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1 rotary international district 6780 District directory and rules of procedure Rotary International District 6780 Frank Rotheermel, District Governor Rotary Club of Knoxville, Tennessee

2 Reach Within to Embrace Humanity Reach Within to Embrace Humanity in District 6780 Judy Rothermel, DG Frank Rothermel, RI President Kalyan Banerjee, Binota Banerjee A message from Kalyan Banerjee, President of Rotary International In , I ask Rotarians to Reach Within to Embrace Humanity. I ask you to look within yourselves, to understand that all of humanity has the same dreams, similar hopes, the same aspirations and similar problems. Whoever we are and wherever we live, each of us yearns for the same peace and contentment and for the same fulfillment in our daily lives. What we work to bring to others, we must first find within ourselves because what we wish for ourselves is what others wish for themselves as well.

3 Contents Kalyan Banerjee, President, Rotary International... 2 Kenneth M. Schuppert, Jr., RI Director for Paul P. Harris, The Founder of Rotary, and History of District Past Governors of Rotary International District District Honor Roll... 5 Distinguished Rotarians of District District Officers... 8 District Leadership Plan; Assistant Governors and Club Assignments District Governor s Official Visit Schedule District Goals for District Organizational Chart District Committees Group Study Exchange Alumni Ambassadorial Scholars and Peace Fellows/Alumni Leadership Academy Graduates Youth Programs District Rules of Procedure Clubs and Club Officers District Leaders, Past RI Officers and Special Friends Rotary International and Rotary Foundation Contact Information Important Dates for District Map... Back Cover Directory Publisher, John Bailey, PDG, Knoxville General Editor, Karen Wentz, PDG, Maryville Important Internet Web Sites: District 6780: Zones 30 & 31: Rotary International: This directory is solely for the personal use of Rotarians to assist them in their Rotary activities. It may not be used nor can it be made available to others for commercial purposes of any kind. 1

4 Reach Within to Embrace Humanity Important Dates for Reach Within to Embrace Humanity in District 6780 Judy Rothermel, DG Frank Rothermel, RI President Kalyan Banerjee, Binota Banerjee A message from Kalyan Banerjee, President of Rotary International In , I ask Rotarians to Reach Within to Embrace Humanity. I ask you to look within yourselves, to understand that all of humanity has the same dreams, similar hopes, the same aspirations and similar problems. Whoever we are and wherever we live, each of us yearns for the same peace and contentment and for the same fulfillment in our daily lives. What we work to bring to others, we must first find within ourselves because what we wish for ourselves is what others wish for themselves as well. May May 1, 2011 May 14, 2011 May 14, 2011 May 14, 2011 May 21-25, 2011 June June 1, 2011 June 4-5, 2011 June 30, 2011 July July 31, 2011 August August 6, 2011 August 13, 2011 August 13, 2011 August 27, 2011 September September 17, 2011 September 23, 2011 September 24, 2011 October October 7, 2011 October 15, 2011 October 17, 2011 October 25-27, 2011 October 27-30, 2011 November November 18, 2011 December December 16-17, 2011 December 31, 2011 January January 6, 2012 January 7, 2012 January 7, 2012 January 15-21, 2012 January 28, 2012 January 31, 2012 February February 11, 2012 February 23, 2012 March March 2-4, 2012 March 22, 2012 March 23, 2012 March 23-25, 2012 April April 19, 2012 April 19, 2012 April 20, 2012 April 20-21, 2012 May May 1, 2012 May 6-9, 2012 May 12, 2012 May 28, 2012 June June 1-2, 2012 June 2, Foundation Club Goal Report Form due to district governor-elect District Assembly, Cookeville Governor s Team Meeting, Cookeville District 3550, Bangkok, Thailand GSE team departs Rotary International Convention, New Orleans Rotary Fellowship Month Club Goal Form for Membership due to district governor-elect District Leadership Academy Graduation and Summary Seminar Planning Guide for Effective Rotary Clubs for due to assistant governors Club Semi-Annual Reports due to RI Membership and Extension Month District Foundation, Membership & New Generations Seminar, Pellissippi State, Knoxville District Leadership Academy Class Orientation Ambassadorial Scholar Interviews District Foundation, Membership & New Generations Seminar, Motlow State, Tullahoma New Generations Month Rotary Leadership Institute Levels 1, 2, & 3, Crossville GSE Team Leader applications due Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA), Crossville Vocational Services Month GSE Team Member applications due Rotary Leadership Institute Levels 1, 2, & 3, Crossville Bill Sergeant Day Zone Rotary GETS & GNATS, St. Louis, MO Zone Rotary Institute, St. Louis MO Rotary Foundation Month Rotary Foundation dinner - Chattanooga Family Month Ambassadorial Scholar orientation - Nashville Club Incoming Officer Report due to RI Rotary Awareness Month College of Governors dinner, Chattanooga College of Governors meeting, Chattanooga Interviews of candidates for governor , Chattanooga International Assembly - San Diego CA Mid-Year Leadership & Assistant Governors meeting, Kingston Club Semi-Annual Reports due to RI World Understanding Month Pre-PETS, Tennessee Tech, Cookeville World Rotary Day Literacy Month Interact Conference, Pigeon Forge Assistant Governors Institute, Nashville District Awards of Excellence submissions due Mid-South President-elect Training Seminar (PETS), Nashville Magazine Month Governors Team meeting, Knoxville College of Governors dinner, Knoxville College of Governors meeting, Knoxville District Conference, Knoxville GSE D6780 Team to D3350 Thailand Rotary International Convention, Bangkok, Thailand District Assembly, Tennessee Tech, Cookeville GSE D6780 Team returns Rotary Fellowship Month District Leadership Academy Graduation & Summary Seminar District Golf Tournament

5 Kalyan Banerjee President, Rotary International, Kalyan Banerjee President, Rotary International, Trustee, The Rotary Foundation, Chair, Rotarian Action Groups Committee, Director, Rotary International, District Governor, Rotary Club of Vapi, Gujarat, India Kalyan Banerjee is chair of United Phosphorus, Bangladesh, and a director of United Phosphorus Ltd., one of the largest manufacturers of agrochemicals in India, and Uniphos Agro Industries Ltd. Born in Kolkata in 1942, he earned a degree in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, in He is a resident of Vapi, Gujarat, where he has contributed significantly to its development as one of the largest industrial estates in India, helping to provide infrastructure for health care and education. Kalyan has been a member of the Rotary Club of Vapi since He served as club president in and district governor in He began his international service to Rotary in 1995, with his appointment to the RI Board of Directors. He has gone on to serve as general coordinator of the Poverty and Hunger Alleviation Task Force ( ), trustee of The Rotary Foundation ( ), and chair of the Southeast Asia PolioPlus Committee ( ). He has served on numerous other committees, including the International PolioPlus Committee ( ), Reach Out to Africa Ad-Hoc Executive Committee ( ), Leadership Development and Training Committee ( ), Permanent Fund Committee for India ( ), and the Child Mortality Emphasis Coordinating Team ( ). Banerjee is also active in many other organizations, including the American Chemical Society, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, and the Senate of the Vishva-Bharati University. He has served twice as president of Vapi Industries Association and is a past chair of the Gujarat Council of the Confederation of Indian Industry. In addition, he is a trustee for the Jai Research Foundation. Kalyan is married to Binota, a social worker, and they have two children and four grandchildren. Kenneth M. Schuppert, Jr. Rotary International Director for Kenneth M. Schuppert, Jr. Rotary International Director, Zones 30 & 31, District Governor, Rotary Club of Decatur, Alabama, USA Ken received his B.A. from The University of the South (Sewanee, Tennessee) and his law degree from Cumberland School of Law of Sanford University (Birmingham, Alabama). He and his wife, Lynn, are members in the law firm of Blackburn, Maloney and Schuppert, LLC in Decatur, Alabama. Ken joined Rotary in 1982, served as president of the Rotary Club of Decatur in and was district governor of District 6860 in Ken and Lynn served as RI training leaders at the International Assembly and have served as the RI president s representative to many district conferences since Ken has been a delegate and/or participant to the Councils on Legislation in 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2010, served as an RI Regional Membership Coordinator for , as Zone 30 Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator for He is a member of the Rotary International Audit Committee and chair of the RI Board s Council on Legislation Advisory Committee. Ken and Lynn have held a number of positions for the annual Rotary Zone Institute and Ken was general chair in Active in the community, Ken has been president of the Decatur Jaycees, vice president of the Tennessee Valley Council of the Boy Scouts of America and was presented the Silver Beaver Award in He has served on the boards of the Morgan County Cancer Society, PACT (Parents and Children Together), Chamber of Commerce, Princess Theatre and Carnegie Visual Arts Center, and is currently a trustee and chair of Parkway Medical Center. Ken and Lynn are both active members of St. John s Episcopal Church. Ken was presented The Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service in 2000, the Rotary International Four Avenues of Service Citation in 2001, and The Rotary Foundation s Distinguished Service Award in Ken and Lynn, also a Rotarian, have one daughter, Elizabeth; all are Paul Harris Fellows. They are Rotary Foundation Major Donors and Bequest Society Members. Ken enjoys golf, swimming, gardening and house restoration. 2

