This Friday’s speaker is Dr. LaVonnie Perry Claybon, Director Mid-South Access Center for Technology at the University of Memphis.  The Mid-South Access Center for Technology is an assistive technology resource center providing services for individuals with disabilities in Memphis and the Mid-South region, and is affiliated with the Center for Rehabilitation and Employment Research.  Begun in 1995 by Dr. Tom Buggey, the center focuses on empowering those who are disabled through the use of adaptive technology.  Come join us for lunch and a great speaking event this Friday, March 2, …

This Friday, January 6, 2012, our speaker will be Kelly Penwell.  Kelly is Program Manager at the University of Memphis’ Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.  According to the CEI’s website:
Our mission at the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI) is to assist our clients become innovation catalysts who have the ability to proactively recongnize oppurtunities through societal trends and key technologies. 
What does that mean? Kelly is going to explain it all to us.  She is a former Rotarian and Paul Harris fellow, so she is familiar with how our organization …

This week, our speaker will be Jan Sherman, chair of the Department of History at the University of Memphis. Dr. Sherman has been with us a number of times in the past. She may as well be a member! She is certainly always an informative and entertaining speaker, and is a fount of historical information. Here is a brief bio from the University:
Dr. Janann Sherman is the Olin Atkins Professor of History and chair of the History Department at the University of Memphis. She holds a Ph.D. from Rutgers University …

Dr. Peter Brand is a Dunavant Professor of Ancient History and Egyptology at the University of Memphis.  Dr. Brand is the Field Director for the Karnak Great Hypostyle Hall Project of the University of Memphis, and will be speaking about this fascinating project.
The Hypostyle Hall was built by Seti I in the Nineteenth Dynasty ( about 1292 – 1187 BCE,) and was finished by his son, Ramesses II.  Many pharoas used the Hall, until it’s closing in the fourth century, AD/CE.
Dr. Brand received a BA in History from the University …

No, that is not a picture of Dr. Jan Sherman.  It’s Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie, a dominating figure in the aviation arena, with roots right here in the mid-south!  On Friday, December 10, 2010, our guest speaker will be Dr. Jan Sherman.  Dr. Sherman chairs the Department of History at the University of Memphis.  She will be speaking about her book “Phoebe.”  This book is the story of Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie, an aviatrix with a fascinating history.  She played a central role in developing and legitimizing commercial and private aviation.  Come visit …