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FEBRUARY 2013Volume 98 Issue 2

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4 About the Cover5 Executive Manager’s Message8 President’s Report14 Treasurer’s Report16 Foundation Report17 DAC Donors Club18 Newly Elected List

20 DAC Committee Reports22 Beavers Baloney24 Bowling Beat26 Blackballers Bounce28 Fitness Club 29 Intermediates30 Clubs-within-the-Club

DAC 2013 Election Results - 6

David DiChiera: Detroit Opera Visionary - 32Mary Rodrique

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DEA Brings Detroit Leaders Together - 38Mary Rodrique

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Auto Show Preview Night - 42Kathleen Thompson, Andrea Zarczynski, Amywren Miller & Ken Voyles

New Year’s Eve at the DAC - 46Kathleen Thompson

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ContentsFeatures & Photos

February 2013





About the Cover

This month’s cover, “Spirit Horse” (1994), is number four in an edition of 30 by Colorado

based artist Veryl Goodnight. After working in the arts for more than 15 years, Goodnight moved into sculpting to gain a better understanding of anatomy. Her love of nature is evident in her subject matter, which includes horses.

Goodnight, who prefers to work directly from life, is highly respectful of her subjects. “The subtle differences of each living being have become my passion, whether I am sculpting or painting,” she said. Influences such as Anna Hyatt Huntington and Alexander Phimster have driven her to connect with her subjects.

The model for “Spirit Horse” was a racing quarterhorse. The title reflects the spiritual belief of Native Americans that there is a “great horse” in the heavens that looks after all earthly horses. Strength and power are evoked through the deeply curved surface of the sculpture which stands 24 inches tall.

Originally selected by the Art and Architecture Committee for purchase, the DAC acquired the sculpture in honor of former 1951 DAC President John R. Davis using funds from the Davis Foundation chaired by DAC member James LoPrete.

As dictated by the Art and Architecture Committee, the sculpture first resided in the Grill Room and has since been moved to the Main Lobby where it is today. Amywren Miller



One attribute that sets the DAC apart is the building of

relationships among our members by developing a sense of togetherness and belonging.

As we work to share the DAC story, good

communication remains a critical tool in making those connections at the heart of our vision and mission. This means integrating creative resources, with a strong commitment to the written and visual language of communications.

For nearly 100 years the DAC News has been at the center of this effort, not only informing members but reminding them about, and connecting them to the Club. In recent years, though, the magazine’s history has not accurately reflected the part it plays in the day to day efforts to inform, share and evoke what the DAC is about today.

Late last year we decided to clarify this expanded role and realign the magazine to be a true communications department. While a name change isn’t in and of itself a big development, the idea that communicating to all of our members across a broad spectrum of methods as a top priority is one, especially with the changing nature of communications in our society.

Though print publications remain mainstays in what we do, our world really is one of social media; electronic messaging and websites; blogs; and an endless array of app resources, all used more and more by various demographics within our Club.

Our communications have already been evolving to reflect this. In recent years we revamped our website, started using social media, implemented stronger e-messages, added depth to our photographic coverage and developed marketing materials for new amenities at the DAC.

Most importantly, we have been working to undestand our brand and how it relates to the spectrum of communications you receive from the Club.

This effort has truly refocused our attention on the idea that engaging members through considered and refined communications is a key part of the DAC experience.

Manager’s MessageJ.G. TED GILLARY



As required by Club bylaws, the annual Club election of members to the Board of Directors was held on Jan. 29, 2013. A total of 864 valid ballots were cast. Elected to

three-year terms were:

DAC Election Results2013

Paul H. Huth

After the close of balloting at 7 p.m., the annual meeting was held. The annual reports of President Rick DiBartolomeo and Treasurer Anthony J. Magdowski were presented.

The full text of their official reports are on pages 8 and 14, respectively.

At the first meeting of the new Club Board held Feb. 1, 2013, Michael F. Ottaway was elected as the 96th President of the Detroit Athletic Club and Thomas A. Fabbri was elected as 1st Vice President. At the same time, Anthony J. Magdowski, winner of the preferential ballot, was elected as 2nd Vice President; Glen Fayolle was named Club Secretary; and David J. Hammel was named Club Treasurer.

A profile of 2013 DAC President Michael F. Ottaway will appear in the March Membership Roster issue of the DAC News.

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Election Day at the DAC

Past Presidents John Prost, Charlie Nicholl and George Haggarty.

Chris Allen gets his ballot from Bill Brink.

Paul Huth, Anthony Urbani and Joe Impastato.

Joe Moran and Nancy Thiel.DAC election counters Spencer Burke, Stan Ames, Anthony Joseph and Paul Van Der Hoeven.

Melinda Conway Callahan and Margie Duncan.

Left, Jim Schroth and Julie Henry-Kelly.

Cal Look and Tom Peloso.

Adel Dissett and Linda Forte.

John Dakmak gets ready to vote.

Above, election judges Carl Jarboe, Jack Lind and Walker Mayhew.

Right, Larry Leib and Andy Housey.

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Development is the increase in our Intermediates membership. As of Dec. 31, our Intermediates totalled 369 or a 35

percent increase from 2011. The Intermediates Council is doing a great job of organizing events and recruiting DAC members of the future.

We will be launching a membership incentive program in the near future that will assist us in being a stronger Club than we are today. Stay tuned for more details.

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Sean Cotton of Meridian Health who is the winner of the 2012

membership drive. Sean recruited the most new members to the Club in 2012 and as such will be entitled to his

very own personalized space in the parking structure. Congratulations, Sean!

Member Programs and Services

During 2012, the Club exper ienced increased utilization by our members and their guests. We had nine (9) events this year with record attendance, including Back-to-the-Club Night which hosted almost 1,300 guests.

The Intermediates Fall and Spring Wine Tasting events continue to grow and attract both Intermediates and Resident members. Increased usage and record attendance at events this year is confirmation that our membership is fully engaged.

Our Stadium Pavilion activities continue to see increased demand with 2012 being a record year as it relates to attendance. We hosted over 19,000 guests and saw our revenues increase over 60 percent from 2011.

The events at Comerica Park (Detroit Tigers, Jimmy Buffett, etc.) and Ford Field fueled much of this increase. Suffice to say, we had a great season and are expecting even greater opportunities in 2013.

Our Athletic Department usage is up significantly with our new Tranquility Spa experiencing over 1,000 visits each quarter.

The reviews of the spa have been terrific and we continue to introduce new services (nutrition, chiropractic, etc.) for our members and their guests to enjoy.

Group fitness classes such as yoga, zumba, spinning and kick boxing all continue to gain in popularity. Our Seventh Floor Sky High Studio and adjoining room was completed

As we close the record book on our 125th Anniversary as a Club, the phrase, “Proud of our past, excited

about our future” continues to repeat itself. 2012 was a banner year for the Club on

many fronts and we stand poised and ready to go into the next 125 years as a vibrant and

relevant institution in the City of Detroit. Hallmarks of the Club’s success over the years have been

a common vision shared by our members and a relentless focus on our strategic goals as follows:

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Management

Membership Development

The “great recession” of recent years appears to be behind us and better days lie ahead. The Club experienced a net Resident member loss of approximately 500 during the period 2008-2010. Since then, we have been able to stabilize the membership, but we still have a long way to go as it relates to our desire to retain existing members and attract new ones.

We ended up the year at 2,355 Resident members which is down forty-two (42) from 2011. The Board and management have recently undergone an analysis of our Membership Development process, including the benchmarking of best practices in this important area.

What we currently know is that less than five (5) percent of our membership is involved in referring new members to the Club. This percentage is well below where we would like to be. We simply have to engage more of our members in the recruiting process.

The Board has given Membership Development top priority in 2013. With an increased membership, we can continue with confidence our plans to further expand our facilities and provide the types of services our members expect now and in the future.

One of the highlights of the year as it relates to Membership

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President’s Report



of these groups such a rewarding experience.

Clubs such as the 3Bs once again had a successful, soldout Golf Outing in June and the Youth Activities Club continues to come up with activities and experiences that members and their children will cherish for a lifetime.

Financial Stewardship

As a result of a stabilized membership, increased usage of the facilities, record attendances at events and prudent management, the Club recorded financial results not seen since 2008.

Our long-term debt is now $5.2

in 2012 and hosts a number of these classes.

Men’s and Women’s locker room usage grew five percent and nine percent, respectively from 2011 levels and are the highest since the Club began recording visits in 2000.

Best in class dining is something that defines the DAC. Our rich culinary tradition elevates and distinguishes us from the rest with the Club’s professional, award-winning culinary team truly “Defining Detroit Cuisine.”

Our clubs-within-the-Club continue to experience active participation by our members.

Camaraderie and fun are two active ingredients that make being a member

million as a result of nearly $800,000 in principal reduction during 2012.

In addition, we expended over $1.9 million in capital improvements in order to keep our facility the very best.

The Treasurer’s Report will go into more detail as to the 2012 financial results and it is encouraged that you read the report as well as the audited financial statements to gain further insight as to our financial performance.

The results recorded in 2012 should give us confidence that 2013 will be another strong year which will allow us to continue our vision and prepare us for our Centennial Celebration in 2015.

Facility Maintenance and Enhancement

Our financial performance as discussed above has allowed us to maintain and enhance our Clubhouse to what it is today…a crown jewel.

Our 2011 investment in guest rooms, Tranquility Spa, Sixth Floor Hughes Chalmers Board Room and Men’s and Women’s Bowling Locker Rooms were the catalyst for us to continue on our path of providing the very best for our members and their guests.

The single largest project for 2012 was the completion of the Seventh Floor Sky High Fitness Studio and adjoining training room. This was a

In honor of the 125-year anniversary of the DAC, Rick DiBartolomeo’s term began with the taking of a unique photograph before the Past Directors Party that included more than 70 former and current Board members.

The DAC Board presents preliminary information about the Master Facilities Plan at one of two Town Hall meetings.



great example of taking under-utilized space and turning it into an area that can be enjoyed by members.

A large portion of our facility expenditures in 2012 evolved around maintaining and upgrading of equipment used by the DAC staff in the performance of their daily responsibilities.

It is important that we continue to invest in “the back of the house” so as to ensure safety in the workplace and no interruption in the delivery of services to the membership.

The conservation and cleaning of the exterior limestone of the Clubhouse was completed and it has never looked better. Cleaning the limestone this year allows us to focus on future enhancements to the Clubhouse in preparation for our Centennial Celebration in 2015.

Our vision for a future DAC continued this year with the development and completion of a Master Facilities Plan (MFP). This undertaking was no small task and was the result of involvement by many individuals including representatives of management, the membership and the Board of Directors.

As we communicated at our Town Hall meetings, our vision for the near future is for an enhanced Clubhouse including a rooftop plaza, a redesigned Randolph Lobby and a more permanent Stadium Pavilion.

