Clement F. Kusiak Dr. Tae-Sup Lee Ashok Mehta Jimmy M. RossInternational President Immediate Past President First Vice President Second Vice President

Clement F. Kusiak, of Dr. Tae-Sup "TS" Lee, of Ashok Mehta of Sion- Jimmy M. Ross, ofLinthicum, Maryland, is the Seoul, Republic of Korea, is Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Quitaque, Texas, is the sec-president of Lions Clubs the immediate past interna- is the first vice president. He ond vice president. He is aInternational. He served as a tional president and choirper- served as an International member of the Quitaquemember of the International son of the LCIF Executive Director in 1986-1988 and Lions Club and served as aBoard of Directors in 1988- Committee. has been a member of the district governor, council1990 and has been a mem- A Lion since 1975 and a Bombay-Sion Lions Club chairman, council secretaryber of the Baltimore member of the Seoul Sejong since 1963. He was a 100% and, in 1996-1998, as an(Brooklyn), Maryland, Lions Lions Club with 29 years of District Governor and is the international director. AmongClub since 1965. He served perfect attendance, he has chairman emeritus of the the many positions he hasas a 100% district governor held many positions within Lions Hospital and Medical occupied as a Lion, Viceand council treasurer, was on the association, including Centre of Bombay. Vice President Ross has been athe USA/Canada Lions club president, district gover- President Mehta has member of the MultipleLeadership Forum Planning nor and council chairperson. received 20 Extension District 2 Long-RangeCommittee and has been a He served as an international Awards, 21 International Planning Committee andmoderator and presenter at director in 1993-1995, President's Awards, the chairman of his state's mem-the forum. President Kusiak chaired the 32nd OSEAL International Key Award for bership and extension andhas been chairman of the Forum and co-chaired the enrolling 200 new members convention committees. HeDistrict Governors-elect Host Committee for the 78th into the association and the has also served as his dis-School, chairman of the inter- International Convention in Ambassador of Good Will trict's McGruff Chairman,national convention's Rules of Seoul. Award. He is also a director of the Texas LionsProcedure and Elections com- Immediate Past President Progressive Melvin Jones Camp, chairman of the Texasmittees and advisor to the Lee has received numerous Fellow. leadership Institute and semi-Multiple District 22 Lions awards in recognition of his First Vice President nor presenter at seven inter-Vision Research Foundation. service to the association, Mehta has been active in national conventions and

He is a Key member including several numerous community octivi- seven USA/Canada Forums.and has received the International President's ties, among them serving as Vice President Ross wasInternational President's Awards and the Ambassador special executive magistrate involved in organizing moreCertificate of Appreciation, of Good Will Award. He is to the government of than 200 lions clubs.the Extension Award, seven also a Progressive Melvin Maharashtra, secretary for He has received a num-

-i International President's Jones Fellow. the Mahavir Heart Research ber of recognitions for hisI awards and the Ambassador Dr. Lee graduated from Foundation, chairman of the contributions to the associa-m

of Good Will Award. He is the prestigious Seoul M.P. Shah Women's College tion, including numerous

0also a Progressive Melvin National University and and Nanavati Polytechnic, a District Governor's

Z Jones Fellow. received his doctorate from member of the National Appreciation owards, sixInternational President the Massachusetts Institute of Executive of the Red Cross International President's

(/) Kusiak has previous experi- Technology (MIT) in the field and Kidney Foundation, man- awards and the Ambassadorm ence in businesses owned of chemical engineering. aging trustee of the Jeevan of Good Will Award. Vice"-i and operated by his immedi- Alter serving as a senior Prakash Drug and Medical President Ross is a life mem-m3: ate family. He enjoys chal- researcher at Shell Oil, USA, Equipment Foundation, pres i- ber of the District 2-Tl EyeO:J lenges relating to engineer- he returned to Korea where dent of the Gyan Vikcs Bank, the Texas Lions Campm ing and construction. he became manager and ulti- Mandai, which operates an and Girls Town, and is a;u

'"He and his wife, Jeanne, mately president and CEO of English medium school in a Jock Weich Fellow, James T.

