Rotary Club Of Louisville’s 100th Anniversary Party
After two years of planning, the Rotary Club of Louisville held its 100th Anniversary Party at the Ice House, located between Witherspoon and Main Street in downtown Louisville.
With The Voice-Tribune’s Photographer John Harralson
- Greg Braun with Deborah and Randy Riggs. Randy is President and CEO of Advanced Cancer Therapeutics.
- Todd Warren, who owns MPI, and Beth Warren, an RN at Jewish Hospital, with Stuart and Peg Alexander. Stuart is an attorney with Tilford, Dobbins, Alexander, Buckaway and Black, and current President of the Rotary Club.
- Lori Bushong, who is with the Harvey Brown Preschool, with Bart Bushong of RFX Technologies.
- This Group enjoyed the DJ that provided music for dancing on the roof of the “Ice House building.”
- Janet Heberle, Doug Heberle, Cynthia Miles Brown, Jesse Dunbar, and Debbie Brown.
- Hope and Mathew Gardiner, owners of Gardner Nursery. Hope is a member of the Lagrange Rotary Club and Mathew is a member of the downtown Rotary Club.
- Chris Fetner who is a Purchasing Manager for General Electric, Tiffany McNabb, Associate Marketing Manager for Specialty Care and Casey Urschel of PNC Private Banking.
- Shirley and Pat Payne.
- Sheila Macy, Barbara Sexton Smith and Janice Purcell-Basu.
- Allen Parnell and his wife Bunny with Renay Thommen and Dr. Russ Ray, who is a Professor of Finance and the University of Louisville. Allen is CEO of Mister “P” Express Inc.
- Debe Skidmoore, Executive Director of the Rotary Club; Barbara Collins, President of Kitchen Planning Designs; Cindy Collier, President of Mister “P” Express Incorporated; and Patricia Hart, Retired Executive Director of the Rotary Club.
- Rick Bartlett and his band entertained the guests with some great dance music.
- Hoola hoop performance.
- Models Performed with lighted hoola hoops.
- Ed and Gail Henson with their guests Terry and Marian Forcht. Ed is president of Henson Media Incorporated and Gail is a professor at Bellarmine University. Terry and Marian are from Corbin, Ky. and are with Forcht Group. The Forcht Group owns a large number of businesses in Kentucky.
- University of Louisville Rotary React Fellows Brian Veeneman, Emily Hart, Mark Rorer, Chris Tiffley, Whitney Austin, Jim Watkins, Andrea Sanders, Barbara Lankford, Heather Fetner, Casey Urschel and Aimee Johnson.
- There was a street performance show with fire juggling.
- Beverly and David Will.
- Michael Newmann, who is the Major Gift Officer for the University of Louisville, and Joyce Jennings with Craig Sherman.
- Bob and Eleanor Maddox with Pat and Shirley Payne. Bob is a retired executive from BellSouth. Pat and Shirley are co-owners of Spindle Top Draperies.
- Mr. and Mrs. David James with Barbara Sexton-Smith and Lacey Smith.
- Angela and Dr. Bob Deweese. Bob is a retired Surgeon and Republican State Representative from the 48th District.
- Bill and Mary Stone. Bill is President of the Louisville Plate Glass Company.
- Retired Judge William Knopf and his wife Shelly with Mary Ann and Jeff Underwood.
- Rotary Club of Louisville’s 100th Anniversary.
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