On Wednesday, April 15, Ashish D Sarkar received the Northrup Award presented by Dawn Johnson, President and Dave Keren, ARC and Peace committee chair. His presentation was entitled, “Journey of an Immigrant: A Life Well Lived. Ashish spoke briefly about his childhood and obtaining an undergraduate degree in Marine engineering in India. In 1971 he […]

A larger than normal crowd of 69 member and 40 guests gathered as President Dawn Johnson called the meeting to order. Inspiration Bryn Mickle began by reflecting on the recent space launch to the dark side of the moon, a trip to the movies to see “Project Hail Mary” and how he is reminded of […]

On the final day of the month our club had 205 Active Members. All membership information is pulled from ClubRunner statistics. Attendance for March’s meetings was 31% (the same as the previous month). Average attendance at each meeting was 62 members and 9 guests. Our Engagement Ratio for the month was 59% (up 1% from […]

The Kiwanis Club of Ann Arbor has officially recognized what our Rotary Club has long known; we have some very special members! At its regular luncheon meeting on April 6, 2026, three RCAA members were among a total of seven local persons awarded Honorary status. They were Norman Herbert, Ingrid Sheldon, and Yolanda Whiten. The […]

John Greden (Sponsors Bob Mull and Ingrid Sheldon) John is originally a Minnesota guy graduating from Rollingstone High School, attending St. Mary’s University in Winona before transferring to the University of Minnesota for undergraduate work and his Medical Degree.  He interned in pediatrics at UCLA but returned to Minneapolis for his first year of psychiatry […]

Our Club’s Community Allocations Committee (CAC) wrapped up this year’s annual “Helping Kids Succeed” grant requests. CAC received over 50 proposals requesting over $185,000 in funding. Fifteen of the proposals were first time grant requests. CAC members went through a rigorous review of each propsal leading to a list of the top rated grants. The […]

Last Wednesday, EAG presented an analysis of our Club’s Carbon Footprint for our weekly meeting. 1232 pounds CO2 per meeting (The charts and the graphs are now available on the RCAA webpages.) Our carbon footprint is not bad actually compared with similar meetings. But it’s still a lot of hot air. Rotary International is encouraging […]

President Dawn Johnson called the meeting to order at 12:25 p.m. There were 76 members in attendance. Inspiration: Kristin Giant, the silent auction chair for GPO, shared insights about the practice of law, emphasizing that, “Law is the discipline of agreement.” She highlighted how this skill applies beyond legal practice to various aspects of life, […]

Today’s meeting was called to order by President Dawn and together we sang our patriotic song. The membership then proceeded to recite the 4-way test. In her inspiration, Barbara Niess-May reminded us of how easy it is, when we are cheering on elite athletes or Olympians, to not think about all of the preparation, hard […]

Louis Thomas “Tom” Conlin of Ann Arbor, Michigan, a devoted family man, lifelong champion of his hometown community, and a pioneering travel entrepreneur passed away peacefully surrounded by family. Born October 30, 1933, Tom was a proud fourth-generation Ann Arborite who deeply loved the history and heritage of the city he called home throughout his […]