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MEETING LOCATION The Field Club. Social period begins at 11:30 a.m., and lunch will be served at noon.
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IN MEMORIAM Two
members passed away this autumn. Robert Midler - Penn ’51 -
passed away on September 27th, and Michael Weintraub - Cornell ’82 -
passed away on October 7th.
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PREVIEWS
January 7th
- In June 2011, James Alan Humphrey, the COO of the Roskamp Institute,
described the work of the Institute. Dr.
Michael Mullan, the President and CEO of the Roskamp Institute, will discuss
with us next month a new venture by the Institute with Scienza: Memory for Life. Dr. Mullan has researched and developed
mental exercises to improve memory and push back Alzheimer’s disease and other
dementias. The new venture, which is
called the Sci-Brain Program, is designed to encourage lifestyle choices
associated with the preservation and improvement of memory and to reduce the
factors associated with the development of Alzheimer’s disease and related
conditions. It involves multi-disciplinary
examinations of such factors as diet, physical fitness and medical and
neurological conditions followed by designing plans to help participants
achieve their mental goals. The program
features coaches who assist the participants to preserve their memories and
manage their medical conditions well into the latest stages of life.
Dr. Mullan, who earned an MD and a PhD in Molecular
Genetics from London University, has been in the forefront of research on
Alzheimer’s Disease and similar neurological disorders for several
decades. With the scientists at Roskamp
Institute he developed the Brain Reserve Index, which indicates the risk of
developing Alzheimer’s Disease. He has
published many articles on neurological diseases. He has received numerous awards and holds
numerous patents of his own and with co-inventors, including patents covering
the first genetic mutations linked to familial Alzheimer’s Disease. He is also a member of the Royal College of
Psychiatrists.
Saturday, January 18th - A luncheon in collaboration with the Mount Holyoke Club of Southwest Florida will be held at Palm Aire Country Club beginning at 11:30 a.m. Following
a discussion with Executive Director of the Arts & Cultural
Alliance of Sarasota County, Jim Shirley, the Westcoast Black Theater
Troupe will entertain us with a performance. Please RSVP to Roger
Stephenson at (941) 544-1676 or rhs@stephensoninteriors.com.
January 21st
- Our club member, Dr. Mark Magenheim, who is coincidentally President of
the Yale Club of the Suncoast, will discuss the impact of the Affordable Care
Act on hospitals and other health care providers. Mark is the Medical Director of the Suncoast
Communities Blood Bank and until three years ago was also CEO. Before that he headed the Sarasota County
Health Department for many years. He has
been an Adjunct Professor at the Tampa and Sarasota campuses of the University
of South Florida for nearly 30 years, and he is Chair of the Institutional
Review Board of Sarasota Memorial’s Health Care System. He has received many national, state and
local awards, including the U.S. Surgeon General’s Medallion of Excellence and
the U.S. Public Health Service’s Certificate of Appreciation “for service as a
model for the Nation’s Health Officers.” Mark earned his Master’s degree in Public Health at the
Yale School of Medicine and his MD degree from McMaster University in Ontario,
Canada, where he also did post-graduate training in Family Health and
Epidemiology, followed by additional work in Public Health and Preventive
Medicine at Oregon Health Science University.
Mark has taught courses in public health in various parts
of the world. His educational experience
was capped three years ago with his participation on the faculty of the
University of Virginia’s shipboard round-the-world classroom. His prodigious publications include 35
peer-reviewed articles, abstracts and chapters.
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REVIEWS
December 3rd - Dr.
Jim Griffith talked about the work of Senior Friendship Centers, a non-profit
network of centers in Southwest Florida with medical and other services that
meet the needs of people 50 and older. Founded in 1976, the center was the
first of its kind and has served as the model of others around the country. Brother
Geenan from South Bend obtained permission to pursue his mission to assist the
elderly in Sarasota, opening The Living Room so that exhausted caregivers could
drop off elderly parents or grandparents for the day. The first office was in a
bungalow near St. Martha’s. In 1983, the city of Sarasota gave the center a
99-year, $1-per-year lease for its new building in Luke Wood Park near the
intersection of Mound Street and Osprey Avenue. The center building provided
meals, exercise equipment, medical and dental services, and dancing.
Today, the center has seven locations, with the main one
and the Venice center offering medical and dental facilities. Patients
have to be 55 or over, and family income has to be less than three times the
federal poverty level. That is just for medical and dental services. There are
no financial requirements for utilizing the other services of the center. Many
of the people who visit the centers are homeless; a good number of them coming
from the Salvation Army, where they sleep. Last year, the centers totaled 8,000
medical visits and served 44,000 meals. Over 36,000 people visited for
social activities or companionship.
December 17th -
Harry Hobson, the CEO of Plymouth Harbor, spoke to the club for the third time.
He gave a brief report on the long-term care industry and an update on
developments at Plymouth Harbor since his last visit with the club. He
described six aspects of wellness: intellectual, spiritual, social, vocational,
emotional, and physical. Fairly recent additions to Plymouth Harbour include wellness
programs, new dining venues, an on-site patient rehab facility, assisted living
and memory support, and a charitable foundation.
Hobson mentioned that he visited New Orleans after
Hurricane Katrina, where he discovered that that none of the retirement
communities spoke with each other. He returned to Sarasota and established a
Sarasota consortium that connects communication among ten local facilities. The
network shares best practices and emergency management resources in order to
help each other in the event of an emergency.
