Fresh off his return from the Rotary International Convention in Atlanta, President Cliff will discuss highlights from the convention. Throughout the discussion, President Cliff will demonstrate how RI’s goals intertwine with our own club’s strategic plan and Cliff’s goals for the upcoming year. Immediately following the convention, Cliff and his family traveled to Scotland for the wedding of his oldest son – we may also hear a little of their Scottish adventures!
Biography – Lt Col (Ret) Clifford Bowman
Cliff Bowman retired from the United States Air Force on 31 December 2009 and is currently employed by BGI-LLC as the Lead A-10 Pilot Instructor and Subject Matter Expert at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. He is responsible for all BGI operations in regard to A-10 formal training to include classroom instruction on tactics and procedures, simulator instruction, and courseware development. His last Air Force assignment was as the commander of the 357th Fighter Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base from May 2008 to December 2009 for which he was responsible for 42 Airmen employing 22 A-10 aircraft conducting A-10 flying training operations.
Lt Col (Ret) Bowman’s operational assignments included duty as an OA-10 Forward Air Controller and Battalion Air Liaison Officer, A/OA-10 instructor pilot and evaluator, and a Combat Search and Rescue pilot. Lt Col (Ret) Bowman’s staff duties included tours at PACAF’s exercise COPE THUNDER and U.S. Joint Forces Command. While at COPE THUNDER, he developed COPE THUNDER’s first-ever close air support exercise. At Joint Forces Command, Lt Col (Ret) Bowman directed Europe and Middle East policy for J-5, Strategy and Policy Directorate. Lt Col (Ret) Bowman served as Director of Operations for the 354th Fighter Squadron at Davis-Monthan AFB from May 2006 to May 2008. During this duty, Lt Col (Ret) Bowman led the 354 FS Bulldogs deployment to Afghanistan, conducting combat operations for seven months in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Lt Col (Ret) Bowman’s military awards and decorations include the Bronze Star, which he received from fellow Rotarian Col (Ret) Kent Laughbaum, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Air Medal with five oak leaf clusters, and the Aerial Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters.
Lt Col (Ret) Bowman is a Command Pilot with more than 3100 total flying hours in three aircraft. A combat experienced aviator, he flew over 100 combat missions during Operation Enduring Freedom and multiple combat support missions during Operation Southern Watch.
Cliff graduated from the University of Arizona in 1988 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics. He received his Master of Science in Business and Organizational Management from the University of LaVerne in 1995. While in the Air Force, Cliff graduated from several professional military courses to include Squadron Officer School, Air Command and Staff College, Joint and Combined Warfighting School, and Air War College.
Cliff is married to his college sweetheart, the former Kathleen Harris who is a Tucson native and daughter of Mike and Charlotte Harris. Kathleen is a fifth grade teacher at Manzanita Elementary School and was recently recognized as the Catalina Foothills School District Teacher of the Year. Kathleen and Cliff have four children. Michael is a graduate of the University of Arizona and is currently working on his Master’s Degree at the University of Edinburgh. Ryan graduated from NAU and is a special education teacher at Rio Vista Elementary School. Ryan is pursuing dual certification as an elementary and special education teacher. Nick is a graduate of the University of Arizona and will begin medical school at Midwestern University in Glendale this fall. Daughter Rachel is a junior at the University of Arizona working toward her degree in elementary education. Just recently, Michael married his college sweetheart, the former Chloe Berghausen, on June 27th for which the Bowman, Harris, and Berghausen clans made a great excursion to Scotland to celebrate the occasion.
Cliff’s service associations include serving on the Reading Seed Board of Directors, the Literacy Connects Board of Directors, and the St Thomas More Newman Center Corporate Board.
This year's Change of Administration party brought out the flip flops, the beach balls and hula hoops as President Ellie Patterson passed the gavel to incoming President Cliff Bowman. A special thanks goes out to Lisa Fogle for her talented decorating for this fun event. Welcome and much success to Cliff in the 2017-18 Rotary year as President.