Future plans (depending upon membership levels and the desire of the membership) would include a north addition with expanded fitness facilities, men and women locker rooms and a casual dining venue.

The next step for us is to engage our architects for programming and conceptual design services.

The goal would be to complete construction of the first phase (rooftop, Randolph Lobby and Stadium Pavilion) prior to our Centennial Celebration in 2015.

Much work needs to be done yet, but we are on track to be able to communicate to the membership our plans in the first half of 2013.

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Governance and Management

The DAC has always had a reputation for a strong governance and management structure. Our Board and committees work closely with management to ensure that we as a Club are operating efficiently and effectively.

During 2012 we continued to strengthen and improve our governance structure with a review and amendment of our election process for incumbent candidates, the expansion of our nominating committee, the performance of board self-assessments and the formalization of succession planning for our senior management team.

In addition, we further enhanced the evaluation process for our executive manager in order to ensure fairness and accountability.

Communication was another area that we looked to strengthen during 2012. Quarterly Board updates as well as having Town Hall meetings are critical to keep the membership informed of developments and actions taken.

Our Strategic Planning process continues to play an important role in how we execute and make decisions for the benefit of the membership.

All strategies employed throughout the Club are aligned with the Strategic Plan and Board policy decisions.

Commitment to Our Staff

The DAC was once again the recipient of the Platinum Club of America award in 2012. This award recognizes the finest clubs across the country for culinary excellence, quality of the workplace, human resource practices, athletics and member communications.

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In addition, the Club was honored as one of the top places to work in metropolitan Detroit. These awards are a tribute to the management and staff of the DAC (“Team DAC”).

Research has shown time and time again that loyalty and customer satisfaction are driven by the service a member is provided.

Team DAC continues to exceed the expectations of our membership by consistently delivering service with precision and excellence unmatched anywhere.

Team DAC, led by Executive Manager Ted Gillary is to be commended for an outstanding year.

With record attendance at events and increased usage at the Club, Team DAC did not waiver. They continued to do what they do each and every day….greet you with a smile and a warm welcome when you walk into the Clubhouse and make you feel as if you are the most important person they are serving.

It was recently announced that Craig Cutler will be leaving us after nine years to take the position of general manager at a local country club. His dedication to customer service, Team DAC and the Club will be truly missed. We wish him only the best in his new role and thank him for his contributions to our Club.

Team DAC is second to none. Please take the opportunity to thank members of Team DAC when you see them for all that they are doing for us each and every day.

Proud of our past, excited about our future

As we head into 2013 we have these six strategic goals or “pillars” that are the foundation of all that we do. We have a strong foundation upon which to build and a tradition of excellence in all that we do.

I would be remiss if I did not

conclude with the most important part of my message as president.

That message is one of thanks to the men and women who made 2012 possible. It’s the commitment to excellence, a shared vision and a passion for our Club that makes this all possible.

As I mentioned previously, Team DAC cannot be thanked enough for all that they do for us each and every day. Thank you for your dedication and commitment.

Thank you to the members who have volunteered their time, talents and countless hours serving on Board committees. Your input, guidance and passion for our Club are the product of who we are today.

Thank you for your service

Thank you to the past presidents and former Board members of the Club. You, and those before you, are the reason we are here today. Your vision for the Club and a strong sense of stewardship has been invaluable.

Thank you to all of the members of the Club for your support and for keeping us vibrant through good times and bad.

Thank you is not enough for our Executive Manager Ted Gillary and all

that he does to lead our Club on a day-to-day basis.

His commitment to excellence, leadership, relations with his team and passion for the Club are key reasons why we are the finest club in the country. He’s the best in the business and we are fortunate to have him at the helm.

Finally, thank you to my fellow Board members for their leadership, commitment and passion for the Club.

Gary Marowske, Jerry Rock and I will have served our commitment to the Board and it is now time for three new members to serve.

The 2013 Board has a full agenda and I am confident that they will continue to be exemplary stewards of our great Club.

Thank you for the opportunity to serve.

Rick DiBartolomeo with last year’s DAC Athletic Award winners.

Rick DiBartolomeo accepts special recognition for the DAC from the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame.



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ratio of .16 to one is down 16 percent from the previous year due to accelerated debt reductions that came as a result of strong operational cash flows. The debt coverage ratio, as measured by our lenders, is at 3.9, more than three times the level required in our debt covenants.

Statement of Revenue and Expenses

During 2012, the Club saw a second consecutive annual increase in membership. This membership increase coupled with upward spiraling member utilization of the facilities resulted in a change in member equity of almost $725,000.

Club operating revenues, or non-dues revenue, increased by 9.1 percent, the second year in a row that operating revenues have reached a nine percent growth pace.

The annual operational performance increased by $114,000 bringing the two year growth to $250,000. The Food and Beverage Department saw a revenue increase of five percent or $360,000 for the year due to continued service excellence, a great perceived value, and high energy, high quality special events that allowed members to entertain and showcase our Club.

The Club celebrated 37 weddings and saw an increase in special event revenue of 16 percent. The guest rooms occupancy grew for the third straight year and ended at 52 percent for the year. The Athletic Department utilization numbers continued to climb with locker room visits growing by six percent to the highest level in the last ten years.

Higher utilization levels in all areas of the Club indicates a high level of member satisfaction with the facility and services and a high level of member engagement. Higher engagement levels and an increase in the number of guests will support the opportunity to increase our membership levels.

Debt Management

Our long term debt stands at $5.2 million as of Dec. 31, 2012 with $3.9 million at a fixed rate of 5.6 percent. This long term debt matures in 2014.

Additionally, the Club has variable rate debt of $1.3 million and a $2 million line of credit available for operating cash flow both at a rate of 3.25 percent at year end.

Currently we have no outstanding balance on this line of credit. Variable rate debt was used to finance the 2011 renovations of the guest rooms, spa, Hughes Chalmers Board Room, locker rooms and other projects totaling $4.1 million.

2012 was a record year in so many ways for the DAC. Not only did the Club experience high levels of

activity during the baseball playoffs but almost every facet of the operation showed increased utilization and growth. This growth translated to improvements to the financial condition of the Club. For the year

ended Dec. 31, 2012, the Club Members Equity increased by $725,000. Member Equity now approaches $34 million.

For 2012 the Finance Committee and I were challenged with the objective of developing a plan that makes use of revenue sources to generate funds for operations, annual capital expenditures and facility development.

The Club directly met this challenge by focusing on revenue growth in all areas of the Club as well as the reduction and control of costs. This strategy allowed the Club to not only meet but exceed the goal as illustrated above.

The Club was also able to invest almost $1.7 million in Club facility improvements. At the same time, we reduced the overall debt by $800,000. With reduced debt, the Club has the ability to take advantage of future opportunities.

Most importantly, the Club saw an increase in total member count from 3,605 at year end 2011 to 3,666 at Dec. 31, 2012 with much of this growth coming in the Intermediate ranks.

The Intermediate ranks swelled to record numbers, approaching 400 Intermediate members. This growing numbers reflects well on the Club’s ability to realize gains from the growth of young professionals now living and working in the City of Detroit. Long term, this membership class will be the foundation of an active, engaged membership.

The strategy of maintaining high quality service with an outstanding product has helped us in the long run and prepares the Club for an exciting future. The ability to fund capital investments was made possible by strong operational results, achieved by increased member and guest utilization of the facilities.

Copies of the Club’s consolidated financial report for the year ended Dec. 31, 2012 were available at the annual meeting. The Certified Public Accounting firm of Plante & Moran PLLC has once again issued their unqualified opinion on our financial statements. Below are financial statement highlights.

Balance Sheet

The Balance Sheet reflects a strong financial position including an asset base of $42.5 million. The debt to equity

ANTHONY J. MAGDOWSKI

Treasurer’s Report



I would like to thank each member of the 2012 Finance Committee for their hard work and commitment to the Club. The time and talent that you give is invaluable to this organization and is one of the reasons we continue to maintain our Platinum Club status as one of the best clubs in the country.

I would also like to thank the members of the Audit Committee. This committee is charged with overseeing the integrity and effectiveness of the Club’s financial position, and reporting processes, including the evaluation of the related risks and controls.

In addition, the Audit Committee monitors the external auditors’ roles and responsibilities. I also want to express my gratitude to Ted Gillary, the Accounting Department, and the rest of the management and staff. They are the ones who on a daily basis are responsible for the operations and financial success of the DAC. We as members benefit from their continued efforts.

Membership is the lifeline of the Club so I want to thank the Membership Department for their energy and passion for our membership and the membership development.

I also want to thank my fellow Board members for their support in 2012 and our President Rick DiBartolomeo for leadership and vision and the tone his dedication has set for establishing the DAC as the premier gathering place in Michigan.

Finally, thank you, my fellow members, for the opportunity to serve as your treasurer this past year.

I look forward to any future opportunities I may be given to serve this Club; you are all an important part of my life.

As of Dec. 31, 2012 only $1 million was outstanding on this note as strong cash flows for the last two years have allowed the Club to finance and pay down a large amount of this facility. Current financial models indicate this note will be paid off in the coming year.

Operational Management

All of our Finance Committee members continue to work on various subcommittees that address the most pressing issues facing the operation.

These subcommittees include Master Planning, Accounts Receivable, Best Practices, Pension, Non-Traditional Income, Health Insurance, Member Demographics, and the Budget Subcommittee.

The Finance Committee and these subcommittees continue to look for ways to implement best practices from all industries and find cost efficient ways to provide member and employee services.

It is important to understand that Club management and the full Finance Committee are committed to continuously surface cost control initiatives, implementing them with minimal impact to the membership.

The practice of meeting with Club management on a regular basis continued to reap benefits. Assistant Treasurer Patrick O’Keefe and I met regularly with Club management to discuss not only past results but to perform analysis of trends, forecast future results, and discuss ways to maintain the financial stability and promote future growth.

This group also performed benchmarking and peer testing to evaluate our level of operational efficiencies.

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events. Again, under our leadership, the Foundation continued its support of the Michigan High School Athlete of the Year program. Thanks to people like George Haggarty, this event is significantly sponsored by the DAC Delta members, named after the original amateur sports teams of the DAC in the 1880-90s. The event honors 12 outstanding male and female athletes throughout Michigan who are evaluated on their exceptional athletic accomplishments, as well as their academic accomplishments and commitment to community service endeavors. I am continually amazed at the caliber of individuals that are considered for this prestigious award. We are very proud of all of them.

For the fifth year, the awards were expanded to honor two Michigan college athletes of the year. Nominations for this increasingly prestigious award are based on the same three criteria as described above. The awards gala, now known as the DAC Athletic Awards, provides a wonderful evening honoring these athletes, as well as giving our membership a great chance for their children and families to engage in conversation with these tremendous young adults. We were proud to partner with the Boys & Girls Club of Southeastern Michigan for the first time this past year.