6 Paul P. Harris, The Founder of Rotary Paul P. Harris ( ), a lawyer, was the founder of Rotary, the world s first and most international service organization. Paul Harris was born in Racine, Wisconsin, on April 19, He attended the University of Vermont and Princeton University. He received the LL.B. degree from the University of Vermont and the LL.B degree from the University of Iowa. He received an honorary Ph.D. in 1933 from the University of Vermont. Paul Harris worked as a newspaper reporter, a business college teacher, stock company actor and as a cowboy. He traveled extensively as a salesman for a marble and granite concern in the USA and Europe. In 1896, he went to Chicago to practice law. On February 23, 1905, Paul Harris formed the first Rotary club with three of his law clients Silvester Schiele, a coal merchant; Gustavus Loehr, a mining engineer; and Hiram Shorey, a merchant tailor. Paul Harris named the new club Rotary because the members met in rotation in their various places of business. Club membership grew rapidly and when Paul Harris became president of the club in its third year, he strove to extend Rotary to other cities because he was convinced that the Rotary club could be developed into an important service movement. The second Rotary club was founded in San Francisco in In August 1910, when there were 16 clubs, the National Association of Rotary Clubs was organized. When clubs were formed in Canada and Great Britain, the name was changed, in 1912, to the International Association of Rotary Clubs. In 1922, the name was shortened to Rotary International. Paul Harris was the first president of the National Association and the first president of the International Association. When Paul Harris passed away on January 27, 1947, he was president emeritus of Rotary International. There were then some 6,000 Rotary clubs worldwide. Brief History of Rotary in Tennessee and District 6780 In 1913, only eight years after Paul Harris founded Rotary in Chicago, the first club in Tennessee, the Rotary Club of Nashville, was chartered. The Rotary Clubs of Memphis and Chattanooga, chartered in 1914, were the next clubs organized. The Rotary Club of Knoxville was chartered in 1915 following a trade visit to that city by a group of businessmen from Louisville, Kentucky, one of them a Rotarian. The Rotary Club of Harriman, chartered in May 1919, was the fifth Rotary Club chartered in Tennessee and the first outside the major metropolitan cities. The area that now comprises District 6780, which has been in effect since July 1, 1950, is defined by Rotary International as follows: Tennessee, that portion east of the western boundaries of the counties of Macon, Trousdale, Wilson, Cannon, Coffee, Bedford, and Lincoln, and west of the western boundaries of the counties of Sullivan and Greene. This geographical area has been a part of many Rotary districts over the years, the areas of the districts contracting as Rotary grew. Following are some of the districts that have grown into the present District District 6: Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas 1918 District 13: Kentucky and Tennessee 1922 District 23: Kentucky, Tennessee (except Shelby County) and Virginia (that portion west of the eastern boundaries of the counties of Tazewell, Smyth and Washington) 1925 District 52: Tennessee (except Shelby County) and Virginia (that portion west of the eastern boundaries of the counties of Tazewell, Smyth and Washington) District 163: Tennessee (except Shelby County) and that portion east of the western boundaries of the counties of Hancock, Hawkins and Greene 1949 District 236: Tennessee, that portion west of the western boundaries of the counties of Sullivan and Green, except Shelby County 1950 District 237: Tennessee, that portion east of the western boundaries of Macon, Trousdale, Wilson, Cannon, Coffee, Bedford and Lincoln, and west of the western boundaries of the counties of Sullivan and Greene. Dwight McDonald of Knoxville was the first governor of District 237, covering the area now included in District District 678: Boundaries same as for District 237, but the number of the district was changed 1991 District 6780: Boundaries same as for District 678, but the number of the district was changed 2011 District 6780: Has 66 clubs and approximately 3,300 Rotarians 3

7 Past Governors of Rotary International District R.A. McDowell, Louisville, KY* James H, Allison, Nashville, TN* James F. Finlay, Chattanooga, TN* Joseph W. Porter, Lexington, KY* Iverson L. Graves, Knoxville, TN* Charles W. Bailey, Clarksville, TN* T. Graham Hall, Nashville, TN* James H. Richmond, Louisville, KY* Will R. Manier, Jr., Nashville, TN* W.J. Craig, Bowling Green, KY* Leonard C. Lamb, Knoxville, TN* H. Vasser, Somerville, Paris, TN* James A. Cayce, Nashville, TN* Robert Yost, Bristol, VA/TN* Frank M. Frankland, Jackson, TN* Eldridge W. Palmer, Kingsport, TN* John L. Hill, Nashville, TN* Robert L. Peck, Springfield, TN* Alexander Guerry, Chattanooga, TN* William P. Cooper, Chattanooga, TN* F. Bond Wilkinson, Jackson, TN* Clarence P. Daniel, Bristol, VA/TN* 1937 Eldridge W. Palmer, Kingsport, TN* H. Grady Huddleston, Nashville, TN* J.U. Overall, Jr., Dyersburg, TN* H.B. Barks, Chattanooga, TN* Howard K. Edgerton, Lebanon, TN* John T. Gray, Jr., Brownsville, TN* C.V. Bruner, Cookeville, TN* R.L. McBride, Jr., Lewisburg, TN* B.C. Durham, Ripley, TN* Winfield Hale, Rogersville, TN* N.T. Lowry, Nashville, TN* Mort Greenstone, Paris, TN* J. Everett Allen, Chattanooga, TN* Webb Follin, Shelbyville, TN* F. Dwight McDonald, Knoxville, TN* William J. Sanders, Jr., Tullahoma, TN* Kenneth H. Brown, Cleveland, TN* Harry L. Armstrong, Lebanon, TN* David Lockmiller, Chattanooga, TN* Mason Gooch, Sparta, TN* Bruce H. Sisler, Gatlinburg, TN* G.A. Gearish, Fayetteville, TN* Henri T. Marius, Lenoir City, TN* Charles M. Clark, McMinnville, TN* Charles H. Miller, Knoxville, TN* Richard Moore, Chattanooga, TN* Luke Nabors, Morristown, TN* W.H. Hawkersmith, Tullahoma, TN* William T. Sergeant, Oak Ridge, TN* Russell H. Pitchford, Carthage, TN* Frank B. Ward, Knoxville, TN* Ernest L. Stockton, Lebanon, TN* Frank B. Ward, Knoxville, TN* James L. Bomar, Jr., Shelbyville, TN* L.T. Reeves, Cookeville, TN* John C. Brandt, Tullahoma, TN* Walter T. Pulliam, Harriman, TN Theodore F. Wagner, Kingston, TN* John P. Guerry, Chattanooga, TN Webster Pendergrass, Knoxville, TN* Sam Cordell, McMinnville, TN* Fred Brown, Athens, TN* Franklin Yates, Shelbyville, TN * C.C. Red Williams, Oak Ridge, TN* James L. Lacy, Cookeville, TN Robert G. Ely, Jr., West Knoxville, TN C. Morgan Lorance, Shelbyville, TN* Thomas T. Tidwell, Sr., Knoxville, TN* Ray L. Nation, Chattanooga, TN* David L. Cope, Oak Ridge, TN* M. Eugene Turner, Crossville, TN* Douglas J. Ferguson, Gatlinburg, TN* Winston L. Wallace, Manchester, TN Arthur V. Clancy, Jr., Knoxville, TN William Hackemann, Shelbyville, TN* George W. Evans, Oak Ridge, TN* James Andrews, Cookeville Breakfast, TN Donald R. Collette, McMinnville, TN Arthur H. Pickle, West Knoxville, TN H. Bert Coble, Lebanon, TN John F. Germ, Chattanooga, TN Charles E. Whittle, Oak Ridge, TN Charles N. Nunley, McMinnville, TN Harry L. Fields, III, Hamilton Place, TN James H. Buckner, Cleveland, TN Jackson B. (Jack) Richard, Oak Ridge, TN* Robin Hines, Tullahoma, TN B. Don Hinch, Crossville, TN* John Bailey, Jr., Knoxville, TN Karen K. Wentz, Maryville, TN Jim Devlin, Tullahoma, TN Robin Textor, Oak Ridge Breakfast, TN Carol J. LaRue, Maryville, TN* Carol C. Foster, Fayetteville, TN Bobby Davis, Kingston, TN *Deceased The College of Governors consists of every past governor who is an active member of a club in the district. The college represents a collection of distinguished Rotarians of vast experience who continue their availability to the district and the current governor for service, either collectively or individually. Since July 1, 1950, when the present boundaries of District 6780 were established, district governors have come from Rotary clubs within these boundaries. The district changed from District 678 to District 6780 on July 1,

8 District 6780 Honor Roll Rotary International Service Above Self Award The purpose of this award is to recognize individual Rotarians who have demonstrated exemplary humanitarian service in any form and at any level, with an emphasis on personal volunteer efforts and active involvement in helping others through Rotary. This is Rotary International s highest honor for individual Rotarians. A maximum of 150 recipients may be selected each year. Current and immediate past district governors and current and past RI directors may nominate candidates for this award David Cope* Oak Ridge James A. Andrews Cookeville Breakfast Townes Lavidge Osborn Knoxville John F. Germ Chattanooga William T. Sergeant* Oak Ridge Donald R. Collette McMinnville Winston L. Wallace Manchester Harry L. Fields, III Hamilton Place James L. Lacy Cookeville Jerry V. Adams Chattanooga Rotary International Significant Achievement Award The purpose of this award is to recognize outstanding club service projects. Competition and selection of winning entries takes place at the district level Rotary Club of Oak Ridge Rotary Club of Lafayette The Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service This award is given for demonstrated active service to Rotary s Foundation over a period of more than one year. The Trustees may recognize one Rotarian from each district with the Citation for Meritorious Service each year Walter T. Pulliam Harriman 1977 William T. Sergeant* Oak Ridge Robert G. Ely, Jr. West Knoxville James L. Lacy Cookeville Henry H. Stoner Oak Ridge John F. Germ Chattanooga Donald R. Collette McMinnville B. Don Hinch* Crossville John Bailey, Jr. Knoxville The Rotary Foundation Distinguished Service Award Four complete Rotary years after receiving the Citation of Meritorious Service, a Rotarian becomes eligible for the Distinguished Service Award. Because this is the Foundation s highest service recognition, a recipient s exemplary service to the Foundation must extend beyond the district level and over an extended period of time Charles H. Miller* Knoxville William T. Sergeant* Oak Ridge Henry H. Stoner Oak Ridge James L. Lacy Cookeville John F. Germ Chattanooga The Rotary Foundation International Service Award for Polio-Free World This award recognizes outstanding contibutions to the polio eradication effort and encourages participation in the final eradication work William T. Sergeant* Oak Ridge For information about all Rotary International Awards programs for clubs and individuals see the Rotary website: *Deceased 5

9 Distinguished Rotarians of District 6780 District 6780 holds the rare distinction of having six of its district governors who served as directors of Rotary International and two who have served as presidents. They have brought honor and recognition to themselves and this district through individual distinguished leadership. James L. Bomar, Jr. (Deceased) Member, The Rotary Club of Shelbyville Governor, District 678, Director, Rotary International, rd Vice President, Rotary International, Chairman, Council on Legislation, 1977 President, Rotary International, Trustee, Rotary Foundation, James L. Lacy Member, The Rotary Club of Cookeville Governor, District 678, National PolioPlus Coordinator, Director, Rotary International, Moderator, International Assembly, 1992 Trustee, Rotary Foundation, President, Rotary International, Trustee, Rotary Foundation, Chairman, Trustee, Rotary Foundation,

