Weekly programs have included quizes about Club members and their personal backgrounds that some may not know about. Here are the ones since we last posted. Prior ones are reported here. :
From July 1, 2026
- Has a background in healthcare administration
- Likes yoga
- Is not from Michigan but has family here
- Has a BA in History and MA in healthcare administration
- Was Director of multiple nursing homes
- Loves to cook
- Likes old black and white movies
- Likes “good” horror films
- Plans to hike Camino de Santiago
- Involved in museum operations in Florida
- Was Assistant Director of the Kelsey Museum
- Currently Associate Director for Operations & Revenue at the UofM Museum of Natural History
Answer: Dawn Johnson
Winner: Bill McPherson & Tom Millard
From July 8, 2026
- Is from Michigan but not Ann Arbor
- Likes golf and writing
- Has a BA, MA and Ph.D.
- In Sciences, language, education
- Drove a truck to put themself through college
- Trained local young entreprenuers in marketing
- Licensed US Merchant Marine Master Captain
- Past member of Ann Arbor Sail and Power Squadron
- Single-handedly built a family room on first house in Ann Arbor
- Won trophy in Pro-am Golf Tournament with Mark O’Meara as captain
- Eagle Scout
- Served as local Scout Council President
- Founder, president, and CEO of Wolverine Temporary Staffing Services
Answer: Jim Irwin
Winner: Downs Herold
From July 29
- Is from Michigan but not Ann Arbor
- Likes to golf, read, and follow UofM sports
- Has a BSE and MSE from the University of Michigan College of Engineering
- Has two children – one a doctor (Cardiology), one a high school teacher
- Was college roommate with another future Rotary Club of Ann Arbor Rotarian
- Became unhoused for a while and was taken in by another Rotarian.
- Eagle Scout
- Turned down an offer to be the Chief Operating Officer for the State of Michigan.
- Recognized as UofM Engineering Alumnus of the Year
- State Fundraising Chair for Habitat for Humanity
- Awarded Horace Rackham Humanitarian Award
- Past Chair, Michigan Economic Development Foundation
- Donated his time to be the Chief Operating Officer for the City of Detroit under Mayor Dave Bing.
- Retired as President and Chief Operating Officer for DTE
- Carries Rotarian Mark Ouimet around the golf courses they play.
Answer: Bob Buckler
Winner: (can’t remember)
August 5, 2026
- Is not from Michigan
- Likes to exercise, to do water aerobics, and to play bridge
- Played women’s basketball
- Has a BA in Nursing and Masters in Public Health
- Has two children
- Won a 4-H award for tapioca pudding
- Sold beer as cashier at local corner store at age 16
- Valedictorian of high school class
- Flew as a guest of US Air Force aboard KC 130 refueling fighter jets in flight
- Hiked 17 miles across the continental divide in Glacier National Park at age 72.
- Lived and worked in Soviet Russia and was a nurse at the British embassy
- Helped start Center for Bioterrism & Emergency Management
- Helped start School of Nursing in Haiti
- Received Distinguished Service Award – Nurse Administrators; Wonder Woman Award; and Award for Creating Healthy Communities
Answer: Rosemarie Rowney
Winner (on the second clue!): Norma Sakar
August 12, 2026
- Is not from Michigan but has been here for over 40 years
- Likes to attend concerts, the theater and sporting events
- Likes to play tennis
- Has a BA in Economics
- Has two children
- Enjoys building things – carpentry
- This member and their spouse traveled to England to celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
- Along with their spouse served as directors of the Board of the University Musical Sociaty including a term as Board Chair.
- Mother was a chemist
- Father was an opera singer, stage director and University professor
- Parents immigrated from Vienna, Austria
- Founding co-Chair Washtenaw Health Initiative
- Former UofM Investment Officer, Associate Vice President and Treasurer
Answer: Norm Herbert
Winner: Kathy Waugh
August 19, 2026
- Is not from Michigan but has family here
- Likes golf
- Has a name that does not contain the letter “S”
- Likes to read
- Has a background in university administration
- Grew up in Illinois
- Served on our Community Allocations Committee for a number of years
- Has a BS in engineering and PhD in political science
- Attended graduate school in Switzerland
- Officer US Navy
- Delivered an F-14 to Iran
- President, Wardroom Club of Boston
- Assistant Provost, Boston University
Answer: Michael Field
Winner: Barbara Eichmuller
