2007-2008 RGHF Board of Directors

Joseph L. Kagle, Jr., 2007/2008 President, Past History Chairman and RGHF “Peace History” subcommittee coordinator, 2006-2007, www.rghfforum.org, www.peacehistory.org Peace Historian www.rghfpeacejourney.org. Member: Rotary eClub of the Southwest, USA. Arts Management (art museum director for over 40 years), 50 years as Art and Art History Professor, Fulbright Scholar and Senior Specialist (four Fulbright grants- 1966 to 2004). He was awarded the Dartmouth College Class of 1955 Award for Outstanding Achievement and Service in 2006. Appointed to the board in 2006, serving as Vice President in 2007. Honors: Who’s Who in American Art, 1965- , Who’s Who in America, 1980- , Who’s Who in International Art, 1990- , The Arc Volunteer of the Year for USA, 1992, Who’s Who in American Business and Finance, 2003-, and Who’s Who in the World, 2004-  .

Joe Kagle, born May 2, 1932, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, artist, educator, collector, arts/museum consultant, writer and grants specialist. Wife: Anne, married January 19, 1957, retired registered nurse. Children: Samantha, 37, and Christopher Yung Wook, 35. Grandchildren: Erin 8; Matthew 4.

“As a Rotarian for over 36 years (the last 20 with perfect attendance), a little less than half my age, you would think after years of personal and professional travel on World Campus Afloat, Fulbright grants to Taiwan, Republic of Georgia (2) and Mongolia, and academic jobs abroad, your point of view would have been fixed long ago. Not true! In 2006, I joined Rotary eClub of the Southwest, USA (with members all over the world but I was the first Texan, although now there are four from this state) and Rotary Global History Fellowship (with membership from 31 regions in the world). With both these influences, my view has expanded and contracted all in the same instance. I now realize that the world has no borders for ideas, philosophy, history and pursuits for peace. This insight expands my vision of the world to a flat world point of view for information, communications, images and stories. At the same time, from a satellite point of view, it has contracted my vision to viewing the world as a village where one must think of neighbors and their needs as well as my (and my family’s) own. In these two views, our home, the earth, is an ocean of knowledge and personalities and ideas and we fish who love to swim in it view it as one place, one globe and one people. Rotary Global History Fellowship adds greatly to this ocean of knowledge. It is truly “service above self” and “without borders”. Learning to be a Rotarian never seems to end.”  

Senior Vice President - History, Calum "Cal" Thomson, CPF, PHF, Major Donor, Benefactor. Transport Management, RC of Longniddry & District, RI D1020 Zone 17. District 1020 Rotary Foundation Grants Officer 2004-07, researcher/writer and History Fellow for Rotary Global History Fellowship since the winter of 2001 Cal is also the coordinator for the conventions and convention host clubs sections. He is also contributing editor for "What Paul Harris Said". He was awarded the "Ches Perry" Fellowship by the Rotary Club of Chicago. Appointed to the board in January of 2004. Elected to the 2004 Board and served as vice-chairman to the 2005-06 Board. Chairman/President 06/07

    "Looking at my Pelican History of America's index, I cannot find any references to "Rotary" or "Paul Harris".  I do, incidentally, find the names of some eminent Rotarians such as Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D Roosevelt.
    We shall have to find our own history.
    Understanding the past is, obviously, important in helping to explain the present. Why, for example, did the movement expand so rapidly? The answer lies with the early pioneers who understood that the "Booster" concept of self interest was flawed and only appropriate for short-term advantage. If the movement could adapt to serve the community both at home and abroad, it would be able to attract men (and women) from every part of the globe.
    Rotary has to provide  history as a resource for all of its 30,000 clubs. In the age of the world-wide web, it is so easy for one inaccuracy to spread like a common cold. Rotary Global History Fellowship (An Internet Project) web site should be a repository of all definitive answers.
    Rotarians, the world over, can examine the past and also read of Rotary critics such as G. B. Shaw or H. L. Mencken and realise that in reality, the sternest critics are club members themselves.
    So, let us learn from the past and try to live up to those who began these Adventures in Service."

SECRETARY: DR. RAMON "RAY" HIMMELSTRUP MACFARLANE, RC of Thiensvile-Meguon, D 6270, past president 1998-1999. Ray was elected to the board of Rotary Global History Fellowship for the 2006-2007 Rotary year, and joined the history committee in March of 2006. He was elected secretary in March of 2007.

  

In 1993, Ramon began his life in Rotary. Sponsored by PDG Karl V. Hertz, a past president of the Thiensville-Mequon Rotary Club, he started on the Board as its Director of Vocational Service. Going through the chairs, Ramon became president of the T-M Rotary Club in 1998-1999 the same year he was diagnosed with kidney disease (ESRD). Having taught at Concordia University Wisconsin (CUW) as a member of its adjunct faculty since 1994, Ramon received a kidney transplant from his wife in 2001 and is retired from the university.

