THE FOUNDER AND FOUR FOUNDING MEMBERS OF ROTARY GLOBAL HISTORY FELLOWSHIP

"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.

Selway story at "Voices of RGHF members." SELWAY

"Rotarians learn from each other; we learn from the men and women who care enough to help build a better world.  What better teachers are there then our predecessors in Rotary.  Read their stories, read their accomplishments. You will be convinced, and a convinced leader becomes an extraordinary convincer. The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see." BLENDER

"The Mission of Rotary Global History 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!" APPEL

"To create more excitement and involvement for the centennial celebrations in 2005 by revealing the history and evolution of the First 100 Rotary Clubs to the World of Rotary, utilizing the Internet" MCKAY

 

(McKay is seen ringing the first "Centennial Bell" on

1 July 2003 at Chicago)

"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. INGEMANSON

 

 
Rotary Global History Fellowship     Rotary Global History Fellowship
Present at IC12 Bangkok:
Selway, Appel, Ingemanson,
with Chair 12/14 Nevine Abdelkhalek, board member PDG Irv Kaplan, Sherry Koski (Founder's wife), and president 12/14 Prakash Saraswat.
L-R Selway, Abdelkhalek, Appel, Ingemanson, Kaplan, Koski, and Saraswat

 
  Present at IC11 New Orleans:
Appel, Blender, Ingemanson, and Selway
Photo: DG 13/14 Matts Ingemanson, and treasurer DG 02/03 Geri Appel

Present at IC10 Montreal:

Selway, Blender, McKay, Appel, and Ingemanson.

Photo: Selway and RGHF member 10/11

RIP Ray Klinginsmith 

RGHF's 10th Annual Convention Event  
  RGHF Institute #1 at Club #1

RGHF Institute #1 at Club #1,

10/10/10

Selway, McKay, Ingemanson, and Appel

 

Present at IC09 Birmingham

RGHF chair 06/07 Calum Thomson, Scotland;

RI President/RGHF Member John Kenny, Scotland;

and RGHF founding member and past chair Matts Ingemanson,

USA - 2009

 
 

Present at IC08 LA

Chair 04/06 Ingemanson, Selway,

(RGHF member/RIP 00/01 Frank Devlyn), Appel

Three of the founding members. Blender not pictured.

Present at IC07 Salt Lake City

Selway, Blender, Appel, Ingemanson, and McKay,

all Five in 2007

 
  Present at IC06 Copenhagen
Blender and Ingemanson, with two guests
Present at IC05 Chicago
Appel, Blender, Ingemanson, and McKay
 
  Present at IC04 Osaka
Blender, with RGHF senior historian Basil Lewis, the late PDG John Louttit, and PDG Anne Louttit
Present at IC03 Brisbane
Appel, McKay, and Blender
 
 

RGHF board meeting at ROTARY/One, McKay, Selway, (Guest), Blender, and Ingemanson 2003

Present at IC01 San Antonio

McKay, Selway, Blender, and Appel 2001

 

 
 
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RGHF BOARD
FOUNDER Jack M. B. Selway CARL CARDEY MATTS INGEMANSON DICK MCKAY PDG AMU SHAH
FLORENCE HUI FRANK DEAVER JOE KAGLE BARHIN ALTINOK PDG DENS SHAO
VIJAY MAKHIJA PRID JOHN EBERHARD BASIL LEWIS PDG DON MURPHY TOM SHANAHAN
PDG GERI APPEL PDG DAVE EWING EDWARD LOLLIS PDG JOHN ÖRTENGREN PDG KARI TALLBERG
O. GREG BARLOW JOSE FERNANDEZ-MESA FRANK LONGORIA PDG FRED OTTO CALUM THOMSON
PDG EDDIE BLENDER PRID TED GIFFORD CARL LOVEDAY MIKE RAULIN TIM TUCKER
PIETRO BRUNOLDI DAMIEN HARRIS WOLFGANG ZIEGLER PDG HELEN REISLER NORM WINTERBOTTOM
CARLOS GARCIA CALZADA VIMAL HEMANI MALEK MAHMASSANI PDG RON SEKKEL RICHARDS P. LYON
∆ - Ω
PDG INGE ANDERSSON PDG JAMES ANGUS  Deceased RAY MACFARLANE PAUL MCLAIN

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