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Rotary International Presidents & Themes,

District 6900 District Governors, and

Rotary Club of North Fulton Presidents

(1910 to 2010)

 

 

Rotary

Year

Rotary International

Presidents

 

Rotary International

Themes

District 6900

District Governors*

(see Note below)

Rotary Club of North Fulton

Presidents

Founding of Rotary: Feb. 23, 1905

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

1910-11

Paul P. Harris

(Chicago, Illinois, USA)

None

 

 

1911-12

Paul P. Harris

(Chicago, Illinois, USA)

None

 

 

1912-13

Glenn C. Mead

(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

None

 

 

1913-14

Russell F. Greiner

(Kansas City, Missouri, USA)

None

 

 

1914-15

Frank L. Mullholland

(Toledo, Ohio, USA)

None

 

 

1915-16

Allen D. Albert

(Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA)

None

Frank P. Glass

(Birmingham, Alabama)

 

1916-17

Arch C. Klumph

(Cleveland, Ohio, USA)

None

R.D. Quisenberry

(Montgomery, Alabama)

 

1917-18

E. Leslie Pidgeon

(Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)

None

Malcom D. Jones

(Macon, Georgia)

 

1918-19

John Poole

(Washington, D.C., USA)

None

John H. Gay

(Jacksonville, Florida)

 

1919-20

Albert S. Adams

(Atlanta, Georgia, USA)

None

Truman L. McGill

(Selma, Alabama)

 

1920-21

Estes Snedecor

(Portland, Oregon, USA)

None

W.R.C. ("Dick") Smith

(Atlanta, Georgia)

 

1921-22

Crawford McCullough

(Fort William, Ontario, Canada)

None

John A. Turner

(Tampa, Florida)

 

1922-23

Raymond M. Havens

(Kansas City, Missouri, USA)

None

Porter G. Pierpont

(Savannah, Georgia)

 

1923-24

Guy Gundaker

(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

None

S. Kendrick ("Ken") Guernsey

(Orlando, Florida)

 

1924-25

Everett W. Hill

(Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA)

None

William C. Lanier

(West Point, Georgia)

 

1925-26

Donald A. Adams

(New Haven, Connecticut, USA)

None

John B. Orr

(Miami, Florida)

 

1926-27

Harry H. Rogers

(San Antonio, Texas, USA)

None

John W. Sheffield

(Americus, Georgia)

 

1927-28

Arthur H. Sapp

(Huntington, Indiana, USA)

None

Robertson T. ("Bert") Arnold

(Jacksonville, Florida)

 

1928-29

I.B. Tom Sutton

(Tampico, Tamps., Mexico)

None

Abit Nix

(Athens)

 

1929-30

M. Eugene Newsom

(Durham, North Carolina, USA)

None

Royal Daniel

(Quitman)

 

1930-31

Almon E. Roth

(Palo Alto, California, USA)

None

Thomas C. Law

(Atlanta)

 

1931-32

Sydney W. Pascall

(London, England)

None

T. Harry Garrett

(Augusta)

 

1932-33

Clinton P. Anderson

(Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA)

None

Edward T. Flanders

(Macon)

 

 

1933-34

John Nelson

(Montreal, Quebec, Canada)

None

Garland M. Jones

(Newnan)

 

1934-35

Robert E. Lee Hill

(Columbia, Missouri, USA)

None

Edwin B. McCuen

(Savannah)

 

1935-36

Ed. R. Johnson

(Roanoke, Virginia, USA)

None

Bunyan Stephens

(Rome)

 

1936-37

Will R. Manier, Jr.

(Nashville, Tennessee, USA)

None

Joel C. ("Jake") Harris

(Atlanta)

 

1937-38

Maurice Duperrey

(Paris, France)

None

T. Tibor Molnar

(Cuthbert)

 

1938-39

George C. Hager

(Chicago, Illinois, USA)

None

Porter Carswell

(Waynesboro)

 

1939-40

Walter D. Head

(Teaneck, New Jersey, USA)

None

Maynard R. Ashworth

(Colombus)

 

1940-41

Armando de Arruda Pereira

(São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil)

None

J. Cleve Allen

(Elberton)

 

1941-42

Tom J. Davis

(Butte, Montana, USA)

None

Guy H. Wells

(Milledgeville)

 

1942-43

Fernando Carbajal

(Lima, Perú)

None

Boyce M. Grier

(Athens)

 

1943-44

Charles L. Wheeler

(San Francisco, California, USA)

None

William A. ("Will") Watt

(Thomasville)