 

For the last five years, Ramon has served as the editor of the club’s newsletter, the ‘T-M Rotarian’ and was a nominee for the position of district governor. He has been a host parent numerous times and serves as the Rotary Youth Exchange (RYE) counselor. The recipient of many honors and awards, Ray has served as the historian of the Club’s ‘Guatemala’ project and currently serves as the co-chair for a joint fundraiser for the Centennial Project ‘Walk for the Rotary Riverwalk’. He has served on several Rotary Boards and has been a board member of the Allied Council of Senior Citizens, the Interfaith Caregivers of Ozaukee County, Inc., Gideon’s International and the Cedarburg Cultural Center to name a few. He and his wife, Ellen are both Paul Harris Fellows, the only husband and wife team in the T-M Rotary Club and are ‘Life’ members of the NAACP and the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP). In case, it wasn’t mentioned, Ray and his wife also have perfect attendance.

Treasurer: Geri Appel: Marketing, PP Wichita 30, KS, USA,  2000-2001, Governor D5690 2002-2003, Founding Advisor, and a vice president of the executive committee, Rotary's Global History Project. Joined the project in November of 2000. Presently Vice President and assistant secretary treasurer for the fellowship.  www.1905society.org 2007

"The Mission of Rotary's Global History  Project web site is to recognize and document the histories and current events of the pioneer clubs in what has become the world’s oldest and largest service organization.  'Rotary's rendezvous with destiny' depended on the success of these first 100 clubs.  Without them leading the way and spreading Rotary's vision and message, Rotary would not be what it is today.  These 'mother clubs' of all the other Rotary clubs in the world have much to share with existing and new clubs around the world.  Come on in and visit us!"

SPANISH TRANSLATIONS & VP of the website committee: Carlos García Calzada: Architect, Club Rotario Acapulco, MX, D4180, President 2006-2007; former member of Puerto Vallarta Centro D4150, Charter President 00-01, President 2002-2003, Club webmaster. District webmaster 2002-2003. DICO 2003-2004. CICO 2002-2003. Club Rotarian of the Year 2001. Conferencié Presidente 2003 D4150.  Assistant Governor 03-04. Master photographer IFPO. Microelectronics and Circuit Design degree. MPHF. IFRAA. ROTI. ROTALatino. Architecture History Professor. Design Professor. 2006-2007 Secretary of the Fellowship board of directors and the executive committee. Chairman and webmaster of the Spanish section  of the project and former manager of the operations department.  Carlos was appointed chair of the membership committee in November of 2006. He continues as a board member and webmaster.

(photo of Carlos Garcia on top of Colorado's Pikes Peak, by Marce Garcia. Paul Harris climbed Pikes Peak in 1891.)

"Es un honor pertenecer a la junta directiva del mayor y mas ambicioso proyecto por internet acerca de Rotary. En esta página será donde millones de personas de habla hispana alrededor del mundo tengan la oportunidad de incursionar al mas sublime y profundos sentimientos de nuestra organización, desde el primero de ellos "la tolerancia" del que Harris heredó de su abuelo, hasta lo que nuestra Fundación Rotaria ha impulsado, "la paz mundial" . Conociendo el pasado, amamos nuestro presente, y creamos con certeza nuestro futuro".  

"It's an honor to be part of the board of the biggest and the most ambitious project on the internet about the history of Rotary. This web site will be where millions of people who speak Spanish around the world, will have the opportunity to absorb the most sublime and deep feelings of our organization, from the first one of them "tolerance"  the heritage to Harris from his grandfather, even our Rotary Foundation that brings us closer to "world peace". Knowing the past, we love our present, and we'll create with certainty our future".

VP Membership, Florence Hui: Inducted to Rotary Club of Macau on 2 July 2005 with the classification of Public Relations. Member of Digaria since April, ROTI since July and Rotary Global History Fellowship since August 2005. Elected to the 2007/2008 board as vice president of membership. Also appointed to the 2006/2007 board as chair of membership.

 

ROTARACT BIO

Chartered member, past president, alumni who has been in every position in Rotaract Club of Macau except Treasurer and Sergeant-at-Arm ( President 94/95, 3 times as Vice President and Hon. Secretary).  Organiser, producer, master of ceremony in Chinese/English and musical director of Annual General Meeting in 2001; Co-organising Joint Installation Ceremony of Rotary and Rotaract club of Macau for 5 times. Organising Community Youth Service Project "Power Construction" with different annual themes, such as anti-drugs since 1992. Co-ordinating the establishment of my club website.

Responsible for media liaison.

 

VOCATIONAL BIO

BBA. A Marketing major of University of Macau.

