PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
As my year as club president is nearing its close, I must say I have been delighted with the many new adventures I have experienced with the Faculty and Friends Club. I have attended many different interest groups and have met many wonderful people for the first time. We have a dynamic group of people, and I have found by attending these different groups the remarkable diversity of interesting activities our club members enjoy.
The nominating committee met in January, and we have come up with a slate of nominees for 2006-2007. I want to thank Dot Skofronick for doing a great job as nominating committee chair. We were able to accomplish getting a slate with just two meetings. Thank you Virginia Grigg for hosting our meetings. You were a delightful hostess, and I look forward to meeting with you again next year.
We are looking for ideas for our monthly programs for the 2006-2007 year. Please email me ble@neuro.fsu.edu with your suggestions. We will also hand out a questionnaire for programs at the annual dinner and include it in the April newsletter.
Come tour The College of Medicine on March 25 at 10:00 a.m. We will meet in the Lobby off Call Street. Dr. Andrew Payer and his wife Liz will be providing us with a tour of the facilities. This is an opportunity you don’t want to miss. Afterwards, we will have lunch at Fresh Food Company, which is just across the street. The Annual Dinner is taking place on April 20. This may be the last year we will have it in the Capital City Country Club Restaurant due to major changes at the golf course.
Barbara Elam
Slate of nominees for 2005-2006
President: Beth Charness
Vice President: Joan Poulson
2nd VP Membership: Fred Leysieffer
Recording Secretary: Denise Ellingson
Corresponding Secretary: Dot Skofronick
Treasurer: Calvin Zongker
Nominating Committee Chair: Virginia Grigg
Tour of The FSU College of Medicine
Corner of Call Street and Stadium Drive
Saturday, March 25 – 10:00 a.m.
We will meet inside the lobby of The College of Medicine. Enter from the Call Street entrance. Being a Saturday, you should be able to park across the street in the Stone Building parking lot. Please let Liz Payer know by Tuesday, March 21 if you are planning to attend what promises to be a fascinating tour. Andy Payer needs to know the approximate number to ensure we have enough tour guides. Either call Liz at 893-0336 or e-mail her at payerliz@comcast.net
The Tour will be followed by Lunch at approx. 11:30 a.m. at The Fresh Food Company diagonally across the street on Call Street. This is part of Seminole Dining on the FSU Campus. Everything is prepared and cooked before your eyes – emphasizing freshness. It is a light and airy cafeteria with all you can eat and drink for $7.25. Please let Liz Payer know by Tuesday, March 21 if you are planning to join us for the lunch after the Tour, or if you only plan to join us for the lunch. This is simply to give us an approximate count.
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Annual Meeting & Business Meeting
Capital City Country Club
1601 Golf Terrace Drive
Thursday, April 20
6:30 p.m. Cash Bar
7:00 p.m. Dinner
$21.00 per person
Come celebrate the end of a successful year with a delicious dinner with entertainment yet to be decided. The business meeting will be brief with the changeover of officers and other business matters. We thank Al Trezza and Beth Charness for chairing the event. This is simply a reminder to place this important date on your calendar. The message will be repeated in the April newsletter. The deadline is Monday, April 17. Please send your check, made out to The Faculty & Friends Club of FSU, to: Al Trezza, 2205 Napoleon Bonaparte Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32308 and give your choice of entrees: Grouper, Prime Rib or Chicken.
The various Club Interest Groups are well attended with fascinating programs. A sampling follows of what takes place during the next month.
Globetrotters will meet on Saturday, March 4 at 8:00 p.m. at the First Christian Church, 1319 High Road. Anne & David Thistle will present a program on Brittany and the French Riviera.
Globetrotters will meet on Saturday, April 1 at 8:00 p.m. at Westminster Oaks in the Main Lounge. Helen & George Buzyna will present a program on the Greek island of Samos.
Call Margaret and Bob Stakenas at 297-2081 if you plan to attend.
The next Presbyterian University Center Lecture will take place on Tuesday, March 14 at 12:15 p.m. Come listen to Nancy Marcus, Dean of Graduate Studies & Professor of Oceanography.
Advance reservation requested by Friday to 222-6320
Call Bob Spivey at 894-5242 – $7.75 per plate
Restaurant Roulette will meet on Thursday, March 16 at 6:30 p.m. at Torreya Grill at 2971 Apalachee Parkway.
Call Al Trezza at 878-5551 to attend.
La Table Française will meet on Friday, March 17 at 7:00 p.m. at the home of Elise Bollier & Anuj Srivastava. This will be our delicious annual Soirée Crêpe that you do not want to miss.
Call Annelise Leysieffer at 893-1272 or all9002@fsu.edu
The Book Discussion Group will be reading and discussing Wild Swans by Jung Chang with the discussion led by Bonnie Armstrong on Monday, March 20 at 7:30 p.m. It will be held at the home of Louise Harty. E-mail Diane Olsen at olsend@dor.state.fl.us
About the book: This intense biography/autobiography, based on four generations of women in Chang’s family, is not an easy read. The hardship, cruelty, and betrayal her family faces are shown, with riveting detail, as they personally experience the turmoil and chaos of China’s 20th century history. How the family survives, and how Chang herself becomes a successful professor and author, is the thread of hope throughout the book.
Lunch Bunch will meet on Tuesday, March 21 at 11:45 a.m. at Atlantis Club & Grill at 5717 Mahan Drive.
Call Alice Pfluke to attend at 668-5025.
The Gourmet Sampler is in need of hosts. Call Denise at 907-9992.