Gallery of past presidents

Intro

1911-1920
1921-1930
1931-1940
1941-1950
1951-1960
1961-1970
1971-1980
1981-1990
1991-2000
2001-2010
2011-2020

1910-11 and 1911-12
Paul P. Harris Rotary Club of Chicago “Rotarians are very much more favorably disposed toward action than they are toward words.” — The Rotarian , November 1912 Read more about the founder of Rotary in Life and times of Paul Harris.
1912-13
Glenn C. Mead Rotary Club of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA “If in time to come, greed, luxury, and selfishness bring to ruin the communities of which we are today a happy part, there will be found amid the social wreck one, typical of his brethren, who kept the faith of toil, honor, and brotherly love — a Rotarian.” — The Rotarian , June 1915
1913-14
Russell F. Greiner Rotary Club of Kansas City, Missouri, USA “Just for a moment stop and contemplate what constitutes a successful man. He must possess these qualifications: honesty, ability, initiative, enthusiasm, tact, and sincerity.” —1913 Rotary convention
1914-15
Frank L. Mulholland Rotary Club of Toledo, Ohio, USA “Rotary is fellowship. Real fellowship is frank, spontaneous, full of warmth, and if you want to gauge its depth you will find that it is the difference between ‘Mister’ and ‘Bill’ — ‘Reverend’ and ‘Jack.’” — The Rotarian , May 1915
1915-16
Allen D. Albert Rotary Club of Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA “It has been said that the real test of Rotary is in the local clubs. The test reaches deeper than that. It reaches to every single man in every local club.” —1913 Rotary convention
1916-17
Arch C. Klumph Rotary Club of Cleveland, Ohio, USA “Rotary is built of men made of good stuff; the ideal of service is developing into practice. As a consequence, the organization will never stand still.” — The Rotarian , April 1929
1917-18
E. Leslie Pidgeon Rotary Club of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada “Rotary is a living force, first, because it holds a doctrine of human relationships which is true to universal fact, and second, because it does not hold its doctrine passively, but proves its existence by its expression for humanity’s uplift.” —1918 Rotary convention
1918-19
John Poole Rotary Club of Washington, D.C. “The International Association of Rotary Clubs has fairly won its title, for the sun never sets on Rotarians.” — The Rotarian , August 1919
1919-20
Albert S. Adams Rotary Club of Atlanta, Georgia, USA “Never take in a man for whom you will later have to make excuses, and never take in a man merely for his bigness in material success unless it be sure that he is a Rotarian at heart. It is better to have 15 good members than 75 members who are Rotarians in name only.” —1919 Rotary convention
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1920-21
Estes Snedecor Rotary Club of Portland, Oregon, USA “Rotary's strength lies in the sincerity of purpose of its members.” — 1921 Rotary convention
1921-22
Crawford C. McCullough Rotary Club of Fort William, Ontario, Canada “Difference in language, history, customs, and environment influences the outward expression of Rotary, but the basic principles upon which it is founded and the objectives towards which it strives remain always the same in all lands and among all peoples.” — The Rotarian , October 1926
1922-23
Raymond M. Havens Rotary Club of Kansas City, Missouri, USA “Rotary demands three important business obligations — sincerity in affirming, simplicity in bargaining, and faithfulness in performing. And to this may I add that good citizenship is a most positive business obligation.” — 1923 RI Convention
1923-24
Guy Gundaker Rotary Club of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA “The essence of Rotary will likely continue to be as undefinable as life itself. Therefore, we cannot hope for many results from definitions of Rotary but must rely on Rotarians acquiring a working knowledge of the appropriate activities which they are expected to perform, and then urge them to carry those activities into practice in their daily lives.” — 1917 Rotary convention
1924-25
Everett W. Hill Rotary Club of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA “Men spend years schooling themselves for business in order to live more comfortably and satisfactorily. But our education is lacking when it fails to teach us how to live with other people.” — The Rotarian , May 1939
1925-26
Donald A. Adams Rotary Club of New Haven, Connecticut, USA “So we might as well recognize that in our word profit are contained both material and spiritual rewards. And the fine thing about life is that the man who does serve well generally succeeds and receives his reward.” — 1926 RI Convention
1926-27
Harry H. Rogers Rotary Club of San Antonio, Texas, USA “[The Rotary ideal] is that within us that makes us know that when we are serving others we are building ourselves.” — 1927 RI Convention
1927-28
Arthur H. Sapp Rotary Club of Huntington, Indiana, USA “It is not enough to say that we have arrived until we answer the question ‘Where and to what purpose?’” — 1929 RI Convention