During the Q&A
session, Hobson was asked about the waiting list (now about 255) and costs. Entry
fees for studio units start at $125,000 and reach $1.16 million for the
penthouse, with the average falling in the $500,000 to $525,000 range. Average
monthly maintenance: $3,800. As for
demographics, the average age on campus is about 85, with the average age at
move-in being 78.
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ECONOMICS CLUB
The
Economics Club will hold two meetings in January. The first one
on Tuesday Jan 14th is at the Bobby Jones Golf Clubhouse with breakfast
served at 8:00 a.m. and the meeting starting at 8:30. David Rossin
will speak and lead a discussion on "Nuclear Power and Iran." The
second meeting will be held at the Bird Key Yacht Club on Wednesday,
January 22nd, at 8:00 a.m., where a Continental breakfast will be served
for everyone attending at a cost of $11.75 per person (gratuity
and tax included). Ernest Werlin will speak on “Investing for Retirees.”
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UNIVERSITY NOTES
BROWN: Saturday, January 11th - Luncheon with The Brown Club of Orlando at Mitchell’s Fish Market (private room) in Winter Park, noon - 2:00 p.m. Speaker will be Dr. E. Jane Carter talking about “Many Hands, One Dream: The Brown Kenya Program.” Price: $15, includes 3-course lunch. RSVP by January 10 by clicking here, or contact Elizabeth Hoy at eahoy2@gmail.com. COLUMBIA: Tuesday, January 14th
- Luncheon with Patrick Dorsey, publisher of the Sarasota
Herald-Tribune from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. at Polo Grill & Bar
in Lakewood Ranch. Price is $27 for members; $30 for non-members. RSVP
by January 10 with checks payable to the “Columbia University Club of
Sarasota” and mailed to Barbara Russell (brsweetlife@gmail.com).
Questions? Contact Peter Phillipes at 488-2420 or Susan Goldstein at susangoldstein@michaelsaunders.com. CORNELL: Thursday, January 9th
- Annual Scholarship Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. at Michael’s On
East. The speaker is Dr. Laura Brown, Senior Vice Provost for
Undergraduate Education. Contact Shirlee Ruggie, 941-496-8745, sfruggie@verizon.net. DARTMOUTH: Friday, January 21st - Luncheon at Marina Jack restaurant at noon. Our speaker is John Replogle, a Dartmouth trustee. HARVARD: Friday, January 10th
- At Michael’s on East. Professor Tom Davenport will speak about
“Big Data: Are the NSA, Healthcare Websites and Google a Big Benefit or a
Big Brother?” The social hour begins at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, January 16th – “Host the Harvard Crew Coaches” dinner. Details will be available on the club website soon. Thursday, January 30th
– “Harvard Crew and Alumni Meet and Greet Encounter.” Details are
pending. Members should visit the club website for more information as
it becomes available. Finally, there will be a “members and guests
only” event at Northern Trust Company. This will include a
presentation by William Cohan, NY Times columnist and author who will
speak on “The Price of Silence: The Duke Lacrosse Scandal, Wall Street
and Power of the Elite.” PENN: Please check directly with the club for event info. PRINCETON: Tuesday, January 14 - Keith Whittington will speak on “Slavery and the Supreme Court” at the Field Club, 12 noon. YALE: Friday, January 10th - Joint program with the Smith Alumni Club on “The Life and Works of Cole Porter” at Sara Bay Country Club at 11:30 a.m. Friday, January 10th
- The Yale Alley Cats singing group will perform at the Art Center of
Sarasota, 701 N. Tamiami Trail, at 6 p.m. Tickets are $8.00 for
members of the Art Center and $10.00 for the public. Tuesday, January 14th
- YCS President Mark Magenheim will moderate a panel of CEOs of area
hospitals on “The Impact of Obamacare and State Government on Florida
Hospitals in 2014” at our January luncheon at the Sarasota Yacht Club.
The doors open at 11:30 a.m., and lunch will be served at noon. Please
contact Dick Smith (drsmvs@comcast.net) for reservations.
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NOMINATING NOTICE In
accordance with the By-Laws of the Ivy League Club, Incorporated,
Article V, Section 1, your Nominating Committee is publishing the
nominees for Governors and Officers for the 2014 year for your approval
at the January 7, 2014 annual meeting. Members
of your Nominating Committee: Roger Stephenson, D’60, Chair; Patricia
Bettle, Cl ’65: Eric Moody, B ’84: and Jeremy Whatmough, H ’56.
The following members will be proposed to serve for a one-year term completing two years as Governors: Brown – Jennifer Bencie ’84 Columbia – Charles Albers ’67 Cornell – William Rau ’58 Dartmouth – David Bustard ’68 Harvard – Steven Stefenhagen ’56 Pennsylvania – Jack Wright ’69 Princeton – James Bennett ’69 Yale – Oliver Janney ’67
The Committee will propose the following to serve the first year of a two-year term as Governors: Brown – Neil Scott ’79 Columbia – Milton Kruk ’49 Cornell – Louise Dailey ’54 Dartmouth – Bruce Crawford ’49 Harvard – Bert Kneeland ’60 Pennsylvania - Arthur Saxon ’60 Princeton – Gus Nimick ’49 Yale – Peter French ’61 The full Board will then meet to approve Officers for 2014. Nominated are: President: David Downer H ’63 Vice President: Bert Kneeland H ’60 Secretary: Bob Latessa H ’02 Treasurer: Neil Scott B ’79
Update: The above slate of nominees was officially accepted by the club directly following its January 7 annual meeting.
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