On 15th November, Ariel Dempsey, who is our 2021 hosted scholar, came to our meeting to introduce herself to our members, as a first, she brought her grandad of 88 with her (virtually on Zoom), Norman Keir who was a Rotarian for some 45 years was welcomed with Ariel to the meeting by Clive our President
Ariel is from a town on the shores of Lake Michigan, Traverser, it is the Rotary Club of this town that is sponsoring Ariel which is Rotary District 6290
Ariel introduced us to her family, (in addition to her grandad), her mum and Dad are both Family Medical practitioners (GP’s in our world), and she has three brothers, all either qualified in medicine or training in medicine
Ariel, qualified after eight years of studying, as a Doctor of Medicine in 2020, she then attained a place at University of Oxford where she gained a Masters in Science and Religion, and now has returned to University of Oxford –Wycliffe Hall to study for a DPhil in Science and Religion at the Department of Theology and Religion