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John Kenny,
of the Rotary Club of
Grangemouth, Central, Scotland,
is the selection for
President of Rotary
International in 2009-10.
Kenny is a past dean of his
local law faculty, a judge, and
a notary. He is active in
scouting and earned the Medal of
Merit for helping form new scout
groups in Eastern Europe. An
elder of the Church of Scotland,
he’s served as session clerk and
presbytery elder. Kenny was also
appointed deputy lieutenant of
his district by Queen Elizabeth
II. He is a past president of
both the Forth Valley Junior
Chamber of Commerce and the
Federation of Scottish Junior
Chamber of Commerce. He is also
past general legal counsel of
Jaycees International.
A Rotarian since 1970, Kenny
served Rotary International in
Great Britain and Ireland as
president and vice president. He
has served RI as director,
executive committee chair,
Rotary Foundation trustee,
institute moderator, district
governor, convention vice chair
and group leader, president’s
representative, and committee
member and chair. He’s been a
delegate, member at large, and
parliamentarian at several
Councils on Legislation.
Kenny is a Major Donor to The
Rotary Foundation and a Bequest
Society member and has received
the Foundation’s Citation for
Meritorious Service and
Distinguished Service Award.
The nominating committee
members are Ray Klinginsmith
(chair), USA; G. Kenneth Morgan
(secretary), USA; Jacques
Berthet, France; John T. Blount,
USA; Hee-Byung Chae, Korea;
Gerson Gonçalves, Brazil;
Abraham Gordon, USA; Sushil
Gupta, India; Lynn A. Hammond,
USA; Rafael G. Hechanova,
Philippines; Toshio Itabashi,
Japan; Jorma Lampén, Finland;
Gerald A. Meigs, USA; David D.
Morgan, Wales; Jiichiro
Nakajima, Japan; Stan Tempelaars,
The Netherlands; and Luis F.
Valenzuela, Guatemala. |
