Past Presidents
Rotary Club of Kelowna
The club took its inception through the efforts of Bill Maddin, a member of the Rotary Club of Vernon who had moved to Kelowna.
On the April 3, 1928 the first meeting of the club was held in the Lakeview Hotel.
The following are the charter members of the Rotary Club of Kelowna: W. E. Adams F. M. Buckland Dr W. J. Knox R. S. Moe B. McDonald T. G. Norris J. B. Spurrier F. M. Black A. J. Hughes J. B. Knowles (Treasurer) E. O. MacGinnis (Secretary) Geo. S. McKenzie (Vice President) H. F. Rees (President) R. B. Staples P. B. Willits H. A. Blakeborough J. W. Jones W. Maddin Donald Macrae Rev A. K. McMinn Dr J. W. N. Shepherd D. W. Sutherland
The charter granted by Rotary International is dated May 22, 1928.
Its history has the potential to be a great source of pride for the members of our club and it also can be a great teaching tool.
Club Historian Howie Morgan has been instrumental in preserving that history and most of our club's past is preserved in the archives of the Kelowna Museum.
PAST DISTRICT GOVERNORS FROM
THE ROTARY CLUB OF KELOWNA
Robert Cheyne 1943 - 1944
Ray Corner 1959 - 1960
Harold Henderson 1967 - 1968
Harold was a Rotary International Director 1976 - 1978
Harold was 3rd. V.P. Rotary International 1977 - 1978
Hank Shaw 1977 - 1978
Derek Bottomley 2004 - 2005
Past Presidents - took office in July for 1 year
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Year took Office
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Members |
Year took Office
|
Members
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1928 H.F. Rees
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24
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1929 G.S. McKenzie
|
33
|
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1930 F.M. Buckland
|
36
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1931 W.E. Adams
|
38
|
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1932 A.J. Hughes
|
40
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1933 C.H. Burns
|
42
|
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1934 W.M. Fraser
|
44
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1935 C.T. Hubbard
|
42
|
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1936 C.T. Hubbard
|
48
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1937 Dr. W.W. McPherson
|
44
|
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1938 R. Chyne
|
44
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1939 G. Anderson
|
46
|
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1940 Dr. J.W.N. Shepherd
|
41
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1941 W.H.H. McDougall
|
41
|
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1942 L.L. Kerry
|
42
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1943 R.W. Corner
|
45
|
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1944 H.A. Blakeborough
|
43
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1945 W. Lloyd-Jones
|
46
|
|
1946 O.L. Jones
|
53
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1947 J.K. Campbell
|
56
|
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1948 L.J. Kelly
|
56
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1949 E.T. Abbott
|
70
|
|
1950 Dr. L.A.C. Panton
|
64
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1951 H.A. Truswell
|
63
|
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1952 J.F. Webber
|
69
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1953 T. Pickering
|
67
|
|
1954 R.H. Brown
|
68
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1955 Dr. H.R. Henderson
|
72
|
|
1956 M.J. dePfyffer
|
77
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1957 H.A. Shaw
|
78
|
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1958 T. Tomiye
|
90
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1959 A. Haig
|
91
|
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1960 D.S. Maxwell
|
94
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1961 P. Ritchie
|
99
|
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1962 S.V. Hubble
|
98
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1963 C.D. Buckland
|
103
|
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1964 W.O. Anysley
|
103
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1965 E.R.F. Dodd
|
106
|
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1966 Dr. C.B. Holmes
|
109
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1967 H.V. Webb
|
107
|
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1968 W.T.J. Bulman
|
109
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1969 J. Dyck
|
105
|
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1970 Dr. M.J.R. Leitch
|
108
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1971 C.A. Pettman
|
113
|
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1972 Dr. F.E. McNair
|
111
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1973 H.R. Frewell
|
106
|
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1974 R. Pascos
|
100
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1975 J.M. Grindlay
|
95
|
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1976 D.G. McConnachie
|
94
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1977 R.C. Jacobsen
|
101
|
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1978 D.R. Connolly
|
102
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1979 A.D. Stewart
|
88
|
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1980 R.L. Fowler
|
88
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1981 T.G. Reece
|
91
|
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1982 K.F. Harding
|
98
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1983 G.G. Wilfert
|
103
|
|
1984 J.M. Hannah
|
107
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1985 F.C. Williams
|
99
|
|
1986 D.J. Folk
|
116
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1987 P.D. Walls
|
112
|
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1988 M. Kerr
|
119
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1989 G.O. George
|
119
|
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1990 J.J. Harte
|
126
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1991 R.W. Dumond
|
122
|
|
1992 R.W. Westlake
|
119
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1993 H.B. Henderson
|
127
|
|
1994 R.P. Tinker
|
139
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1995 R. Quigley
|
125
|
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1996 R Rohrlack
|
124
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1997 W.G. Milsom
|
122
|
|
1998 Keith MacMillan
|
107
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1999 Stafford KcKergow
|
122
|
|
2000 Bill Redmond
|
126
|
2001 Dale McKenzie
|
121
|
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2002 Doug Gossoo
|
130
|
2003 Kathy Butler
|
135
|
|
2004 Bruce Wilson
|
143
|
2005 Gord Milsom
|
110
|
|
2006 Gary Bennett
|
124
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2007 Michael Loewen
|
114
|
|
2008 Tony French
|
116
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2009 Catherine Comben
|
112
|
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2010 Vern Nielsen
|
116
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2011 Gord Savage
|
98
|
|
2012 Peter Schultz
|
103
|
2013 Ross Gilley
|
110
|
|
2014 Dennis Campbell
|
86
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2015 John McIntyre
|
91
|
|
2016 Rick Potter
|
90
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2017 James Kay
|
86
|
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2018 Raghwa Gopal
|
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2019 Stuart Dickson
|
|
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2020 Lennetta Parry
|
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2021 Steve Thomson
|
|
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2022 Bill Redmond
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60 | 2023 John Walker |
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