PAST LEADERS

Throughout the history of the Rotary Club of Philadelphia, our leaders have exemplified all of the qualities that make our members extraordinary: integrity, expertise, and a commitment to service.

 

A Legacy of Rotary Leadership

The Rotary Club of Philadelphia has provided the following Rotary District and International Officers:

1912-13 Glenn C. Mead, the first RI President following Founder, Paul Harris

1914-15 E. J. Berlet, RI Vice President

1916-17 Guy Gundaker, RI Vice President

1923-24 Guy Gundaker, RI President

1924-25 Guy Gundaker, RI Director

1925-26 Gilbert J. Palen, District Governor 

1933-34 William A. Pearson, District Governor

1939-40 Samuel T.J. Bennett, District Governor

1940-41 Samuel T.J. Bennett, RI Director

1944-45 George S. Derry, District Governor

1949-50 Charles D. Dearnley, District Governor

1958-59 Charles F. Pennock, District Governor

1960-62 Charles E. Dearnley, RI Director

1971-72 Arthur C. Abbott, District Governor

1978-79 Lynmar Brock, District Governor

1986-87 Joseph C. Bruno, District Governor

1992-94 Lynmar Brock, RI Director

1992-93 Arthur Judson, District Governor

2010-11 Joan Batory, District Governor 

Past Presidents, Rotary Club of Philadelphia

1911-12 Glenn C. Mead

1912-13 E. J. Berlet

1913-14 Walter Whetstone

1914-15 Guy Gundaker

1915-16 Harris J. Latta

1916-17 Dr. Augustus Koenig

1917-18 Charles A. Tyler

1918-19 Charles A. Stinson

1919-20 Harry T. Jordan

1920-21 C. Edwin Bartlett

1921-22 Lee H. Heist

1922-23 Wilkins J. Perkins

1923-24 Allen M. Matthews

1924-25 Gilbert J. Paleri

1925-26 E. Stanley Powers

1926-27 J. Ralph Wilson

1927-28 Walter S. Bauer

1928-29 George Emerson Barnes

1929-30 Ralph Dudley

1930-31 Louis B. Moffett

1931-32 Dr. William A. Pearson

1932-33 Dr. Wilmer Krusen

1933-34 Charles P. Vaughan

1934-35 Albert E. Chevalier

1935-36 C. Arthur White

1936-37 O. Howard Wolfe

1937-38 Edward F. Magee

1938-39 Samuel T.J. Bennett

1939-40 Dr. William L. Magee

1940-41 George S. Derry

1941-42 Herman O. West

1942-43 Bruce A. Ludgate, Jr. 

1943-44 Frank F. Whittam

1944-45 Walter J. Schob

1945-46 Freeman M. Shelly

1946-47 Charles F. Pennock

1947-48 Joseph H. Carpenter

1949-50 Bruce F. Allen

1950-51 George M. Koch

1951-52 Walter R. Duncan

1952-53 William T. I. Hall

1953-54 Harold B. Stone

1954-55 Ray W. Bair

1955-56 Frank P. Will

1956-57 E. J. Hesketh 

1957-58 Charles A. Bott

1958-59 George K. Heebner, Jr.

1959-60 Harry W. Schob

1960-61 George A. Koehler

1961-62 Karl C. Jonas, M.D.

1962-63 Don A. Brennan

1963-64 E. Stanley Bowers, Jr.

1964-65 John S. Yeo

1965-66 Frederick D. Foote, Jr.

1966-67 John R. Camp

1967-68 Charles R. Dearnley, Jr. 

1968-69 Arthur C. Abbott

1969-70 Samuel A. Gould

1970-71 John F. Gunmere

1971-72 Thomas M. Lewry, III

1972-73 Dr. Bertrand W. Hayward

1973-74 Fran G. English, III

1974-75 Lynmar Brock, Jr.

1975-76 Raymond Partenheimer

1976-77 Edward B. Patterson, Jr.

1977-78 Charles F. McCall

1978-79 William Armstrong, III

1979-80 Andre Ferber

1980-81 Richard P. Shinners

1981-82 Daniel M. Layman

1982-83 Gordon S. Rogers

1983-84 Hon. Joseph C. Bruno

1984-85 Alan H. Martin

1985-86 A. Theodore Eckenhoff

1986-87 Arthur Judson, II

1987-88 Bruce Dearnley

1988-89 Benjamin H. Deacon, Jr.

1989-90 Martin N. Friedland

1990-91 Wm. Irwin Arbuckle, II

1991-92 James F. McGowan, Jr. 

1992-93 Jack P. Woodward

1993-94 William H. Cowper

1994-95 Peter F. Binnion

1995-96 Gene H. Martenson

1996-97 Eugene C. Hosmer

1997-98 Paul D. Welde

1998-99 Jack Belter

1999-00 Nicholas Kiefer

2000-01 Richard M. Trivane

2001-02 Alphonse P. Arminio

2002-03 Martin S. Mirman

2003-04 F. Scott Donahue

2004-05 Joan Batory

2005-06 David H. Marion

2006-07 Frank A. Hollick

2007-08 Louis F. Mosca

2008-09 John S. Wynn

2009-10 Robert V. Snow

2010-11 Joseph P. Batory

2011-12 Scott P. Grande

2012-13 William E. Decker

2013-14 James E. Brookman

2014-15 Sandra M. Goldberg

2015-16 Lisa Leonard

2016-17 Matthew Tae

2017-18 Jeffrey Saperstein

2018-19 Kurtis J. Stroemel

2019-21 Jay Pennie

2021-22 Alexander Snyman

2022-23 Rosana E. Anchondo-Isaack