San Antonio Rotary - The Wheel - Archive (Aug 12, 2009)


Volume #98	August 12, 2009	No. 7
	Featured Speaker:
	Lt General David W. McIlvoy Chairman of the Community Resources Group United Way Texas Military 2-1-1 Chair of the Day: Michael Bennett

Lieutenant General David W. McIlvoy retired January 1^st, 2001 as Vice Commander, Air Education and Training Command, headquartered at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. The command recruits, trains and educates more than 370,000 men and women for our aerospace force and the nation.

The general was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program, University of Illinois, and entered the Air Force in June 1966. He earned his wings in July 1967 at Reese Air Force Base, Texas. His aviation career includes more than 5,000 flying hours in B-52, B-1, KC-135 and KC-10 aircraft, and B-52 combat missions over North Vietnam during the Hanoi and Haiphong raids of 1972.

He has commanded a B-52 squadron, a B-52/KC-135/KC-10 group and two bomber wings. His staff tours include duty as an action officer in the strategic plans division of the Air Staff; deputy for rated assignments at Headquarters Air Force Military Personnel Center; military assistant to the secretary of the Air Force; deputy director for international negotiations, directorate of strategic plans and policy, the Joint Staff; deputy director for politico-military affairs, directorate of strategic plans and policy, the Joint Staff; director of military personnel policy; director of personnel programs and director of strategic planning, Headquarters United States Air Force.

He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Illinois, and a Master of Arts degree in Industrial Management from Central Michigan University. He is a graduate of the National War College; the Management Leadership Seminar at Cornell University; and the Senior Managers in Government Seminar at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

Since retirement, he worked three years as the Dean, School of Extended Studies, University of the Incarnate Word; four years as the Director of Academics, San Antonio Campus, Worldwide, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; and is currently an Assistant Professor of Management/Leadership, San Antonio Campus, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He also serves as a member of the Defense Advisory Board for ICF International, a Washington based company that delivers consulting services and technology solutions in a variety of government, commercial, and Department of Defense venues.

He and his wife Leanna of 44 years have two married children and nine grandchildren. His passionate hobby is cycling.

Welcome to our newest members!

Roy Barrera III

LAW: Commercial

Golden and Barrera LLP

Partner

Phone: 244-5858

Fax: 224-5890

Email: rbarrera@golden-barrera.com

Proposer: Clark Boddy

Endorser: Will Ziegler

Alfonso Chiscano, MD

MEDICINE: cardiothoracic surgeon

UTHSCSA

Assistant Professor

Phone: 567-5617

Fax: 567-2877

Email: chicoco@sbcglobal.net

Proposer: Frank Burney

Endorser: Rick Cavender

Dan Dailey

MOVING & STORAGE: management

Graebel San Antonio Movers

General Manager

Phone: 637-4900

Fax: 225-7049

Email: ddailey@graebel.com

Proposer: Chris Wells

Endorser: Rick Cavender

Arturo Villarreal

HOTELS: Finance

Sheraton Gunter Hotel

Controller

Phone: 554-1731

Email: avillarreal@gunterhotel.com

Proposer: Kyle Amadon

Endorser: Mark Hickey

Welcome back to some old friends

The club is pleased to announce the reinstatement of the following members.

Gaylon Greger

Education: Universities private - financial affairs/development

Trinity University

Director of Planned Giving

Phone: 999-7697

Fax: 999-7433

Email: ggreger@trinity.edu

Emmett Hagedorn

Steel and Iron: Manufacturing

Retired

Phone: 658-9172

John Thurman

Real estate: brokerage-residential services

Heart of Texas Realty

Phone: 481-6768

Fax: 496-2354

Email: john@hearoftexasrealty.com

Join the fun at the Don Strange Ranch Party!

By now you’ve probably heard about the Unlimited Possibilities Raffle—buy a ticket for $100 and you could win a prize worth $5,000. (See page 4 for a listing of the prizes.) To thank you for your support of the Sam J. Riklin Diploma Plus Program, the committee is making you this offer:

· Buy three raffle tickets and receive one free ticket to the Don Strange Ranch Party

· Buy five raffle tickets and receive two free tickets to the Don Strange Ranch Party

· Buy eight tickets to the Don Strange Ranch Party and receive two extra tickets free. We will reserve a table of 10 for you.

Purchase your tickets through the Rotary office by calling 222-8242, x103, downloading an order form through the website or emailing us at assistant@rotarysa.org.

Tickets are $35 for adults and $15 for children 3-11. Family, friends and colleagues are invited!