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2003

Date Agenda/Speaker Meeting Details
Jan 16 Cancelled NA
Feb 20 Futurist and former technology executive Jack Rienhart
Topic: "When computers get smarter than us."
Regular Meeting
 
Friday
Mar 28
Ed Tilden, Programs Director & Webmaster
Topic
: "The USNA Alumni Assoc., Midlands Chapter Web site"
Regular Meeting
 
Apr 17 Jim Gambrell, Director of Economic Development for the City of Columbia.
Topic
: "Economic Development in Columbia"
Regular Meeting
 
Friday
May 16
Evening
meeting
 
Our own Randolph Brooks, Capt. USN (Ret), USNA '69. Science teacher at Dreher HS, and Richland District One Teacher of the Year 2003. Palmetto Club
Cocktails 6:15 pm
Dinner 7:00 pm
Speaker 7:30 pm
June 7
Saturday
 
USNA Class of '07 send-off lunch. 1200
Ft. Jackson O'Club
$15.00
RSVP Don Jenkins 803-798-2003
Sep 18
 
Dan Dowdey, Currator, SC State Museum
Topic: "Submarine Warfare during the Civil War"
Regular Meeting
 
Oct 16
 
Kenneth Clark, '60. Lessons learned as 1st year state legislator for District 96 Regular Meeting
 
Nov 21
Meeting Cancelled due to USC vs. Navy basketball game 8:00 p.m. Nov 21st.  
Dec 17
Evening
Party
To celebrate our forthcoming victory in the Army-Navy Game, and to share the Holiday spirit, we will have our final event of 2003 on Wednesday, December 17, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres at the home of O.W. and Barbara Dixon, 6 West Lake Road in Spring Valley.  6 - 8 p.m.
Home of O.W. and Barbara Dixon

2004

Jan 15 Dell Isham, Director of the SC Sierra Club, former military officer, legislative leader, and mayor.
Topic: "South Carolina's Future Quality of Life"
Regular Meeting
Feb 19 Dr. John VanZee, USC, Director of Fuel Cell Research.
Topic: "Fuel Cell Research Program at USC"
Regular Meeting
Mar 18 Bill Summer, SRS & Adjunct Professor with USC Nuclear Engineering Department. Topic: "The Hydrogen Economy" Regular Meeting
Apr 15 Tax Day Special: Dave Maslow, Financial Advisor with Waddell & Reed, Inc. His topic is "The Forgotten Strategy for Retirement Income." He will tell us how to successfully break through the "background noise" with the most simple and fundamental strategy of using equity investing to retire more comfortably. Regular Meeting
May 21
PM
Mr. Jim Peters, Executive VP/CEO South Carolina Association of Realtors, and a former Rhodesian (Zimbabwe) government & business leader. Topic: Psychological Warfare in Rhodesia compared to the US situation in Iraq today. Palmetto Club
Cocktails 6:15 pm
Dinner 7:00 pm
Speaker 7:30 pm

2005

Sep 16 Joell Ryan-Cook, Deputy Director of the Columbia Museum of Art. Regular Meeting
 
Friday, Oct 22, PM Our own Skip Steele Palmetto Club
Cocktails 1815
Dinner 1900
Speaker 1930
 
Nov 18
Lunch
Brad Smith, Executive Director, Souper Bowl of Caring Regular Meeting
 
Friday, Dec 3, PM Holiday Social at home of Jean & George Davis 1815 - 2000

Start meeting at The Summit Club

Jan 13, 2005 No Speaker - club social and lunch (NOTE: This meeting is on the 2nd Thursday due to a scheduling conflict) Regular Meeting
 
Feb 17 Tim Kana - President and founder of Coastal Science & Engineering. His topic is "A Primer on Coastal Erosion." Regular Meeting
 
Mar 17 Stoney Hilton - video presentation about the Confederate submarine H. L. Hunley. Regular Meeting
 
Apr 21 Cdr Gordon Oliver, USN, Commanding Officer of VFA-86 out of Beaufort, SC. His topic will be tales of his squadron's deployment to the Persian Golf in support of Iraqi Freedom operations. Regular Meeting
 
May 14
PM
 
Spring Social at the home of Craig & Pandra Lemrow on Lake Murray.  

2005-2006

Sep 16, 2005
Friday
Speaker: Tommy Johnson, one of our board members, who attended the annual USNA Alumni Association in Annapolis. He will brief us on the meetings to include portions of the meeting presentations. Regular Meeting
Oct 20 Ed Tilden, Chapter president; "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" - an overview. Regular Meeting
 
Nov 11
PM
Friday
Midlands SC Chapter 10th Anniversary celebration.