Once again this year, working with the DAC Boxing Committee, chaired by Mark Cleary, we were able to invite the three military service academies to the DAC in the fall to participate in the General Motors Chuck Davey Boxing Classic. As a result of the sold out evening, and the generosity of our sponsors, we were able to contribute more than $60,000 collectively to the U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy, and U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

The Foundation continued this year its major support to the Downtown Detroit Partnership Clean-Downtown initiative. This partnership continues to transform the landscape of the Madison Avenue Boulevard and Grand Circus Park areas.

Perhaps the most significant step taken this past year was the moving ahead by the Foundation to secure member financial donations for the creation of the new DAC Centennial Park and series of athletic sculptures honoring the 100th anniversary of the DAC Clubhouse in 2015. The generous contributions received already have allowed us to move ahead and begin to engage the artist who will create these magnificent bronze statues. Work by the Foundation, the DAC Centennial Committee and Ted Gillary has secured important City of Detroit approval for the park portion of the project.

In closing, I want to thank all the dedicated donors, the Board of Directors and individuals who continue to support our Foundation; 2013 is looking to be a great year for the DAC, our Foundation and the Detroit community. Next year the Foundation hopes to host a special fundraising event to support the U.S. Olympic Shooting Team.

Our success in the past, as well as our success in the future, will be based on the generosity of our loyal, generous and expanding number of donors. The board will continue to manage their contributions with the utmost fiduciary care.

As your DAC Foundation completes its 14th year, it continues a record setting pace of charitable endeavors and has

quietly become an integral piece of the DAC landscape. 2012 was a landmark year in the development of this young organization and its primary purposes.

The Foundation is a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) charitable organization founded in 1999 to help build upon the community spirit so cherished by our founders and so many DAC members today. Its threefold purpose continues the long traditions of our Club in promoting participation in community service and development, the promotion of amateur athletics and support of both fine art and architecture. Despite the economic turmoil that surrounds our Club, just as the DAC itself flourished in 2012, so did your Foundation.

I have been involved now with the Foundation for many years. This past year I was especially privileged to serve as its president and to work closely with a very talented group of directors. Late in 2008, your Foundation’s Board approved the expansion of the board members as well as the establishment of three-year terms for board members. We established a board rotation which provides better continuity year to year, yet allows for a one third turnover on an annual basis. Additionally, we have established a format, which provides a larger number of independent, non-DAC Club Directors. Your Foundation’s 2012 Board members were as follows: Mario D. Apruzzese, Carl J. Bentley, Beverly Hall Burns, Bruce L. Birger, Richard A. Brodie, Richard DiBartolomeo, Thomas A. Fabbri, Glen Fayolle, George A. Haggarty, Michael A. John, Jr., Terrence E. Keating, Mary L. Kramer, Terry O. Lang, James H. LoPrete, Eugene F. LoVasco, Gary Marowske, John G. Marshall, Michael F. Ottaway and Sean P. Moran. Jane Juszczyk continued to provide outstanding administrative support, and without Ted Gillary, our tasks this year would have been impossible.

Additionally, as outlined in prior letters to the membership, we have created a DAC Foundation Endowment Fund. The purpose of this fund is to manage, on a long-term basis, major gifts to the Foundation for many years into the future. Under the able leadership of Jim LoPrete, Terry Lang and Terry Keating, we have created an endowment fund where substantial tax-deductible gifts can be contributed and managed by the Foundation for years of giving. Donors to this endowment may designate their gift to be unrestricted in its use, or they may restrict their gifts to one of or all of the Foundation’s three previously stated purposes.

Our goal during 2012 was to create of a number of donor vehicles, which will assist our members in their long or short tax planning, as well as assist in members’ particular estate planning goals. Under the direction of John Marshall, this task continues to take shape. We have established numerous gifting vehicles as well as legal support by generous lawyers/members to create the desired results.

This past year we continued the fine traditions of the past year’s

SEAN P. MORAN

DAC Foundation Report



Alice M. Greene Jeffrey Groehn Michael F. Gumbko C. Kirk Haggarty Donald F. Hanchon William F. Heinemann Marlene Hennessey Robert L. Heritier Sandra M. Hermanoff Ross W. Herron Thomasyne C. Hubert Urban Joseph Hubert Sybil Jaques Diane JayeGeorge G. Johnson Joseph R. Jordan Thomas G. Jordan Richard E. Jositas Dale A. Jurcisin Alan Jay Kaufman Paul C. Keiswetter Sam J. Kennedy Robert B. Kimmel John L. King Michael D. Klein Marlene H. Kler Michael Stanley Kosonog Walter S. Koziol Peter Krenitsky Richard P. Kughn Harry R. Kurrie Anthony J. Lamerato Terry O. Lang Frank Fidelis Law IVLouis M. Leonard Nancy Emma Levarsky Arthur C. Liebler Henry W. Lim Donald A. Lindow Jr.Joseph H. Loving Christina MacInnes F. William Manion Richard C. Marsh Miriam B. Martin-Clark David A. Mason Mark C. Mathews Richard A. Matthews Timothy J. McCarthy IIIWilliam H. McCoy Jr.Edward L. McDermott Alexander C. McKeen Brian J. McKeen Carolyn Mergel E. Ronald Milner Theodore Monolidis Jeffrey L. Moore Jill G. Moore In honor of Sean MoranScot A. Morrison Robert Wills Nester James M. Nicholson

John C. Carter Edward K. Christian William B. Corlis John J. Daly IIIMaureen T. D’Avanzo Ric DeVore H. Jeffrey Dobbs Irma B. Elder Joan Elizabeth Emerick William S. Faber IIIBarbara Frankel Kenneth A. Fruehauf Frank Gambino Eric L. Ganz Terence J. Griffin Eric Heard Steven G. Howell Larry J. Hudas Albert A. Iafrate Terrence E. Keating Stephen M. Kelley Lynne Alcott Kogel Mark W. Landschulz Don LeDuc Rosemary Ledwidge Harry A. Lomason IIWilliam E. Mathisen William P. McCallion Sam H. McGoun Gioconda C. McMillan Audrey McNary Sharon Ann Mebus Michael A. Novara Kathleen M. Oswald Julius A. Otten Francine Parker Laura Percival James B. Perry Wally Prechter Leonard J. Prekel Mark S. Provenzano Randolph T. Redmond William J. Reno Lloyd E. Reuss Allen J. Ross Mara Letica Saad A. Paul Schaap Thomas F. Shore Carolyn S. Skaff Thomas J. Strobl Steven L. Tallman Michael G. Van Lokeren Mary Susan Wilberding Jeffrey W. Wilson Terrence John Yarema

Member ($100 – $249)Robert C. Adams Larry D. Alexander John L. Aubrey James V. Audette

Silver ($500 – $999)John T. Adamo Jr.Sandra Lee Aquino Robert Baidas Leland K. Bassett David P. Bostwick Vincent J. Brennan Joseph M. Carney Paul E. Dank Edward C. Dawda Marianne Trombley Endicott Gene J. Esshaki David W. Fisher Matthew G. Fuller William E. Fuller Thomas J. Halligan Julie Henry Kelly Curtis L. Ivery Frank E. Janosz IIBrandon T. Johnson Ronald S. Karaisz IIPeter T. Kross Frank J. Martilotti C. Walker Mayhew Kathleen B. McCann Peter J. Mercier Carl Mitseff Jackie Moon Kurt R. Murphy Artis M. Noel Nels L. Olson IIDrew Peslar Thomas R. Quilter IIIJames M. Richard Jim Riehl Jr.Francis J. Roney Mark B. Saffer Patricia Scanlon Anthony G. Showich Michael Simmons David L. Stone A. Alfred Taubman William H. Tripp Mary Ann Victor Robert W. Wilson Walter Wolpin

Patron ($250 – $499)Robert A. Allesee Jeffrey Altshuler John D. Anderson Lia Arnold Mandip S. Atwal Duane A. Banyai Suzanne E. Basile Denise Bertin-Epp Frederick Ross Birkhill Jr.Thomas Michael Bolz Daniel B. Carroll

David J. Hammel Peter C. Hanley Richard D. Helppie James E. Jenkins Michael A. John Jr.Vinnie Johnson Douglas J. Krizanic Frederick W. Leonard Edward C. Levy Jr.Phillip A. Lewis Daniel T. Lis Daniel J. Loepp Michael K. Lotito J. Thomas MacFarlane Anthony J. Magdowski Patrick J. Mansfield Gary Marowske John G. Marshall David B. Marvin Patrick A. McDonald Patrick G. McKeever Christopher M. Mebus Glen T. Milligan Jr.Frederick K. Minturn William A. Morrow Stephen A. Munk Charles H. Nicholl Michael F. Ottaway Edward B. Palm Carl M. Pesta Mark A. Petroff Patrick J. Petz Alice R. Pfahlert Police Officers Assoc. of MichiganDavid T. Provost Michele Rambour Lawrence G. Rancilio Gualberto Ranieri Dennis M. Rauss John J. Reinhart Michael R. Reno Sydney L. Ross Thomas L. Schellenberg B. A. Seymour IIIS. Gary Spicer Sr.Suite 618Robert L. Thibodeau Jr.Nancy J. Vella Ronald W. Wadle D. James Walker Jr.Christopher D. Walsh Richard E. Warren James W. Webb John V. Welsh Daniel L. West William F. Whelan Douglas W. Williams Erwin E. Williams Thomas E. Wolfe Dwight Anthony Zahringer David J. Zmyslowski

Director($10,000 and up)3BsDaniel F. AkersonRichard A. Brodie Van E. Conway Richard D. DiBartolomeoGeorge A. Haggarty Michael Ilitch John R. and M. Margrite Davis FoundationWilliam M. Kuhn Eugene F. LoVasco Sean P. Moran James B. Nicholson Oliver Dewey Marcks FoundationRichard & Jane Manoogian FoundationThe Shelden Fund

Platinum ($5,000 – $9,999)William F. DuComb Thomas A. Fabbri Foren FoundationEvelyn F. Hansen Mary L. Kramer David F. Lau Patrick Michael O’Keefe Samuel L. Westerman Foundation

Gold ($1,000 – $4,999)Mario D. Apruzzese Anthony Asher Brian E. Bartes J. Addison Bartush Douglas A. Bemis Carl J. Bentley James Carl Bieri Bruce L Birger Beverly Hall Burns David J. Burton Charles E. Chandler IIIMark W. Cleary Bruce Correll David A. Devine George Dombrowski Glen Fayolle Joseph A. Fikany Frank G. and Gertrude Dunlap FundAnthony Galbo J. G. Ted Gillary Randall J. Gillary Jeffrey C. Grabiel John E. Grenke Todd Halsted

DAC Donors Club 2012

John G. Bascom Charles M. Bayer John Bernick Joseph P. Bianco Jr.W. George Bihler Douglas A. Boehmer Michael James Bommarito Nathaniel F. Bradley IVDavid Gary Brown Robert A. Burkhardt Robert A. Bury Kevin E. Butler Margaret Mary Campbell Robert Carnaghi William E. Carroll Joseph A. Caruso Thomas Celani Jean N. Chamberlain Lawrence A. Chamberlain Claire Chambers William D. Cohan Sheila Connolly Melinda K. Conway Callahan Julie Corbett Robert B. Cornwall William J. Cosgrove Martin E. Crandall John P. Crowther John Cueter Frederick R. Damm Joseph G. D’Avanzo Barbara L. Davidson Ronald Davis William Deary Gregory J. DeMars William J. Demmer William G. Diehl James H. Dingeman Jr.Frank Forbus Dinsmore James M.P. Doran Seth A. Drucker Maria C. Duey Lawrence F. DuMouchelle John A. Dunwoody Lauren Eisbrenner Herbert E. Everss Virginia Farris Paul K. Fershee Sharon Tevis Finch Robert Jay Finkel Phillip W. Fisher Richard J. Frank Kirk A. Frey H. Richard Fruehauf Jr.Lynn A Gandhi Deborah T. George Wendell N. Gibbs Jr.Michael M. Glusac Annamay Godin Michael J. Green

The DAC Foundation Board of Directors and Enrichment Fund Committee thank the following members of the Donors Club. Listed are contributions received from Jan. 1, 2012 through Dec. 31, 2012.

