January 3, Quarterback Roundtable – 12:30 to 1:45 p.m.
Tom Tropp is our Quarterback.
January 6, Thursday Zoom Roundtable – 12:30 to 1:45 p.m.
Speaker is Innmate Alan Penziner. His topic—Medicine in the Victorian Era.
At a time when we struggle with the uncertainty of a pandemic, Alan will provide perspective on how far we have come in roughly 175 years—from a time when communicable diseases were attributed to miasma to an understanding of germ theory, and now to the development of vaccines that can protect us against the worst consequences of virulent infection.
Dr. Alan Penziner has taught courses in the history of medicine at Drexel since his 2016 retirement as a hematologist-oncologist with board certifications in internal medicine, hematology, and medical oncology. He has also teamed with his wife, Paula Marantz Cohen, as editor and researcher for several of her books, including a forthcoming book from Princeton University Press, The Talking Cure: An Essay on the Civilizing Power of Conversation.
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January 10, Quarterback Roundtable – 12:30 to 1:45 p.m.
Tom Ricks is our Quarterback
January 13, Thursday Zoom Roundtable – 12:30 to 1:45 p.m.
Speaker is Tom Carroll. His topic—Bicycles Then and Now: Wheeling Along Through History to a Very Popular Present.
The humble bicycle, formerly called “the ordinary,” has taken many forms over its 170-plus years and has played roles beyond its basic functions of transportation and recreation. Tom will survey design of the bicycle and its influence on social customs, fashion, women’s liberation, city planning, and sport competition.
Tom Carroll’s passion for bicycles is just one facet of many in his life—but an important one. He rides them, collects them, promotes their benefits, and knows their history. His biography includes service as a Coast Guard officer; civic leadership with Cape May MAC (Museums + Arts + Culture), the New Jersey Historic Trust, and the New Jersey Cultural Trust; expertise in historic restoration; and with wife Sue, business insight that helped spur Cape May’s rebirth from small-time summer-only beach town to its current status as a year-round tourist destination. For 34 years, the couple owned and operated the Mainstay Inn. When they opened at their first location in 1971, they were the only bed-and-breakfast innkeepers in Cape May, and Mainstay was one of just five B&Bs in the country. The B&B industry is credited as a catalyst to the town’s growth. Tom and Sue also restored the current Mainstay Inn, earning an award from the Historic House Association of America. Another of their firsts is bicycle-related: offering bicycle club weekends to bring business to town at down-times.
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January 17, Quarterback Roundtable – 12:30 to 1:45 p.m.
Matthew McGovern is our Quarterback
January 21, FIC Annual Meeting – 12:30 to 1:45
January 24, Quarterback Roundtable – 12:30 to 1:45 p.m.
Alina Macneal is our Quarterback.
January 27, Thursday Zoom Roundtable – 12:30 to 1:45 p.m.
Program TBA
January 31, Quarterback Roundtable – 12:30 to 1:45 p.m.
Palmer Hartl is our Quarterback.