I begin my career as Guests/Public Relations since 1992. Having worked at Mandarin Oriental Macau and The Westin Resort Macau, I joined the Macau Government Postal Service in 1997, taking charge of Public Relations.

Dr. Vimal Hemani, I am an active member of Rotary club of Rajkot Midtown (District 3060) since July 2003. I was the Director, Youth service of my club in 2004-2005, the director of Community service in 2005-2006 and this year I am the director of International service of Rotary Club of Rajkot Midtown. http://www.rotaryrajkotmidtown.org
It’s a matter of immense pride and privilege for me to be a Rotarian and I consider myself fortunate to be a part of Rotary Global History Fellowship. I am an Otolaryngologist and Head & Neck Surgeon by profession and practice at my private hospital in Rajkot, India.
I also serve District 3060 as the chairman of club bulletin committee for the year 2006-2007 as well as the co-chairman of interact clubs. http://www.rotary3060.net  I serve as membership secretary in Doll Lovers Fellowship. http://www.rotarydlf.org

I have been part of the team actively working on community projects like the Rotary Midtown Library started at Rajkot, the safe drinking water project where we will supply clean water to 82 educational institutions of our city etc. I also conduct various free medical camps and periodically give health awareness talks in the community. I am an active anti-tobacco campaigner.
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Dr Vimal Hemani
RGHF (Peace Sub Committee Chair)
Membership Secretary, Doll Lovers Fellowship
Chairman, Bulletin Committee
Co-Chairman, Interact clubs
RI District 3060
Director, International Service
RC Rajkot Midtown

Frank Longoria, Director: Frank Longoria joined the Rotary Noon Club in Denton, Texas in the 1980´s and dropped out for a few years.  He rejoined the same club in 1996. Upon his retirement in 1998, he joined the Rotary Noon Club of Marble Falls, Texas. He served as Director of International Service while a member of the Marble Falls Rotary Noon Club.  During this time he worked on several matching grants with sister clubs in Monterrey, Mexico and Ciudad Madero, Mexico.  The last matching grant allowed the purchase of an ambulance for a hospital in Ciudad Madero..  The ambulance was imported successfully. He is presently serving as the Sergeant at Arms for the Rotary eClub of the Southwest.   Frank and his wife, Lucila, were host and hostess for a Rotary Graduate Exchange Student from the Cotswold area in England in 2003.  They later traveled to England to visit with the student and her family.  They have also participated in several Rotary Friendship Exchanges with families from Mexico.

Frank is Professor Emeritus of Foreign Languages, Texas Woman's University, where he taught Spanish and Spanish-American Literature and Linguistics as well as English as a Second Language. He served as the Chairman of the Department of English, Speech, and Foreign Languages and Director of International Programs from 1978 to 1998. He initiated an English Program for students from Japan, and he and his wife visited Japan several times.  Prior to his tenure at TWU, he was a tenured Professor at the University of Texas at Arlington and at The State University of New York in Potsdam, NY: He was named Director of International Programs for the State University of N.Y., and he and his family spent 3 years in Madrid, Spain..  He holds a PhD in Romance Languages and Linguistics with a second specialty in Comparative Literature from the University of Washington

 

Frank is a Multiple Paul Harris Fellow and a Sustaining Member. His wife, Lucila, is also a Paul Harris Fellow. Frank thinks that the world will be a better place when all wars are considered history.

José María Fernández Mesa, RC Santo Domingo Bella Vista, Distrito 4060, República Dominicana. Elected to the RGHF board for 2007-2008 and a member of the website committee.

 

Dominican

Holguín, Cuba, December 13, 1948

 

Economist.  Master degree in Regional Planning.  Master degree in eCommerce

Paul Harris Fellow. International Service  2001-2002; Sergeant-At-Arms 2002-2003; Club Service 2003-2004:

 

Webmaster Club 2005-2006, 2006-2007, Committee of Computer District 4060 2005-2006, 2006-2007; Webmaster District 4060 2006-2007, Member of Committee of Public Relations District 4060 and District 4060 Rotary Information.  I make the Bulletin Board of the club and district 4060 since 2004. President for period 2008-2009.

 

When in 1993, in my vacations, I was invited in Pamplona, Spain, to Rotary meeting, I felt the necessity to belong to an organization of so praiseworthy projects as it is Rotary International, but never had I thought that it would be reality. In Cuba, my country of birth was no Rotary movement from 1961 and I had not thought about emigrating.

 

Years later I arrived at my new country, Dominican Republic, where friends invited the Rotary Club of Cotuí, they administered an oath in July of year 2000. In September of the 2004, I transferred myself, for reasons of distance, to the Rotary Club Santo Domingo Bella Vista, where work actively as much in the club as in the district. My labor passions extra are the photography and history.

 

My objective in RGHF is to increase Spanish's use, as much in partners as in documents.

