West Jax Rotary

Bob Simpson, A.A.E.
Senior Director, Cecil Field
Jacksonville Aviation Authority

Bob Simpson serves as a Senior Director at the Jacksonville Aviation Authority (JAA). In this position he is primarily responsible for the operation, maintenance, long range planning, and capital development of one of Jacksonville’s four airports, Cecil Field.

Prior to being appointed to his current position, he served as Director of Aviation Management for the Authority. In this role he had operational oversight of Jacksonville International Airport, Cecil Field, Craig Airport and Herlong Airport. His first assignment with the Authority was as Airport Manger at Cecil Field, a former Naval Air Station which was closed in 1999 and transferred to the JAA for use as a civilian general aviation reliever airport. Before being employed by the Jacksonville Aviation Authority he served as project manager for the Mayor of Jacksonville’s Cecil Field Redevelopment Commission.

In addition to his duties as Aviation Management Director, he served as the JAA’s overall coordinator for Super Bowl 39 held in Jacksonville in February 2005. In this position he coordinated all airport related Super Bowl activities with the NFL, the teams, the Jacksonville Host Committee, airport tenants, numerous governmental agencies, and all airlines that served Jacksonville.

Bob retired from the U.S. Navy in 1994 having served twenty-four years as a Naval Flight Officer. His last assignment in the Navy was at Naval Air Station Jacksonville where he served as the Commander of the P-3 Aircraft Patrol Wing. He is a graduate of Mississippi State University, is married and has two children and five grandchildren.

Notes
Thanks to everyone who made last week’s special program possible. Congratulations again to Wright Hollingsworth on receiving his Bronze Star with V for Valor.

Listed below are links to coverage of the program by various media outlets:
Channel 4
First Coast News
Florida Times Union

Rotary Guests
Bill Hobbs — Roswell, GA
David Williams — Downtown
George Armstrong — Southside
Henry Beckwith — Downtown
Jim Lanahan — Southside
John Noseworthy — Wilmington, DE
Mary Alice Phelan – Southside
Meg Folds — San Marco
PDG Lang Sheffield — Americus, GA
Steve Coon – Riverside

Visitors
Susan Andrews — Guest of Bill Andrews
Rodney Butler — Guest of Marshall Butler
Vicky Butler — Guest of Marshall Butler
Glenda Collier — Guest of Dave Collier
Zoe Conolly — Guest of Rob Conolly
Caroline Corringan — Guest of Mike Corrigan
Sylvia Gower — Guest of Tommy Gower
Polly Holyfield — Guest of Bill Holyfield
Saundra Kidd — Guest of Bob Kidd
Hickory Fant — Guest of Doug Milne
Cisa Reid — Guest of John Morrett
Daniel Morrett — Guest of Morrett John Joseph
Joan Morrett — Guest of John Morrett
Philip Murphy — Guest of Phil Murphey
Janet Myers — Guest of Doug Myers, Jr.
Harold O’Steen — Guest of Mark O’Steen
Chris Knoernschild — Guest of Jim Riggan
Kathy Scanlon — Guest of Harry Roddenberry
Gayle Runion — Guest of John Runion
Carol Sack — Guest of Marty Sack
Scott Sandlin — Guest of Tom Sandlin
Celia Clayton — Guest of Tom Schifanella
Ellen Schifanella — Guest of Tom Schifanella
Margo Fitch — Guest of Bob Shircliff
Towse Fitch — Guest of Bob Shircliff
Mary Strum — Guest of Gray Strum
Fred Morris — Guest of Evans Sumner
Matt Voss — Guest of Phil Voss
Nancy Voss — Guest of Phil Voss
Gerry Watson — Guest of Walter Watson

Other Guests
Babs Church Burns
Bishop Snyder HS Students
Brian, Becky & Austin Hardy
Erolyn Church
Esther & Ralph Gibbs
Gregory Panek
Jerri Hobbs
Kyle Coon, guest of Steve Coon (Riverside)
Mike & Christine Hollingsworth
Penny & Hugh Marchant
Rich Roberts
Tamatha Mizell

Birthdays
November 30 — Michael Corrigan, Jr.
November 30 — Jimmy Kelly
December 1 — Ron Roberts

Next Week - December 11, 2008
NO MEETING AT HOLIDAY INN ON DECEMBER 10.
Christmas Party at Florida Yacht Club on December 11.
Bring an unwrapped gift.

The duty roster is now online. If you ever need to see when it is your turn to greet, pray, pledge or test, look for this list. It is online in the calendar section.