10 Distinguished Rotarians of District 6780 William T. Sergeant (Deceased) Member, The Rotary Cub of Oak Ridge Governor, District 678, Director, Rotary International, Vice President, Rotary International, Moderator, International Assembly, 1984 Chairman, International Convention, 1990 Trustee, Rotary Foundation, Chairman, Council on Legislation, 1989 and 1995 Chairman, International PolioPlus Committee, John F. Germ Member, The Rotary Club of Chattanooga Governor, District 6780, Director, Rotary International Vice President, Rotary International, Chairman, Council on Legislation, 2007 Aide to RIP Wilf Wilkinson, Trustee, Rotary Foundation, Vice Chair, Rotary Foundation, G. Webb Follin (Deceased) Member, The Rotary Club of Shelbyville Governor, District 236, Director, Rotary International, Member, Committee on Re-Districting which resulted in District 236 being divided into Districts 676 and 678 effective July 1, 1950 Charles H. Miller (Deceased) Member, The Rotary Club of Knoxville Governor, District 678, Director, Rotary International, Trustee, Rotary Foundation, Moderator, International Assembly, 1969 Trustee, Rotary Foundation, Chairman, International Convention,

11 District 6780 Officers 8 Frank Rothermel District Governor Frank joined the Rotary Club of Knoxville in 1996 and served as president in In 1998 he was selected as the Four Way Test Rotarian of the Year. In 2008 Rotary International President Wilf Wilkinson awarded him the Four Avenues of Service Citation. He and his wife Judy are Paul Harris Fellows, Paul Harris Society members, Major Donors, Benefactors and members of the Arch C. Klumph Society of the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. They are Founder s Club members of the Rotary Foundation of Knoxville. Frank is a 2008 graduate of the District Leadership Academy and also the Water & Sanitation Committee Chair. Frank is a co-owner and president of Denark Construction, Inc. He is also a co-owner in Fielden and Rothermel Properties where he oversees the management of 300+ apartments and several commercial buildings. He is as an active board member of Junior Achievement, East TN Foundation, Affordable Housing Trust Fund, YMCA, Urban League, and Leadership Knoxville. Frank is a 1999 Class of Leadership Knoxville graduate, and past president of the Homeless Coalition, TN Valley Fair, Mental Health Association, and Knoxville AGC. He is a past board chairman of the Knoxville Tree Board, SCHAS, UT Chancellor Associates, and Habitat for Humanity. He is also a member of the United Way Campaign Cabinet and UT Graduate School of Medicine Board of Visitors. Frank was presented the YMCA s Highest Achievement in 1993, the Red Triangle Award. Frank Rothermel grew up in Canton, Ohio and majored in economics at Ohio University. Frank, his wife Judy, and sons John and Will are all Paul Harris Fellows. Frank and Judy attend John the XXIII Catholic Church where he serves as a Lector and Eucharistic Minister. Susan Elkins District Governor-Elect Dr. Susan Elkins is vice president of Extended Programs and Regional Development and dean of the School of Interdisciplinary Studies at Tennessee Technological University. She holds bachelor s and master s degrees in Education from TTU and did her doctoral work in Educational Leadership with an emphasis in Higher Education Administration at Vanderbilt University. She has worked at TTU leading the outreach and service efforts in the forty-two county service area for the University since Prior to her work at TTU, she worked with Career Development programs for high school students in various Upper Cumberland Counties for three years and taught middle school math for a decade in the Jackson County School System. Susan has been a member of the Rotary Club of Cookeville since 1997 where she has served in various roles including director of Club Service, secretary, vice president, and president-elect prior to serving as president in She was also recognized as Rotarian of the Year for At the district level, she served District 6780 as Interact chair from through , served on the Strategic Planning Committee in , and as assistant governor. Dr. Elkins is also very active in professional and community organizations. She is currently chair of the Association of Continuing Higher Education South Region that includes ten southern states, and she is a past president of the Tennessee Alliance of Continuing Higher Education. She is also currently a member of the board of directors of WCTE-TV, a member of the board of the Cookeville-Putnam County Chamber of Commerce, and she is serving as chair of the Genesis House Board of Directors. Susan is a member of the Gainesboro Church of Christ and serves as a teacher and in various other capacities. She and her husband, Tommy, live in Gainesboro and have one son and daughter-in-law, Andy and Kelly, who reside in Blacksburg, Virginia. Jack Bailey, Jr. District Governor-Nominee Jack joined The Rotary Club of Oak Ridge Tennessee in 2006, having previously been a member of The Greater Statesville (NC) and Brandon 86 (FL) Rotary clubs. He served as club president of both Brandon 86 and The Rotary Club of Oak Ridge. In 2006, while still in Florida, he was the recipient of the Four Avenues of Service Citation from RI President Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammer. Jack was Group Study Exchange Team Leader to France in 2007 and has served as the District 6780 GSE Sub-committee chair for the past two years. He is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow, is a member of the Paul Harris Society and a charter member of the Bequest Society. He is a 2008 graduate of the District 6780 Leadership Academy. Jack is a retired store manager with JCPenney Company. He served in a variety of management positions during his 38 year career in Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, North Carolina and lastly in Florida where he retired in 2005.

12 District 6780 Officers He has long been active in the communities where he lived, having served as treasurer and president-elect of the Greater Statesville (NC) Chamber of Commerce, board chair of the United Way of Statesville, United Way of Tampa (FL) board of directors and executive committee, board chair of the YMCA of Valrico (FL) and several other boards and committees. Jack will serve a two year term as president of the University of Alabama East Tennessee Alumni Chapter beginning in May Jack was born in Charleston, WV, but grew up in Oak Ridge, TN. He and his wife, Pat are both graduates of Oak Ridge High School. He attended the University of Alabama on a full track and field scholarship, graduating in 1966 with a B.S. degree with a major in Marketing. He and his wife have a son and daughter. They also have two grandchildren, Charlie and Claire Price. Jack and Pat are members of Kern Memorial United Methodist Church in Oak Ridge. Hobbies include running, walking, golf, collecting sports memorabilia, genealogy and serving as a volunteer official at major track meets in the Southeast. Judith Roney District Secretary Judith has been a member of the Rotary Club of McMinnville Breakfast since 1990, served several terms on the board, then as vice-president, presidentelect, and president for She is a past assistant governor, , and is currently a member of the District World Service Committee and District Sexual Abuse and Harassment Policy Compliance Committee. She graduated from the District Leadership Academy in 2006, is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow, member of the Paul Harris Society, and is a Rotary Foundation Benefactor. Mike Costello District Treasurer Mike Costello is the Director of Litigation Services for Joseph Decosimo and Company, PLLC and is also a Managing Director of Decosimo Corporate Finance, LLC. He is a certified public accountant, certified fraud examiner, accredited senior appraiser, and consultant with more than 27 years of training and experience in business valuations, business acquisitions and divestitures, and related fields. Mike s experience includes extensive consulting work and testimony in tax, accounting, financial, economic, and business issues of commercial litigation, with emphasis on business valuation, economic damage, and forensic accounting issues. Mike is a frequent speaker on a variety of consulting issues and has served on the accounting adjunct faculties at Tennessee Temple University, Tennessee Wesleyan College, and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC). He was recognized by UTC as Accountant of the Year and by the Tennessee Society of CPAs (TSCPA) for Article of the Year in 1997, and previously was awarded Tennessee SBA Accounting Advocate of the Year, Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce Small Business Person of the Year, and received the Chattanooga Jaycees Distinguished Service Award. Mike earned Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Master of Accountancy degrees from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. As a Licensed Marital and Family Therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor-MHSP, Judith has served as president of the Tennessee Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, is currently its Ethics Education chair, and served as member and chair of the Ethics Committee for the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. She is a recipient of the Tennessee Division s Lifetime Achievement Award. Active in the community, Judith is a Master Gardener Intern, member and programmer for the South Jackson Street Band, member of the Community Chorus and accompanist, graduate of the Citizen s Police Academy, past chair of Warren County Educational Foundation Board, and past recording secretary and fundraising chair for the original animal shelter for the Humane Society of Warren County. 9

13 Rotary District 6780 District Leadership Plan The District 6780 Leadership Plan creates a team of district leaders who are highly productive. This allows the governor to concentrate on motivational and strategic district matters by delegating many management and administrative responsibilities to assistant governors. The Leadership Plan improves communications through meetings between the governor and the team, enhances effectiveness through comprehensive training, and provides for greater continuity in district leadership. The purpose of the plan is to enable the governor and the leadership team to better serve the clubs and thus enable the entire district to function more effectively. The District 6780 Leadership Plan was approved in 1998 by the district College of Governors and by the clubs at the annual business meeting during the 1998 District Conference. Assistant Governors and Club Assignments Larry Sheumaker Assistant Governor Coordinator AG Phyllis Driver Home Club: North Knoxville AG Jim Ely Home Club: Morristown AM AG Geoff Fine Home Club: Fairfield Glade Home Club: West Knoxville AG Clubs Knoxville Volunteer, North Knoxville, South Knoxville AG Clubs Jefferson City, Morristown, Morristown A.M., Rogersville AG Clubs Crossville, Crossville Breakfast, Fairfield Glade AG Jerry Ford AG Dan Hatfield AG Fred Heitman AG Ray Knowis Home Club: Hartsville Home Club: Monteagle Home Club: Oak Ridge Home Club: Tullahoma AG Clubs Carthage, Hartsville, Lafayette, Smith County Noon AG Clubs Franklin County A.M., Grundy County, Monteagle, Winchester AG Clubs Clinton, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Breakfast, Oak Ridge Sunset, South Campbell County AG Clubs Fayetteville, Manchester, Shelbyville, Tullahoma, Tullahoma Sunrise 10

14 Rotary District 6780 Assistant Governors and Club Assignments AG Roger Larsen AG Fred Martin AG Bill Mixon AG Rachel Moses Home Club: Tellico Lake Home Club: Farragut Home Club: Kingston Home Club: Cookeville Breakfast AG Clubs Alcoa, Lenoir City, Loudon, Maryville, Tellico Lake AG Clubs Farragut, Knoxville, Knoxville Breakfast, Turkey Creek Sunset (provisional), West Knoxville AG Clubs Dayton, Harriman, Kingston, Rockwood AG Clubs Cookeville, Cookeville Breakfast, Jamestown, Livingston AG Hal North AG Don Randolph AG Don Ritzhaupt AG Paul Stumb Home Club: Chattanooga Home Club: Sparta Home Club: Cleveland Home Club: Lebanon Breakfast AG Clubs Chattanooga, Chattanooga Hamilton Place, North River, South Pittsburg AG Clubs McMinnville, McMinnville Breakfast, Smithville, Sparta AG Clubs Bradley Sunrise, Cleveland, Etowah AG Clubs Lebanon, Lebanon Breakfast, Mt. Juliet, Mt. Juliet Noon AG Jerry Wear Home Club: Pigeon Forge AG Clubs Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Sevierville, Sevierville Sunrise, Seymour Breakfast 11