 

1944-45

Richard H. Wells

(Pocatello, Idaho, USA)

None

W. Elliot Dunwoody, Jr.

(Macon)

 

1945-46

T.A. Warren

(Wolverhampton, Staffs, England)

None

Irvine S. Ingram

(Carrollton)

 

1946-47

Richard C. Hedke

(Detroit, Michigan, USA)

None

Gramble Cleveland

(Valdosta)

 

1947-48

S. Kendrick Guernsey

(Jacksonville, Florida, USA)

None

Charles F. ("Chuck") Palmer

(Atlanta)

 

1948-49

Angus S. Mitchell

(Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)

None

Sidney O. ("Sid") Smith

(Gainesville)

 

1949-50

Percy Hodgson

(Narragansett, Rhode Island, USA)

Objectives of Our Team for 1949-50:

1. Each new member

    admitted into a Rotary

   club to be adequately

   informed about his duties

   and obligations BEFORE

   his induction-properly

   introduced to the club-and

   effectively assimilated

   into the work of the club

   during the first year;

2. A better understanding

    and application of the

    principles of Vocational

    Service as set forth in

    SERVICE IS MY

    BUSINESS;

3. A contribution to world

    understanding and peace

    through an intensification

    of our international

    service program;

4. An outstanding district

    conference in every

    district.

Grover C. ("Ham") Hamrick

(Albany)

 

1950-51

Arthur Lagueux

(Quebec, Quebec, Canada)

Goals for 1950-51:

1. In club service we must

    beget our heirs;

2. in vocational service

    honesty is still the best

    policy;

3. In community service we

    can plan for the future;

4. In international service

    we must reexamine our

    world;

5. And finally we can

    extend the influence of

    Rotary.

M.G. ("Gus") Murray, Jr.

(Columbus)

 

1951-52

Frank E. Spain

(Greensboro, Alabama, USA)

None

Carlton McCamy

(Dalton)

 

1952-53

H.J. Brunnier

(San Francisco, California, USA)

None

M.W.H. ("Alphabet") Collins

 

1953-54

Joaquin Serratosa Cibils

(Montevideo, Uruguay)

Rotary is Hope in Action

Leo Barber

(Moultrie)

 

1954-55

Herbert J. Taylor

(Chicago, Illinois, USA)

Six Objectives for

1954-55:

1. glean from the past and

    act;

2. share with others;

3. build with Rotary's 4-Way

    Test;

4. serving youth;

5. international good will;

6. good Rotarians are good

    citizens.

Frank S. Twitty

(Camilla)

 

1955-56

A.Z. Baker

(Cleveland, Ohio, USA)

Develop our Resources

Leo Aikman

(Atlanta)

 

1956-57

Gian Paolo Lang

(Livorno, Italy)

3 Targets 1956-57:

1. Keep Rotary simple;

2. More Rotary in

    Rotarians;

3. Learn More About Each

    Other

Howell Morrow

(West Point)

 

1957-58

Charles G. Tennent

(Ashville, North Carolina, USA)

Enlist-Extend-Explore-Serve

I.V. Curran

(Rome)

 

1958-59

Clifford A. Randall

(Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA)

Help Shape the Future

J.W. Bonner

(Blakely)

 

1959-60

Harold T. Thomas

(Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand)

Vitialize! Personalize!

Build Bridges of Friendship!

Willis Warnell

(Griffin)

 

1960-61

J. Edd McLaughlin

(Ralls, Texas, USA)

You are Rotary -- Live It! Express It! Expand It!

G.M. Livingston

(Bainbridge)

 

1961-62

Joseph A. Abey

(Reading, Pennsylvania, USA)

Act;

Aim for Action; Communicate for Understanding;

Test for Leadership

John W. Sheffield

(Americus)

 

1962-63

Nitish C. Laharry

(Calcutta, India)

Kindle the Spark Within

George M. Erwin

(Decatur)

 

1963-64

Carl P. Miller

(Honolulu, Hawaii, USA)

Meeting Rotary's Challenge in the Space Age

Norman M. Shipley

(Marietta)

 

1964-65

Charles W. Pettengill

(Greenwich, Connecticut, USA)

Live Rotary

William P. Durst

(West End)

 

1965-66

C.P.H. Teenstra

(Hilversum, The Netherlands)

Action, Consolidation

and Continuity

Frederick G. Storey

(Brookwood/Midtown)

 

1966-67

Richard L. Evans

(Salt Lake City, Utah, USA)

A Better World

Through Rotary

Charles H. ("Charlie") Heinemann, Jr.

