Panama Canal CentennialCelebration Banquet

Program

Welcoming RemarksJoseph Wood Judith Russell

InvocationCheryl Russell

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The Bully Pulpit with Teddy Roosevelt

Recognition of Descendants ofRoosevelt Medal Recipients

Recognition of Centennial Club Members

Door Prizes

Closing Remarks Joseph Wood

Panama Canal ToastCheryl Russell

Menu

Hors d' Oeuvres

EmpanadasCeviche

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Arroz con PolloRopa Vieja

Arroz con CocoBlack Beans

Baked PlantainsSalad & Rolls

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FlanTres Leches Tea or coffee

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Paramount Plaza Hotel Gainesville, Florida

Panama Canal Centennial Club Members(continued)

Panama Canal Centennial Club Members(as of August 12, 2014)

The University of Florida is proud to recognize the following donors of $100 or more as members of the prestigious Panama Canal Centennial Club. A gift of an additional $10,000 matching the first 100 donations of $100 or more has been received by the university and will be used for the digitization, preservation and processing of the Panama Canal Museum Collection.

Marylyn Dewey AdamsDavid Lee AlbrittonW. T. Buddy Antone

Sidney M. Banack, Jr.Bruce Bateman III

Russell V. and Cyndee Williams BowenHarold A. and Elizabeth L. Brandenburg

James A. BrooksPamela A. Brown

Dick Bryan and Ingrid Errhalt-BryanLarry L. and Kathryn M. Castleman

Celio Cedeno and Catherine Whitlock-CedenoRichard A. and Lila R. Cheville

Frances A. ClintonJulie Coates

Mary P. CoffeyEdna Hart CrandallCatherine Crescioni

Leslie W. Croft

Edith Read Barkowitz CrouchMargaret Tewinkel Davidson

Clifton L. and Joanne DaySharon L. De Vore

Louis F. and Barbara Egolf DedeauxJohn and Karen Deming

Marie K. and Richard J. DrakeClare L. Dyer

Jeannine EgglestonKatherine E. Egolf

George R. and Roberta Williams EgolfEd and Andra Nash English

William B. FallMickey Fitzgerald

Andre M. and Lisa T. GalletRichard Grimison

Joe M. HaningDavid A. Harper

Jerry and Betty Harrell Joann Hummer Haugen

Helen J. HollandSamuel T. and Corina K. Huang

Dennis R. and Peggy A. HuffCharles and Sandra Hummer

Judy Beeby Inman

Panama Canal Centennial Club Members(continued)

Panama Canal Centennial Club Members(continued)

David A. KingLeo and Irene (McCracken) Krziza

William and Debra Egolf LanePerry and Veronica Mahaffy

Kathy MalinDeborah R. Mann

Diana MarksJay A. and Barbara L. Marshall

Judith A. McCulloughBill and Barbara McKeown

Sidney A. and Rosalind S. McMullenCarol F. Meyer

Carole W. MillerJohn and Judith Engelke Montanaro

Robert and Frances MorrisseyJames H. and Isolina L. Norris

Edward and Joan OhmanAnn Thomas O'Neal

Tom Orr Lynda Carol Philips

Bruce QuinnFred B. Raines

Virginia RankinPatt F. Roberson

Robert and Cheryl A. Russell

Judith C. RussellPhilip A. Sandberg and Susan Brown-Sandberg

Wendell D. and Donna K. SassoMelinda Schenck

Jan K. and Rachel A. SchipperJohn E. Schmidt, Jr.

Joni SmithMargaret Spradlin

Allen and Charmaine SteinerMichael and Elaine M. Stephenson

Malcolm J. and Jean P. StoneHugh M. Thomas III and Eileen Rose-Thomas

Jane Holgerson ThompsonJohn M. and Lynn B. Turner

Wilbur H. VantineJack D. and Jeanne M. Wagner

Cherie Day WatkinsJohn C. and Lana E. Watson

Richard J. WildeTom and Kathy Wilder

Robert and Denise B. WillPatrick C. and Cheryl L. Williams

Edith Huff WilloughbyJoseph and Beverly WoodDavid and Rikke Zemer

2014 Panama Canal Centennial Medal

Modeled after the Panama Canal Completion Medal, the Panama Canal Centennial Medal commemorates the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Panama Canal. The medal was struck for the centennial celebration at the University of Florida. The George A. Smathers Libraries are leading a series of events and exhibits related to Panama and the Canal beginning on August 15, 2014, and continuing throughout the 2014-15 academic year.