15 District Governor s Official Visit Schedule Rotary Club Date Club Meeting Club Day Officer Meeting AG Alcoa July 26 6:00 p.m. Tues. 4:30 p.m. Larsen Bradley Sunrise August 18 7:00 a.m. Thurs. 8:15 a.m. Ritzhaupt Carthage August 30 6:45 a.m. Tues. 7:30 a.m. Ford Chattanooga August noon Thurs. 10:30 a.m. North Cleveland August noon Tues. 10:30 a.m. Ritzhaupt Clinton September noon Tues. 10:30 a.m. Heitman Cookeville August noon Weds. 10:30 a.m. Moses Cookeville Breakfast September 06 7:00 a.m. Tues. 8:15 a.m. Moses Crossville September noon Thurs. 10:30 a.m. Fine Crossville Breakfast August 31 6:30 a.m. Weds. 7:45 a.m. Fine Dayton September noon Fri. 1:15 p.m. Mixon Etowah September noon Thurs. 1:15 p.m. Ritzhaupt Fairfield Glade October noon Tues. 10:30 a.m. Fine Farragut September 28 12:15 p.m. Weds. 10:45 a.m. Martin Fayetteville August noon Tues. 10:30 a.m. Knowis Franklin County October 13 6:45 a.m. Thurs. 8:00 a.m. Hatfield Gatlinburg July noon Thurs. 10:30 a.m. Wear Grundy County September 20 11:30 a.m. Tues. 10:00 a.m. Hatfield Hamilton Place August noon Weds. 10:30 a.m. North Harriman October noon Thurs. 10:30 a.m. Mixon Hartsville July noon Thurs. 10:30 a.m. Ford Jamestown September noon Tues. 10:30 a.m. Moses Jefferson City August noon Mon. 10:30 a.m. Ely Kingston October 11 6:00 p.m. Tues. 4:30 p.m. Mixon Knoxville October noon Tues. 10:30 a.m. Martin Knoxville Breakfast September 07 7:00 a.m. Weds. 8:15 a.m. Martin Knoxville Volunteer August noon Fri. 10:30 a.m. Driver Lafayette July noon Weds. 10:30 a.m. Ford Lebanon July 19 12:30 p.m. Tues. 11:00 a.m. Stumb Lebanon Breakfast July 21 6:30 a.m. Thurs. 7:30 a.m. Stumb Lenoir City August noon Mon. 10:30 a.m. Larsen Livingston August noon Mon. 10:30 a.m. Moses Loudon July noon Tues. 10:30 a.m. Larsen Manchester August 04 6:30 a.m. Thurs. 7:45 a.m. Knowis Maryville July noon Thurs. 10:30 a.m. Larsen McMinnville October noon Thurs. 10:30 a.m. Randolph McMinnville Breakfast September 20 7:00 a.m. Tues. 8:15 a.m. Randolph Monteagle October 05 6:50 a.m. Weds. 8:00 a.m. Hatfield Morristown August noon Weds. 10:30 a.m. Ely Morristown AM August 23 7:30 a.m. Tues. 8:45 a.m. Ely Mt. Juliet July 19 7:00 a.m. Tues. 8:15 a.m. Stumb Mt. Juliet Noon July noon Mon. 10:30 a.m. Stumb North Knoxville September noon Thurs. 10:30 a.m. Driver North River August 19 7:30 a.m. Fri. 8:30 a.m. North Oak Ridge August noon Thurs. 10:30 a.m. Heitman Oak Ridge Breakfast August 10 7:15 a.m. Weds. 8:30 a.m. Heitman Oak Ridge Sunset August 22 5:30 p.m. Mon. 4:00 p.m. Heitman Pigeon Forge July noon Weds. 10:30 a.m. Wear Rockwood October 03 6:15 p.m. Mon. 5:00 p.m. Mixon Rogersville August noon Tues. 1:00 p.m. Ely Servierville July noon Tues. 10:30 a.m. Wear Sevierville Sunrise July 14 7:30 a.m. Thurs. 8:30 a.m. Wear Seymour Breakfast July 13 7:30 a.m. Weds. 8:30 a.m. Wear Shelbyville August 03 6:45 a.m. Weds. 8:00 a.m. Knowis 12

16 District Governor s Official Visit Schedule Smith County September noon Fri. 10:30 a.m. Ford Smithville August 30 6:30 p.m. Tues. 5:30 p.m. Randolph South Knoxville August 15 12:15 p.m. Mon. 10:45 a.m. Driver South Pittsburg October noon Weds. 10:30 a.m. North South Campbell County August noon Tues. 10:30 a.m. Heitman Sparta September 01 7:00 a.m. Thurs. 8:15 a.m. Randolph Tellico Lake July noon Fri. 10:30 a.m. Larsen Tullahoma Noon August noon Fri. 10:30 a.m. Knowis Tullahoma Sunrise August 02 6:45 a.m. Tues. 8:00 a.m. Knowis Turkey Creek (Sunset) August 16 5:30 p.m. Tues. 4:30 p.m. Martin West Knoxville August 26 12:15 p.m.. Fri. 10:45 a.m. Martin Winchester October noon Tues. 10:30 a.m. Hatfield Club Visit Calendar By Date Date Rotary Club Club Day July 12 Servierville Tues. July 13 Pigeon Forge Weds. July 13 Seymour Breakfast Weds. July 14 Gatlinburg Thurs. July 14 Sevierville Sunrise Thurs. July 18 Mt. Juliet Noon Mon. July 19 Lebanon Tues. July 19 Mt. Juliet Tues. July 20 Lafayette Weds. July 21 Hartsville Thurs. July 21 Lebanon Breakfast Thurs. July 26 Alcoa Tues. July 26 Loudon Tues. July 28 Maryville Thurs. July 29 Tellico Lake Fri. August 01 Lenoir City Mon. August 02 Fayetteville Tues. August 02 Tullahoma Sunrise Tues. August 03 Shelbyville Weds. August 04 Manchester Thurs. August 05 Tullahoma Noon Fri. August 09 South Campbell County Tues. August 10 Oak Ridge Breakfast Weds. August 11 Oak Ridge Thurs. August 12 Knoxville Volunteer Fri. August 15 South Knoxville Mon. August 16 Cleveland Tues. August 16 Turkey Creek (Sunset) Tues. August 17 Hamilton Place Weds. August 18 Bradley Sunrise Thurs. August 18 Chattanooga Thurs. August 19 North River Fri. August 22 Jefferson City Mon. Date Rotary Club Club Day August 22 Oak Ridge Sunset Mon. August 23 Morristown AM Tues. August 23 Rogersville Tues. August 24 Morristown Weds. August 26 West Knoxville Fri. August 29 Livingston Mon. August 30 Carthage Tues. August 30 Smithville Tues. August 31 Cookeville Weds. August 31 Crossville Breakfast Weds. September 01 Crossville Thurs. September 01 Sparta Thurs. September 06 Cookeville Breakfast Tues. September 06 Jamestown Tues. September 07 Knoxville Breakfast Weds. September 08 Etowah Thurs. September 09 Dayton Fri. September 20 Grundy County Tues. September 20 McMinnville Breakfast Tues. September 27 Clinton Tues. September 28 Farragut Weds. September 29 North Knoxville Thurs. September 30 Smith County Fri. October 03 Rockwood Mon. October 04 Fairfield Glade Tues. October 06 Harriman Thurs. October 11 Winchester Tues. October 18 Knoxville Tues. October 05 Monteagle Weds. October 05 South Pittsburg Weds. October 11 Kingston Tues. October 13 Franklin County Thurs. October 13 McMinnville Thurs. 13

17 District 6780 Goals for STRATEGIC PLANNING Make strategic planning available to each club in our district Revisit and update our district plan CLUB ACHIEVEMENT Presidential Citation 45 clubs to receive the RI Presidential Citation District Governor s Citation 45 clubs to receive the District Governor s Citation Awards of Excellence Each club to submit at least one entry MEMBERSHIP One net new member per club with an emphasis on diversity Continue focus on retention Charter two new clubs with one being an e-club ROTARY FOUNDATION Contributions in excess of half a million dollars to the Annual Programs Fund and increase the number of Star Clubs Continue to support End Polio Now until the job is done and increase the number of Polio Eradicator clubs Increase participation in the Major Donors, Paul Harris Society, Benefactors, and Bequest Society. Add two members to the Arch C. Klumph Society ROTARY FOUNDATION HUMANITARIAN GRANTS Award 100% of the $47,000 available for District Simplified Grants Utilize matching grants to enable all 66 clubs to become Globe Clubs PUBLIC RELATIONS Obtain an RI Public Image grant to promote Rotary and its public image Utilize Webinar software to expand communication Encourage all clubs to participate in social networking DISTRICT CONFERENCE 500 total attendance with every club being represented 14

