Ron Kaufman gives his Personal Profile
Posted by Steve Frazier
on Jun 07, 2011
Our Program on June 7th was a personal profile given by Ron Kaufman, who recently joined our club. Ron has a history as a prior Rotarian, as he was a member of the Bloomington Club for years, and the first president of the then-newly chartered Edina-Morningside Club.
Ron was born and raised in Northern Iowa, one of four boys in his family. He received a basketball scholarship from Iowa State University in Ames, graduated, and went out to seek his fortune. He spent his first two years teaching, and then decided that he didn't want an academic career. He decided on a career in sales, and joined North Star Resource Group, where he has served his clients for over 40 years. Ron sells and services life and investment products for his clients. He is still active on a part time basis.
Ron has two children from his first marriage, and one of his sons, Phillip, lives in Orono and has 3 kids (all under the age of 5), and the other son, John, lives in Denver area and has one child. Ann brought two children to the marriage, a son and a daughter, and she has been a member of the Minnetonka School Board. Ron and Ann live in the Groveland Assembly Area in Woodland.
He told the story of his wedding day, where he decided on the spur of the moment to ring the building's bell just before the ceremony, and the bell-ringing assembly fell and hit him in the mouth. He spent the first few minutes after his wedding in the Urgent Care office getting a doctor to stitch up his lower lip.
Ron was born and raised in Northern Iowa, one of four boys in his family. He received a basketball scholarship from Iowa State University in Ames, graduated, and went out to seek his fortune. He spent his first two years teaching, and then decided that he didn't want an academic career. He decided on a career in sales, and joined North Star Resource Group, where he has served his clients for over 40 years. Ron sells and services life and investment products for his clients. He is still active on a part time basis.
Ron has two children from his first marriage, and one of his sons, Phillip, lives in Orono and has 3 kids (all under the age of 5), and the other son, John, lives in Denver area and has one child. Ann brought two children to the marriage, a son and a daughter, and she has been a member of the Minnetonka School Board. Ron and Ann live in the Groveland Assembly Area in Woodland.
He told the story of his wedding day, where he decided on the spur of the moment to ring the building's bell just before the ceremony, and the bell-ringing assembly fell and hit him in the mouth. He spent the first few minutes after his wedding in the Urgent Care office getting a doctor to stitch up his lower lip.
(Story by Tad Shaw and photo and posting by Steve Frazier)