San Antonio Rotary - The Wheel - Archive (Apr 15, 2009)


Volume #97	April 15, 2009	No. 41
	Featured Speaker:
	The Honorable Gareth Evans President/Chief Executive International Crisis Group Chair of the Day: Frank Holmes

Gareth Evans has been since January 2000 President and Chief Executive of the Brussels-based International Crisis Group (Crisis Group), the independent global non-governmental organisation with nearly 140 full-time staff on five continents which works, through field-based analysis and high-level policy advocacy, to prevent and resolve deadly conflict.

Born in 1944, he went to Melbourne High School, and holds first class honours degrees in Law from Melbourne University (BA, LLB (Hons)) and in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Oxford University (MA).

Before entering the Australian Parliament in 1978, he was an academic lawyer specialising in constitutional and civil liberties law and a barrister specialising in industrial law. He became a Queens Counsel (QC) in 1983.

A member of the Australian Parliament for 21 years, he was Senator for Victoria from 1978 to 1996, serving as Deputy Leader (1987-1993) and then Leader (1993-1996) of the Government, and was a member of the House of Representatives from 1996 until September 1999, serving as Deputy Leader of the Opposition (1996-1998). He was a Cabinet Minister in the Hawke and Keating Labor Governments for thirteen years, in the posts of Attorney General (1983-84), Minister for Resources and Energy (1984-87), Minister for Transport and Communications (1987-88) and Foreign Minister (1988-1996).

Gareth Evans was one of Australia's longest serving Foreign Ministers, best known internationally for his roles in developing the UN peace plan for Cambodia, bringing to a conclusion the international Chemical Weapons Convention, founding the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum and ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), and initiating the Canberra Commission on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons.

He was Australian Humanist of the Year in 1990, won the ANZAC Peace Prize in 1994 for his work on Cambodia, was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2001, and was awarded Honorary Doctorates of Laws by Melbourne University in 2002 and Carleton University in 2005. In the United States he received in 1995 the $150 000 Grawemeyer Prize for Ideas Improving World Order for his Foreign Policy article "Cooperative Security and Intrastate Conflict", and was awarded by Tufts University in 2003 the Dr Jean Mayer Global Citizenship Award. His other international awards include the Chilean Order of Merit (Grand Cross), given in 1999 primarily for his work in initiating APEC.

Gareth Evans has written or edited nine books - including Cooperating for Peace: The Global Agenda for the 1990s (1993), Australia's Foreign Relations (1991, 2nd ed 1995), and most recently The Responsibility to Protect: Ending Mass Atrocity Crimes Once and for All (September 2008) and has published over 100 chapters in books and journal articles (and many more newspaper and magazine articles) on foreign relations, politics, human rights and legal reform.

In 2000-2001 he was co-chair, with Mohamed Sahnoun, of the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty (ICISS), appointed by the Government of Canada, which published its report, The Responsibility to Protect, in December 2001. He was a member of the of the UN Secretary General’s High Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change, whose report A More Secure World: Our Shared Responsibilitywas published in December 2004; the Commission on Weapons of Mass Destruction sponsored by Sweden and chaired by Hans Blix which reported in June 2006; the International Task Force on Global Public Goods, sponsored by Sweden and France and chaired by Ernesto Zedillo, which reported in September 2006, and the Independent Commission on the Role of the IAEA to 2020 and Beyond, which reported in May 2008. In June 2008 he was appointed to co-chair (with former Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi) the International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament. He had previously served as a member of the Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict, co-chaired by Cyrus Vance and David Hamburg (1994-97), and is currently a member of the UN Secretary-General's Advisory Committee on Genocide.

Gareth Evans has maintained strong academic and scholarly connections throughout his career, lecturing at many universities around the world. In May 2004 he was elected as an Honorary Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, and is a member of the International Advisory Board of UN Studies at Yale; the Advisory Council of the Institute for International Studies at Stanford; and the Editorial Advisory Board of the Cambridge Review of International Affairs.

Among other current positions, Gareth Evans is a Fellow of the Foreign Policy Association; a member of the International Council of the Asia Society; a member of the International Advisory Board of the Pew Global Attitudes Survey; and a member of the International Advisory Board of the Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy, Australian National University. In June 2008 he was made an Inaugural Fellow of the Australian Institute of International Affairs in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Australian international relations.

He is married to Professor Merran Evans, an econometrician who is Pro Vice Chancellor (Planning) at Monash University, Australia. They have two adult children, Caitlin and Eamon. His leisure interests are reading and writing, travel, architecture, opera, golf and Australian Rules football.

International Crisis Group

The International Crisis Group is recognized as the world’s leading source of independent, non-partisan analysis and advice to governments and intergovernmental bodies on the prevention and resolution of deadly conflict.

The Crisis Group was founded in 1995 in response to the tragic conflicts in Somalia, Rwanda and Bosnia earlier that decade. Its current leadership includes many prominent figures from politics, diplomacy and business, among them former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, retired Gen. Wesley Clark, former President Ernesto Zedillo of Mexico, and financier and philanthropist George Soros.

The Crisis Group’s 130 permanent staff, representing 46 nationalities, produces more than 80 policy reports and briefings each year based on on-site information gathering and rigorous analysis. The group also publishes the monthly CrisisWatch bulletin to provide updates on actual and potential conflicts.

Headquartered in Brussels, the Crisis Group has satellite offices in Washington and New York, along with field offices in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Middle East.

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Membership Proposals

On recommendation of the Admissions Committee, and the Board of Directors has authorized the following for publishing for membership in accordance with the club bylaws.· They will automatically become members in 7 days unless ten (10) written and signed objections are submitted.