Ernest L. Nicolay Jr.Sandra Noecker James E. North William A. Novak Jr.Gary W. Novara Glenn Douglas Oliver Dietmar Ostermann Joseph J. Paglino Curtis T. Pedersen Duane C. Perry John Gordon Petty Marie E. Brasza Pinch Daniel F. Ponder John C. Prost Robert T. Quail George E. Reich Ross C. Richardson William F. Rivard Sr.Gary E. Roncelli Aric J. Rusk Richard F. Russell Charles R. Rutherford Randall L. Rutkofske Jack Ryan Mark J. Sawchuk Edward N. Schneider Michael A. Semanco George R. Short Janet Ensing Skillman Paul Gregson Slocum Gregory C. Smith Pamela W. Smith Anthony L. Soave David W. Sommerfeld Janice Songe George S. Sponseller Margaret Steward Robert R. Stoetzer Richard F. Suhrheinrich Anthony Sulkowski Jr.Thomas M. Sullivan Edmund Casimir Szoka Duane L. Tarnacki Michael J. Tauscher Christopher P. Tennyson Nicholas Tepe Beverly Thomas L. Murray Thomas Luis Frank Torres Stephen K. Valentine Jr.Clune J. Walsh Jr.Carol A. Walters Peggy Ann Warner Gerald E. Warren Dale L. Watchowski Keith S. Wicks Frank M. Willard Blair R. Wills John P. Zenz



ResidentSamuel FoglemanPartnerKPMG, LLPSponsored by H. Jeffrey Dobbs and Daniel Langlois

Craig GeatchesOwnerFlood Solutions Inc.Sponsored by Barry J. Winfree and Mark A Wierszewski

Edward C. GotfredsonClient PartnerFacebookSponsored by Edward L. McDermott and Bryan Fitzgibbon

Marybeth LepczykNurse Practitioner & ManagerWSU Physician GroupSponsored by Craig White and Timothy A. Whims

Bruce A. MorrisonDirector of Investment Sales/PrincipalSignature AssociatesSponsored by Christopher J. Monsour and W. Emery Matthews

Jules B. OlsmanPresident, OwnerOlsman, Mueller, Wallace & MacKenzie, P.C.Sponsored by Ben M. Gonek and Timothy J. Mullins

David H. PerezRetiredSponsored by David M. Gaskin and D. Frederic DeHaven

Kristin K. RedmanExecutive ProducerRedman ProductionsSponsored by Eugene F. LoVasco and Daniel L. West

James D. SheaStrategy DevelopmentMission ThrottleSponsored by Greer Love and Michael C. Skaff

James D. TishPartnerGrant Thornton, LLPSponsored by Frederick K. Minturn and James T. Schmid

John F. VicariOwner/Vice PresidentJoe Muer SeafoodSponsored by Joseph A. Fikany and Joseph P. Vicari

Bruno WelschPresidentDurr Systems, Inc.Charles Turner and Edward A. Bartley

IntermediateJoseph A. DanleyFinancial AdvisorMorgan StanleySponsored by Sean P. Moran and Christopher D. Walsh

Ward A. DetwilerAssociateU3 VenturesSponsored by Thomas C. Shumaker and Charles A. McFeely III

Daniel KeoghCorporate Finance AssociateDeloitte Corporate FinanceSponsored by Craig P. Janutol and Eugene F. LoVasco

Paul MersinoAttorneyButzel LongSponsored by Bernard Fuhs and David J. Kelley

Nicholas MirabileDelivery ManagerIconma, LLCSponsored by Jaclyn Ventimiglia and Michael Easthope

Keith A. PiwkoAssociatePlante & Moran, PLLCSponsored by Jeffrey T. Antaya and Bryan O. Welsh

Bryan L. RegnerFinancial AdvisorEdward JonesSponsored by David J. Boyd and Michael A. John, Jr.

Newly Elected DAC Members

T. Seth RotheyGeneral Sales ManagerTraneSponsored by Michael J. Green and Edward S. Fici

James TrumbleDirector of StrategyGyro Creative GroupSponsored by Thomas A. Fabbri and Matthew J. DiDio

Nicholas WeiseSenior Account ExecutiveOffice Furniture SolutionsSponsored by Michael Simmons and Michael R. Bulgarelli

Intermediate LegacyStephen V. ButterlyProject CoordinatorWalbridgeSponsored by Vincent Butterly, Jr. and Terrence E. Keating

John Edward FitzgeraldAnalystWayne CountySponsored by Stephen L. Kinsley and J. Kevin Crowther

Peter V. GhafariConsultantAccentureSponsored by Yousif B. Ghafari and Georges B. Ghafari

Stewart Fisher HayesAssociateMarcus & MillichapSponsored by Walter W. Fisher and Gregory W. Fisher

Michael JamesonAssociateBodman, PLCSponsored by Andrew H. Curoe and John Jameson

Sean O’Donnell-DaudlinSoftware EngineerePrizeSponsored by Kevin Daudlin and Blair S. Osborn



In MemoriamMarilyn KeaneAssociateJan. 23, 2013

Donald E. ConleyResidentJan. 15, 2013

William J. FoleyResidentJan. 12, 2013

Frederick A. ErbHonoraryJan. 10, 2013

Barbara ConwayAssociateJan. 5, 2013

Ralph D. CushingResidentJan. 4, 2013

Thomas J. BurkeSeniorDec. 29, 2012

L. Murray ThomasSeniorDec. 26, 2012

Non-ResidentDon V. BaileyChairman & CEOTriton Investment Co.Sponsored by Dennis W. Archer, Jr. and John W. Stroh III

Landon TracyDirectorAlvarez and MarsalSponsored by Michael J. Fikany and Joseph A. Fikany

ClergyTimothy D. HoganVicar for ClergyArchdiocese of DetroitSponsored by Brian A. Joseph and Richard D. DiBartolomeo

My Space !Sean Cotton

sponsored the most Members in 2012 & now enjoys an exclusive parking space at the DAC.

Next year, this space could be yours.

To sponsor a member, please contact theMembership Office at (313) 442-1017 or maryr@

thedac.com for details.



Ladies ActivitiesFor our friend Kaye

Longtime committee member Kaye Mayhew, who passed away in December, was small in stature,

quiet spoken and very much a lady. However she could also be quite forceful and feisty if necessary. Kaye had diverse interests and was very active in the Village Club in Bloomfield Hills as well as the DAC.

Kaye acted as the committee’s cultural advisor, reporting on special exhibits at the DIA and also museums in Chicago (we would fly over for the day), Toledo and Cleveland. She was a Holiday Boutique Committee member from its 2001 inception until the most recent event last November. Tea with the “Queen Mum” and the History of Detroit Jazz were just two of the many popular events that she brought to the DAC during her time.

During the 1990s, Kaye suggested that we host an Art and Architecture Tour in conjunction with the Club’s Art and Architecture Committee. She “enlisted” two of us to help with research. Several tours later, while the DAC Board of Directors was planning to redecorate the Main Dining Room, an article by Albert Kahn appeared describing various rooms in the Club.

This new information led the Board to pursue a complete restoration to preserve the beautiful Main Dining Room ceiling, rather than remove its acoustical tile and brown painted beams.

Aside from her family, Kaye loved the DAC, its events and the friends she and Walker made there over the years. The Up North Party in Harbor Springs was a particular favorite.

We learned a lot from each other and shared much laughter. We were indeed lucky to have had Kaye as a friend in our lives.Sally Henrikson – CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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Game two was the Hurons versus the Navajos. The Hurons played a solid game against the first half winners.

Mike Grindem, Pat Petz and Tim DiMartino all got baskets for the Hurons. Tom Schellenberg and sub Erik Wordhouse played Tenacious “D” and grabbed multiple rebounds.

Unfortunately, it was not enough to overcome the returning champs. Fr. Paul Ballien, Mark Gilroy and Todd Halsted

The first week back was wonderful. It was great to see everyone and compare holiday notes. Santa was

good to everyone and everyone got what they wanted. It seems that almost everyone

wanted coal this year though. It is great to be back in the pool. My hands are pruned, my eyes are bloodshot and everything

smells like chlorine. I feel at home and at peace. Congratulations to the Navajos (Paul Ballien, Mark Gilroy,

Todd Halsted, Pat McDonald and Dave Provost) for winning the first half of the season.

Extra congratulations to Dave Provost for being the number one individual swimmer at the half way mark (enjoy the extra-large target on your back).

For the rest of us, the long faces have disappeared and we are ready to once again strive for excellence and pursue the coveted championship trophy.

Words of Wisdom – For want of a twig the dam was lost, for want of a dam the pond was lost, for want of a pond the beaver was lost… for want of Beavers my Thursday afternoons were actually productive.

Basketbrawl

The games kicked off with the Cherokees facing off with the Ottawas. The Cherokees’ dynamic duo of Duane Banyai and Rick Portwood were amazing. Rick Portwood got a hat-trick. Duane Banyai pulled down six rebounds and had two assists.

Louis Braun, Dave Draper and Pat Mansfield showed up this week (that is all I have to say about them).

The Ottawas were led by Andy Pollack and sub Josh Williams. Josh Williams got two baskets and Andy Pollack took seven shots (unfortunately, none of them went into the basket). Ted Willett rose to the occasion and was able to put in a late one to tie everything up.

Dave Simonelli and sub Matt Turnbull were not responsible for covering Portwood, so they were not technically responsible for any baskets one way or the other. The end result was a three to three tie game.

