West Jax Rotary

Dan Murphy
Gator Bowl Committee

Daniel Kennedy Murphy is Senior Vice President and Treasurer of Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE: FNF). Mr. Murphy has responsibility for all facets of the banking, funding, liquidity, cash flow management and all other treasury related functions for the corporation. Mr. Murphy also manages all external financial relationships for FNF, including investor relations and rating agency activities.

Prior to joining FNF, Murphy spent nearly nine years with Heller Financial, Inc. in a number of financial positions, including International Treasurer, Vice President of Corporate Finance and Director of Investor Relations. Prior to Heller, Mr. Murphy spent three years with the accounting firm of Coopers & Lybrand.

Mr. Murphy received a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame in 1988 and a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in 1995. Mr. Murphy also holds both Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designations.

Mr. Murphy is Chairman of the Gator Bowl Association, a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization whose mission is to provide Northeast Florida with the very best in college athletics and related activities in order to maximize positive impact on the area’s economy, national image and community pride. Its primary charitable activities are focused on education and youth in the North Florida area. Mr. Murphy also serves on the board of directors of the Sulzbacher Center, Northeast Florida’s only provider of comprehensive services for homeless men, women and children. Its mission is to empower homeless and at-risk men, women and children to achieve a better life through a full range of services, both direct and in collaboration with community partners, thus renewing hope and restoring lives back into the fabric of the community.

Dan Murphy and his wife Cathleen reside in Jacksonville, FL with their two children, Tom and Catie.

Notes
President John called the special Veterans Day meeting to order.

Bill Howey reported on our December 13th Jacksonville Jaguar game. Tickets are still available for $60.00

John Bickerstaff reminded the membership that a Blood Drive was currently taking place.

Joe Springer encouraged the members to sign up for the Salvation Army “bell ringing” on December 5th, reminding us that we have several different shifts

Bill Hollyfield gave a report on the very successful Dictionary Project and drew our attention to the dictionaries he had previously placed on the tables. He let us know that the Project was well received in the schools - he remarked on the excited teachers and seeing the faces of the children light up (especially on being told that they could keep their pens!).

The Rotoract Club is having a Clean Up Day in Riverside Park on November 14th and the membership was encouraged to participate.

President John reminded the membership that the District Conference will take place December 11th through 13th. President John also discussed several important dates in December, including the Christmas Party at Florida Yacht Club on December 15th.

Marty Sack gave his Family of Rotary report and announced several birthdays and no ages. He informed us that Mark Hulsey has announced his candidacy for Circuit Court Judge. Marty also reported that Hamilton Cooke participated in the Jacksonville Bar Association Follies, singing “Old Man River”.

A new member, Bud Para was inducted after being introduced by Bob Goodwin. Bud is involved with governmental affairs at JEA.

Our Sergeant-at-Arms, Nina Sasser introduced our guests, visiting Rotarians and a very special group of Interact members from Bishop Snyder High School.

Phil Voss introduced our speaker, Eric Sherman, who is a state liaison in the office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, a position he assumed after serving twenty-one years in the Navy. Our speaker began his speech by acknowledging that it was …”an honor to speak on one of the most celebrated days of the year”.

Recognizing Jacksonville’s strong military presence over many years, Eric wanted to make a difference in the lives of the military personnel and their families. He became involved with the Quality of Life Improvement Initiative. This project was designed to address the special needs of military families and to enable the State of Florida to assist in meeting those needs. After describing various ways in which the State of Florida has been of assistance to military families, Eric expressed his personal pride in the way Florida has accepted the challenge of meeting those needs.

Eric concluded his Veterans Day remarks by reminding us that “there is no greater freedom than ours; no greater pride than those who serve”.

Visiting Rotarians
Gerry Kelly — Downtown
Ed Witt — Downtown
Buck Autry — Downtown
Marcus Drewa — South Jax

Rotary Guests
Herb Sellers — Guest of Jim Riggan
Georgia Winegeart — Guest of Nina Sasser
Beth Dickinson — Interact chaperone
Huong Nguyen — Interact member
Mark Dickinson — Interact member
Rady Duncan — Interact member

Birthdays
Bob Goodwin — November 18
Doug Myers, Jr. — November 20
Mike Tanner — November 24

Next Meeting - November 25, 2009
Speaker: Dr. Walker Blanton, Thanksgiving Program
Greeters: Jim Marlier and Ike Sherlock
Invocation: Michael Tanner
Pledge: Steve Noack
Four-Way Test: Jim Riggan

Quick Links:
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Submit “Family of Rotary” information online.

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