This Week In Rotary
10/5/26 CLUB MEETING: USC Aiken Chancellor Dr. Heimmermann with an USC Aiken Update
USC Aiken Chancellor Dr. Heimmermann will give a USCA Update, including Advanced Manufacturing Center. The facility will provide accessible, modern and flexible laboratory space for EM’s SRNL and its collaboration partners.
Dr. Daniel J. Heimmermann became the fifth Chancellor of the University of South Carolina Aiken on July 1, 2021.
Originally from Wisconsin, Chancellor Heimmermann received undergraduate degrees in history and Spanish before earning Master of Arts and Ph.D. degrees in early-modern French history from Marquette University.
Before coming to USC Aiken, Dr. Heimmermann served as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Texas Permian Basin (2014-2021) where he ranked as the most senior chief academic officer in the University of Texas System. Prior to this, he held the same role at Mississippi University for Women from 2012-2014, and from 2008-2012 he served as Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Brownsville (presently The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley).
Dr. Heimmermann began his academic career at the University of North Alabama ……….
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Club News
Five Community Service Grants awarded by the Rotary Club of Aiken were worth a total of $9,000.
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2026-27: Create Lasting Impact
Our 2026-27 message, Create Lasting Impact, encourages all of us, as people of action, to work together to make a meaningful difference in our communities and around the world. It builds on the ways in which members have strengthened their connections to each other and to their communities to Unite for Good, the 2025-26 message. Now, Create Lasting Impact will harness those connections and inspire our members, participants, and the public to take collective actions that lead to a sustainable difference — globally, locally, and personally.
Olayinka Hakeem Babalola, President of Rotary International, 2026-2027
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Upcoming Club Events
USC Aiken Chancellor Dr. Heimmermann with an USC Aiken Update
USC Aiken Chancellor Dr. Heimmermann will give a USCA Update, including Advanced Manufacturing Center. The facility will provide accessible, modern and flexible laboratory space for EM’s SRNL and its collaboration […]
Newberry Hall,
117 Newberry St SW
Aiken, SC 29801 United States
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Dr. Jackson Drumgoole, Bridge Builders Communities
Dr. Jackson Drumgoole, Army veteran, university professor, and executive life coach. Jackson has over 20 years of experience in organizational change, leadership, and development. As a strategic change manager, he […]
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Shell Knox Berry, President of Community Foundation of CSRA
Shell Knox Berry is the President and CEO of the Community Foundation for the CSRA. Shell joined the Community Foundation in 2015 and since that time, she, her team of […]
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Aiken, SC 29801 United States
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Oliver Hospitality
The City of Aiken and Oliver Hospitality closed their real estate deal Sept. 11, transferring ownership of the Hotel Aiken building and adjacent properties in the heart of Aiken’s downtown […]
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Aiken, SC 29801 United States
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Rotary International, Candy Hamilton
For more than a century, we’ve bridged cultures and connected continents. We champion peace, fight illiteracy and poverty, help people get access to clean water and sanitation, and fight disease. […]
Newberry Hall,
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Aiken, SC 29801 United States
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Newberry Hall,
117 Newberry St SW
Aiken, SC 29801 United States
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St. Thaddeus Free Laundry Service
While St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church in Aiken, South Carolina, does not operate an on-site public walk-in laundry clinic, they are heavily involved in local community outreach. Notably, the church funded […]
Newberry Hall,
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Aiken, SC 29801 United States
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Erin Milam, Executive Director, Children’s Advocacy Center
In 2003, a group of concerned citizens spear-headed a task force made up of representatives from local child-serving agencies in order to address the lack of a coordinated response to […]
Newberry Hall,
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Aiken, SC 29801 United States
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Jasmine Chavous Sims, Pres.CEO Ronald McDonald House
Over the last 5 decades, Ronald McDonald House has served tens of millions of families, however, we often have consistent waitlists for our House and Family Room programs. We envision […]
Newberry Hall,
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Aiken, SC 29801 United States
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