Beaver BaloneyWILLIAM P. SEYMOUR

Navajos take 1st half of season

Above, Larry Rancilio battles for a loose ball.

Below, Brian Covington drives the basket against Pat Petz. A fade away shot by Robert Mangiapane.

The Beavers hold a moment of silence for member James Walker.

Dave Burton fights out a would-be defender.



Paul Kavanaugh, Jeff Grabiel and Doug Krizanic each got one in the first half for the Kickapoos. Mike LeVan, Bat Seymour III (by the printing of this article will be the proud father of IV and V), Steve Mayhew and Justin Winkelman were each able to grab a score for the Apaches.

The half ended with a score of three to four (Apaches on top). The second half was all about Mike LeVan. He was everywhere at once. Every loose ball found its way to his hands and from his hands to the basket. He ended the day with four baskets total.

His team ended the day with eight overall (Bat Seymour III picked up another basket in the second half – giving him one basket for each of his boys).

The game ended with a score of four to eight; Apaches on top (don’t let the score fool you – the Kickapoos could have swung the game the other way if a few balls had bounced differently). Overall, it was a very exciting game to watch.

All in all it was a great way to start the half. If things keep up this way, Beavers

is going to be a blast!Please remember that

any resemblance to reality is purely coincidental as I have a tendency to be fast and loose with inconsequential items like truth and facts.

Here is to the ever exciting race to the finish. Goodbye and see you in the pool!

As always, I remain…Anonymous.

four baskets. Sean Harrington, Brian Stevens and Dave Burton all had assists.

Each member of the Seminoles got involved in the offense. If

they keep this up they will be a difficult team to counter. The Choctaws also played well in this game. Jerry Kelly, Terry Wilson, Dave Zimmer and Robert Cahill put forth great effort, snagged multiple rebounds and played great defense.

Jim Stroh and Mike Tauscher were both able to get baskets, but unfortunately all of their efforts fell short. They lost the game four to two.

Finally, the Kickapoos and the Apaches faced off in game five of the day. This was the best game of the day. It was a real shootout.

combined for five baskets. Pat McDonald and Vince

Brennan were key to pulling it all together, retaining possession of the ball and pulling just enough dirty tricks to eke out a five to four win.

The Navajos still look unstoppable!

The third game was ugly. The Chippewas and the Shawnees could not hit a shot in the first half. It ended with a putrid zero to zero tie.

In comparison to the first half, the second was a real barn burner. Rick Darbyshire and CJ Sutton were able to sink one basket apiece for the Cherokees. Mike Kowalski was able to get one basket for the Shawnees.

End result was that Chippewas pulled out the win in this stinker of a game. This game so upset Mike Kowalski that he was heard muttering under his breath that he was never going to pass the ball again, which means that everything is back to normal (Phew!).

Game four consisted of the Seminoles against the Choctaws. This was a great game. The Seminoles spread out and got everyone involved.

Frank Germack, Rick DiBartolomeo and Brian Covington combined for

Tom Izzo speaks to a packed house.

Tom Izzo with Dan West and Don Vachon.

Tom Izzo shares a lighter moment with Dan Follis at the Beavers luncheon.

Olympic swimmer and new member Peter Vanderkaay with Beavers President Dave Simonelli.

Michael Kowalski, in a special swimsuit for the week, gets an ice water bath from Wes Henrikson before his race.



The annual DAC Club Invitational Tourney took place on Jan. 12. This incredibly popular event had 32 DAC Bowlers challenge eight guest clubs

from around the area. Guest clubs included two teams each from Detroit Golf Club, Oakland Hills Country Club, Birmingham Country Club, Lochmoor Country Club, Forest Lake and Grosse Pointe Yacht Club.

Each DAC Men’s Bowling league provided two bowlers. In order to participate, there was a three-week competition in December. The top two leagues bowlers’ scores with handicap qualified to participate in the tournament.

The morning squad and eventual overall winner was the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club (GPYC) team of Andrew Christians, Tom Stephenson, Tommy Lauzon, Jr. and Chris Lauzon with a total score of 3,756. The Detroit Golf Club (DGC) Team One came in second with a team score of 3,667. The General Bowling Chairman’s hand picked team of John Welsh, George Haggarty, Pat Petz and Phil Lewis were third with a score of 3,627.

Doubles event winners were Tommy Lauzon, Jr. and Chris Lauzon with a combined two game score of 1,026. Second place went to Andrew

Christians and Tom Stephenson. No wonder the GPYC won this event; the singles event winner was Joel Keiper from the DGC with a two game 508 score.

The afternoon squad went to Forest Lake Country Club’s team of Tom Currier, James Stewart, John Prepolec (former DAC bowler) and Steve McGee (current DAC bowler) with a score of 3,590. DAC Team Seven of Doug Williams, Brad Blanchard, Bill Royce and John Chmura came in second. Third place went to DAC Team Five of Mike Callaway, Steve McKalko (both DGC members), Justin Winkelman and Bryan Fitzgibbon.

The doubles event went to John Prepolec and Steve McGee

with a score of 964. The singles event winner was Mike Callaway who scored 471. Mike Lotito had the highest scratch score with yet another 299 game.

Congratulations to all participants and tournament winner GPYC, the second consecutive winner this year.

Bowling BeatMichael a. John, Jr.

Popular bowling invitational draws eight guest clubs

FIRST PLACE – Tom Stephenson, Andrew Christians, Tom Lauzon and Chris Lauzon.

SECOND PLACE – Al Hall, Pete Asaro, Joel Keiper and Pano Papalekas.

THIRD PLACE – Pat Petz, Phil Lewis, George Haggarty and John Welsh.

FIFTH PLACE – Brad Blanchard, Doug Williams, Bill Royce and John Chmura.

SIXTH PLACE – Justin Winkelman, Bryan Fitzgibbon, Steve McKalko and Mike Callaway.


Other honor scores

There were some awesome honor scores in the last month with Steve McKalko shooting an 815 series and Tony Berti scoring an 803 series. An 800 series is far more difficult and elusive than a perfect 300 game. Jack Bourget nailed down his second DAC 300 as well. Great bowling!

Chairman’s Message

Bob Allison, longtime DAC member, once hosted a local and highly popular television show called “Bowling for Dollars.” Bob, himself an avid bowler and student of the game, made the show a big success.

Bob has been bowling at the DAC for many, many years. Recently, due to a shoulder injury, he was told that he could never bowl again. Not wanting to miss his longtime friends on Wednesday afternoon, Bob refused to accept his doctor’s advice. Bob is a lifetime right-handed bowler who continues to bowl full time today…but now he bowls left-handed! Remember, at the DAC, it’s more than just bowling.

SEVENTH PLACE – Dave Banda, Tom Moncrief, Doug Schroeder and Richard Irwin.

EIGHTH PLACE – Dave Wright, Mike Carl, Tim Ross and Mike Lotito.

John Welsh with Bob Allison.



In late January, Blackballers came together at the Second Dividend to meet and greet the DAC Board of

Directors candidates. This festive event was held in a

new venue for the first time, above and around the DAC Gymnasium, where our hoopsters showcased the 35 and Over Championship.

It was great for our members to watch Basketball at its finest, DAC style. These grizzled veterans of the hardwood put on a spectacular show, and while doing so, permanently etched their place alongside the other diverse “Ballers” who comprise our Club.

For too long, us “guys” who play their games on smaller, walled courts, did not interact with our round-ball brethren to the extent of actually watching them compete. Well, compete they did, and we were impressed.

Blackballers have traditionally used our Second Dividend to host the DAC Board candidates. However, the idea to change the venue for this event was the brainchild of Blackballers President Chris Mebus, whose philosophy of governance is one of inclusion and mutual support.

Thanks to Chris, we are more than ever “four sports – one club.”

Handball

DAC Handballers participated in the 2012 Winter Cup played shortly before Christmas.

Three divisions battled for the coveted prize of a DAC carwash, and Rick Leonard sponsored these washes as a hint to us all that appearances do matter. Rumor has it that Rick’s next “project” is a makeover for Steve Valentine, including wardrobe and hair implants.

DAVID M. BARBOUR

Blackballer’s Bounce

Once again this year’s Commissioners Tournament brought together our handball players on both ends of the ability spectrum for a spirited week of play, camaraderie and a well-attended ladies dinner on Saturday night.

Since its inception, this great doubles tournament has elevated “B” players to a new level of play and provided “A” players with lessons in patience.

But most important is that wives of the winners bracket finalists, and champs in the losers bracket, all received Waterford Crystal as a thank you for putting up with us.

Once again, Bob “Fat Lady” Kozak led those assembled in singing the Star-Spangled Banner to open the championship matches on Saturday night.

However, most exciting is the enthusiasm of an increasing number of new players discovering handball. Whether joining the Thursday Rookie League, finding a pick-up game or participating in tournaments like the Commissioners, these players are finding out that playing handball is a great workout and way to develop friendships on and off the court.

Basketball

January was another exciting month for DAC hoops. At the Second Dividend on Jan. 23, we enjoyed our 35 and Over Championship.

Congratulations to all participants and, of course, the winners. It was a great year for this league.

Then on Jan. 31, we gathered for our annual “blind draw, 3 on 3, half court, call your own fouls” event, also called the Hacker Tournament. This event was a total blast in line with our commitment of tradition, camaraderie, competition and, of course, hacking.

Check results of both events on our board in the Men’s Locker Room, and look for more commentary in next month’s article.

Four sports – one club

Our rookie handball class included Ed Trojanowski, Tom Paglia, Eric Backman, Matt Morceri, Ron Elliott, Dan Seder, Tom Fabbri, Jr., Justin Pejhke, Dan Taylor and John O’Brien.

DAC members enjoyed an outing to see the Detroit Pistons at the Palace in December.



Defending champ Stu Boynton would rather spend tournament days running out the clock in Florida versus defending his title, which leaves his partner scrambling.

The return of Jeff Parsigian set the squash courts and locker room abuzz, but fear not Tap Room staff, Jeff will still appear three times each week.

It is good to see Jeff back on the courts, not only for his squash skills but also for his countless related, humorous stories.

Our Open League also continues each week with current standings from one through five: Shake, Bake and Roll, Tenacious D, two Chainz, Lake Sharks and Sweep the Leg. Playoffs will begin in March, so stop by the Gymnasium to check out all the hoops action.

Upcoming events include the new Commish’s Skillz Challenge at the Third Dividend on March 20, the Blackballers Ladies Party on March 15, the NACAD Tournament in Fort Worth on April 18-21 and our Open League Championship Game at the Final Dividend on May 3.

For the next few months, DAC Basketball will be full tilt. See you on the court and “hack you later!”

Racquetball

January’s resolutions were met with solid racquetball play to shed holiday and winter pounds. The leagues are back in full swing, and January brought the Third Annual

DAC Racquetball Invitational. Nearly 40 players from around

the state joined in some excellent matches at the DAC. Expect to read a full recap next month.