1928-29
I. B. Tom Sutton Rotary Club of Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico “The great aim of our organization is to instill and develop in the business and professional men of the world a broad international understanding based on honesty, fair dealing, and the golden rule, a spirit of genuine universal brotherhood far above the barriers which rise between men and between nations, with the diversity of political and fiscal relationships on the one hand and the intransigent nationalisms on the other.” — 1929 RI Convention
1929-30
M. Eugene Newsom Rotary Club of Durham, North Carolina, USA “If the basis of enterprise of your profession or business is solely that of personal gain or private profit, then you do not and cannot subscribe to Rotary’s ideal.” — The Rotarian , November 1927
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1930-31
Almon E. Roth Rotary Club of Palo Alto, California, USA “Busy men the world over have found in Rotary something which grips their imagination, holds their interest, and impels their loyalty to a degree few institutions have enjoyed.” — The Rotarian , July 1930
1931-32
Sydney W. Pascall Rotary Club of London “Where you love, you want to give, and it is from our love of Rotary that arises the desire to contribute to its growth and influence as an international organization.” — 1931 RI Convention
1932-33
Clinton P. Anderson Rotary Club of Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA “The world must be prepared for the closer contacts into which the breaking of barriers has hurled us. There must be new appreciation for national points of view. There must be knowledge of customs and philosophies that differ from our own. There must be in all the will to understand.” — The Rotarian , January 1933
1933-34
John Nelson Rotary Club of Montreal “The development and exercise of the individual member in the sound faith of Rotary furnishes not only our greatest opportunity for service, but the best assurance that Rotary will endure.” — The Rotarian , July 1933
1934-35
Robert E. Lee Hill Rotary Club of Columbia, Missouri, USA “I have learned how essential it is to live a life of forgiveness, forbearance, fairness, and friendliness — that these four are absolute requisites to the solving of the day’s major problems.” — 1935 RI Convention
1935-36
Ed. R. Johnson Rotary Club of Roanoke, Virginia, USA “There are many organizations of an international character, most of them formed for promoting a definite objective. And most of them, no doubt, are quite worthy. But may I call your attention to the fact that there is no other international organization such as Rotary, for it is the one great international organization which is non-political, non-sectarian, non-secret, and not for financial gain.” — 1936 RI Convention
1936-37
Will R. Manier Jr. Rotary Club of Nashville, Tennessee, USA “The first thing we must do if we are to have international understanding is to realize what is prejudice and what is fact.” — 1937 RI Convention
1937-38
Maurice Duperrey Rotary Club of Paris “In whatever clime a club may be located, whatever race its members belong to, or whatever religion they practice, they give the impression of seeking to further the general welfare of mankind and to banish prejudices, ill will, and misunderstanding. The development of friendship, of professional probity, of civic betterment, of international goodwill, understanding, and peace — such are the aims of Rotarians in all parts of the world.” — 1938 RI Convention
1938-39
George C. Hager Rotary Club of Chicago “While Rotary International and each of its member clubs should carefully avoid any political entanglements, each individual Rotarian should strive at all times to cooperate with other individuals to every practical extent in support of peace objectives.” — 1939 RI Convention
1939-40
Walter D. Head Rotary Club of Teaneck, New Jersey, USA “Most of us would like to have the best of ourselves live on. ... To any man who wears the Rotary wheel and whose thoughts follow this pattern, I suggest a study of The Rotary Foundation as a device whereby men of small or great substance can project themselves into the future.” — The Rotarian , June 1940
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1940-41
Armando de Arruda Pereira Rotary Club of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil “Rotary teaches us, among many other beautiful things, to respect other people’s ideas as we expect them to respect ours.” — 1941 RI Convention
1941-42
Tom J. Davis Rotary Club of Butte, Montana, USA “Rotary must be a sturdy, dynamic exponent of the things Rotary believes. … Rotarians must do more than talk — Rotarians must serve.” — 1941 RI Convention
1942-43
Fernando Carbajal Rotary Club of Lima, Lima, Peru “These Rotary bases for helpfulness, namely, friendship, cooperation, and practicality, may be said to constitute Rotary's technique of service.” — 1943 RI Convention
1943-44
