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August 14, 2001 |
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| The meeting was called to order by Powell Majors,
sitting in for President Jim Woodward. Powell commented that it looked a lot
different from this chair today as compared to his past presidency in 1946. He said it was
a real treat for him to preside over the meeting. Tom Burgess introduced visitors and visiting Rotarians, and among our guests was Arthur Smith of country music fame. Mac McCarley delivered our Health and Happiness and advised that Paul Smith was recovering at home from a recent illness. He also reminded us that public schools resume classes this week and that most of us were impacted by this in our role as parents, grandparents, or great-grandparents. Rusty Brink introduced Fred Brown, Jr. of Novant Health as a new member, and George MacBain introduced Wesley Clark as our next new member. Don Haack introduced eight new Paul Harris fellows including David Anderson, Peggy Wesp, Dee Milligan, Ronnie Pruett, Julian Aldridge, Bob Freeman, Robert Freeman, and Erv Jackson. The head table consisted of Carol Jordan, Jeff Wise, Julius Melton (who delivered the invocation), Rich Campbell, Lee Tabor, and Darrel Stephens who introduced our speaker. Roger Schweikert retired from a 22-year FBI career in which he served as an agent and a supervisor in Detroit, Washington, and several other large cities before completing his career in Charlotte. He played football at the University of Virginia where he received his undergraduate degree and he later received a law degree. He is now affiliated with the Charlotte Hornets and George Shinn Enterprises and advises them on numerous issues. In introducing Roger, Darrel commented that our speaker had affiliations with two very challenged organizations. Roger commented about moving from Detroit to FBI headquarters in Washington after being involved in a case concerning the Black Muslims and being informed that a contract had been put out on his life. In Washington, he immediately became involved in an FBI investigation regarding a number of allegations against J. Edgar Hoover (who had recently died) and FBI kickbacks. Among the allegations against Hoover was that he was homosexual and that he hated Martin Luther King. The investigation and work took two years and included extensive research and interviews with every conceivable source of information. Ultimately, all the charges against Hoover were disproved as was virtually every charge against the FBI. This confirmed his belief that the agency has for the most part operated appropriately over the years and has strong people of high character as employees. Schweikert did acknowledge recent problems including Waco and Ruby Ridge, of which he said he understood how those could occur. He even indicated he understood how the FBI had temporarily misplaced some Timothy McVeigh files due to the pure volume of information involved in that case. However, he said he could not possibly understand how the double agent Hanson stayed undiscovered for so long. Even though the FBI ultimately discovered Hanson, Roger was very troubled by this event. He also lamented a young lady named Karen who grew up in Detroit and went from being a solid citizen, active in school, to one who found drugs, the wrong crowd, dropped out of school, and ultimately died from a drug overdose at age 20. Schweikert indicated he saw many Karens while he was employed at the FBI. He acknowledged that drugs remain a very serious problem but could find no case supporting legalizing drugs. He thought it sent the wrong signal to do so and would be a regulatory nightmare. Upon retiring from the FBI, Schweikert joined the Charlotte Hornets. He has been involved in the problems of some of their high-profile players as well as the problems of their owner, George Shinn. He commented that the FBI was great training for joining the Hornets. During his tenure, he felt the two most devastating blows to the Hornets were the George Shinn case and Bobby Phills' death. He commented that Shinn had acted totally inappropriately, but that upon investigating the young lady, he was convinced that Shinn had been set up. Still, with the appearance of the trial on Court TV, it was a big negative for the Hornets. Bobby Phills was a team leader, co-captain, father, and role model. The Hornets reconstructed the wreck site from the accident and concluded that both Phills and David Wesley were speeding but not involved in any drag racing at 120 miles per hour. He felt that this story had been blown up by the media so that the truth never came out. He also felt this was true of other stories about the Hornets and their players. He is very proud of a number of children's programs and other community work supported by the Hornets as well as funds provided to pay two police officers and a police vehicle. At the end of his remarks, he commented he really did not know whether or not the Hornets would stay in Charlotte. He said the team should be terrific this year with all starters back, a better bench, and a stronger coaching staff. He strongly feels that fan and corporate support will determine whether or not the Hornets stay. After thanking Roger for his comments, Powell Majors adjourned the meeting. * * * |
New Member
2001 Holding Company, Healthcare Presbyterian Healthcare200 Hawthorne Lane Charlotte (28204) 704-384-9411 FAX 704-384-9377 email: ebcase@novanthealth.org Edward Case is the president and chief executive officer of Presbyterian Healthcare, Novant Health's Southern Piedmont Region. Prior to joining Presbyterian in September 2000, Ed was acting chief executive officer and chief operating officer of St. Louis-based BJC Health System, which includes Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Ed joined Barnes Hospital in 1987 as chief financial officer, served as chief operating officer of the BJC Health System from 1997 to 2000 and acting chief executive officer from 1998 through 1999. Additionally he served as president and CEO of BJC-owned Partners HMO from 1988 until its sale in 1997. From 1979-1987, Ed was chief financial officer for St. John's Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis and previously worked as certified public accountant with Arthur Anderson & Co. in St. Louis for five years. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the University of Missouri at St. Louis. In St. Louis, he was involved in community leadership through the University of Missouri, the Missouri Hospital Association's Medicaid Funding Task Force, United Way, and the city's largest urban residential redevelopment plan. Since his arrival in Charlotte, he has become a member of the United Way board of directors and finance committee and has volunteered to lead the health-care division campaign in 2001. He also serves on the Charlotte Chamber Board of Advisors and is a strong supporter of the arts. Welcome to Charlotte Rotary, Ed. * * * POWELL'S
POWELL MAJORS Rick Jackson expects to complete deals with the Hornets and Tar Heels to broadcast their; games over WBT soon. David Anderson has left his post as chairman of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission * * * |
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