We are always looking for more members to come and join us. Our racquetball contingent continues to grow. Three out of four people say they used to play it—why not come back and play again?

Squash

Oh, the pain and humiliation! Such proclamations are

usually associated with a squash player who decides to take up

handball. Unfortunately, this was also the

sentiment after the 2013 Farris Cup. The boys from the BAC soundly outplayed us.

The bright spots were free beer, good food and victories by Sante Fratarcangeli and Pablo Buitron.

A special thanks to our captain Pete “Lefty” Logan, DAC Squash Pro Mick Joint and Farris Cup Founder George Haggarty, who promised to make an effort to return to the doubles court next year and show us what victory looks like.

The Doubles 100 Tournament is in full swing with a fine group of players.

Farris Cup action on the courts at the DAC.

Members of the John Farris family at the tournament.

Competition on the courts at the DAC.

Fans enjoy the fierce Farris Cup competition.

The DAC’s Kirk Haggarty and John Birgbauer with their BAC counterparts Mike Parks and Dave Cosgrove.

The DAC’s Greg Rivard and Bowden Brown with their BAC rivals Nick Post and Tom Walbridge.

Above, Peter Logan with his BAC opponent Eric Machus.

Below, Matt DiDio with his BAC foe Salam Chaudhary.

BAC’s Walter Oehrlein with George Haggarty.



Did you know that the Detroit

Athletic Club has a fitness club and it is independent of the annual membership fee that gives you

access to our wonderful clubhouse facilities?

As 2013 Fitness Club chair, one of my goals for the year is to ensure that you clearly understand what the DAC Fitness Club is, and that you buy into the value proposition! The Fitness Club is the organization that coordinates many of the “extra” fitness and motivational activities throughout the year: Healthy Cooking, the IronMan Challenge, Curling, the AM Athletes Breakfast and the Detroit Free Press Marathon activities.

The Fitness Club should be a resource to you to help keep you motivated through challenges and activities (new and old). Do you have an idea that will help to motivate you to maintain, change or increase your fitness activity? The Fitness Club is seeking your input on what types of things you desire in athletics from your Club. Is it a new type of fitness class, piece of equipment or training? Is there a fitness adventure trip that you would like to lead? We would like to hear from you.

February is the time of year that the “shinyness” of the New Year’s Resolution starts to wear off. Having trouble keeping up with the same fitness pace with which you began 2013? Why not register for the Indoor Triathlon on Feb. 9? By completing the triathlon, you will have run, swam, and biked 20 minutes each. Not sure you can handle all three legs? New this year is an optional relay triathlon team category where up to three people can participate – each taking a different leg.

The Fitness Club hopes to engage you in 2013. I look forward to seeing and hearing from you.

TRICIA A. KEITH

Fitness Club

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Being that this is my first article in the DAC News as 2013 Intermediates Council President, I felt it

appropriate to recognize our outgoing council members. Drew, Britt-Marie and Charlotte, your contributions played a huge part in our success during 2012, and it does not go overlooked. Thank you for a fantastic year!

On Election Day, it was great to see everyone down at the Club supporting not only fellow Intermediates, but also board candidates vying for a seat.

This is one of the busiest days at the Club each year, and the fact that so many Intermediates attend is a true sign of our commitment.

We have a few exciting events on the way. Our first-ever Craft Cocktail Night will be on Feb. 22. Come sample a selection of cocktails and weigh in with your opinion. The most popular one will be featured in the Tap Room.

After the event, a special prix fixe dinner menu will be available to us in the Grill Room until 10 p.m. So you might as well make a night of it.

The Intermediates Bowling Night returns on March 8. Those that have attended in the past can attest to the amount of fun we share when our group takes over the lanes.

One great achievement over the past year was ensuring that each of our council members had a seat on a Club committee that reflected the responsibilities of his or her council position. This practice will better connect Intermediates with changes around the Club and allow us to voice our opinions to help improve new DAC undertakings.

Another major focus for Intermediates this year will be increasing our community involvement, so keep your eyes open for opportunities.

Now I would like to introduce our 2013 Intermediate Council: Shane Henry, Charles Dabrowski, Dan Sporka, Meghan Carey, Brandon Malson, Emily Dabish and Allie Penz. I have no doubt that this team will lead the Intermediates in a positive direction, resulting in our best years yet!

I hope that every Intermediate fully enjoys their DAC membership this year. If you ever have a question, comment or just want to shoot the breeze, feel free to reach me at [email protected].

CHRISTOPHER M. JOHN

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Clubs-Within-the-Club))((Ladies Spa DayOver 90 women of the DAC and guests

enjoyed a complimentary light breakfast, exercise classes, mini-makeovers and lunch at January’s health and beauty sellout event.

Lashand Thomas, Leigh Coleman, Angela Spencer Ford, Jeanvievie Adams and Marchelle Costa.

Left, Joy Bihler with daughterJill Mida.

A sunlit gym set the tone for morning stretches during Ladies Spa Day.

Dante Simonato, Jade Clark and Heidi Flake.Cindy Fabbri with Sue and Jaclyn DiBartolomeo.Michelle Shore and

Wendy Jerome.

Above and below, women take on kickboxing. Lori, Karen and Liv Vinckier.

Kathy Quilter and Sally Werenski.

Ladies enjoy exercise classes throughout the Clubhouse.

Cheryl Gibson gets a manicure from Delanie Farough.

Left, Velva Vosler and Nancy Griffin.

Left,Deb SpicerandChristyScipione.

Janet Magdowski and Lynne Oshinsky.

Leigh Coleman and Marchelle Costa.

Barbara Stone, Sharyn Mannino, Eeka Marshall, Ann Stone and Erin Stone.

Above and left, women enjoy yoga and dance classes.



Roundtables host networking dinnerMembers invited guests to a fantastic DAC

dinner to discuss innovative business techniques and networking opportunities.

A perfect setting for sharing interests and insights, the Business Roundtables Dinner proved to be a success for over 20 attendees.

Early January saw the first Business Rountables dinner of the year.



He’s a leader who needs no introduction to the people of Detroit.

Founder of the Michigan Opera Theatre (MOT), a moving force behind the creation of the Detroit Opera House, music composer and visionary who helped revitalize Detroit’s entertainment district, Dr. David DiChiera has done for the arts in Michigan what Henry Ford did for the auto industry.

For DiChiera’s extraordinary accomplishments, he can add first recipient of the DAC Executive Club’s Lifetime Achievement Award for a DAC member to his list of honors. He will be feted on March 19 at a black-tie gala evening at the Club.

“It’s a little daunting because there are so many incredibly talented people who’ve made contributions to our city,” said DiChiera of the DAC recognition. A Senior member, he joined the Club

39 years ago. “I feel very honored to have been selected.”

Among a lifetime of prestigious accolades, DiChiera in 2010 was recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. – equivalent to an actor winning an Oscar in Hollywood. More recently he was named the 2013 Kresge Eminent Artist, receiving a $50,000 award from the Troy-based Kresge Foundation.

DiChiera is particularly revered for making opera accessible to a widely diverse audience. In Detroit he helped launch the careers of several African American singers by giving them their first starring roles. The Detroit Opera House in 2005 staged its first world premiere with “Margaret Garner,” the tale of a fugitive slave and the first opera since “Porgy and Bess” in 1936 to focus on African Americans.

“It’s very stimulating work,” said

DiChiera, who at 77 is finally starting to consider lessening his involvement with the business end of the opera company.

“I’m focused on succession,” DiChiera said in a recent interview. “Within a year or so we’ll have a new executive director. I may stay on doing artistic things. The opera house and company need to look forward to someone with wonderful ideas and talent to bring it to a new place. There are good people out there.”

Rick Williams, a Club member for 10 years and currently chairman of the MOT board, credits DiChiera for introducing opera to Detroit.

“It didn’t exist before David came here,” said Williams. “It was an outrageous idea back then. For that achievement, to take an idea and convert it into reality, to build a world

DAC Executives Club honors

David DiChiera

Above, David DiChiera takes a bow at the premiere of his opera “Cyrano” in 2007. (Photos for this article courtesy of MOT).

By Mary Rodrique


class opera company and our own opera house, for one person to have accomplished that is extraordinary.

“He is totally amazing, devoted to the city,” added Williams. “He put the opera company on solid ground for the future. There will never be another David.”

Asked to name career highlights, in addition to bringing opera to Michigan, DiChiera cites his efforts to revitalize downtown Detroit as extremely gratifying.

“Within six years of the Detroit Opera House debut in 1996 we had two huge neighbors, Comerica Park and Ford Field,” said DiChiera. “Now I can go out the Broadway side in summer and there are four restaurants on this block. I see young professionals having lunch or dinner. That is exactly how I dreamed it and it’s very rewarding.”

After earning multiple degrees (Bachelors with highest honors, Masters in composition and a Ph.D. in musicology) from UCLA in the mid to late 1950s and spending time in Italy as a Fulbright Scholar, DiChiera came to Michigan in 1962. He joined the faculty of music at the newly established Oakland University, and was soon thereafter department chairman. Less than a decade later, in 1971, he founded the region’s first opera company and was its general director.

“Years ago I was on a plane with Detroit Mayor Coleman Young,” he

recalled. “I told him the role the Lincoln Center played in revitalizing the west side of Manhattan, taking back the area from gangs and crime. Mayor Young’s administration provided the first small loan we had.”

Along with the opera company, DiChiera spearheaded the creation of the Music Hall Center for the

Performing Arts, reviving the DAC’s neighbor on Madison Avenue which had shuttered after the 1967 riots.

With DiChiera as artistic director, the Music Hall began a tradition of providing theater, music and dance for local audiences, and catching positive attention in the national press. The Christian Science Monitor opined “DiChiera overcame Detroit’s inferiority complex about the arts by mounting events of national interest.”

Music Hall’s small stage and orchestra pit weren’t ideal for world class opera, so MOT began searching for a new home. While some suggested DiChiera headquarter his growing company in the suburbs, he never considered it.

“It was a time of flight to the suburbs,” he recalled. “Even the DAC membership was falling.”

DiChiera stayed focused on downtown Detroit.

“The opera house belongs in the core of the city, to take its place with other cultural institutions, to be a catalyst for the area,” he emphasized.

In 1989 MOT bought the crumbling abandoned Grand Circus movie theater (originally the elegant 1922 vintage Capitol Theater). Seven years later, as MOT celebrated its 25th anniversary in 1996, DiChiera cut the ribbon for

Above, DiChiera and Luciano Pavarotti at the opening gala of the Opera House in 1996. Left, at the 2005 premiere of “Margaret Garner” are composer Richard Danielpour and his wife with DiChiera and author Toni Morrison, who based her Pulitzer Prize winning novel “Beloved” on this saga.