18 15 District 6780 Organization Chart

19 District 6780 Committees Program Committees Susan Elkins, DGE, Cookeville General Chair Service Projects Alan Wright, West Knoxville, General Chair (3) Community Service Roy Diatikar, West Knoxville, Chair (2) Charles Dammann, Chattanooga Hamilton Place Geoff Fine, AG, Fairfield Glade Brenda Thornburgh, Oak Ridge Breakfast Jack Warner, Harriman Bill Baisley, Dayton Vocational Service Logan Hickman, Chair (1) Dan Hatfield, AG, Monteagle Dawn Holly, Shelbyville Sherry Livengood, Oak Ridge Breakfast Peggy Wilson, Farragut Donna York, Cookeville International Service Michael Brown, North River, Chair (2) Ron Appuhn, Maryville Jim Everitt, Crossville Mark Kawczynski, Mt. Juliet Roger Larsen, AG, Tellico Lake Mike O Mara, Cookeville Breakfast Don Ritzhaupt, AG, Cleveland Shirley Fox Rogers, South Campbell County Judith Roney, McMinnville Breakfast Ken Thoms, Kingston Barbara Blanton, Shelbyville Ely Driver, North Knoxville Doug Nichol, West Knoxville Greg Sandlin, Tullahoma Betty Vickers, Seymour Breakfast Water and Sanitation Frank Rothermel, DG, Knoxville, (4) Rotary Friendship Exchange Jim Cundall, Knoxville, (4) New Generations Betty Vickers, Seymour Breakfast, General Chair (3) 16 RYLA Vicki Simms, Gatlinburg, Chair (2) Bonnie Clark, Oak Ridge Sunset Lucy Gibson, West Knoxville Chris Plemons, Gatlinburg Linda Shults, Seymour Breakfast Gary Ware, Crossville Pepe Perron, Crossville, Advisor Rotaract Jeff Roberts, Cookeville, Chair (3) Grady Bogue, Knoxville Vince Taylor, Cookeville Youth Exchange Scot Shanks, Crossville, Chair (3) Linda Bellich, Farragut Larry Finchum, Seymour Breakfast Roger Fuller, Cleveland Frank Hughes, Chattanooga Alan Marsh, PDG, Sparta Linda Mosley, Chattanooga Rachel Moses, AG, Cookeville Breakfast David Ratliff, Sevierville Charles Samuels, Oak Ridge Betty Vickers, Seymour Breakfast Jerry Wear, AG, Pigeon Forge Rick Woods, Cookeville Interact Committee Susan Marttala, McMinnville, Chair (3) Tom Bradbury, Lenoir City Susan Elkins, DGE, Cookeville Debby Kell, McMinnville David Marttala, McMinnville Susan Barrett, McMinnville Cindy Garrett, Winchester Cindy Toth, Oak Ridge Breakfast Operations Committees Jack Bailey, Jr., DGN, Oak Ridge, General Chair Attendance Cheryl Dunson, Bradley Sunrise (3) James Bomar Interact Scholarships & Fred Brown Interact Award (ROP 7.5, 8.5) Jim Buckner, PDG, Cleveland, Chair Tom Bradbury, Lenoir City Carol Foster, PDG, Fayetteville Sheila Pemberton, Livingston Susan Elkins, DGE, Cookeville, ex-officio Jack Bailey, Jr., DGN, Oak Ridge, ex-officio Bobby Davis, PDG, Kingston Diane Sadler, Livingston Communications Karen Bridgeman, Oak Ridge Breakfast, General Chair (4) Public Relations Brooks Clark, Knoxville, Chair (2) Barbara Blanton, Shelbyville Townes Osborn, Knoxville Jaine Colley, Tullahoma District Newsletter Sherry Livengood, Oak Ridge Breakfast, Editor (3) District Website Karen Bridgeman, Oak Ridge Breakfast (2) District Directory John Bailey, PDG, Knoxville, Publisher Karen Wentz, PDG, Maryville, Editor District Historian Charles Shot Nunley, PDG, McMinnville (3) International Convention Promotion Henry Pate, Chattanooga Hamilton Place (3) Membership Patty Daughtrey, Farragut, Chair (2) Dave Mason, Oak Ridge Sunset, Assistant Chair (2) Retention and Development Subcommittee Charles Dammann, Chattanooga Hamilton Place, Chair (2) Mary Benson Brown, Pigeon Forge Kathy Dickson, Tellico Lake Recruitment and Classifications Subcommittee Ray Knowis, AG, Tullahoma, Chair (2) Rachel Moses, AG, Cookeville Breakfast Don Baldus, Morristown Hal North, AG, Chattanooga Debbie Ragsdale, Fayetteville Planning and Statistics Subcommittee Devrin Kuipers, Oak Ridge, Chair (2) Beth Duggar, South Pittsburg Extension Subcommittee Dave Mason, Oak Ridge Sunset, Chair (2) Bob Craig, Oak Ridge Ron Lawrence, Farragut Extension Area Advisors Northeast: Robin Textor, PDG, Oak Ridge Southeast: Jim Buckner, PDG, Cleveland Southwest: Jim Devlin, PDG, Tullahoma Northwest: Bert Coble, PDG, Lebanon Committees Reporting to the District Governor Frank Rothermel, DG, Knoxville Awards (ROP 6.1) Barbara Blanton, Shelbyville, Chair (2) Robin Hines, PDG, Tullahoma (2) Jim Devlin, PDG, Tullahoma (2) Brown Wright, Knoxville (1) Leah Berry, Farragut (2) Bonnie Anderson, Kingston (2) District Conference Lisa Hurst, Knoxville, Chair

20 District 6780 Committees Credentials Joan McIntee, Farragut, Chair Phyllis Driver, AG, North Knoxville Ely Driver, North Knoxville Elections Russ Hamblen, McMinnville Breakfast, Chair Resolutions Harry Fields, PDG, Chattanooga Hamilton Place, Chair John Bailey, PDG, Knoxville Leadership Development and Education Cameron Fisher, Cleveland, General Chair, and District Trainer (2) District Leadership Academy Committee Robin Textor, PDG, Oak Ridge Breakfast, Dean, and Chair (2) Patty Daughtrey, Farragut Joel Muehlhauser, Manchester Jeff Roberts, Cookeville Todd Wolf, West Knoxville Karen Wentz, PDG, Maryville Rotary Leadership Institute Carol Foster, PDG, Fayetteville, Coordinator (2) Presidents-elect Training Pre-PETS and PETS Janie Robbins, McMinnville Breakfast, Coordinator (1) District Assembly Cameron Fisher, Cleveland, Coordinator (2) Educational Seminars Cameron Fisher, Cleveland, Coordinator (2) Finance (ROP 2.9.1, 2.9.5) Robin Textor, PDG, Oak Ridge Breakfast, Chair (3) John Bailey, PDG, Knoxville (2) Carol Foster, PDG, Fayetteville (1) Frank Rothermel, DG, Knoxville, ex officio Susan Elkins, DGE, Cookeville, ex officio Mike Costello, Chattanooga, ex officio (ROP 2.9.5) Harassment and Abuse Prevention Committee (ROP b) Bobby Davis, PDG, Kingston, ex officio, Chair Susan Elkins, DGE, Cookeville, ex officio John Bailey, PDG, Knoxville Logan Hickman, South Campbell County Mike O Mara, Cookeville Nominating Committee (ROP 1.43 & 1.4) John Bailey, PDG, Knoxville, Chair Bobby Davis, PDG, Kingston Jim Devlin, PDG, Tullahoma Carol Foster, PDG, Fayetteville Robin Textor, PDG, Oak Ridge Breakfast Don Collete, PDG, McMinnville, 1st Alternate Robin Hines, PDG, Tullahoma, 2nd Alternate Strategic Planning Dick Hinton, West Knoxville, Chair Frank Rothermel, DG, Knoxville Susan Elkins, DGE, Cookeville Jack Bailey, DGN, Oak Ridge Larry Sheumaker, AG Coordinator, West Knoxville Tom Connolly, Clinton Bob Lash, Maryville Gordon Lane, Winchester Greg Sandlin, Tullhoma Jim Roxlo, North River Mark Watson, Oak Ridge District Golf Tournament Ray Knowis, AG, Director, Tullahoma Dan Hatfield, AG, Monteagle Rotary Foundation Committee David Carroll, Cleveland, Chair (3) (multi-year appointment, requirement of TRF Board of Trustees) John Bailey, PDG, Advisor Alumni Subcommittee Sam Albritton, Knoxville, Chair (2) Cheryl Carson, GSE alumna Krishna Adams, GSE alumna Bob McElroy, GSE alumnus Jake Morrill, Ambassadorial Scholar alumnus Tammy O Dell, GSE, Alumna Victoria White, Ambassadorial Scholar alumna Ambassadorial Scholar Subcommittee Ivan Jones, Shelbyville, Chair (3) Deborah Arfken, Chattanooga Geoff Fine, AG, Fairfield Glade Pat Imperato, Oak Ridge Breakfast David Moser, Knoxville Doug Nichol, Knoxville Breakfast Janie Robbins, McMinnville Breakfast Linda Shults, Seymour Breakfast Hank Stoner, Maryville Annual Programs Fund Beth Stubbs, Maryville, (3) Future Vision Coordinator Jim Roxlo, North River (1) Group Study Exchange Subcommittee Jack Bailey, DGN, Oak Ridge, Chair (3) David Chaffin, Cleveland David Day, Cookeville Breakfast Jim Holleman, Knoxville Volunteer Ron Lawrence, Farragut Sam Albritton, Knoxville Jack Warner, Harriman Humanitarian Grants Subcommittee Jim Roxlo, North River, Chair (3) Rachel Killebrew, McMinnville Breakfast Leah Taylor, Morristown AM Ron Appuhn, Maryville Shawn McBride, Tullahoma Perk Thornton, Crossville Paul Harris Society Carol Foster, PDG, Fayetteville, (1) Peace Fellows Subcommittee Deborah Arfken, Chattanooga, Chair (2) Roy Diatikar, West Knoxville Calvin Dickinson, Cookeville Phyllis Driver, AG, North Knoxville Marcia Everett, Tullahoma Ann McCoin, Cleveland Phil Parkey, West Knoxville Permanent Fund, Major Gifts, and Major Donors John Bailey, PDG, Knoxville, (1) PolioPlus Fred Heitman, AG, Oak Ridge, (3) Council on Legislation 2013 John F. Germ, Trustee, District Representative Harry Fields, Alternate Numbers in ( ) reflect numbers of years the person has served in the position including Rotary year

