Meeting Recap: 2024 RFK Scholarship Meeting

Meeting Recap: 2024 RFK Scholarship Meeting

The program for the day was the Rotary Foundation of Knoxville Scholarship Awards Committee presentation of college scholarships to two area high school graduates.  RCK Member Jennifer Sepaniak, Chair of the Scholarship Awards Committee, presented the program. ...
Meeting Recap: 2024 RFK Scholarship Meeting

Meeting Recap: Orbit Village Orphanage Update

Susana Navarro and Lina Shatara talked about their site visit to the Orbit Village Project in Nairobi, Kenya, which was founded by Sevierville native Cyndy Waters, who has talked to our club about her many activities, including photography, in Kenya.   Susana...
Meeting Recap: 2024 Teacher of the Year Award

Meeting Recap: 2024 Teacher of the Year Award

For many years, the Rotary Club of Knoxville has selected two outstanding educators from the Knox County School System to be selected as the as the Rotary Club of Knoxville’s 2024 Outstanding Teachers of the Year. This Tuesday we continued this recognition based...
Meeting Recap: Michelle Kwon

Meeting Recap: Michelle Kwon

Rotarian Joe Stabb introduced Michelle Kwon, a professor of law and UT’s interim associate dean of Diversity, Equity and Community Engagement. He said that he had asked her to talk about several pieces of legislation that had impacted education and higher education...
Meeting Recap: Blake Lawson & Mike Taylor

Meeting Recap: Blake Lawson & Mike Taylor

We had the pleasure this week hearing about the Knox Education Foundation (KEF) from Mike Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, and Blake Lawson, Chief Development Officer. KEF was formed in 2020 through the merger of the Great Schools Partnership Trust and Project GRAD....
Meeting Recap: Todd Kelly, Jr.

Meeting Recap: Todd Kelly, Jr.

RCK Member Kim Isenberg introduced Todd Kelly, Jr., a Team Financial Advisor in the Merrill Lynch Advisor Development Program.  Mr. Kelly is the founder of TKJ Foundation, a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization that works with inner city youth.  Mr. Kelly is the son of...