Left, Kmart Corp. CEO and MOT Board Chair Robert Dewar, legendary soprano Joan Sutherland and DiChiera at the Opera House premiere in 1996.




the grand opening of the Detroit Opera House, the magnificently restored jewel at the corners of Broadway and Madison, a block west of the DAC.

Today’s success is a lifetime removed from the first-generation American youth who began to seriously consider a career as a concert pianist when he was just a boy. The son of Italian immigrants, DiChiera was born and lived near Pittsburgh until his family moved to Los Angeles when he was 10.

“I had a dream through high school and early in college of being a concert pianist,” he recalled. “But I found it rather isolating. You have to spend hours in a little practice room. One day I was asked to be an accompanist in an opera workshop. It was the beginning of a love affair with the art form. Opera is such a collaborative effort – there are the singers, directors, conductors, designers, and chorus. It’s the ability to work with different people that makes opera an exciting art form.”

From 1979 to 1983 DiChiera served as president of Opera America, overseeing opera companies across North America. It was there he found an international platform to further his strategy of connecting opera to a wider audience, encouraging companies to reach out to previously under utilized segments of the population.

“In 1979 there was only one company presenting a new work,” DiChiera said.

“We were kind of stuck in the past. I helped develop a program at the time called Opera for the 80s and Beyond. The whole idea was to develop a fund supported by major foundations to encourage opera companies to take risks and commission new works.

“There was a grant to meet composers, another grant for workshops, one for production,” he explained. “It resulted in the transformation of new programs. Companies felt comfortable doing new work.”

DiChiera worked hard to grow the opera audience to include more than its traditional Eurocentric base.

“Whether Asians, Latinos, African Americans, we’ve had to build bridges to

Bernard Uzan, DiChiera and Mark Flint prepare to take a bow at the “Cyrano” debut.

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In addition, DiChiera has held several offices in opera organizations nationally and internationally.

In addition to being tremendously successful on the business end, DiChiera yearned to produce something fulfilling artistically. To feed his creative side, he began thinking about writing an opera.

“I’d spent 30 years creating an institution, I wanted to go back and give voice to my own creativity,” he said.

A colleague from Montreal, Bernard Uzan, was familiar with DiChiera’s compositions (his Four Sonnets for soprano and piano with verses by Edna St. Vincent Millay) and suggested he consider a new interpretation of “Cyrano d ‘Bergerac.” DiChiera agreed.

“While running the opera company it took me seven years to write in my spare time,” said DiChiera of “Cyrano,” which had its world debut on the MOT stage in 2007. It was later staged in Philadelphia and Miami.

these audiences, to relate to everyone,” he added. “In opera we have music, dance, and theater. All people have that in their culture.”

Under DiChiera’s leadership the Opera for a New America program was born in the 1990s to help companies’ commission operas more relevant to their communities. For the Michigan Opera Theatre that translated into ‘Margaret Garner’ telling the African American experience and drawing a new audience to the art form.

In addition to his pivotal opera roles in Detroit and nationally, DiChiera in 1981 also took over the financially troubled Dayton Opera Association. He transformed it into the largest subscriber base of any opera company in Ohio.

Going even further afield, DiChiera also founded Opera Pacific in Orange County (CA) which flourished as one of the nation’s top opera companies under his direction from 1986 to 1996.

A longtime resident of Detroit’s Palmer Park neighborhood, DiChiera has two daughters, Lisa and Cristina, and three grandchildren.

For decades the DAC has been an integral part of his busy life.

“I do try to work out at the end of the day,” he said. “It’s a way for me to stabilize my health and it’s a stress reducer. I’m grateful it’s across the street. After my workout I can go down to the Abbey for dinner. The DAC is a wonderful part of my life.”

DAC News illustration originally published with DiChiera profile

prior to the “Cyrano” premiere.


The formal dinner next month will include video and oral tributes from DiChiera’s local and national admirers, a performance of an aria from his opera “Cyrano” and the presentation of gifts including a custom designed glass art object that will be permanently displayed on a pedestal in the Hughes Chalmers Board Room. It will be engraved with DiChiera’s name and eventually the names of future DAC Executives Club award recipients.

“Even before it was announced to the Club in general, we already had a high number of individuals interested in attending,” said John Petty, who will begin serving a term as DAC Executives Club president in March. “It should be an incredible turnout. And David DiChiera is the perfect recipient.”

Wrapping up a term as DAC Executives Club president, Ed Deeb also serves on the planning committee and will be Master of Ceremonies for the March 19 gala.

“We are honored to be able to present this very first award to Dr. DiChiera who has demonstrated so much in our community, the arts and music over the years. I have known him many years and he is an outstanding individual.”

For more information on the black-tie dinner, contact Beth Laskowski in the DAC Catering Office at(313) 442-1068.Mary Rodrique

When Michigan Opera Theatre president and founder Dr. David DiChiera receives the first DAC Executive Club’s Lifetime Achievement

Award for a DAC member, guests at the black-tie dinner on Tuesday, March 19 will witness the start of a new tradition.

The award is the brainchild of Kenneth Myers, a past Club director who once served as DAC Executives Club president.

“As a 40 plus year member, I’ve often thought about this great Club and the extraordinary people who’ve been members,” said Myers. “I came to recognize that the Club has never stopped to honor someone who has truly made a difference.”

The award is not meant for successful businessmen or women. “We’ve got the distinguished service award for that,” said Myers. “This award won’t be granted often. We need to set the bar very high in looking for a person who has a presence not just locally but nationally and even globally.”

To that end Myers said one name came immediately to mind.

“In my view unquestionably it’s David DiChiera,” said Myers. “He’s not only the founder of Michigan Opera Theatre and persevered to get the Detroit Opera House renovated; he’s been honored around the world. Prevailing over all of that, he is credited with introducing diversity to opera. When you think about what David DiChiera has done it’s off the charts remarkable.”

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Gala evening is planned for March 19 at DAC



Every Thursday afternoon, business leaders from across the metro area converge at

the DAC for lunch, camaraderie and networking as part of a longstanding tradition of the Detroit Executives Association (DEA).

The DAC has had a prominent role in the organization’s success – not just as the weekly meeting spot for an elegant luncheon and speaker’s forum, a role it has played for the past 30 years. Club members founded the DEA and at least one early meeting was held in the Madison Avenue Clubhouse.

In addition, nine of the organization’s first dozen presidents were also DAC members. Many more served in that capacity through the years and DAC members still play an active role today.

The DEA is a microcosm of society, with representatives from all walks of life. Careers are as fluid as the members themselves and currently include representatives from auto leasing, carpet cleaning, funeral services and home remodeling to name a few.

The idea is for members to grow their customer base by utilizing each other’s professional services.

It’s a formula that has worked so well that the DEA, founded in 1926, is still going strong nearly nine decades after the first organizational meeting was held at the old Statler Hotel on Washington Boulevard.

“It’s another opportunity to meet

business people with the sole purpose of exchanging information,” said Tom Rost, a 31-year DAC member who is president of the R.G. and G.R. Harris Funeral Homes and Cremation Society of Michigan.

“There are a lot of members whose

services I can use: interior design, heating, office supplies, auto repairs,” said Rost, who joined the DEA in 1980 and served as president in 1990. “When I came in we had really big companies. We’ve drifted to smaller organizations but that’s fine. I try to make it every Thursday. The social aspect is nice but we stay focused on business.”

DEA membership provides exclusivity within the group. Members promote each other’s businesses, seek advice from other professionals and

have a built-in test market for new products and services.

“I’ve made some incredible contacts for business advice, partnerships between companies and gotten over a dozen business clients out of being a member of the group,” said Mark Stackpoole, a 12-year DAC member who served as DEA president in 2011.

“We’ve used it to find our contacts for office supplies and employee savings

program, and set up our financial documents for the company,” added Stackpoole, of Global Telecom Solutions. “I value being able to utilize people we already know and trust, people we feel comfortable with.”

A newsletter published by the non-profit DEA in 1958 shows that the focus hasn’t strayed. “An executives club

is not a social club, a service club or a fraternal organization,” it

noted. “It is simply a business getting organization. Members are associated to exchange business information.”

The organization dates to 1926, when DAC members George Klein, a founding partner in the downtown Detroit law firm now known as Clark Hill, joined W.H.C. Burnett, an insurance agent with Canada Life with offices in the Buhl Building, to establish a Detroit chapter of the International Executives Association (IEA). The men served as the DEA’s co-presidents in 1926 and 1927.

Klein joined the DAC in 1917 and was a member for over 40 years. Burnett joined in 1913 and resigned in 1932.

DEA continues heritageof bringing leaders togetherBy Mary Rodrique




The first organizational meeting of the DEA was held at the Statler Hotel on Feb. 26, 1926. It included election of officers and adoption of articles of association. “It has the earmarks of being the best of its kind ever organized in Detroit,” Burnett noted at the time.

Early on, there was a split between the co-founders of the Detroit chapter regarding belonging to the international association. The IEA wanted $50 per member for each of the first 50 members in Detroit. Just $10 per member would stay with the local chapter with $40 going to the IEA to subsidize newsletters, an annual convention and an inter-city lead program.

The Detroit chapter had reached its quota of 50 members by the end of 1926 and Burnett wanted to honor the IEA commitment while Klein thought it too expensive. According to a history posted on the IEA website, the movement began in San Francisco in 1915 and by 1928 spread to 26 cities in the U.S. and Canada.

In a letter Burnett wrote to Klein in 1926 he referenced an earlier meeting held at the DAC where IEA Executive Secretary Worth Caldwell of Portland fully explained to DEA members present – “that we belong to the international association on their regular terms.”

In a letter to Caldwell, Klein noted “the charge to members is out of proportion to the amount of business or benefit to be derived.” The Detroit membership sided with Klein and never did join the international group.

In fact on Jan. 26, 1927 the name of the association was officially changed from the Detroit International Executives Association to simply the Detroit Executives Association. According to the IEA history, after the 1927 convention, resignations were received from a number of local groups.

To boost its stature locally, Burnett decreed that the first annual DEA banquet be held at the DAC “all expenses

paid by him with the understanding that he invites the press.”

Other DAC members who were affiliated with the DEA in the beginning include 1928 president James Vernor, Jr. of the iconic Vernor’s Ginger Ale and R.B. Gotfredson of Gotfredson Trucking. DAC members Charles Bennett, William Davis, Joseph Hickey, T. Mel Rinehart, Ralph Thomas, and James Hopkins were early DEA presidents.

In 1931, an executive association was launched in New York City as the result of a DEA member. New Yorker Jesse Perlman, while visiting his brother-in-law Ralph Wilson in Detroit, attended a DEA meeting and was impressed by the idea and its methods. Both men were life insurance agents. According to IEA history, Perlman launched the New York association after he secured a copy of the Detroit association’s by-laws.

