PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Dear Friends, I find it difficult to believe that “Springtime Tallahassee”, in all senses of the word, has come round again, which means that we are approaching the end of yet another academic year at the University, and also the year’s end for our Club. This year has passed very quickly, but we have spent some great times together. Thank you for having me as your President, and please join me in welcoming Pete Cottrell as our President for 2010-2011.
Pat Meredith
We have had some excellent, fun-filled and interesting events throughout the academic year. We want to thank the board members, the interest group chairs and the event chairs for all their hard work as well as thanking all who have provided delicious refreshments to a number of our events. The interest groups have been well attended and continue to provide enjoyable evenings such as Barbara & John Elam’s Gourmet Sampler in February with a Mardi Gras theme with more than 50 members attending. Many dressed in festive costumes as can be seen in the accompanying photos. The other photos are from our Valentine’s Dance with Bill Landing playing the saxophone and of Lucy & John Ho at the annual Chinese New Year’s dinner at their new restaurant AZU.
Annual Spring Luncheon
Cypress Restaurant
320 East Tennessee Street

Saturday, April 17

Talk by Dr. Kristine Harper
“Weather Wars: Rainmakers versus Anti-Rainmakers
in the 1950s”
Installation of Officers
Cash bar at 11:30 a.m.
Luncheon at 12:00 noon
Reservation deadline: April 12
Cost: $23.00 per person

This year, our Annual Spring Luncheon will again be held at the popular Cypress Restaurant at 320 East Tennessee Street. We look forward to an interesting presentation by Dr. Harper, an Assistant Professor in History at FSU. She has a fascinating and varied background with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics, a master’s degree in meteorology and oceanography as well as a Ph.D. in history of science. Besides her degrees, Dr. Harper is a retired Navy meteorologist and oceanographer, having served in
Spain (twice), in Iceland as well as aboard ship doing deep-ocean survey in the equatorial Atlantic. She has also been stationed in the Continental US and Hawaii. Dr Harper writes that “Her talk is a fun story about what happened in Washington State when the wheat growers hired people to “make rain” and the cherry farmers hired folks to “stop rain” at the same time and on the same patch of land.”
The $23.00 includes starter, main course, dessert, tea or coffee, tax and gratuity. Please let Pat Meredith know whether you prefer to have Stir Fried Beef or Grilled Shrimp or if you prefer a vegetarian plate instead. Patrons may park across the street in the (now closed) Cuban restaurant lot, but there will also be valet parking at no charge. Please forward your check for $23.00 per person, made out to the Faculty & Friends Club of FSU, to Pat Meredith, 744 Duparc Circle, Tallahassee, FL 32312. Call her at 531-0839 if you have any questions.
Globetrotters
Saturday, April 10 – 8:00 p.m.
Bornholm by Annelise & Fred Leysieffer
Bornholm is a beautiful Danish island situated in the Baltic Sea southeast of Sweden. Granite covers 2/3 of the island with pristine, brilliant white sandy beaches at the southern end. The Østerlars Round Church, shown here, is one of four such churches dating back to the Middle Ages.
Globetrotters will be held in the new McGuire Center on Commencement Lane at Westminster Oaks.
Please contact Diane Olsen at m.diane.olsen@gmail.com or at 386-5797 if you need directions and parking information.

Book Discussion Group

Monday, April 19 – 7:30 p.m.
At the home of Carmen Nelson
with discussion led by Diane Olsen
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
These eight stories take us from Cambridge and Seattle to India and Thailand, as they explore the secrets of family life. The book subtly renders the most intricate workings of the heart and mind.

Monday, May 17 – 7:30 p.m.

John Adams by David McCullough
Please contact Sharon Hagopian at hagopian@hep.fsu.edu for more information about this interesting group.

