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
2023-24 Kenneth Myers