ROTARIAN-ART HOFFMAN
CURRENT CAREER – Semi-retired, part-time consultant, automotive safetyEDUCATION –Ed.D., Doctorate in educational leadership.
FAMILY- Wife Carolyn, a daughter and two sons.
FAVORITE DESSERT - Hot fudge cream puff.
FAVORITE ACTIVITY –Landscape planning amd maintenance.
LAST BOOK READ – “Killing Reagan” by Bill O’Reilly.
FAVORITE MOVIE – “Das Boot,” a German submarine novel.
FAVORITE SONG – Battle Hymn of the Republic.
TELL US SOMETHING ABOUT YOURSELF NO ONE IN THE CLUB
LIKELY KNOWS – I worked on the first U.S. satelite space launch.
LIFE ROLE MODEL – My Dad
MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENT – Developing the first child safety seat.
PROUDEST MOMENT - Graduation from Western Michigan University with a doctorate degree.
FUNNIEST THING THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO YOU - Kids stole my clothes at a swimming hole and I walked home naked along city sidewalks.
SECRET AMBITION - Be a multi-millionaire.
IF YOU COULD BE ANYONE IN THE WORLD FOR A DAY (present or historical), WHO WOULD THAT BE---AND WHY? King Arthur, my namesake, and lead the round table knights into battle.
MOST FAMOUS PERSON MET - Werner Von Braun, the German rocket scientist who led our space program.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO SHARE – It’s great to be a Rotarian, especially in Traverse City.