Jun 15, 2023 | Club Meeting
Donde Plowman began by noting that she was on her way to Omaha to watch Saturday’s game against LSU in the College World Series, noting that she happily stayed up late watching the Vols win their exciting game against Southern Mississippi. Chancellor Plowman noted...
May 23, 2023 | Club Meeting
Today we had the opportunity to hear from Julie Tryukhan, from Ukraine. Julie and her two children fled from Kyiv in 2022 to Knoxville, where she was once an exchange student at The Webb School of Knoxville back in 2007 where she met Liz Gregor from our club. Her...
May 16, 2023 | Club Meeting
The Rotary Club of Knoxville held its annual Peace Award Ceremony at the Knoxville Museum of Art. President Bill MacGrath provided some brief history of the Peace Award, then introduced Kiera Wyatt from C.O.N.N.E.C.T. Ministries to formally introduce and recognize...
May 11, 2023 | Club Meeting
Rotarian Joe Stabb introduced our program, The Appalachian Equality Chorus, led by Artistic Director Dr. Alan Stevens. The program began with the chorus singing three songs: ”Let the River Run”, “The Love That Will Never Grown Old”, and “Celebrate, Dance to the...
May 4, 2023 | Club Meeting, Interact, Rotaract
Representatives from Webb School of Knoxville Interact Club, Knoxville Catholic High School Interact Club, and the University of Tennessee Rotaract Club provided updates on their activities over the 2022-2023 year. Each of these clubs are doing amazing work and have...
Apr 26, 2023 | Club Meeting
Hallerin started by saying he first spoke to us 30 years and that was the last time he did so. Hope is a habit. Habits form through practice. If you want more of it, practice it. Hallerin moved here 32 years ago from Huntsville, AL. He got a call from someone who...
Apr 20, 2023 | Club Meeting
Sandy Martin introduced our speakers—Mónica Lebrón, UT’s deputy AD of Championship Resources, and Kat Jones, director of Name, Image, and Likeness. Both joined UT in 2021. Monica came from Tulane and Kat from the University of Central Florida. The title of their talk...
Apr 13, 2023 | Club Meeting
RCK Member Chris Lambert introduced our speaker, Knoxville Area Urban League President and CEO, Dr. Charles F. Lomax, Jr. Chris remarked that Dr. Lomax embodies ‘service above self,’ one of the Rotary International mottos, and Chris’ personal motto with respect to...
Apr 6, 2023 | Announcement
At its April 4 meeting, the Rotary Club of Knoxville honored Susan Parker, a fourth-grade teacher at South Knoxville Elementary School, and Skikila Smith, a ninth-grade English and advanced creative writing teacher at Austin-East Magnet High School, as its 2023...
Apr 6, 2023 | Club Meeting
RCK Member Lynne Fugate, former Knox County School System Board of Education member and current Knoxville City Council member, introduced the Teacher of the Year Award program. Lynne emphasized that from her years of experience and perspective, we are blessed to have...
