husband, Bill, have three daughters and six grandchildren.
Aneta, welcome to the Rotary Club of Southside Tulsa. We’re glad to have you with us!
Southsider Quick Notes
Last week…
- Our ROD last week was Randy Sullivan and our speakers were Tim Colwell and Bob Lengacher.
- We had a fantastic turnout at the Biscuit Acres grand opening on Saturday. Thanks to all of the volunteers and donors who helped make it a reality, and a big thanks to John Benjamin for all of his hard work!
- Speaking of Biscuit Acres, there’s a volunteer meeting on Tuesday, June 16, at 7 p.m. at Hunter Park. We need 10 to 15 rotating volunteers from Southside who can work an hour each week or so, at least until the volunteer group gets organized. It’s not glamorous, but it’s a great opportunity to bring your dog to the park! Let John Benjamin know if you’re going to be there.
- The last board meeting for the year is Wednesday, June 17, at 5:30 p.m. at Leon’s. Both old and new board members are invited to attend.
- Remember, July 1 is the last time to pick up the boxes for Biscuit Acres donations.
- On June 20, we’re doing the Medical Supplies Network, and we need 8 volunteers.
- Our next district governor has a goal of 6,110 members in district 6110 in the year 2010. We’ve made 15 teams, each responsible for getting one new member, in order for our club to meet its membership goal. We want 75 members total.
- The Change of Horses is June 30, and we’ll be having a barbecue out at Stokely’s from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. Alcohol will start at 6 p.m., and the barbecue will start at 6:45. Cost is $15/person, and we’ll have a cash bar. We’ll be skipping the June 25 meeting.
- We’re accepting nominations for the Roy Gardner Vocational Service Award and the Bill Crews Community Service Award. Remember, nominees do not have to be members of this club.
- Next week, Bob Winters is our ROD and our speaker will be Bob Renkes.
