Read about the history on why our Rotary year begins on July 1 and ends June 30.

All leadership roles in Rotary, including the International President, transition annually.

Our Leaders

Our leaders at Rotary exemplify all of the qualities that make our members extraordinary: integrity, expertise, and a commitment to service.


The Rotary Club of Akron
CLUB PRESIDENTS 1914 - 2024
 
 
1914 - 1954 1954 - 1995 1995 - 2024
 
MILTON E. HARPSTER
1914-1915

 
HARRY BAUMAN
1915-1916

 
GEORGE W. BILLOW
1916-1917

 
GEORGE N. HAWKINS
1917-1918

 
THEODORE E. SMITH
1918-1920

 
FRED C. SMITH
1920-1921

 
PARKE R. KOLBE
1921-1922

 
WILLIAM E. YOUNG
1922-1923

 
EDWARD C. TIBBITS
1923-1924

 
MARVIN M. MELL
1924-1925

 
CHARLES W. SEIBERLING
1925-1926

 
ALBERT I. SPANTON
1926-1927

 
J. EDWARD GOOD
1927-1928

 
MANNING C. TUCKER
1928-1929

 
BURTIS J. BOWMAN
1929-1930

 
GEORGE C. GROMAN
1930-1931

 
ROY W. SANBORN
1931-1932

 
HEZZELTON E. SIMMONS
1932-1933

 
ROERT GUINTHER
1933-1934

 
JASPER C. HENDERSHOT
1934-1935

 
HARRY E. VOTAW
1935-1936

 
DON M. PFEIFFER
1936-1937

 
MARION S. RICHARDSON
1937-1938

 
CLAIR B. ALEXANDER
1938-1939

LEROY E. LATTIN
1939-1940
 
W. LEE COTTER
1940-----

 
LESTER L. KINSEY
1940-1941

 
DUDLEY W. MAXON
1941-1942

 
WENDELL R. LA DUE
1942-1943

 
STANLEY E. CAYWOOD
1943-1944

 
JOSEPH H. BRACKINRIDGE
1944-1945

 
BRICE BOWMAN
1945-------

 
EDMUND BURROUGHS
1945-1946

 
WALTER KEITH
1946-1947

 
JOHN H. HOUGH
1947-1948

 
HARRY B. HOUGHTON
1948-1949

 
CLIFFORD G. ALLAN
1949-1950
 
DAVID C. COBIN
1950-1951

 
HESKET H. KUHN
1951-1952

 
SAMUEL STITES
1952-1953
 
WILLIAM D. ZAHRT
1953-1954
 
DR. FRED C. WEIGMAN
1954-1955
 
LISLE M. BUCKINGHAM
1955-1956
 
REX WILSON
1956-1957

 
CLAIR A. MANTZ
1957-1958

 
NORMAN AUBURN
1958-1959

BOYD BRIDGEWATER
1959-1960
 
DR. CLINTON D. BARRETT
1960-1961

 
REV. M.S. HARVEY
1961-1962

 
FRANK W. STEERE
1962-1963

 
LESLIE R. HARDY
1963-1964

 
THEODORE L. COOK
1964-1965

 
WAYNE F. ANDERSON
1965-1966

 
JOHN D. WADLEY
1966-1967
 
DR. HAROLD E. BARLOW 
1967-1968

 
GEORGE H. LEWIS
1968-1969

 
GEORGE W. ROONEY
1969-1970
 
DR. ROBERT W. STACKEL
1970-1971
 
WRIGHT BRONSON
1971-1972

 
FRANK MELLINGER
1972-1973

 
ROGER SHERMAN
1973-1974

 
DONALD B. HESLOP
1974-1975

 
W. STUVER PARRY
1975-1976

 
RONALD D. GLOSSER
1976-1977

 
THOMAS GEOPFERT
1977-1978

 
CHARLES G. WYMAN
1978-1979

 
DR. D. J. GUZZETTA
1979-1980
 
GORDON B. MCKEEMAN
1980-1981

 
WILLIAM M. OLDHAM
1981-1982

 
PAUL J. KRUDER
1982-1983

 
ROGER T. READ
1983-1984

 
BRUCE W. ROGERS
1984-1985

 
W. PRESLEY YOUNG
1985-1986

 
GREGORY R. BEAN
1986-1987

 
SCOTT A. LYONS
1987-1988

 
GEORGE W. ROONEY, JR.
1988-1989

 
DONALD E. KELLEY
1989-1990
 
R. MARK WERNIG
1990-1991
 
DONALD C. NELSON
1991-1992

 
RONALD C. ALLAN
1992-1993

 
ROBERT M. O'HERRON
1993-1994

 
STEVE SHECHTER
1994-1995
 
PAMELA KILTAU
1995-1996

 
PETER G. WILSON
1996-1997

 
JOHN N. ECONOMOU
1997-1998

 
MARK S. AUBURN
1998-1999

 
THOMAS G. FOX
1999-2000
 
JAMES S. EDEN, JR.
2000-2001

 
REBECCA H. KILLINGER
2001-2002

 
CHERYL A. WARREN
2002-2003

 
RONALD H. WISE
2003-2004

 
DOUGLAS R. HAUSKNECHT
2004-2005

 
JOHN L. REYES
2005-2006

 
GINAKAYE MADDOX
2006-2007

 
DAN E. SVEDA
2007-2008

 
RICHARD FARKAS
2008-2009 

 
DANIEL O'CONNELL
2009 -2010

 
JANET WILLIAMS
2010-2011

 
MARK KROHN
2011- 2012

 
BILL MANBY, JR.
2012-2013

 
LANCE CHIMA
2013-2014
 
SHON CHRISTY
2014-2015
 
SANDY NARAGON
2015-2016
 
JEFF SITZ
2016-2017
 
JULIE BRANDLE
2017-2018
 
JOHN MARGIDA
2018-2019
 
PATRICK T. O'NEILL
2019-2020

 
ROBERT S. McGREGOR, MD
2020-2021
 
STEVE BUIE
2021-2022
 
LYNDA FARKAS
2022-2023
 
TOM KNAUER
2023-2024
 
NATHANAEL (THANE) BILLOW
2024-2025
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