(Albanie)

 

1967-68

Luther H. Hodges

(Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA)

Make Your Rotary Membership Effective

N. Pratt Secrest

(Thomasville)

 

1968-69

Kyoshi Togasaki

(Tokyo, Japan)

Participate!

William Dunaway

(Marietta)

 

1969-70

James F. Conway

(Sun City, Arizona, USA)

Review and Renew

Marshall Weaver

(Atlanta)

 

1970-71

William E. Walk

(Upland, California, USA)

Bridge the Gaps

Warren Akin

(Cartersville)

 

1971-72

Ernst G. Breitholtz

(Nybro, Sweden)

Good Will Begins With You

Gardner Potter

(Smyrna)

 

1972-73

Roy D. Hickman

(Birmingham, Alabama, USA)

Let's Take a New Look - And Act

Hardy McCalman

(Bremen)

 

1973-74

William C. Carter

(Old Windsor, Berkshire, England)

A Time for Action

Harry C. Jackson

(Columbus)

 

1974-75

William R. Robbins

(Miami, Florida, USA)

Renew the Spirit of Rotary

Waights G. Henry, Jr.

(LaGrange)

 

1975-76

Ernesto Imbassahy de Mello

(Rio de Janeiro, RdJ, Brazil)

To Dignify the Human Being

Langdon C. ("Lang") Sheffield

(Americus)

 

1976-77

Robert Manchester II

(Youngstown, Ohio, USA)

I Believe in Rotary

James C. ("Jim") Brim, Jr.

(Pelham)

 

1977-78

W. Jack Davis

(Hamilton, Bermuda)

Serve to Unite Mankind

J. Dan Reed

(Marietta)

 

1978-79

Clem Renouf

(Buderim, Queensland, Australia)

Reach Out

Lemuel W. ("Lem") Bell

(Buckhead)

 

1979-80

James L. Bomar, Jr.

(Shelbyville, Tennessee, USA)

Let Service Light the Way

John G. Hallman

(Brookwood/Midtown)

 

1980-81

Rolf Klärich

(Helsinki, Finland)

Take Time to Serve

Wilson M. Camp

(Columbus)

 

1981-82

Stanley E. McCaffrey

(Moraga, California, USA)

World Understanding and Peace Through Rotary

Thomas L. Cooper

(Atlanta)

 

1982-83

Hiroji Mukasa

(Nakatsu, Oita, Japan)

Mankind is One - Build Bridges of Friendship Throughout the World

A.J. ("Steve") Andre

(Carrollton)

 

1983-84

William E. Skelton

(Blacksburg, Virginia, USA)

Share Rotary

Serve People

Frank E. Bentley

(Sandy Springs)

 

1984-85

Carlos Canseco

(Garza Garcia NL, México)

Discover a New World

of Service

Lee Howard

(Smyrna/Cumberland)

 

1985-86

Edward F. Cadman

(East Wenatchee, Washington, USA)

You Are the Key

Robert W. Grant

(Stone Mountain)

 

1986-87

M.A.T. Caparas

(Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines)

Rotary Brings Hope

Harold H. ("Hal") Barton

(Marietta)

 

1987-88

Charles C. Keller

(California, Pennsylvania, USA)

Rotarians - United in Service - Dedicated to Peace

Charles S. ("Charlie") Henagan

(Brookwood/Midtown)

 

1988-89

Royce Abbey

(Melbourne, Vic. Australia)

Put Life into Rotary - Your Life

Theodore P. ("Ted") O'Callaghan

(Decatur)

 

1989-90

Hugh M. Archer

(Dearborn, Michigan, USA)

Enjoy Rotary!

Fred Culbreth

(North DeKalb)

 

1990-91

Paulo V.C. Costa

(Santos, São Paulo, Brazil)

Honor Rotary With Faith and Enthusiasm

Ralph N. Thurmond

(Sandy Springs)

 

1991-92

Rajendra K. Saboo

(Chandigarh, India)

Look Beyond Yourself

Walter Y. Murphy

(LaGrange)

 

1992-93

Clifford Dochterman

(Moraga, California, USA)

Real Happiness is

Helping Others

Robert E. ("Bob") Eskew

(Atlanta)

 

1993-94

Robert R. Barth

(Rothrist, Switzerland)

Believe In What You Do - Do What You Believe In

William J. ("Bill") Stubbs

(Buckhead)

 