Ashley Elaine York was raised in York, Pennsylvania; received her Bachelor's Degree in Sociology from Florida State University; Master of Arts in Southeast Asian Studies from the University of Singapore in 2006; and in 2016, her Ph.D. from the University of Alberta, Canada in Sociology (Media Industries). In 2008/09 she was in the post-baccalaureate Media Arts graduate program at The U of A. Currently, Ashley is the Regional Intake Director/Job Developer at Odyssey Services Corporation, handling vocational rehabilitation as a job developer, career counselor, and new business development consultant.
Ashley’s association with Rotary began as a PolioPlus Volunteer in Ethiopia in 2003. In 2006, she was a GSE Team Member to Japan. And from 2005-06, she served as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar representing our District 5500 to Singapore. (From 2004-05, she taught English for the Japanese Embassy in Rikuzentakata, Japan.) Ashley was a keynote speaker at the 2007 Rotary International Convention in Salt Lake City, a trainer at Pennsylvania PETS, and an Ambassadorial Scholar District 5500 Selection Committee member. She has given talks to over 50 Rotary Clubs throughout the world and has had many articles published in professional journals as well as in the Rotarian. She has been determined to become a Rotarian for many years and feels that this is the appropriate time, when she can be active and make a viable contribution. Say hello to Ashley Elaine York...
Nominations of candidates to serve as District Governor in 2020-2021 are due to incoming District Governor Joe Hentges on or before July 31, 2017. Any club may nominate a candidate who is a member of that club or a member of another club (with the other club’s concurrence). Candidate interviews will be held during the month of September, 2017. If you have any questions concerning requirements, qualifications, or the nomination process, please contact District Governor Nominee Ellie Patterson or President Cliff Bowman.
Register Now for the 2017 Ride to End Polio and Win a Bunch of Stuff
Each month Perimeter Cycling holds a drawing from among all registered cyclists. In the next drawing, someone will win all of the following.
Mavic Ksyrium Elite Wheelset ($700 value)
El Tour Kit ~jersey, shorts, socks ($150 value)
Two El Tour Dedication Dinner tickets ($120 value)
Framed 35th El Tour poster ($70 value)
Note that we must have your paper application in hand and your registration must be paid by the end of each month in order to be included in the Perimeter Bicycling drawing.
Remember to Order Your Rotary Cycling Kits Early Please remember to order your Rotary cycling kits early. It takes 5 weeks from the time the order goes in until you receive your merchandise because all kits are manufactured to order. Ordering information is at www.ridetoendpolio.org/clothing.
We are looking forward to sharing with Red Badge Members some of the interesting and exciting aspects of our club and how they can enjoy this special fellowship we have as Rotarians.
For your STAR (Special Training for Action in Rotary), we will be meeting at 5:45PM on Thursday July 27th at the Sabbar Shrine. It is located at 450 S. Tucson Blvd, Tucson, 85716. We plan to start promptly at 5:45 PM and the meeting is scheduled to last approximately 90 minutes with 10 minutes for Q & A. Light hors d’oeuvres will be served.
We look forward to you attending this important meeting. Please be sure to let me know if you have any questions and if you will be in attendance.
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Fresh off his return from the Rotary International Convention in Atlanta, President Cliff will discuss highlights from the convention. Throughout the discussion, President Cliff will demonstrate how RI’s goals intertwine with our own club’s strategic plan and Cliff’s goals for the upcoming year. Immediately following the convention, Cliff and his family traveled to Scotland for the wedding of his oldest son – we may also hear a little of their Scottish adventures!
Ashley Elaine York was raised in York, Pennsylvania; received her Bachelor's Degree in Sociology from Florida State University; Master of Arts in Southeast Asian Studies from the University of Singapore in 2006; and in 2016, her Ph.D. from the University of Alberta, Canada in Sociology (Media Industries). In 2008/09 she was in the post-baccalaureate Media Arts graduate program at The U of A. Currently, Ashley is the Regional Intake Director/Job Developer at Odyssey Services Corporation, handling vocational rehabilitation as a job developer, career counselor, and new business development consultant.
District Governor Joe Hentges District 5500 Goals for 2017/2018
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