Category: Popular Programs

  • Rotary and Riley – Working Together for the Next Generation

    The Rotary Club of Indianapolis played an integral role in the opening of Riley Hospital for Children in 1924 and formed a partnership that has changed the lives of Indiana children and their families over the past 90 years. Given the dramatic changes in the current health care market, we will discuss how Riley is preparing to meet the needs of the next generation of children and how our partnership will be more critical than ever.

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    Click icon to listen to the presentation from Tuesday, December 3, 2013.

    As president and chief executive officer, Dr. Sperring is responsible for providing overall strategic direction and leadership for pediatric services throughout IU Health, which includes direct operational and strategic oversight of pediatric programs, services and facilities at Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health, along with shared program oversight for pediatric programs based in the community hospitals. Dr. Sperring will serve on the senior executive team for IU Health.

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    Dr. Sperring is a national leader in the development of the field of pediatric hospital medicine, and presents at national meetings for pediatric hospitalists. In addition to his clinical work, he has received several teaching awards including the Morris Green Faculty Teaching Award after his first year on faculty and a Trustee Teaching Award in 2006. He currently serves on the National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI) Council for Child Health Quality and formerly served as a national co-chair for the Academic Pediatric Association’s Hospital Medicine SIG, a member of the Pediatric Hospital Medicine Roundtable. Dr. Sperring is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He is also a member of the Academic Pediatric Association, American College of Healthcare Executives, American College of Physician Executives and Society of Hospital Medicine.

    Dr. Sperring is a graduate of Emory University and received his medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 1995. He completed his pediatric residency at the Naval Medical Center San Diego and served as an officer in the United States Navy Medical Corps from 1995 – 2001. Prior to joining the faculty at Riley at IU Health in 2002, Dr. Sperring was a community pediatrician at the Robert E. Bush Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms in California and New Castle Pediatrics in New Castle, Indiana.

  • Prominent Arts Panel Speaks at Rotary!

    The Rotary Club of Indianapolis presented a panel discussion on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 with the CEOs of three of Central Indiana’s most important arts and cultural organizations:

    All three organizations have faced major challenges and have undergone significant changes in the last year, which also involved the hiring of these three individuals as CEO. The moderator was Frank Basile, long time arts philanthropist and volunteer. In our panel discussion, they talked about the challenges and opportunities they have been dealing with in the past year and their visions for the future for their organization and the arts and cultural community in general.

    The arts panel discussion was presented at a luncheon meeting of the Rotary Club of Indianapolis in the Scottish Rite Cathedral Ballroom, 650 North Meridian Street and was open to the public.

    Download the Press Release.

    We  also had a special “Guest Day” that began just before the program.

  • WNBA Champion, Tamika Catchings

    WNBA Champion, Tamika Catchings was with with Rotary on Tuesday May 21, 2013! Tamika Catchings is a professional basketball player for the Indiana Fever of the WNBA. In 2001, she was drafted by the Indiana Fever. In 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the Top 15 players in WNBA history.

    This was a wonderful event held at Banker’s Life Fieldhouse. Thanks to the Indiana Fever and Rotarian, Kevin Bower and a special appearance by Coach Lin Dunn.

  • Ken Schmidt Visits Rotary

    Ken Schmidt Visits Rotary

    Considered one of the most riveting programs of the last 12 months, Gerry Dick and Ken Schmidt (formerly of Harley Davison) visited the Rotary Club of Indianapolis on March 14 – the second of three programs in partnership with the University of Evansville’s Global Enterprise Speaker Series.

    As the former Director of Communications for Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Ken Schmidt played an active role in one of the most celebrated turnarounds in corporate history – and got paid to ride motorcycles.

    Join us on Thursday, March 14th (a Thursday program) as we partner with the University of Evansville Institute for Global Enterprise and their “Institute Speaker Series” to welcome Ken Schmidt and his presentation “Going Global: Succeeding in an International Marketplace.”

  • Calvin Klein

    Calvin Klein

    During a beautiful Fall day on October 24, 2012, The Rotary Club of Indianapolis introduced Calvin Klein (pictured with President Peggy Blackard) to our great city. And, it was a memorable event for those lucky 400 who attended. Mr. Klein talked about how he “was discovered” in 1968, discussed his business life throughout the years and what he’s doing now as a motivational speaker and mentor for businesses. In attandance, former model and fashion show producer Murph Damron said, “He’s just iconic. Frankly, I don’t know how they got him here.” Read the full Indy Star article. A big thanks to everyone who helped make this event possible, including Rotarian Jeff Lake and the University of Evansville Institute for Global Enterprise program.