21 Rotary Foundation Alumni District 6780 Rotary Foundation alumni include more than 275 past Ambassadorial Scholars, Rotary World Peace Fellows, Group Study Exchange team leaders and members, Rotary Volunteers, Individual Grant, Discovery Grant, and Rotary Grants for University Teachers recipients. Their participation in Rotary Foundation programs has inspired countless accomplishments benefiting humanity. These programs are made possible by the generous donations made by the district Rotarians to the Rotary Foundation Annual Programs Fund. Alumni play many important roles on The Rotary Foundation s behalf. They are enthusiastic supporters of Rotary Foundation programs who can speak at club meetings and TRF activities and events. Their knowledge of Rotary and expertise in a variety of fields can go a long way in supporting The Rotary Foundation and its mission. A Rotary Foundation alumnus may be invited to join a Rotary club and qualifies for membership on the basis of past participation in a Rotary Foundation program. Directory of Rotary Foundation Group Study Exchange Alumni To Australia (District 9670) Thomas Tidwell, Knoxville, Leader; Joseph Hamilton, Fayetteville; Edward Huffman, Shelbyville; Henry Huie, Chattanooga; Gorman Parrish, Harriman; Charles Webster, Knoxville To England/Guernsey/ Jersey (District 1110) James Lacy, Cookeville, Leader; Robert Chandler, Knoxville; James Goss, Shelbyville; Ernest Smallman, McMinnville To India (District 3010) Kenneth McCullough, South Knoxville, Leader; James Beavers, Oak Ridge; David Beavers, Shelbyville; Walter Presswood, Cleveland; Ronald Roberts, Maryville; Albert Wilhelm, Cookeville To Australia (District 9690) Charlie Kuykendall, Oak Ridge, Leader; Bruce Anderson, Cookeville; Kenneth Cutshaw, Knoxville; Jesse Garner, Cookeville; Carl Manning, West Knoxville; Allen Ricks, Crossville To Philippines (District 3820) John McDow, Knoxville, Leader; Robert Beasley, West Knoxville; Randall Gordon, Kingston; Thomas Hudlow, Dayton; Ronald McCarter, Gatlinburg; William Stout, Chattanooga To England (District 1240) Robert Ball, South Knoxville, Leader; William Hart, North Knoxville; Michael Keel, West Knoxville; Johnny McLean, Oak Ridge; Michael Silence, South Knoxville; Randy Stevens, Manchester To Mexico (District 4180) Charles Whittle, Oak Ridge, Leader; Douglas W. Ray, Oak Ridge; Alton W. Roark, Jr., Cookeville; Mark R. Cox, S. Knoxville; Danny L. Martin, McMinnville; Ron W. Thomas, Gatlinburg To Sweden (District 2320) Walter Pete Helton, Cookeville, Leader; Andy Nelius,Tullahoma; Jim Evans, Livingston; Mark Kryter, Kingston; Paul Menchofer, Oak Ridge; Jon Soderstrom, Oak Ridge Breakfast To West Germany (District 1830) Robin Textor, Oak Ridge Breakfast, Leader; Don M. Bohannon, Monterey; John B. Davidson, Oak Ridge; W. Tony Putnam, Lebanon; Fred L. Hoover, III, McMinnville; Victor Mecyssne Anthony, Crossville To India (District 2300) Jim and Rosalie Andrews, Cookeville, Leaders; Vicki Guthrie, Chattanooga; Janie Finch, Cookeville; Maureen Moslow, Tullahoma; Sara Jane Tinker, Knoxville To Brazil (District 4710) Cathy Hix, Cookeville, Leader; Madeline Burkhart, Knoxville; Diane Pacey, Pigeon Forge; Sandra Dudley Miles, Cookeville; Michelle Solomon, Oak Ridge; Christine Jenkins, West Knoxville To Pakistan (District 3270) Jane Ann Dempster, McMinnville, Leader; Rebecca Brent, Oak Ridge Breakfast; Linda Hudson, Chattanooga; John D. McGee, III, Chattanooga; Carlene Monteith, McMinnville To South Argentina (District 4900) Edward H. Jared, Cookeville, Leader; D. Mark Cardwell,Cookeville; Christopher L. Lilley, Chattanooga; Joel C. Piper, Oak Ridge Breakfast; Dennis C. Tucker, Chattanooga To South Africa (District 9300) Herman Postma, Oak Ridge Breakfast, Leader; Theresa Herron Hill, McMinnville; Tracey A. Kinslow, Tullahoma Sunrise; Marye Lois McCroskey, Maryville; Jay Scott Moore, Lebanon; Patricia Ann Unferth, Maryville 18

22 Directory of Rotary Foundation Group Study Exchange Alumni To Japan (District 2580) Wayne Tolbert, Lenoir City, Leader; Nancy Lynn Tripp, Chattanooga; John Bruington, Crossville; Sandra G. Smith, Shelbyville; Keith A. Widner, Knoxville; Deborah Shawn Budd, Knoxville To Canada (District 5360) Nora McNeil, Cleveland, Leader; Fran Brangers, Morristown; Bill Newman, Fayetteville; Kelle Schultz, West Knoxville; Angela Washington, North Knoxville To Thailand (District 3340) Chris Trull, Fairfield Glade, Leader; Michael Birdwell, Cookeville Breakfast; Tina Harding, McMinnville; Cathy Combs, Rogersville; Sue McTansney, Tullahoma To Mexico (District 4180) Bill Starnes, Tullahoma, Leader; Annie Flanigan, Tullahoma; Alex Jackson, Lebanon; Jack Kramer, Jr., Knoxville; Susan Toevs, Tullahoma Sunrise To Brazil (District 4440) Dick Bowers, Maryville, Leader; Richard Gann, Maryville; Kathleen Rosecrance, Farragut; Robin Summers, Oak Ridge Breakfast; Cordell Taylor, Knoxville To India (District 3110) Homer Kemp, Cookeville Breakfast, Leader; Mary Long, Maryville; Jill Senff, West Knoxville; Nandini Makrandi, Harriman; Candace Thompson, Cookeville To England (District 1210) Karen Wentz, Maryville, Leader; Krishna Adams, Harriman; Rada Chapman, Tullahoma; Rod Richards, Rockwood; Steve Gwilt, Cookeville To Hungary/Austria (District 1910) Joe Sutter, Knoxville, Leader; Kerryann Haeser, Maryville; Greg Carter, Tullahoma; Cindy Gilkey, Kingston; Cynthia Ferrell, Oak Ridge To Turkey (District 2440) Jim O Brien, Farragut, Leader; Maryellen Duckett, North Knoxville; Karen Hood, Oak Ridge; Wayne Culpepper, Tullahoma; Cate Evans, Knoxville To Hong Kong (District 3450) Ted Frazier, Maryville, Leader; April Morgan, Alcoa; Tammy O Dell, Oak Ridge; Ann Hitch, Lenoir City/Tellico; Shelia Campbell, Tullahoma To Mexico City (District 4170) Bill A. Burch, Bradley Sunrise/ Cleveland, Leader; Eleanor Bird, Knoxville Volunteer; Bobby Joe Brown, West Knoxville; Rachel Perry, Loudon; Brad Heywood, Cantrell, Farragut To Malaysia (District 3300) Bob McElroy, Hamilton Place, Leader; Renee Martin, Chattanooga; Tabi Upton, Hamilton Place; Ben White, North Knoxville; Gabrielle Taylor Gray, West Knoxville To Egypt (District 2450) Doug Nichol, Knoxville Breakfast, Leader; Nicole Gywn, Chattanooga; Joshua Justice, Hamilton Place; Sheila Sparks, Knoxville; Jeffrey Schlimgen, Morristown A.M To Brazil (District 4520) Beirne Beaty, Bradley Sunrise, Leader; Scott Bird, Knoxville; Pamela Piliero, Knoxville; Christi Stalans, Maryville; LaTonya Stallworth, Knoxville To Philippines (District 3770) Sarah W. Hunt, Shelbyville, Leader; Amy Buchanan, Winchester; Angela C. Dittmar, Hamilton Place; Jamie Lynn Formont, Cleveland; Kelli A. Martin, Winchester To Nigeria (District 9120) Paul Van Buren, Mt. Juliet, Leader; Rose Marie Spangler, Knoxville Breakfast; Elizabeth LeAnne Buchanan, Maryville; Robert Eugene Gray, Knoxville; Tamika Denise Rolling, Hamilton Place To France (District 1670) Jack Bailey, Oak Ridge, Leader; Sara DeYoung, Hamilton Place; Cindy Mullen, Knoxville Breakfast; Michael Murphy, Tullahoma; Esther Parish, Kingston To Korea (District 3680) Ronald Lawrence, Farragut, Leader; Sadie Fowler, Shelbyville; Melissa Godfrey, Shelbyville Breakfast; Mary Little, McMinnville Breakfast; Tracy Strange, Rogersville To India (District 3212) Jim Holleman, Knoxville Volunteer, Leader; Richard Geary, South Pittsburg; Cheryl Carson, North Knoxville To Taiwan (District 3500) David Day, Cookeville Breakfast, Leader; J. Blythe Bailey, North River; Amanda Douglas, West Knoxville; Andrea McClain, Chattanooga; Itiyah Murphy, Knoxville From Pakistan/Afghanistan (District 3270) One way exchange inbound only Thailand (District 3350) Inbound team only To Thailand (District 3350) 19

23 Directory of Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholars/Alumni Name Years of Study Place of Study Club Sponsor Michael Ahillen Queensland, Australia Knoxville Brenda L. Alexander Glasgow, Scotland Chattanooga Johnathan P. Bailey Strasbourg, France Knoxville Meera Jayaluxmi Ballal Glasgow, Scotland Cookeville Eileen E. Baker Bochum, Germany Tullahoma Kenneth C. Baron Surrey, England West Knoxville Larry Benfield Florence, Italy Kingston Erin Bernstein (C) Tours, France Knoxville Irina Vadimovna Bobrovitskaya (C) Tours, France Bradley Sunrise James Jake Bohstadt Cape Town, South Africa Knoxville Anna Baker Boller Toulouse, France Chattanooga William F. Boone Montpelier, France Knoxville Kathy Izell Bowes Canterbury, England Chattanooga Elizabeth Colomb Bricken Durban, South Africa Tullahoma Martha Claire Brown Perth, Australia Cookeville Craig J. Caldwell New Castle, NSW, Australia Chattanooga Andrew Case Madrid, Spain Cookeville Teresa (Cassetty) Petersen Armidale, NSW, Australia Cookeville Stephanie Charitonenko Tokyo, Japan South Knoxville William E. Chegwidden Manchester, England Knoxville Scott F. Clugston Auckland, New Zealand Cookeville Lisa Coffman Bonn, Germany Kingston Gerald Cohn Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania Chattanooga Laura Copeland Marseille, France Knoxville Amy Lynn Craig Caracas, Venezuela Fayetteville Kathryn D. Crisp Grenoble, France Cookeville Ashlee Benae Davidson Murcia, Spain West Knoxville Donald O. Davis (C) Salamanca, Spain Monteagle Elizabeth Kate Derting Swansea, Wales West Knoxville Mary E. Drake Manchester, England Knoxville Blanche H. Dresner Toyko, Japan Oak Ridge Elaine N. Drodge Southampton, England South Knoxville Zoe Durand Edinburgh, Scotland Maryville Peter McDearmon Durand Krakow, Poland West Knoxville Sarah Samir El-Ghazaly (C) Féz, Morocco Knoxville Elizabeth Grabenstein (C) Granada, Spain Oak Ridge Breakfast Staffany Garret Ellis Freiburg, Germany Chattanooga Horace M. Ellis, III Rennes, France Athens Elizabeth Lewis Engleman Portmuck, Northern Ireland Jefferson City Catherine Flanagan Pavia, Italy Oak Ridge John Foster Buenos Aires, Argentina Chattanooga Barbara Sue Froula Copenhagen, Denmark Cleveland Kristin Gentry (C) Rabat, Morocco Farragut Teresa Lynn Gilkey-Castillo Mexico City, Mexico Kingston Mark Lee Goldstein Madrid, Spain Chattanooga Martha A. Gould Stewart Rennes, France Knoxville Christopher Eric Gregg Christchurch, New Zealand Knoxville Breakfast Brooke Hagood Auckland, New Zealand Cleveland J. Sue Halston Montpellier, France Tullahoma Ansley N. Haman Stellenbosch, South Africa Knoxville Mark Hanshaw Manchester, England North Knoxville Michael Thomas Harmon Canberra, Australia Sevierville Mary Carolyn Harris Paris, France Monteagle Courtney Hart Chang Mai, Thailand Cleveland Richard R. Hays Edinburgh, Scotland Cleveland Jill Kristin Haynes Salamanca, Spain Knoxville Jandi Heagen (C) Quito, Ecuador Dayton Holly Ellen Hegeman Brisbane, Australia South Knoxville Michael Henry Galway, Ireland Maryville Rachel Elizabeth Hildebrandt Dresden, Germany Chattanooga Nan Ho Singapore, Singapore Oak Ridge Katherine Alison Huestis Caracas, Venezuela Knoxville Judith Katherine Jarvis Canterbury, England Winchester Stephen Johnson Glasgow, Scotland Jefferson City 20