Mike Baker

Computers:· Software Mfg.

KIVA Group, Inc.

President

Proposer: Tina Cochin

Joe Ramirez

Human Resources: Consulting

Ramirez and Company

President

Proposer:· Rick Cavender

Welcome U40!

Congratulations to the Young Members Board for their very successful recruiting initiative. The YMB brought 13 new members under 40 into the club. They were introduced as a group to the club on March 25. These under 40 members will be known as the U40 class as they go through a special orientation program. Joining them will be three of our current members under 40—Jason Adelstein, Mark Larson and Ryan Tucker. Be sure to welcome this talented group of young members to the club.

AYCOCK, David (David)

REAL ESTATE - Commercial Finance

D. Ansley Company, Inc.

Phone: 366-3344 ext 111 / Fax: 366-3933

Email: daycock@dansleyco.com

BARNES, Travis (Travis)

REAL ESTATE - Brokerage-Commercial Services

Reata Real Estate

Phone: 930-4111 / Fax: 930-1114

Email: tbarnes@reatares.com

BROWNING, J. Craig (Craig)

CONSTRUCTION - Commercial

Browning Construction Co, LTD.

Phone: 736-1701 / Fax: 736-1786

Email: craig@browningconstruction.com

CRAWFORD, Elizabeth (Liz)

INVESTMENTS - Trust Administration

The Trust Company

Phone: 352-2425 / Fax: 472-2661

Email: lcrawford@thetrustcompany.com

FLAVIN, H. Meade (Meade)

BANKING - Investment Banking

Karutz Flavin Wells Investment Bankers

Phone: 804-4242 / Fax: 579-1222

Email: flavin@kfwib.com

GARNER, Ned (Trey)

CONSTRUCTION - Home Construction Services

Garner Custom Homes, LLC

Phone: 493-1686 / Fax 200-6057

Email: trey@garnerhomes.com

GILLEN, Kristina (Kristina)

HOSPITALS & INSTITUTIONS - Administration-Baptist

Baptist Health System

Phone: 297-1029 / Fax: 297-0003

Email: kgillen@baptisthealthsystem.com

JAAX, Bryan (Bryan)

FINANCE - Investments

Methodist Healthcare Ministries

Phone: 253-3299 / Fax: 582-5932

Email: bryan.jaax@mhm.org

LANE, James (Jim)

REAL ESTATE - Brokerage-Commercial Services

LRE Interests, LLC

Phone: 736-4610 / Fax: 736-4610

Email: jim.lane@lreinterests.com

LARA, Amanda (Amanda)

BANKING - Private

Broadway Bank

Phone: 283-6683 / Fax: 283-5739

Email: alara@broadwaybank.com

LUTZ, Howard (Howard)

BANKING - Private Banking

AmegyBank of Texas

Phone: 343-4555 / Fax: 434-4423

Email: howard.lutz@amegybank.com

ROGERS, John (Gavin)

RELIGION - Methodist Services

University United Methodist Church

Phone: 696-1033

Email: jgavinrogers@gmail.com

WOMMACK, George (George)

REAL ESTATE - Investments

Fortress Holdings, LLC

Phone:782-9534 / Fax: 200-6257

Email: george.wommack@fortreessholdings.com

Upcoming Events

May 10: Meals on Wheels Service Project

The YMB has organized a much-needed service project for Mother’s Day. Volunteer your time to help those who may be alone this Mother’s Day.

¨ 20 cars and drivers are needed to help deliver lunch to seniors on Sunday, May 10. You can add as many passengers as you wish. Make it a family project!

¨ Each car will deliver between 4-5 meals

¨ Deliveries start at 10 am from the Christian Senior Services Bldg at 4306 NW Loop 410

Contact the Rotary office to volunteer. Your mother would be proud of you!

May 14: Social at Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research

The YMB has arranged a very special social at SFBR on May 14 beginning at 6:00 pm. Come for a reception and a tour of the facilities. Attendance is capped at 150 so sign up today.

May 15: All-Clubs Luncheon honoring Bill Greehey

11:45 - 1:15

Grand Hyatt Hotel

Our club will host all clubs in District 5840 to kick off the District Conference and to honor Mr. Bill Greehey for his work with Haven for Hope.

The guest speaker is Red McCombs who will also present Mr. Greehey with a “Service Above Self” award.

This luncheon is also a fundraiser for the District-wide initiative to raise $1.25 million for a Rotary Job Placement Center at Haven for Hope. Come to learn more about this very special project.

See page 5 for more information or visit the Haven for Hope page on the website at www.rotarysa.org.

May 20: Business Expo

11:30 - 2:00

Bright Shawl

Join us for Rotary’s annual event tailored to “Doing Business with a Rotarian.” Instead of the usual Wednesday luncheon, wander through the ballroom and gallery and learn more about your fellow Rotarians and their businesses.

A finger food buffet will be set up in the boardroom. Plenty of tables and chairs will be available for you to sit and visit or feel free to eat as you visit all the booths. Our vendors will be offering door prizes so be sure to sign up at every booth.

There are still spaces available. If you’re interested in showcasing your business, download a registration form from the website (www.rotarysa.org) or contact the Rotary office at 222-8242, x101.

This year’s sports-themed event will be bigger and better than ever. Bring your friends and colleagues and “Do Business with a Rotarian!”

Family of Rotary News

Best wishes to Father Joe Tarrillion who is resting comfortably at home after a brief stay in the hospital. Get well soon!