PAST CHAIRS OF RGHF

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."

2004-2006 Founding Member, Chairman, and RGHF Ambassador: Matts Ingemanson: Inventor, NY6 (Rotary Club of New York City #6), NYC, USA, CICO; D7230 Vice Chairman 2001-2003  Newsletter Editor (2001-2002 and 2003 -) Joined the project in the early months of 2001. Ambassador of History and Sr. Vice President since March 2003. General Manager of the fellowship departments

1. Foster the creation of web pages and encourage their use.

2. Encourage Rotarians to explore Rotary's past, as a tool to better understand its present and its future;

3. Provide valid Rotary information to Rotarians and the community at large.

Read Matts' 2004-2006 Report

Founder & Chairman Emeritus: Jack Selway, RGHF Founder and Chairman 2000-2004, Chairman Emeritus. Secretary 2006, Managing 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."