1994-95

William H. Huntley

(Sutton-on-Sea, Lincs., England)

Be a Friend

Robert R. Jinright

(Thomasville)

 

1995-96

Herbert G. Brown

(Clearwater, Florida, USA)

Act With Integrity

Serve With Love

Work For Peace

J. Barry Smith

(Sandy Springs)

 

1996-97

Luis Vicente Giay

(Arrecifes, Bs., As., Argentina)

Build the Future With Action and Vision

 

 

William P. ("Bill") Foster

(East Cobb)

 

1997-98

Glen W. Kinross

(Brisbane, Qld, Australia)

Show Rotary Cares

For Your Community,

For Our World,

For Its People

 

William M. ("Bill") Mulkey

(Decatur)

 

1998-99

James L. Lacy

(Cookeville, Tennessee, USA)

Follow Your Rotary Dream

 

Ann B. (Henderson) Johnson

(Muscogee-Columbus)

 

1999-2000

Carlo Ravizza

(Milan, Italy)

Rotary 2000: Act With Consistency, Credibility, Continuity

 

 

Alfred J. ("Al") Lipphardt

(Stone Mountain)

Charter:

Jan. 19, 2000

 

Frederick J. ("Fred") Livingston

2000-2001

Frank J. Devlyn

(Anáhuac in Mexico City)

Create Awareness

Take Action

 

James H. ("Jim") Burnaw

(Atlanta)

Boyce J. ("B.J.") Robinson

2001-2002

Richard D. King

(Pleasanton, California)

Mankind is Our Business

 

 

Robert L. Hall

(Dunwoody)

Michael K. ("Mike") Perry

2002-2003

Bhichai Rattakul

(Bangkok, Thailand)

Sow the Seeds of Love

 

Thomas I. ("Tom") Kent, Jr.

(Brookhaven)

C. Lynnette Ball

2003-2004

Jonathan B. Majiyagbe

(Kano, Nigeria)

Lend a Hand

 

 

William A. ("Bill") MacDonald

(Peachtree City)

W. Richard Matherly

2004-2005

Glenn E. Estess, Sr.

(Birmingham, Alabama)

Celebrate Rotary

 

Frances B. ("Fran") Milberg

(Thomasville)

John C. Bach

2005-2006

Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar

(Goteborg, Sweden)

Service Above Self

 

 

Claudia T. Mertl

(Clayton County)

Richard E. Eason

2006-2007

William B. Boyd

(Hoswick, Auckland, New Zealand)

Lead the Way

 

Stephen L. ("Steve") Stanfield

(Americus)

D. Scott Murray

2007-2008

Wilfrid J. Wilkinson

(Trenton, Ontario, Canada)

Rotary Shares

 

William S. ("Bill") Woulfin

(Dunwoody)

L. Douglas ("Doug") Higgins

2008-2009

Dong Kurn Lee

(Seoul, Korea)

Make Dreams Real

 

Ted J. Propes

(Vinings)

Ryan T. Rothaker; Joyce Abernathy

2009-2010

John Kenny

(Grangemouth, Scotland)

The Future of Rotary

is in Your Hands

 

 

Roy L. Strickland

(Smyrna)

Joyce Abernathy

2010-2011

Ray Klinginsmith

(Kirksville, Missouri, USA)

Building Communities; Building Continents

 

 

Casey J. Farmer

(Stone Mountain)

Stephen ("Steve") Siders

 

Note:

*  The current District 6900 came about through several changes in both geographic region as well

   as renumbering of Rotary International Districts as follows:

 

Division 5 from 1915 to 1918 (Alabama, Florida, Georgia)

District 8 from 1918 to 1922 (Alabama, Florida, Georgia)

District 39 from 1922 to 1928 (Florida, Georgia)

District 69 from 1928 to 1937 (Georgia)

District 165 from 1937 to 1949 (Georgia)

District 240 from 1949 to 1957 (2 Districts in Georgia: 240 (West Georgia) and 241 (East Georgia)

District 690 from 1957 to 1991 (2 Districts in Georgia from 1957 to 1981: 690 (West Georgia) and

   692 (East Georgia); a third District 691 was added in 1981)

District 6900 from 1991 to Present (Georgia)

 

Sources:

1.  Cooper, Thomas L., "A History of Rotary International District 6900 - 1915-2000" Vol. II (2000).

2.  Past RI Presidents chart located on District 6420 website (Illinois) found at

     http://www.rotary6420.org/PastRIPresidents.htm.

 

 

Prepared by D. Scott Murray