Group Study Exchange 2007-2008

Denise Lashelle Bellamy "Denise" University - International Studies Greensboro-Airport	Abigail Suzanne Eaton "Abby" Furniture Designer High Point Rotary Club	Kimberly Jo Herzing "Kim" Clinical Social Worker Gate City Rotary Club	Samuel Becker Seifert "Sam" Hospital Administration Reynolda Rotary Club
	Pamela Freeman Ray "Pam" International Products Coordinator Kernersville Rotary Club TEAM LEADER	Kwang-She Lu (Vincent Lu) Rotarian LANGUAGE* Memoirist, Language Teacher, Translator Rotary Club of Taoyuan (PP) Team Leader
Ellen Huang (Miss) 29, BA, Sub-manager in yacht hardware mfg & trading	Jack Chiang (Mr.) 27, BA, Sales Representative, AIG Nanshan Insurance	Nil Lai (Mr.) 32, MS, Director, RECC Taoyuan County Fire Bureau	Sophie Huang (Miss) 27, BA, Senior Assoc. in PricewaterhouseCoopers

(From Cliff Dochterman's ABCs of Rotary)
*First Names or Nicknames
From the earliest days of Rotary, members have referred to each other on a first-name basis. Since personal acquaintanceship and friendship are cornerstones of Rotary, it was natural that many clubs adopted the practice of setting aside formal titles in conversations among members. Individuals who normally would he addressed as Doctor, Professor, Mister, the Honorable or Sir are regularly called Joe, Bill, Mary, Karen or Chancy by other Rotarians. The characteristic Rotary club name badge fosters the first-name custom.
In a few areas, such as Europe, club members use a more formal style in addressing fellow members. In other parts of the world, mainly in Asian countries, the practice is to assign each new Rotarian a humorous nickname which relates to some personal characteristic or which is descriptive of the member's business or profession. A member nicknamed "Oxygen" is the manufacturer of chemical gas products. "Trees" is the nickname for the Rotarian in the lumber business, "Building" is the contractor, "Paper" is the stationery or office supply retailer. Other members might carry nicknames like "Muscles," "Foghorn" or "Smiles" as commentaries on their physical features. The nicknames are frequently a source of good-natured fun and fellowship. But whether a Rotarian is addressed by a given first name or a nickname, the spirit of personal friendship is the initial step that opens doors to all other opportunities for service.