The obverse of the centennial medal replicates the obverse of the completion medal, depicting the figure of Columbia with outstretched arms resting on globes of the eastern and western hemispheres connected by a ribbon stating Oceani Intersed Colombiad Coniungunter (Columbia Unites the Oceans). At the top, another ribbon is inscribed Prosperity To All Nations.

The Canal Zone Seal is on the reverse side of both medals, but the text for the Panama Canal Centennial Medal reads as follows:

Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Panama Canal to the commerce of the world. This medal bearing a serial number is one of 200 issued for the centennial celebration at the University of Florida and represents a likeness of the Panama Canal Completion Medal carried on the vessel making the first passage through the Panama Canal on August 15, 1914.

The bronze, 1.75-inch medal, commissioned in 2014 by the Executive Council of the Friends of the Panama Canal Museum Collection at UF, is being presented as a gift to those who donate at least $100 to support centennial exhibits and events at the University of Florida. Funds raised will also be used throughout the year and beyond for long-range exhibits and continued work toward preserving the history of the Panama Canal.

1914 Panama Canal Completion Medal

On August 3, 1914, the Panama Railroad steamship Cristobal completed an unofficial ocean-to-ocean passage through the Panama Canal carrying 50,000 consecutively numbered Panama Canal Completion Medals, representing the entire issue.

The medals were later distributed on August 15, 1914, to heads of state, members of the diplomatic corps, government officials and other dignitaries aboard the SS Ancon on the first official transit; to members of the press covering the historic crossing; and throughout the world to representatives of church, science, industry and labor.

The medal design was suggested by Elizabeth Rodman, cousin of Capt. Hugh Rodman, U.S.N., superintendent of marine transportation, Isthmian Canal Commission. It was struck by John F. Newman Co., New York. The text on the reverse side reads as follows:

Commemorating the opening of the Panama Canal to the commerce of the world. This medal copyrighted and bearing a serial number is one of 50,000 carried on the vessel making the first passage through the Panama Canal as authenticated in a certificate signed by (signature) Geo. W. Goethals, Chief Engineer and Chairman, Isthmian Canal Commission.

Sponsors

Panama Canal Museum Collection at the University of Florida

The Panama Canal Museum was founded in 1998 by former residents of the Panama Canal Zone who were dedicated to preserving the history of the American era of the Panama Canal. Over a 14-year period in Seminole, Florida, through generous donations by hundreds of loyal supporters, the museum’s impressive collection expanded to more than 16,000 historical objects and was revered as a “repository of memories” for those who had experienced life in Panama and the Canal Zone.

In July 2012, the museum pulled down the shades on its brief existence and transferred its collection to the University of Florida, where it is being maintained and preserved by highly dedicated professionals using state-of-the-art conservation and digitization methodologies to ensure its availability for students, researchers and generations to come.

Many items in the collection have already been digitized and made freely available online. Select items from the collection can also be seen in person at various exhibits organized by the University of Florida Smathers Libraries to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Panama Canal.

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http://ufdc.ufl.edu/pcm

Joe Wiegand

Joe Wiegand is regarded as the nation’s premiere reprisor of Theodore Roosevelt. Prior to becoming Teddy Roosevelt, Joe had a 25-year year career in politics and public policy in his native Illinois. In 2008 Joe

set out with his wife, Jenny, daughter, Sam, and golden retriever, Faith, on a 50-state tour celebrating TR’s sesquicentennial birthday and the centennial of TR’s final year in office. The adventure was highlighted by a performance at the White House for President and Mrs. George W. Bush on TR’s 150th birthday. Joe is a political science graduate of Sewanee, the University of the South. He and his

family live in Sewanee, Tennessee. Joe performs in all 50 states and internationally. He has been featured in film and television. More information is available at www.teddyrooseveltshow.com.

The photographs on the covers were taken by Ernest “Red” Hallen, official photographer of the Panama Canal for 30 years. He earned Roosevelt Medal 3074 and two bars — 1299 and 1884.