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Cocktails 1815
Dinner 1900
Celebration 1930
Dec 15
PM
Holiday Social at the home of OW and Barbara Dixon, 4103 Parkman Dr., Columbia, one house off Beltline between Trenholm Rd. and Forest Dr. Click the link on the right for a map. Location: OW & Barbara Dixon's home.
When: 1800 - 2000
Jan 19, 2006 Jim Gambrell, Director of Development for the City of Columbia -- "Economic Development in Columbia." Regular Meeting
 
Feb 16 Ed Tilden, Implementation of the Education
and Economic Development Act (EEDA)
Regular Meeting
 
Mar 16 Capt. Stephen Kintzley, USMC, USC NROTC Instructor -- his experiences in Iraq & Somalia.
 
Regular Meeting
 
Apr 20 Dr. John Dean, USC School of the Environment and an emeritus Professor of Marine Science. His expertise is international fisheries management. He also served as a director of the SC Coastal Council when it was started in the 1970s. Regular Meeting
May 19
PM
Spring Social at the home of Skip Steele, 17 Running Fox Rd (Wildewood). Click link on right for map and directions. Location Home of Skip Steele.
When: 1800 - 2000

2006-2007

Thursday Aug 17 Board meeting  
Thursday Sep 21 Ed Tilden - Report on 2006 Chapter Presidents' meeting in Annapolis Regular meeting
 
Thursday Oct 19 John Scanlan '83 - author of Dink-Gadink Regular meeting
 
Thursday Nov 16 Kenneth Clark '60, SC State Representative District 96 - Aiken & Lexington Cos. - "Report from the state legislature." Ken's legislative website
 
Regular meeting
1200-1300
Damon's Grill, 900 Senate St.
Thursday Dec 14 (PM) Holiday Social: Thursday, December 14th at Tommy & Hope Johnson's home from 1830-2030 for heavy hors d'oeurves and drinks. 1830 - 2030

 

Thursday Jan 18 Regular meeting w/speaker Regular meeting
Thursday Feb 15 Regular meeting w/speaker Regular meeting
Thursday Mar 15 Regular meeting w/speaker Regular meeting
Thursday Apr 19 Regular meeting w/speaker Regular meeting
Thursday May 17 (PM) Spring Social at the home of Craig & Pandra Lemrow on Lake Murray. - CANX due inclement weather. Rescheduled for Fall. 1815 - 2000

2007-2008

Thursday Aug 30 Board meeting  
Saturday Sep 22 Social at Pandra and Craig Lemrow's lake house.  
Thursday Oct 18 Skip Steele - "Adventures in Afghanistan" Regular meeting
Thursday Nov 15 Regular meeting - no speaker Regular meeting
Thursday Dec 13 (PM) Holiday Social: Home of Julie and Tim Kana. 1830 - 2030

Meetings changed to Second Thursdays

Thursday Jan 10 James Fowles - "Recent Developments in U. S. Labor Relations" Regular meeting
Thursday Feb 14 Mike Switzer, host of SC ETV Radio Network's "South Carolina Business Review" program weekdays at 7:52am Regular meeting
Thursday Mar 13 Tommy Johnson, Chapter President - Annual USNA Update Regular meeting
Thursday Apr 10 Ali Borchardt, Associate Director, Columbia Art Museum Regular meeting
Saturday May 17 (PM) Spring Social - Home of Skip and Yong Sue Steele, 17 Running Fox Road - Wildwood - Northeast Columbia. Phone: 803-788-6775. 1700 - 1900

2008-2009

Thursday Sep 18 Miles O. Hayes, PhD. - "A Coast for All Seasons" Regular meeting
Thursday Oct 16 Meeting Cancelled Regular meeting
Thursday Nov 20 Chuck Tebrich - "Buying and Selling Your Business" Regular meeting
Friday Dec 12 (PM) Holiday Social: Home of Dave and Debbie Maslow '75, Irmo, SC. 1900 - 2100
Thursday Jan 15 Dr. Larry Durstine, USC Prof of Exercise Science, -  "Exercise for the Health of It." Regular meeting
Thursday Feb 19 Prof. Roger Sawyer USC-Biology - "Dinosaurs and Birds - The Genetic Connection" Regular meeting
Thursday Mar 19 Skip Steele, USNA '55, - "Apollo 11 Design - 40th Anniversary" Regular meeting
Thursday Apr 16 Don Jenkins, USNA '71 - "Academy and Navy Update" Regular meeting
June 6th (PM) Spring/Summer Social - Home of Tim and Julie Kana, Lake Catherine, Columbia. 1800

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