This week we welcomed speaker Wade Johnson. He told amusing stories and jokes in a unique style resembling Paul Harvey’s ‘The Rest of the Story’. But Ron summed it up best in a bio he provided. Wade is a Vietnam Era U.S. Navy Veteran. He took a management role in 1963 and has carried the management mantel since. He spent the past 35 years of his professional life in organizational development work. He has served in management roles from first line supervision, middle management and in senior management positions, both in line and staff operations, including Human Resources. His most treasured accomplishments have been in the field of management consulting. He has been the "Fly on the Wall" hearing all and seeing all and assisting executives with getting their operations ship shape.
He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management and Organizational Management from Covenant College in Lookout Mountain Tennessee. He received his Master of Science degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from the University of Tennessee. He has extensive Post Masters work in Education and Human Resources Development.
He has taught Psychology courses at Chattanooga State, University of Tennessee, Phillips College, Southern Adventist University and Roane State Community College. He has taught Industrial & Organizational Psychology at Tennessee Technical University. He has conducted thousands of executive and management seminars throughout the United States (and part of West Virginia).
Wade has taught executive, second and first level management courses for the American Management Association and Padgett-Thompson Seminars from 1981 to 1999. Wade has developed more than 700 3-hour management modules for organizations in 28 states. Wade has served as an organizational consultant to hundreds of private enterprises since 1975 conducting organizational assessments, renewal and design processes to assist corporate executives improve productivity and cost effective training methods including Standards based training systems. He has assisted many new companies with their start up operations, writing policies and hiring their start up employees and staff. Some of his clients were; Magic Chef (Matag), Brock Candy, Planters Snacks, Little Debbie Snack Cakes, President Baking, BNB Nuclear, Genentek, Griffin Pie, Home Federal Savings and Loan, Sweet Candy Company, Standard-Coosa-Thatcher, Dupont, Department of Energy and many more.
Wade has authored several management books; The Stewardship of Executive Management & The Stewardship of Command. He has authored a 4- volume history of the evolution of the Christian Church -His first novel is USS Card. All books are available on Amazon.com.
Wade has been married to the former Sharon Amore Thomas for over 55 years. They have two sons, Mark Johnson, a family practice physician in Powell Tennessee, and Lance Johnson a senior executive with a major properties management firm. Wade and Sharon have four grandchildren. Sharon passed away January 12, 2018.
MembershipVisitors this week included:
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AnnouncementsStatements have been sent out for Q3 Rotary Dues. If you did not receive this via email, please let Jerry or Michael know. Did everyone get an email from Ron this week? If not, please let him know so that he can add you to his list. Ron would like to begin something new this year to help us get to know each other better. He would like for everyone to give a one to two minute speech about yourself (who you are, what business you’re with and what you do there). You can select your week and let Ron know which one you would like. |
Club BusinessRon mentioned a few areas that we need everyone’s help with this year.
A sign-up sheet is attached to this newsletter. If you would be interested in helping on one of these committees, it would be greatly appreciated! |
Upcoming SpeakersJuly 23Sam Venable – News Sentinel Columnist July 30Tommy Smith – CBD Oil Education August 6Bear Stephenson – Rotary Fun August 13Andra Watkins – New York Author |
Rotary Club OfficersRon Eslinger Club Support OfficersTrey McAdams |
Member & Community NewsKnights Flowers is fundraising for ‘Roses for Education’, in which all proceeds will go to benefit the Education Foundation. You can have roses for a year for only $75! More information is attached for anyone that is interested. Don’t forget! The Anderson County Fair is going on now through Saturday! If you haven’t been able to go yet, you should make plans to attend! |
District NewsPack the Park for Polio is on Monday, July 22nd at the Smokies Stadium. If you purchased tickets, please be sure you have paid for them. They are $12 each and $5.50 of each ticket goes directly to Polio Plus. Because of matching funds, $18 for each ticket will actually go to Polio! You can also donate your tickets to the Boys and Girls Club if you are unable to go. Our new District Governor, Greg Maciolek, has sent out a video newsletter introducing himself and outlining goals for the upcoming year. Please take 12 minutes of your time to watch it. It gives good insight on how Rotary dues are used and how individual clubs benefit from them. You can find it at rotarydistrict6780.com. Are you interested in knowing more about Rotary at the district and international level? If so, plan to attend the Rotary Leadership Institute on Saturday, August 10, 2019 at the Roane State Crossville Campus!
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Clinton Rotary Club
Meeting Address: 101 S. Hicks Street Clinton, Tennessee 37716
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 524 Clinton, Tennessee 37717
