West Word for 9/30/2009

By admindev • September 29, 2009

Jay Fant
President, First Guaranty Bank

Julian E. (Jay) Fant III was elected to the Board in 1994 and named Chairman in 2009. Mr. Fant, a native of Jacksonville, serves as Chief Executive Officer of the Bank. He is also a member of the Florida Bar.

First Guaranty Bank is Jacksonville’s oldest bank (1947) and was recently awarded an Outstanding by the FDIC for compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act.

Vitals
• Born March 28, 1968 in Jacksonville to Julian (Hickory) Fant, Jr. and Dorothy Stephenson Fant.
• Married to Lauren Lovett Fant in 1997. Two boys, born in 1999 and 2001. Daughters born in 2004 and 2007.

Education
• Episcopal High School of Jacksonville ‘86
• Washington & Lee University ’90 BS Business Administration
• University of Florida Law School ’94 JD

Professional Certifications
• Florida School of Banking ‘97
• LSU School of Banking ‘01

Professional Affiliations
• Florida Bar Association
• Independent Bankers Bank of Florida, Board Member
• Florida Bankers Association

Civic Affiliations
• Jacksonville Electric Authority, Board Member & Past Chairman
• Rotary Club of Jacksonville, Board Member
• Independent Bankers Bank (IBB), Board Member
• Florida Banker’s Association, Chairman Elect

Religious
• St. Johns Presbyterian Church, Treasurer

Notes
Meeting called to order by President John at 12:42 PM

Jags tickets still in our hands and unsold. Bill Howie was channeling the Jag’s sales office it seemed.

Road cleanup is set for 10/10/09. See Tim Viverette for details.

Greeters did a great job, and everyone reported that they felt especially welcomed today.

Perfect Attendance was recognized:
Jerry Mackoul — 31
Harry Roddenberry — 32
Frank Houser — 37
Rupert Bliss — 40
Bill Gay — 42

Marty Sack had the club howling with the Family of Rotary update.
Welcome back Frank Scheu.
Bill Scheu featured in Financial News
We observed a moment of atonement by acknowledging Yom Kippur. We trust everyone’s sins are expiated appropriately. And we learned that even Honey Baked Ham is not the best thing in life.

Clay Riley recognized his Grandson as the ACC Offensive Player of the Week for Wake Forest.

Bob Kidd reviewed birthdays
Falsario Arnold 9/20
Randy Thornton 9/22
Clay Riley 9/22 (84 years of age)
Phil Voss 9/25
John Morrett 9/21 (93 years of age)

Happy Birthday to all of you!!!

Bob Kidd read a resolution honoring Gray Strum for his lifetime of service to our country and our community. Gray’s wife and daughters were able to join us for this ceremony. Thank you, Gray.

David Martin recognized our “Teacher of the Quarter” Alice Smith, from Henry Kite ES. Ms. Smith was joined by her new principal, Ms. Deidre Johnson.

Nina Sasser welcomed our visiting Rotarians and special guests. We also learned that fairy tales can begin with any manner of opening lines, including: “If elected, I promise.”

A pain free Frank Scheu introduced our guest speaker, Mr. Donnie Lamey, President of Discover Tec.

Mr. Lamey presented to our club an overview of the evolution of web based interactions and social marketing opportunities. We learned of Web 1.0, then the move to Web 2.0, and now are anticipating the full arrival of Web 3.0. The presentation was informative, and several questions arose from the collected Rotarians. Unfortunately for the rest of us, Marshall Butler seemed to be the only other person in the room that knew everything Mr. Lamey was talking about.

Visiting Rotarians:
Gerry Kelley — Downtown Jacksonville
Ed Witt — Downtown Jacksonville
Anne Renfroe — Downtown Jacksonville

Rotary Guests:
Mimi Scanlon — Guest of Harry Roddenberry (Granddaughter)
AJ Althuis — Guest of Bill Howey
Alice Smith, Teacher of the Quarter — Guest of club
Deidra Johnson, Principal — Guest of club
Gray Strum’s family, widow, Mary Love Strum, daughters Mary and Carolyn.

Birthdays
John Schultz — September 30
Kevin O’Connor — October 4

Next Meeting - October 7, 2009
Speaker: Don Jones, Survivor, US Airways crash in the Hudson
Greeters: John Schultz and Stuart Rigdon
Invocation: Tommy Platt
Pledge: Diane Ballard
Four-Way Test: Ed Pratt-Dannals

Quick Links:
You can now report make-ups online.

Submit “Family of Rotary” information online.

Please review the 2009 - 2010 Duty Roster and mark your calendar with your responsibilities for the upcoming year.