24 Directory of Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholars/Alumni Name Years of Study Place of Study Club Sponsor Joshua Davis Jordan Paris, France Oak Ridge Robert L. Keele, Jr Manchester, England Manchester Michael Wade Kelley Freiburg, Germany Chattanooga Hanna Kim Seoul, South Korea Knoxville John D. Kling Cairo, Egypt Chattanooga Stephen Barrett Klots Otago, New Zealand Oak Ridge Kelly Lynn Krahwinkel Birmingham, England West Knoxville Jill Baker Ladaa (C) Dresden, Germany Oak Ridge Brandon Locklear Sao Paulo, SP Brazil Knoxville Melissa Lopez Wellington, New Zealand Bradley Sunrise Angelo Mangok (2-year) Sydney, Australia Knoxville Richard C. Marius Strasbourg, France Lenoir City Nancy Rose Marshburn Cardiff, Wales Tullahoma Jason Thomas Martin Fortaleza, Brazil Chattanooga Lillian Hogland Mason Toulouse, France Knoxville Terry Lynn McAuliffe Dijon, France Alcoa Douglas Spencer McCallie Harare, Zimbabwe Chattanooga Timothy Still McCoy New Zealand Cleveland Victoria McCready White Tokyo, Japan Maryville Brenda Kay Hays McLean Montpellier, France Shelbyville Robert Alfred McNees, IV Glasgow, Scotland Oak Ridge Ashley Deanne Meredith Brisbane, Australia Oak Ridge Brigitta von Messling Bogota, Columbia Tullahoma Emily Margaret Mitchell (C) Quito, Ecuador Oak Ridge Breakfast William Mullinax Hiroshima, Japan Smithville Jessica Murphy Montevideo, Uruguay Maryville Dee Collins Parker Mexico City, Mexico Chattanooga Rebecca Pittenger Montevideo, Uruguay Hamilton Place Stephen Michael Reddick Cork, Ireland South Knoxville Cindy Ann Roberts Frankfurt, Germany South Knoxville Cheryl Ann Robertson NSW, Australia Sevierville Brennan Roorda Cairo, Egypt Oak Ridge Breakfast Janice Gail Chapman Rybka Stockholm, Sweden Kingston Joseph Saei (C) Rabat, Morocco Knoxville Marilyn Schuette Devon, England Oak Ridge Amanda Kay Seals Dakar-Fann, Senegal Clinton Brenda Shoun Bradford Park, Australia Loudon Christopher Snyder (C) Quito, Ecuador Cleveland Margaret (Peggy) Snyder Caen, France Oak Ridge James Francis Snyder Cambridge, England Knoxville Shelby A. Spruell Poitiers, France Knoxville Elizabeth Staton Edinburgh, Scotland Cleveland Maggie Stevens Vicosa, Brazil Oak Ridge Katherine Elizabeth Swann Perth, Australia Knoxville Claiborne A. Taylor Istanbul, Turkey Chattanooga Byron Roscoe Trauger Lima, Peru Oak Ridge Caroline Vogel Salamanca, Spain Knoxville Breakfast Stephanie Ward (C) Quito, Ecuador Cookeville Michael K. Weaver Birmingham, England Cookeville Cindy Karen Wesley St. Andrews, Scotland Oak Ridge Andrew Bruce Whitford Singapore, Singapore Jefferson City Frances Caroline Wilson Berlin, Germany Chattanooga Mark K. Wilson, III Aix-en-Provence, France Chattanooga Stephen M. Wright Abidjan, Cote D Iviore Chattanooga Irene Susie Wu Taipei, Taiwan West Knoxville (C) Cultural Rotary Foundation Peace Fellows Name Year of Study Place of Study Club Sponsor John Foster Buenos Aires, Argentina Chattanooga Brisbane, Australia Allison Kwesell Tokyo, Japan North River Brigitta von Messling Bradford, England Tullahoma 21

25 District 6780 Leadership Academy Graduates The purpose of the District Leadership Academy is to provide intensive training for Rotarians who have high potential for future leadership positions beyond the club level. The lessons are designed to develop knowledge and ideas beyond those one would ordinarily encounter at the club level and to develop knowledge of resources so that participants will know where to go to research and develop additional Rotary knowledge and skills. The District Leadership Academy was founded during the Rotary year. From 1992 through 2010, there have been 182 graduates from 56 clubs. Every district governor who has served since is a DLA graduate as are most of the assistant governors and committee chairs. Name Club Year Addicks, Frank Knoxville Adkisson, William H. Carthage Albritton, Sam Knoxville Anderson, Truman* Kingston Bailey, Jr., Jack Oak Ridge Bailey, John W. Jr. Knoxville Baldus, Donald L. Morristown Barrett, Christine Loudon Bellich, Linda Farragut Bender, David J. Maryville Berry, Leah Farragut Best, Ralph E. Oak Ridge Birdwell, Bobby Gainesboro Blanton, Barbara Shelbyville Blythe, William W., Jr. Rogersville Boles, Shawn Farragut Bonner, W. Paul Cookeville Bowers, C. Richard Maryville Bratcher, Peggy McMinnville Breakfast Bridgeman, Karen Oak Ridge Breakfast Brown, Mary Pigeon Forge Brown, Michael North River Bryant, Diane Tullahoma Buckner, James H. Cleveland Byrd, Roy Cookeville Cantrell, Larry Athens Caperton, James H, Jr. Shelbyville Card-Lillios, Amy Cleveland Carlson, Rick Hamilton Place Carroll, David Cleveland Chaffin, David Cleveland Clark, William Cookeville Breakfast Coble, H. Bert Lebanon Cooper, Barry D. Shelbyville Corlew, Charles R. Morristown Craven, Jamie Hamilton Place Cundall, James R. Knoxville Dammann, Charles Hamilton Place Daughtrey, Patty Farragut Davis, Bobby Kingston Davis, Sally S. Winchester Devlin, James G. Tullahoma Driver, Ely North Knoxville Driver, Phyllis Jefferson City Duckett, Maryellen North Knoxville Dunson, Cheryl Bradley Sunrise Duggar, Beth South Pittsburg Dyer, Jim McMinnville Breakfast Elkins, Susan Cookeville Ely, Jim Morrisown A.M Farrar, Richard, Jr. Fayetteville Fields, Harry L., III Hamilton Place Finchum, Larry Seymour-Breakfast Fine, Geoffrey Fairfield Glade Fisher, Cameron Cleveland Fontana, Norman C. Cleveland Ford, Jerry Hartsville Ford, John C. Grundy County Foster, Carol Fayetteville Frazier, Ted Maryville Fuller, Ed South Pittsburg Fuller, Roger Cleveland Galyean, Jerry R. Farragut Gardin, Wayne J. Lenoir City/Tellico Garrett, Jo Ann Oak Ridge Breakfast Germ, John F. Chattanooga Griffin, Mike Hamilton Place Hamilton, Robert Lebanon Harms, Adrienne Crossville Breakfast Harms, Jack R.* Fairfield Glade Haskins, Thomas G. West Knoxville Hatfield, Dan Monteagle Hawkins, William H. South Pittsburg Heitman, Fred Oak Ridge Heydel, William B. Lebanon Hickman, Logan South Campbell County Hinch Ben D. (Don)* Crossville Hines, Robin H. Tullahoma Holland, Ann Cookeville Breakfast Holleman, Jim Knoxville Volunteer Hunter, Jim Mount Juliet Jewell, Dwight Hartsville Johnson, Ella Ree Sparta Johnson, James O. Manchester Jordan, Charles E, III Cookeville

26 District 6780 Leadership Academy Graduates Kaebnick, E. Elliott Oak Ridge Kahl, Keith G. Oak Ridge Kale, Tom North River Keltner, David Lebanon Breakfast Kemp, Homer Cookeville Breakfast Kirkman, Jerry D. Hartsville Knowis, Ray Tullahoma Krantz, Wanda Livingston Kuipers, Devrin Oak Ridge Kuykendall, W.C. Oak Ridge Lamont, Maximilian Tullahoma Lane, Gordon Winchester Larsen, Roger Tellico Lake La Rue, Carol* Maryville Lash, Jr., Bob Maryville Lawrence, Ron Farragut Leitnaker, Jim Kingston Leonard, Robert E. Manchester Littrell, Don Cleveland Lukat, Gary Clinton Malinauskas, Tony* Kingston Marsh, Alan C. Sparta Martin, Fred H. Farragut Martin, William R. Oak Ridge Marttala, David McMinnville Mason, Dave Oak Ridge Sunset Maupin, Edward B., III West Knoxville McAllister, Charles R. Knoxville Breakfast McBride, Shawn Tullahoma Sunrise McIntee, Joan Farragut McKinley, Dr. Jeffrey McMinnville Breakfast Miles, John K. Brentwood (D6760) Mixon, Bill Kingston Moore, Neal Shelbyville Moses, Rachel Cookeville Breakfast Muehlhauser, Joel W. Manchester Nichol, H. Douglas Knoxville Breakfast North, Hal Chattanooga Nunley, Charles McMinnville O Brien, Jim Farragut O Mara, T. Michael Cookeville Breakfast Oakes, Henry Mason Oak Ridge Breakfast Oates, Marian E.* Sevierville Obear, Fred Chattanooga Oliver, Bill Pigeon Forge Osborn, Townes L. Knoxville Overstreet, Michael Carthage Parrott, Robert C. Knoxville Pate, Henry Hamilton Place Patterson, Lowell Rogersville Pebley, Gleason Cookeville Breakfast Perron, Pepe Crossville Pickle, Arthur H. West Knoxville Pike, Stephen Hamilton Place Pope, Jane C. Kingston Rabinowitz, Lou Oak Ridge Breakfast Radel, Roger Pigeon Forge Randoph, Don Sparta Ratliff, David Sevierville Ratliff, Mickie Sevierville Sunrise Reddy, K.C. Tullahoma Sunrise Ricciardi, Gary D. West Knoxville Richard, Jackson B.* Oak Ridge Ritzhaupt, Don Cleveland Roberts, Jeffery J. Cookeville Robbins, Daniel Oak Ridge Breakfast Rogers, Sherry Etowah Rogers, Shirley Fox S. Campbell County Roney, Judith R. McMinnville Breakfast Rothermel, Frank Knoxville Row, Thomas Oak Ridge Roxlo, Jim North River Sadler, Diane L. Livingston Shanks, Scot Crossville Sheumaker, W. Larry Farragut Shults, Linda Seymour Breakfast Shults, Wilber D. Oak Ridge Breakfast Smith, Fred Oak Ridge Sparks, Stephen G. Mount Juliet Stephens, Gerry Chattanooga Stubbs, Beth Maryville Taylor, Jim D. Jamestown Taylor, Laurie Pigeon Forge Taylor, Vince Cookeville Textor, Robin Oak Ridge Breakfast Thackston, Roger I. Crossville Townsend, David North River Thoms, Ken R. Kingston Thornton, Perk Crossville Tolbert, Wayne Lenoir City Trainor, Paul W. Winchester Travaglini, Christine Oak Ridge Vickers, Betty Seymour Breakfast Walls, Joe Fairfield Glade Ware, Gary Crossville Warlick, George C. Jr. Kingston Warner, Jack Harriman Watkins, Ann P. Monteagle Wear, Jerry Pigeon Forge Wentz, Karen Maryville Wessel, Gene Farragut White, Melvin G. Knoxville White, Rickey E. Lafayette Whittle, Charles E. Oak Ridge Wilhoit, Allen North Knoxville Wolf, Todd West Knoxville Wood, Raymond M. Manchester Wright, Alan West Knoxville * Deceased 23

