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Bill Thomason | President and Chief Executive Officer

2017-05-17T06:52:25+00:00

https://youtu.be/nTeSWWzKllw Wheel Horse LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, May 4th,  at Fasig-Tipton, 2400 Newtown Pike. The program’s guest speaker was Bill Thomason Bill Thomason became Keeneland’s seventh President and Chief Executive Officer on Sept. 1, 2012, two years after joining Keeneland as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Thomason graduated from the University of Kentucky with a B.S. in Accounting in 1977 and a Masters in Business Administration in 1978. He worked for two years at the accounting firm of Alexander Grant & Co. before joining Mill Ridge Farm, where he worked for [...]

Bill Thomason | President and Chief Executive Officer2017-05-17T06:52:25+00:00

Lexington Legends with Andy Shea

2017-05-17T06:46:05+00:00

https://youtu.be/r_x-gK4UzTU Wheelhorse LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, May 11th,  at Fasig-Tipton, 2400 Newtown Pike. The program’s guest speaker was Andy Shea, President/CEO of the Lexington Legends. Andy Shea is in his 13th season with the Lexington Legends.  He started with the Legends as a ticket sales representative and parking attendant during the 2005 season and later served as assistant general manager for the 2007 season and general manager for four years, from 2008 through 2011.  He was president and chief operating officer from 2011-2014 before becoming CEO. Andy graduated from Boston College in [...]

Lexington Legends with Andy Shea2017-05-17T06:46:05+00:00

Robert King, President of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education

2017-04-21T17:34:09+00:00

https://youtu.be/H6SzCH51iOI Wheelhorse LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, April 20th, at Fasig-Tipton, 2400 Newtown Pike. The program’s guest speaker was Robert L. King, President of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education. Robert L. King became the third president of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education in January 2009. Since coming to the post, he has led statewide efforts to work collaboratively with his counterparts in K-12 education, has focused campus attention on student success, and is encouraging significant reform in teacher and principal training. He recently served on the Executive Committee of the State Higher Education Executive Officers [...]

Robert King, President of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education2017-04-21T17:34:09+00:00

The Masters with Rob McGoodwin

2017-04-21T17:36:18+00:00

https://youtu.be/M2uV3zWNTjU Wheelhorse LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, April 13th,  at Fasig-Tipton, 2400 Newtown Pike. The program’s guest speaker was Past President Rob McGoodwin. Rob has served as a volunteer at The Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia for the past 23 years. He is a member of the gallery committee whose responsibility is to insure patron safety and enjoyment on the golf course. As a volunteer his is required to work all day for each of the three practice rounds and the four tournament days. The past two years he has also worked the [...]

The Masters with Rob McGoodwin2017-04-21T17:36:18+00:00

University of Kentucky College of Mechanical Engineering

2017-04-14T16:55:48+00:00

Wheelhorse LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, April 6,  at Fasig-Tipton, 2400 Newtown Pike. The program’s guest speaker was Dr. Susan Weaver Smith, Donald and Gertrude Lester Professor of Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Suzanne Weaver Smith’s 37 years working in aeronautics and space R&D started at the Harris Corporation in 1980 with the Hubble Space Telescope.  There she first encountered unmanned aerial systems (UAS), working on an early U.S DoD system.  After returning to school and completing her PhD from Virginia Tech, she joined the University of Kentucky faculty in 1990.  Dr. Smith is an award-winning [...]

University of Kentucky College of Mechanical Engineering2017-04-14T16:55:48+00:00

Lexington History Museum with Foster Ockerman

2017-04-06T19:05:31+00:00

https://youtu.be/E15YJamMz1A Wheelhorse LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, March 30,  at Fasig-Tipton, 2400 Newtown Pike. The program’s guest speaker was Foster Ockerman of the Lexington History Museum Foster Ockerman, Jr., a Lexington native and seventh generation Kentuckian, is a local historian as well as a practicing attorney. A graduate of the University of North Carolina (1974, American History) and the University of Kentucky College of Law (1977), he has represented or served on the boards of numerous nonprofits and foundations at the local, state and national levels, including the Courthouse Square Foundation, Inc., which [...]

Lexington History Museum with Foster Ockerman2017-04-06T19:05:31+00:00

Indianapolis 500 History with Donald Davidson

2017-03-24T17:16:43+00:00

https://youtu.be/T6ciEVH0xMI Wheelhorse LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, March 23,  at Fasig-Tipton, 2400 Newtown Pike. The program’s guest speaker was Indianapolis Motor Speedway Historian Donald Davidson.  Mr. Davidson is believed to be the only full-time historian employed at any race track in the world. A passionate interest in the "500" since his early teens irresistibly drew the English-born-and-raised Davidson to the Speedway for a three-week visit in May 1964. Having committed to memory a plethora of trivial details during the seven years it took for him to save up for the trip, he was [...]

Indianapolis 500 History with Donald Davidson2017-03-24T17:16:43+00:00

On the Table

2017-03-17T14:56:50+00:00

Wheelhorse LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, March 16,  at Fasig-Tipton, 2400 Newtown Pike. In lieu of a speaker, our club participated in On The Table, a series of community-wide conversations designed to empower friends and neighbors to discuss important issues relating to Lexington’s future.  Each table will hold its own conversation, and a designated Rotarian will record the highlights of each discussion.  Issues may include the local economy, infrastructure needs, land use policy, transportation, community/civic projects or anything else the table deems important. Our conversations, as well as those from throughout the community, [...]

On the Table2017-03-17T14:56:50+00:00

The New Shriners Hospital

2017-03-14T20:45:29+00:00

https://youtu.be/K1ihrHhtKho Wheelhorse LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, March 9th,  at Fasig-Tipton, 2400 Newtown Pike. The program’s guest speaker was     For additional information, or to attend this meeting, please contact Peggy Trafton at trafton@rotarylexky.org.  401 West Main Street • Suite 305 • Lexington, KY 40507 • (859) 389-8100

The New Shriners Hospital2017-03-14T20:45:29+00:00

The Henry Clay Estate

2024-10-16T16:10:25+00:00

Periscope TV (Video of Club Meeting) Wheelhorse LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, February 9th,  at Fasig-Tipton, 2400 Newtown Pike. The program’s guest speaker was Eric Brooks, Curator of Ashland, The Henry Clay Estate. Rotarian Eric Brooks, presented on the objects from the Henry Clay Estate. He explained in depth about this piece of history that’s right  in our  own back yard. For additional information, or to attend this meeting, please contact Peggy Trafton at trafton@rotarylexky.org.  401 West Main Street • Suite 305 • Lexington, KY 40507 • (859) 389-8100

The Henry Clay Estate2024-10-16T16:10:25+00:00
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