During the 1930s the DEA staged an annual fashion show at the Statler Hotel for members and guests before Christmas. Retail merchants in the association displayed their wares – including Himelhoch Brothers and Company women’s wear, Hickey’s Men’s Wear, Fyfe’s Shoes, Wright Kay Jewelers and Dietrich’s Furs. After the fashion show, Mrs. George Klein hosted a tea.

“George Klein believed that there should be an association of prominent Detroit businesses that could meet to discuss doing business with one another and business topics in general,” explained Doug Rasmussen, who represented the Clark Hill law firm for several years as a member of the DEA.

Rasmussen, the DAC’s president in 1997, recalls being taken to his first DEA meeting in 1965 in the old Statler Hotel, which became part of the Hilton chain in 1954. The hotel closed in 1975 and was demolished in 2005.

Above, Mike and Marian Ilitch with DAC Executive of the Year Ken Holland and his wife in November.

Ken Holland with DEA President Al Wood at the DAC.



“The DEA met there for several years until the hotel closed and then met for awhile at the Masonic Temple. It was in the 1980s that the DEA moved its meetings to the DAC,” noted Rasmussen, who served as DEA president in 1988.

“The premise was you won’t get business from your friends and colleagues unless you are willing to give business to them,” said Rasmussen. “Thus the exchange of business contacts, orders, engagement and sales made the group flourish even to this day.”

Clark Hill is the longest surviving member business of the association, dating all the way back to founder Klein. Today its representative on the DEA is DAC Board Director Tom MacFarlane.

MacFarlane, who was DEA president in 2007, notes that unlike similar groups, the association doesn’t penalize members if they fail to meet a certain quota of referrals.

“A referral organization is still a big part of what DEA is all about, but it’s evolved into more than that,” said MacFarlane. “It’s a group of friends who meet for lunch, socialize outside of the DEA several times a year, and recognize an outstanding executive of the year annually.”

Last year, Detroit Red Wings general manager Ken Holland was feted as DEA Executive of the Year. Past recipients of the award, bestowed annually since 1979, have included DAC members Richard Manoogian, chairman of Masco Industries; Keith Crain, chairman of Crain Communications; and Ivan Ludington, Jr., who served as DAC president in 1988 and was president of the Ludington News Company.

DAC members whose companies are currently affiliated with the DEA include Corporate Fleet Services, Clark Hill, Conner Park Florist, Burton Brothers General Contractors, Standhardt Design, Global Telecom Solutions, Frisbie Moving and Storage and The Reaume Company.

Today under current president Chris Ingoglia, the DEA is part of the global IEA network, with chapters across the nation, Canada and Great Britain. The international group is run by a volunteer board with equal representation for each chapter.

“For years the chapters met for an annual conference but it wasn’t until 1996 that a number in attendance voted to make the IEA more than a loose grouping,” said Betty Adams, managing director of the IEA in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Detroit finally joined the international association in 2001. Closing in on 90 years, the DEA is still helping business leaders connect.

Club set up for DEA luncheon.

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More than 1,500 members and guests enjoyed the DAC as their place to be

before and after the Auto Show Charity Preview Night in January.


Auto Show Charity Preview Night

Richard and Joanne Brodie, Scott and Katie Wood and

Char Terry.

Jill Wise and George Johnson.

Sue Hanawalt and Don Sitarski.

Brian and Julie McDonell, Anne and Gary Caldwell, Ann

Landfair and Jeff Fricke.

Joe and Kelli Carney, Don and Sharon Nauss with Helene and Mike Predhomme.

Peter and Suzanne Skorich.

Roger and Kathryn Penske.

Michael and Martha Brosseau with Ray and Noreen Eisbrenner.

Megan McGown and Rich Florka Jr.

Rick and Melinda Callahan.

Stephen and Barbara Munk.

Michele Schroers and Carolyn Steiner.

Kathy and Matt Agnone.Steve and Frances Valentine.

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing beams for a television team.

Katie Wybo and Emily Petrovski with Chuck and Teri Moore.



Kevin and Kathleen Prather with Brian and Heidi Bartes. Doug and Tina Krizanic with Tom and Ellen Stretlien.

Kristin and Dan Ritter.

Rob and David Hinman.

Dave and Kathy Zmyslowski.

Tom and Barbara Doescher.

Party goers check out some of the new models showcased.

Larry Rancilio with Cassie Sobelton, Mark Wallace and Allyson McLean.

Roy and Maureen Roberts with Leland and Tina Bassett.

Bill and Carol Burton.Ricca Gonzalez and Kip Wasenko.

Rick and Jen Darbyshire.

Cynthia and Edsel Ford.

Matthew Swegles and Julie Ahrling.

Phil and Barb Fioravante.

Bill and Annette Royce.

Bill Volz and Mary Kramer.

Bob, Mary Ann and Meredith Bury.

David and Ann Stone.

Robert, Paula and Jonathan Djurovic.

Kris and Ruth Pfaehler.Roy and Pegeen Link.

Jeff and Lisa Smith.



Kristine Volk and Gary Corbin with Scott and Julie Jecmen.

Lynn McNulty and Amy Wenzel.

Carl and Barb Roehling. George and Mary Dombrowski with Ane and Brody Barthelemy.

Dave Fisher, Katie and Scott Wood with Diane and Dennis Meagher.

Patricia Padilla with Andrea and Sonya Sorrenti. Devon Scillian and Carmen Harlan.

Jim and Lindsey Nader.

Above, Dan and Gina Soulliere, John Trentacosta, Lauren

Eisbrenner, Bruce and Lissa Barron.

Tom Healy, Paul and Sheryl Carroll with Grant and Trisha Belanger.

Bob and Anne Diehl with Joe Caughlin.

Victor and Kerry Peltola.

Sarah and Bill Heinemann with Sue and Imre Csaki.

Ed Fernandez and Lila Lazarus.

William and Kimberly Smith.

Scott Jacobson and David Foltyn.

DAC members and friends enjoy the Charity Preview Night tradition.

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New Year’s Eve

Tom and Cynthia Fabbri, Mark Davidoff and Margie Dunn with Rick and Sue DiBartolomeo.

Joan McCarron, Earl Wolfe, Larry and Judy Stanko with Janet and Michael Reno.

Elizabeth and Pierre Atallah, Travis Brownik and Alicia Miela with Patrick and Chris Atallah.

Gillian Yee, Danielle Hessell and Amy Cadovich.

Sandy and Woody Aquino.

Left, Mary Beth Widak, Nicole Gize, Jonathan and Jennifer Buntian.

Paul Huth and Krystol Rappuhn.

Sylvia Rosales-Fike and David Fike.

Ann Lee, Lillian, Ann and Tony Tai, Larry John, Lita and Bob Regan, Gillian and Joseph Yee.

Bob Slattery, Ted Gillary and Debbie Regal.

Jeffrey and Rachel Schostak with Dana and Dan Labes.

Teresa Slyfield

and Eric Graczyk.

Right, Ken and Kristin

Peterson with

Roberta and John

McCandless.

Left, Evelyn Hansen,Dick and Judy Werner with Jamie Spriet.

Gil Penchina, Gail Guaresimo with Bob and Sue Buydens.

More than 155 members and

guests gathered in the Grill Room to begin the countdown to 2013 with iconic DAC cuisine, live music and more.

Tony Widenman, Dorene Harling, Mike and Lisa Bartoy, Jim Williams and Mary Carlton.Larry Walsh, Bonnie Jobe, Stephanie Germack-Kerzic and Patrick Kerzic.



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Cathy Condino Kenneth H. Voyles (313) 442-1036 (313) 442-1034 [email protected] [email protected]

Access to an amazing customer baseThe DAC News readership is a powerful and affluent group; pre-qualified allowing advertisers to reach their target audience.

More value for your dollarDAC members cite publications as a valuable benefit of DAC membership, and don’t discard their magazines as quickly as others, so your ad will be relevant for a longer period of time.

Brand your businessAdvertising with DAC publications gives your company a certain professional cachet. Display advertising in a high quality, four-color glossy allows for superior imaging, and coupled with the immediacy of e-advertising gets your company noticed .

All publications are available to members online; ads are “hot-linked” to advertiser’s website. Business Card advertising also available. Call for details.

Why Advertise in DAC News

JANUARY Maritime - Great Lakes

FEBRUARY Leadership

MARCH Membership Roster

APRIL Baseball & Golf

MAY Travel & Leisure

JUNE Culture, Home & Style

JULY Education & Technology

AUGUST Business Directory

SEPTEMBER Detroit Development

OCTOBER History DAC - Detroit

NOVEMBER Traditions & Holidays

DECEMBER Automotive

Issue Editorial Focus

2013 Editorial Schedule

Founded in 1916, the DAC News is the award winning monthly magazine for Detroit Athletic Club members and guests. Spanning three centuries,

the DAC is one of the finest private clubs in the country, consistently recognized as a Platinum Club of America. Today the DAC is the place to be for Detroit’s business, cultural and community leadership.

The DAC News magazine, published monthly, including the annual Business Directory, connects members with their Club and other members. The DAC News includes feature and photo stories on business, culture, history and more, as well as information on Club activities.

More than 10,000 DAC members (including spouses and dependents) receive DAC publications in their homes or businesses. The DAC News is also available throughout the Club for casual visitors and our overnight guests.

Our Amazing Heritage



Our Clubhouse is the scene for a wide variety of large and small Club and private events. This page will showcase some of these activities. Let us know about an upcoming event that could be photographed

by the magazine staff. Contact Ken Voyles at (313) 442-1034 or [email protected].

Since 1946 the Harvard Krokodiloes have delighted audiences worldwide with their blend of a cappella harmony and humor. On Saturday, Jan. 12 the DAC hosted these special guests

for an evening of live entertainment.Performances in the Main Lobby, Grill Room and Reading Room charmed an intimate audience throughout the night.

The life and work of Beethoven is being rediscovered at the DAC with the 2013 Culture Series. Jan. 9 saw the first in a series of four lectures comprising the 2013 Culture Series when members of the DAC gathered to

hear Leonard Slatkin, music director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, discuss Beethoven’s nine symphonies.

Upcoming Cultural Series lectures will be presented on

Feb. 7, March 14 and March 21.

Leonard Slatkin leads off the 2013 Culture Series.

Leonard Slatkin with Doug Boehmer, Paul and Mary Jo Wemhoff, Theresa and Leonard McEachern and Judy Williams.

Leonard and Cindy Slatkin, Reimer Priester and Paul Hogle.

Margie Duncan, Lorna Utley and Anne Parsons.Ann O’Neill and Dayo Woessner with Leonard and Daniel Slatkin.

Above, the Harvard Krokodiloes performing in the Main Lobby. Right, the group gathers for photo in the Reading Room prior to performing.

CULTURAL SERIES CELEBRATES BEETHOVEN

SPECIAL VISIT BY THE HARVARD KROKODILOES

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