Rotarian Shawn Powell was guest speaker at Memorial Day services Monday at Memory Lawn Memorial Park in Roswell.
Powell, president of Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell, is a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel.
The ceremony was sponsored by American Legion Posts 61 and 28. Some 300 veterans are buried at the cemetery.
To view Shawn’s speech and the ceremony, tap: https://youtu.be/a7HLah4cwYE
Club Director Marcos Nava is seeking monthly program chairs, starting in July.
Four Rotarians have volunteered so far to secure programs in the following months:
• August 2022 — Elizabeth Morales
• September 2022 — Marcos Nava
• October 2022 — Kaye Whitefoot
• November 2022 — Carolyn Mitchell
To volunteer, visit with Marcos before or after the Rotary Club meeting or contact him by voice or text at (575) 420-8787 or by email marcos.nava1@outlook.com
Rotarian Dan Girand will be speaker at Thursday’s Roswell Rotary Club meeting.
Dan was born in Lubbock, Texas, on March 5, 1938, to Lillian Goodnight Girand and W.D. “Dub” Girand.
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| Dan Girand |
Dan was educated in the Hobbs school district, where he played football and
baseball. During his school years, he earned Eagle Scout rank.
During his school years, Dan received his ham radio license at 15. He currently holds the same license. His other hobbies were cars and drag racing.
His summer jobs included stints with El Paso Natural Gas, Doran Chevrolet, and Cablevision, where he climbed poles.
In 1956, Dan began classes at the University of New Mexico, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in political science. He attended UNM Law School from 1960-62.
Dan then enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and attended Officer Training School at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio.
After graduating from OTS, he was assigned to Amarillo Air Force Base, a technical training base.
“The major running officer assignments took one look at my mostly bald head and age, and told me I was going to be commander of the Headquarters Squadron, Amarillo Tech Training Center,” Dan said.
“The center commander, a major general, who was in my Squadron, shook his head and said this was the first time a brand new second lieutenant was ever made a squadron commander.
“After two years, I applied for and was accepted in the Air Force Office of Special Investigations,” Dan said. After attending the basic class in Washington, D.C., he was assigned to DO 19 at Travis Air Force Base in California.
Two years later he transferred into the Inactive Reserve and, after 13 years, he received an Honorable Discharge from the Air Force.
Dan returned to Hobbs in 1966 and worked as an insurance adjuster for several years. He then bought a retail gift store and joined the Hobbs Rotary Club, serving as Bulletin editor for several years.
He started Hobbs Troop 20 of the New Mexico Mounted Patrol in 1972.
Dan was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Hobbs, and was an adult Sunday School teacher and a ruling elder at the church.
“After selling the gift store, I was selected for the director’s position on the Southeastern New Mexico Criminal Justice Commission in Roswell,” he said. “I taught criminal justice classes at New Mexico Junior College and the College of the Southwest in Hobbs.
“After about seven years, Congress abolished the funding for Criminal Justice Commissions all over the nation,” Dan said.
He then became contracts administrator for Harvey E. Yates.
Dan has served two terms as chairman of the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), New Mexico Independent Oil and Gas Association.
In December 2016, he retired from Mack Energy Corp. after 20 years of service.
Dan, who earned Tae Kwan Do and Aikido 6 Degree Black Belts in 2009, has been named a Martial Arts Pioneer by the U.S. Martial Arts Association.
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| Paul Moore |
Paul Moore, Service Projects chair and a director of the Roswell Rotary Club, will speak at the May 19 meeting.
Paul is the southeast regional manager for the Alzheimer’s Association’s New Mexico Chapter, where he is responsible for education, awareness, caregiver support, and fundraising.
He became involved with the association because of his own family’s firsthand experience with the disease. He moved to New Mexico in support of his wife, a geneticist at the Southwestern Native Aquatic Resources Recovery Center.
Paul formerly served as executive director of the North Central Washington Economic Development District and as an elected official on his local City Council.
He is an avid volunteer and has served on numerous boards and committees, including the Housing Authority, Planning and Zoning Commission, School Board, and various strategic planning initiatives.
He has a Master’s in Education and spent the majority of his professional career as a humanities professor.
Rotarian Edward K. “Eddie” David will speak at Thursday’s Roswell Rotary Club meeting on “My 60 Years in Roswell, Exploring for Oil ad Gas.”
During his talk, Eddie will explain what it has been like being in the oil and gas exploration and development business in the 60 years he has lived in Roswell.
“This presentation will reveal why my career in Roswell has been an exciting adventure that is challenging, enjoyable, and gratifying beyond expectations,” he said.
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| Eddie David |
He was born in Hebbronville, Texas, in 1934, and graduated high school at San Marcus Baptist Academy in 1952.
His first two years of college were at Texas A&I in Kingsville, which is now part of Texas A&M. Eddie then attended Texas Tech, where he earned a BS degree in Petroleum Geology in 1956.
Eddie began his career in the petroleum industry with Texaco Inc., where he was employed as an exploration and development geologist from 1956-66.
In 1966 he formed David Petroleum Corp. in Roswell.
Eddie said he and the late Colin McMillan “were in a group of about 15 who moved from Midland to Roswell in 1962 to open an exploration office. In Midland, I was not involved in community activities.
“Upon our arrival in Roswell, Colin got very active in Chaves County politics and before I knew it he also had me involved in his activities. Gradually this led me to become active in community activities and accelerated in 1966 when Charlie Loveless, Colin, and I became partners in oil and gas exploration,” he said.
Eddie has been active in national, as well as in community organizations. He served as president of the Roswell Geological Society in 1969-70, and in 1997-98 was president of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, which has members in 129 countries.
He also has served as president and as campaign chairman of the United Way of Chaves County. Eddie is past president of the Conquistador Boy Scout Council, has served on its Executive Board for more than 25 years, and currently is a trustee of the council’s Trust Fund.
He served on the Roswell School Board from 1989-93 and for many years has been a member of the Roswell Rotary Club, where he has been honored as a Paul Harris Fellow.
Eddie’s honors include Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Leadership Roswell Alumni Association and the United Way of Chaves County; Life Membership in the Roswell Geological Society and New Mexico Landmen’s Association; the Roswell Board of Realtor’s Outstanding Citizen of the Year; the Boy Scout Silver Beaver Award; the American Association of Petroleum Geologists Honorary Membership Award; and the Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell President’s Distinguished Award.
Eddie and his wife Jamie live in Roswell. He has two children, daughter Camille Zihlman of Dallas and son Ed N. David, executive vice president of David Petroleum and a petroleum landman.
For years, Eddie has been a guiding force in organizing successful Energy Scholarship Dinners and Military Appreciation Dinners in Roswell.
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| John Farrer |
Farrer, a visiting Rotarian, spoke to the club on May 5.
The concert — entitled “Beethoven Symphony No. 9 “Ode to Joy” — will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the auditorium on the New Mexico Military Institute campus on North Main Street.
Tickets are available by calling (575) 623-5882 or going online to: roswellsymphony.org
Featured in the concert are Ingela Onstead, soprano; Sarah Daughtrey, mezzo-soprano; Jamie Flora, tenor; and Michael Hix, bass.
Concert sponsors include Pioneer Bank, Pepsi, KOBR-TV, New Mexico Arts, and The Armstrong-Clark Foundation.
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| Enrique Moreno of Roswell Community Disaster Relief Services speaks at the May 5 Roswell Rotary Club meeting. |
Enrique Moreno of Roswell Community Disaster Relief Services will be featured speaker at Thursday’s Rotary Club meeting.