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Lowell BondsHoover, Alabama

Asoka de. Z.GunasekeraNugegoda, SriLanka

Dr. Gen OkuboNagasaki, Japan

Gary TschacheBozeman, Montana

Vara PrasadChigurupatiVijoyowcdo, India

Randy L. Heitmann Erkki J,J, LaineCambridge, Nebraska Espoo, Finland

Jules CoteShelburne, Vermont

E. Robert "Bob"LastingerWesley Chapel,Florida '

James SherrySackville, NovaScotia, Canada

Nelson Diez PerezBarrio Sanjonia,Paraguay

Hans Ulrich DotwylerSchattdorf, Switzerland

Gary L. BrownUrbana, Ohio

WR. O'RileyMaryville, Missouri

Walter R. "Bud"WahlStreator, Illinois

Howard LeeFarnham, Surrey,England

Dr. Wing-Kun TamWanchai, China HongKong

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William AndersonHanover,Pennsylvania

Prol.Ion Anstein HoltetRasta, Norway

G. Durwood "Dur"RobersonOak Harbor,Washington

SebastiCio BragaBelo Horizonte,Brazil

Mikio IshibashiOtaru, Hokkaido,Japan

Maynard WarrenRucksHenderson,Minnesota

Richard P.ChaffinForest, Virginia

Somsakdi LovisuthBangkok, Thailand

A.P. SinghKolkata, India

William CrawfordEncinitas, California

Sergio MaggiBari, Italy

Kee-Jung WooDaegu, Republic ofKorea

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is success in the businessPost President Lee

and was elected to fourber of the National

orea. He also served hisas a Cabinet Minister, withoIilical Affairs and Science

:-ect1n(~JY. Recently, he has beena d CEO of the Korea

Nucea Energy Foundation.:r.. Lee and his wife, Haing-Ja, also a

Prog-essive Melvin Jones Fellow andprese serving as president· of theKorea CA, have two sons, Boonq-Kyuand Tai-Gyu and three grandchildren .•

AshokMehtaFirst Vice President

rural area, chairman of the lions KcrtorSingh Hospital and chairman of Dr.Bhanuben Nanavati Hospital andResearch Centre.

Professionally, he is the chairman of apublic limited company. First VicePresident Mehta and his wife, Kokila,have one daughter, Shito], and bothKokila and Shital are also Melvin JonesFellows.•

Jimmy M. RossSecond Vice President

. Coffey Fellow, Helen Keller Fellow andTexas Lions fellow. He is also a member ofthe Texas lions Hall of fame and a MelvinJones Fellow.

Vice President Ross is a retired judgeand businessman. In addition, he has beeninvolved in a number of community orqoni-zations, including his chamber of com-merce, the Boy Scouts, the board of direc-tors of Water Control and Improvementand as the organizer and chairman of acounty-wide task force for industrial ondtourism developmen. Vice President Rossand his wif~, Velda, have three daughtersand a granddaughter. •

LCIFReaches Out to Youth at Riskby Dr. Ice-Sup LeeImmediate Past PresidentChairperson, LCIF Executive Committee

year in Lions-Quest, and an estimated 672,000 new students learned tomake responsible decisions, set goals and resist peer pressure to usealcohol and drugs. . I

• Year after year LCIF helps build schools and health clinics serving youngpeople in disadvantaged areas. In 2003-2004 alone, LCIF awarded 39grants totaling US$2.1 million for initiatives to benefit at-risk children.

• LCIF secured funding from the United States Agency for InternationalDevelopment (USAID) to offer Lions-led vocational training programs toat-risk adolescents in South America, Asia and Africa.

These marvelous initiatives are made possible because of the donationsand volunteer spirit of Lions. LCiF enables Lions to reach out to youths andempower them. Thanks to Lions and LCIF,children around the world aregrowing up with dignity, good health and opportunities. • .

Convention 2005 East Meets West..,. Hong Kongby Ashok MehtaFirst International Vice President

• Registrants may also have the opportunity to enjoy a free city tour toview the combination of 150 years of colonial influence and 5,000years of Chinese tradition.

• Call home with the free stored value phone card.• Use your free stored value transportation pass to explore Hong Kong viaone of the world's cleanest, safest and most sophisticated public trans-port systems.

• View the spectacular nighttime skyline with its unique Symphony of Lightsrnultimedio light and sound show.

• Campaign SightFirst Phase II• Convention registrants may receive free admission and transportation totheme parks in the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone of the People'sRepublic of China - Splendid China Miniature Scenic Spot, China FolkCulture Villages and Window of the World.

*Please note: Seating capacity for tours may be limited .•

Answer the Needs of Young Peopleby Jimmy M. RossSecond International Vice President

of achievement when they participate in an activity for young people. Ican see it in my own Quitaque Lions Club. Lions take immense pride inhelping children reach their potential, in making it possible to take thosesteps which will lead to a responsible, forward-looking adulthood. Youhave been successful as community leaders and certainly as Lions. Now, itis time to share that success with those who will carryon in the spirit ofservice and a firm commitment to bettering their communities .•

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