27 District 6780 Youth Programs 24 Interact Interact is a Rotary-sponsored service club for young people ages The program gives its members (Interactors) an opportunity to participate in meaningful service projects while developing leadership skills, meeting new friends and having fun. Through Interact, thousands of dollars and hours are spent furthering the ideal of Service Above Self. The district Interact conference in March is the highlight of the year and a time for clubs to come together and celebrate the accomplishment of Interact objectives: 1. Recognize and develop constructive leadership and personal integrity. 2. Encourage and practice thoughtfulness of and helpfulness to others. 3. Create an awareness of the importance of home and family. 4. Build respect for the rights of others based on recognition of the worth of each individual. 5. Emphasize acceptance of individual responsibility as the basis of personal success, community improvement and group achievement. 6. Recognize the dignity and value of all useful occupations as opportunities to serve society. 7. Open avenues of personal and group action leading to the advancement of international understanding and goodwill toward all people. Chair: Susan Marttala, marttalas@blomand.net Interact Club Alvin C. York Institute Avery Trace Middle Boyd Christian High School Boyd s Creek Elementary Cascade High School Catlettsburg Elementary Cherokee High School Clarkrange High School Cleveland High School Cleveland Middle School Clinton High School Coffee County Central (H.S.) Cookeville High School Cumberland County (H.S.) Episcopal School of Knoxville Farragut High School Franklin County High School Gatlinburg-Pittman High School Gordonsville High School Grundy County High School Harriman High School Huntland High School Huntland School Knoxville Catholic High School Lenoir City High School Lincoln County High School Livingston Academy Interact Clubs and Rotary Club Sponsors Rotary Club Sponsor Jamestown Cookeville McMinnville Noon, McMinnville Breakfast Seymour Breakfast Shelbyville Sevierville Sunrise Rogersville Jamestown Cleveland Cleveland Clinton Manchester Cookeville Noon, Cookeville Breakfast Crossville West Knoxville Farragut Winchester Gatlinburg Carthage Grundy County Harriman Winchester Winchester Knoxville Lenoir City Fayetteville Livingston Interact Club Loudon County High School Macon County High School Macon County Jr. High McMinn Central High School Warren County High School Officer Title or District Cluster Rep Officer or Rep Name Rotary Club Sponsor Loudon Lafayette Lafayette Etowah McMinnville Noon, McMinnville Breakfast Oak Ridge Pigeon Forge Pigeon Forge South Pittsburg Oak Ridge Breakfast Rockwood Seymour Shelbyville Oak Ridge High School Pigeon Forge High School Pigeon Forge Middle School Richard Hardy Memorial Robertsville Middle Rockwood Middle Seymour Middle Shelbyville Central High School Silverdale Baptist Academy (H.S.) Chattanooga Hamilton Place Silverdale Baptist Academy (M.S.) Chattanooga Hamilton Place Smith County High School Stone Memorial High School Tullahoma High School Sunrise Warren County Middle Webb School of Bell Buckle Webb School of Knoxville White County Middle Whitwell High School William Blount High School District Interact Officers for Carthage Crossville Tullahoma, Tullahoma McMinnville Noon, McMinnville Breakfast Shelbyville Knoxville Sparta South Pittsburg Maryville Interact Club Representative Lindsey Knoer Huntland H.S. Vice Representative McKenzie Sullivan Macon County H.S. Secretary Larissa Gholston Whitwell H.S. Historian Braden Wahl Silverdale Academy Members-at-Large (3) Will Marttala Warren County H.S. Diamondie Wilson Shelbyville Central H.S Jake Thomas Cascade H.S. Northeast Cluster Rep. Taylor Clabo Pigeon Forge H.S. Northwest Cluster Rep. Tyler Kemp Macon County H.S. Southwest Cluster Rep. Ashley Johnson Webb Bell Buckle Southeast Cluster Rep. Sandy Ha Cleveland H.S. Middle School Reps. (2) Lilly Marttala Warren County Middle Katy Tubb Warren County Middle

28 District 6780 Youth Programs James L. Bomar, Jr., Rotary Interact Foundation The purpose of the James L. Bomar, Jr., Rotary Interact Scholarship Foundation is to award scholarships to outstanding Interact club members. The number and amount of the scholarships are determined each year by the board of directors depending on the funds available as interest on the corpus of the foundation. Recently, four scholarships have been awarded each year. Donations are received from all available sources, primarily from Rotary clubs and individuals in District Donations can be designated In memory of, In honor of, etc. The Bomar Rotary Interact Scholarship Foundation has tax-exempt status under IRS Section 501(c)(3); therefore, donations are charitable gifts for income tax purposes. Earnings from the corpus are used to fund James L. Bomar, Jr., Interact Scholarships awarded annually by District (ROP Sections 7 and 11.) The James L. Bomar, Jr., Rotary Interact Scholarship Foundation, Inc., named for Shelbyville Rotarian and past President of Rotary International, James L. Bomar, Jr., is legally separate entity of District 6780 chartered by the State of Tennessee as a not-for-profit corporation. It is governed by a five-member board of directors elected by the membership at an annual meeting usually at the district conference. The members of the board of directors are: John Bailey, PDG, Knoxville, 2012 Jim Devlin, PDG, Tullahoma, 2013 Carol Foster, PDG, Fayetteville, 2014 Frank Rothermel, DG, Knoxville, ex officio Bobby Davis, PDG, Kingston, ex officio The Bomar Foundation is supported by the District Secretary and Treasurer as prescribed in the District 6780 Rules of Procedures. Judith Roney, District Secretary, McMinnville Breakfast (ROP Section m), Mike Costello, District Treasurer, Chattanooga (ROP Section 2.6) The members of Bomar Foundation are Rotarians who are active members of Rotary clubs in District 6780 and who currently serve or hold title to the following offices: district governor, district governor-elect, district governor-nominee, district treasurer, district secretary, past district governors of District 6780, incumbent club presidents. Donations can be sent to: Bomar Rotary Interact Scholarship Foundation c/o Mike Costello, Treasurer 900 Tallan Financial Center Two Union Square Chattanooga, TN Bomar Interact Scholarship and Fred Brown Interact Award of Merit Selection Committee Jim Buckner, PDG, Cleveland, Chair Tom Bradbury, Lenoir City Carol Foster, PDG, Fayetteville Sheila Pemberton, Livingston Susan Elkins, DGE, Cookeville, ex officio Jack Bailey, Jr., DGN, Oak Ridge, ex officio Bobby Davis, PDG, Kingston Diane Sadler, Livingston Application information about the Bomar Scholarships and Fred Brown Award is on the district website at 25

29 District 6780 Youth Programs Youth Exchange Youth Exchange is a Rotary-sponsored program that provides thousands of young people with the opportunity to meet people from other lands and to experience their cultures through long-term exchanges of an academic year or short-term exchanges of up to three months. High school students between the ages of 15 and 19 are eligible to participate. These exchanges plant the seeds for a lifetime of international understanding. Exchange students are ambassadors of the Rotary clubs that sponsor them and of their countries. Rotary clubs and communities benefit by having students from another country in the community for an extended period of time. For , Rotary clubs in District 6780 will sponsor three long-term outbound, four short-term outbound students and eight inbound students. Chair: Scot Shanks, scot.shanks@gmail.com RYLA Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA), Rotary s training program for young leaders, emphasizes leadership, citizenship, and personal growth. The objectives of RYLA include: 1. To demonstrate Rotary s respect and concern for youth. 2. To provide an effective training experience for selected youth and potential leaders. 3. To encourage leadership of youth by youth. 4. To recognize publicly young people who are rendering service to their communities. District 6780 annually conducts a one-day leadership experience for high school juniors. RYLA 2011 will be held on Saturday, September 24, 2011 at Camp Nakanawa in Crossville. Each Rotary club is asked to sponsor at least two high school juniors and provide transportation for them. Chair: Vicki Simms, vickis@gatlinburg.com Rotaract Rotaract is a Rotary-sponsored service club for young men and women ages 18 to 30. Rotaract clubs are either universitybased or community-based and are sponsored by a local Rotary club making them true partners in service and key members of the Rotary family. Through the Rotaract program, young adults not only augment their knowledge and skills, but they also address the physical and social needs of their communities while promoting international understanding and peace through a framework of friendship and service. Chair: Jeff Roberts, jjroberts@tntech.edu Rotaract Club Sponsoring Rotary Club Tennessee Tech University Cookeville & Cookeville Breakfast University of Tennessee, Knoxville Knoxville District Rotaract Officers for Daniel Lilligren, Tennessee Tech, dwlilligre42@students.tntech.edu Kayron Tevepaugh, Tennessee Tech, kntevepaugh42@students.tntech.edu Sean Ochsenbein, Tennessee Tech, swochsenbei21@gmail.com 26