 

Cuando en 1993, durante mis vacaciones,  fui invitado en Pamplona, España, a una reunión rotaria,  sentí la necesidad de pertenecer a una organización de proyectos tan loables como  es Rotary International, pero nunca  pensé que sería una realidad. En Cuba, mi país de nacimiento, no había movimiento rotario desde 1961 y yo no había pensado en emigrar.  

 

Al cabo de los años llegué a mi nuevo país, República Dominicana, dónde varios amigos me invitaron al Club Rotario de Cotuí, donde fui juramentado en julio de año 2000. En septiembre del 2004  me transferí, por  razones de distancia, al Club Rotario Santo Domingo Bella Vista dónde trabajo activamente tanto en el club como en el distrito. Mi  pasión extra laboral es la fotografía y unida a la historia.

 

Mi objetivo en RGHF es incrementar el uso del español, tanto en socios como en documentos.

Membership committee co-chair 07/08, RGHF AMBASSADOR, Abbas Lavingia, President RC Karachi Karsaz RID 3270 Classification Graphic Designing

An active member of the Club and Paul Harris Fellow, participating and providing support towards numerous projects, as a member and co chair on various committees, especially in the field of Education and Health which were also recognised at club and district level.

Born on 19th November 1956 and raised in Karachi, Pakistan. A graduate from Karachi University and attended various post graduate professional courses of Art and Graphics. Excelled in extra curricular activities at School, College and University. A Business Executive running own business. Married to Farida and blessed with a daughter. Also a globe trotter.

"The most precious gift Rotary has given me is the friendship of decent human beings who have a place in their hearts for the less fortunate, who practice and promote love, tolerance and serve the needy without any fanfare or self promotion.

Main object to join this forum is to give the maximum history of our district to all fellow Rotarians, and membership development for RGHF in our district."  Additional information here

New Zealand History: Norman R. Winterbottom

A Rotarian since 1970, when he joined the Rotary Club of Auckland East (D-292) Norm Winterbottom has been a member of Glenfield, Devonport (charter member) and Milford clubs (all D-9910) and is currently a member of Katikati (D-9930).

He has served as club secretary, treasurer, bulletin editor, webmaster, public image  and has served for many years on District Committees both as a member and as chairman.

The founder of the Rotary International New Zealand Science & Technology Forum, of which he was the Director for six years, and also RDU Rotary Supplies New Zealand. Norm holds Service awards from District 9920 and the Milford Club.  He is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow.  His Classification is “Shipping & Customs.”

"I am a Rotarian because I had the great good fortune to invited to join the Rotary Club of Auckland East (D-292) in 1970.    I had little knowledge of what Rotary was, but very quickly learned the meaning of Rotary’s Fellowship and just how unique it is.  I soon found that being involved with others in Service projects is both satisfying, and sometimes humbling.

Rotary has become a way of life.   Rotary has given me precious friendships with people of similar attitudes from all over the world that I should have been the poorer for not having their friendship."  

Founder & CEO: JACK SELWAY, RGHF Founder and Chairman 2000-2004, Secretary 2006, Webmaster 2000-2004, 2006, 2007-  This Rotary history project was created, 11 October 2000, by: Jack Selway: Public Relations, (selway.org)  He is a Paul Harris Fellow, Benefactor and Major Donor of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. 

 

Lifetime Honorary member: Rotary Club of Lamorinda Sunrise D5160. He lives in Pueblo, Colorado USA. Former Member: Rotary Clubs of Concord, CA (1976-77); Orinda, CA (1982-87); Lamorinda Sunrise Lafayette Moraga Orinda Rossmoor, CA (1987-1991) (charter president); San Francisco #2 (1991-1997) and Pueblo #43, Colorado (1997-2004).  Also a former member of Rotary Heritage & History International Fellowship, Rotarians on the Internet, International Computer Users Fellowship of Rotarians, and Paul Harris Room 711 Club. Rotarian of the year, 1988, District 5160 California. Ches Perry Fellow, 2003 (RC of Chicago) Selway is a member of Rotary eClub of the Southwest USA.

 

Selway maintains many non-profit websites for church and community. He is also a student at the University of Montana.

 

"I hope this archive is an inspiration to all who visit. Many people have labored to bring you all of this rich history. This was also a personal labor of love. The items below, and the creation of this website are something for which I'll always be grateful.  This archive is posted solely for the protection of this valuable information and is not affiliated with any Rotary Club, Rotary International or Rotarian. My own valuable archives, books and memorabilia, collected from over 28 years in Rotary, are now part of the archives of the Rotary Club of Chicago, Rotary's founding club. Much of that is represented in the list of my personal contributions below. I could not have done this without the support of the original founders and the many other Rotarians who have since taken up the project. The work stands for itself and is a lasting tribute to Paul Harris, the founder of all of this."  Also see "Why I am a Rotarian."