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James Innes, British entrepreneur, author and philanthropist, Rotary Club of London, England. J. Sheik-Umarr Mikailu Jah, Former Minister of Health of Sierra Leone, and founder of Rotary Club Bo, Sierra Leone. John Jakes pen name Jay Scotland, author of "North and South Trilogy". Edmund Jones, Pennsylvania State Representative, 70+ year member ...
Rotary International then removed the gender requirements from its requirements for club charters, and most clubs in most countries have opted to include women as members of Rotary Clubs. [ 47 ] [ 49 ] The first female club president to be elected was Sylvia Whitlock of the Rotary Club of Duarte, California in 1987. [ 50 ]
Website. Official website. Lions Clubs International, is an international service organization, currently headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, U.S. As of January 2020, it had over 46,000 local clubs and more than 1.4 million members (including the youth wing Leo) in more than 200 countries and geographic areas around the world.
Jennifer E. Jones. Jennifer E. Jones (born 1967) is a Canadian communications executive. She was president of Rotary International for 2022–23, the first woman to be selected in the 117-year history of the organization. [1] [2]
Rotary International appealed the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court. On May 4, 1987, the United States Supreme Court confirmed the Californian decision supporting women, in the case Board of Directors, Rotary International v. Rotary Club of Duarte. After the ruling, Rotary International ended their policy of gender restrictions.
Gustave Loehr. Gustave Loehr (1864–1918) was one of the four founders of Rotary International, one of the premier service organizations of the world. He was also the host of the first-ever Rotary meeting in Chicago in 1905. Born in Carlinville, Illinois, Loehr moved to Chicago in 1886 and briefly attended Lake Forest College before embarking ...
Kalyan Banerjee was the President of Rotary International, one of the largest humanitarian service organizations in the world, for the year 2011–12. He took office on 1 July 2011 from Ray Klinginsmith. [2] He leads a worldwide network of 1.2 million individuals from more than 200 countries and geographical regions who, through volunteer ...
Royce Abbey joined the Rotary Club of Essendon in 1954, becoming Club President in 1963-64 and District 280 (9800) Governor in 1969–70. He was elected to the Rotary International Board in 1976-77 and served as vice-president in 1977–78. He was inaugural chairman of the Board of Australian Rotary Health from 1982 to 1988. [4]