Membership
We reached 180 member households this academic year but sadly lost three of our long-time members. We send condolences to the family and friends of Dexter Easton, Clifton Quinly and Barbara Wilson. They will be missed by all of us.
If you move during the summer or change your phone number and/or e-mail address, it is crucial that you please either call Annelise & Fred Leysieffer at 893-1272 or e-mail them at aleysieffer@gmail.com or fleysieffer@gmail.com in order for us to not only keep the roster current but equally to enable us to continue sending you the newsletters. Bulk mail will not forward.

Please send information for the website http://facultyclub.fsu.edu to Beth Charness at beth_charness@hotmail.com.
Gourmet Sampler
Saturday, May 1 – 5:30 p.m.
PLEASE NOTE the change of date and time
At the home of Fran & Bill Berry
The theme for this evening: A Derby Party
Please contact Beth Charness at beth_charness@hotmail.com or at 385-0500 for more information about this special evening.
La Mesa Española
Plans are in the works for a late April gathering -probably a pot-luck.
Please contact Jo Stepp-Greany at jstepp@fsu.edu or at 383-3970 for more information.
La Table Française
Saturday, April 17 – 6:00 p.m.
At the home of Anne & David Thistle
Please contact Annelise Leysieffer at aleysieffer@gmail.com or at 893-1272. Please bring heavy hors d’oeuvres or desserts.

Presbyterian University Center (PUC) Lecture Series

Tuesday, April 13 – 12:15 – 1:30 p.m.
Frederick Davis, Dept. of History: “Pesticides and Toxicology: A Century of Environmental Health and Legislation.”
Brown Bag Lunch. Parking courtesy of PUC.
For more information, contact Bob Spivey at 894-5242
The PUC Lecture Series is sponsored jointly by the Faculty & Friends Club of FSU and the Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.

Lunch Bunch

Tuesday, April 13 – 11:45 a.m.
Paradise Grill, 1406 North Meridian Road
Tuesday, May 11 – 11:45 a.m.
La Hacienda, 2207 Bannerman Road
Please contact Denise Ellingson either at 907-9992 or at mdeniseel15@yahoo.com by April 11 and May 9 to attend.

Restaurant Roulette

Thursday, April 8 – 6:30 p.m.
Marie Livingston’s Steakhouse, 2705 Apalachee Parkway
This is their new location.
Please contact Jan Flake by April 5 if you are planning to attend at 383-7505 or at jflake@fsu.edu.
Sprechen Sie Deutsch?
Friday, April 16 – 7:30 p.m.
German and American students will share their experiences as students: “Wie man anderswo lebt, studiert und sich amüsiert!”
Hosted by Hans Plendl
In the Kenilwood Clubhouse at 3007 Shamrock North
Friday, May 14 – 7:30 p.m.
At the home of Suzi Sinke and Eberhard Roeder to be treated to “A Conference about Climate Change” by Kurt Hofer.
Please contact Bettina Tesón at Raui_30@hotmail.com or at 385-2092. Bettina has been arranging for fascinating programs for the past three years. We thank her for all the hard work involved in finding speakers and homes for this international group of members.
SCHOLARSHIP THANKS!!!
We especially want to thank Alice Nichols for her dedication to our scholarship. Ever since 1994, Alice has been working tirelessly to locate and contact returning students at FSU. Diane Olsen has been helping her for the past two years, and we thank Diane for accepting this position on the Board and know that she will carry on Alice’s traditions of locating eligible students.

We furthermore want to thank all the members who have made generous contributions to our Scholarship. In the fall, we gave eight and in the spring four full or part-time scholarships.

Nominating Committee Report:

President: Peter Cottrell
VP for Programs: Josephine Ang
Co-VPs for Membership: Annelise & Fred Leysieffer
Treasurer: TBA
Secretary: Ruth Pryor
Corresponding Secretary: Denise Ellingson
Nominating Chair: TBA
The complete slate will be presented to you at the Annual Luncheon at Cypress Restaurant on April 17. We thank Carol Weissert and her nominating committee for their work.