Charles L. Wheeler Rotary Club of San Francisco “Let us not look for credit, either as Rotarians or as Rotary. We should give all-out service today and every day, and let the credit fall where it may. It is remarkable how many jobs are done when we don’t care who gets the credit for them.” — The Rotarian , July 1943
1944-45
Richard H. Wells Rotary Club of Pocatello, Idaho, USA “Club service is a training ground for leadership. Rotary’s finest expression of service should be in the leadership it furnishes the community, the nation, and the world.” — 1943 RI Convention
1945-46
Thomas A. Warren Rotary Club of Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England “There always should be differences — intelligent and honest differences — because that is the way of progress. But we must cultivate a universal will to get along with one another. And therein lies an opportunity for Rotary.” — The Rotarian , July 1945
1946-47
Richard C. Hedke Rotary Club of Detroit, Michigan, USA “Let us re-emphasize helpfulness. I know no better way of saying it. Let us this year measure our progress by the yardstick of the service that we render to our fellow men.” — The Rotarian , July 1946
1947-48
S. Kendrick Guernsey Rotary Club of Jacksonville, Florida, USA “Each of us, as Rotarians, and as citizens, has a direct responsibility for the future. Let us strive, harder than we have in the past, to understand those great forces which are loose in the world of today. When we do, the force of an enlightened public opinion will harness those very forces to do the bidding of mankind.” — 1948 RI Convention
1948-49
Angus S. Mitchell Rotary Club of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia “I firmly believe that, underneath the veneer, all humanity is the same, that its needs, its hopes, its aspirations, its desires, and its prayers are essentially one, that men yearn for friendship and fellowship, and are not truly happy or content except in service to others.” — 1949 RI Convention
1949-50
Percy Hodgson Rotary Club of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA RI Theme: Each new member admitted into a Rotary club to be adequately informed about his duties and obligations BEFORE his induction — properly introduced to the club — and effectively assimilated into the work of the club during the first year. A better understanding and application of the principles of Vocational Service as set forth in Service Is My Business. A contribution to world understanding and peace through an intensification of our international service program. An outstanding district conference in every district. “As Rotarians, we should be examples of conduct for the youth of our communities.” — 1949 RI Convention
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1950-51
Arthur Lagueux Rotary Club of Quebec, Quebec, Canada RI Theme: In club service we must beget our heirs. In vocational service honesty is still the best policy. In community service we can plan for the future. In international service we must reexamine our world. And finally we can extend the influence of Rotary. “Ideals without action are almost as unfruitful as action without ideals.” — 1950 RI Convention
1951-52
Frank E. Spain Rotary Club of Birmingham, Alabama, USA “May we learn here the technique of harmonizing human relations. In that undertaking our joint devotion to Rotary's ideals will be the common denominator to add up all the fractions.” — 1952 RI Convention
1952-53
H.J. Brunnier Rotary Club of San Francisco “Don't try to measure our extension efforts by statistics. Try, rather, to feel that through our efforts we have made one small sector of this world a better place in which to live.” — 1953 RI Convention
1953-54
Joaquin Serratosa Cibils Rotary Club of Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay RI Theme: Rotary Is Hope in Action “It pays to dream if we work to make the dream come true.” — The Rotarian , February 1954
1954-55
Herbert J. Taylor Rotary Club of Chicago RI Theme: Glean from the past and act Share with others Build with Rotary's 4-Way Test Serving youth International good will Good Rotarians are good citizens “Rotary is a maker of friendships and a builder of men and communities.” — 1954 International Assembly
1955-56
A.Z. Baker Rotary Club of Cleveland, Ohio, USA RI Theme: Develop Our Resources “Rotary's material resources are great, but [its] intangible resources of the spirit, the mind, and the heart are greater still.” — 1956 RI Convention
1956-57
Gian Paolo Lang Rotary Club of Livorno, Italy RI Theme: Keep Rotary simple More Rotary in Rotarians Learn more about each other “The greatest blessing the human heart can know is world peace, and the world will never become better unless we ourselves become better.” — 1956 RI Convention
1957-58
Charles G. Tennent Rotary Club of Asheville, North Carolina, USA RI Theme: Enlist — Extend — Explore — Serve “The greatness of Rotary is not measured by the seas it has spanned — the countries and regions into which it has gone, or the numbers of its clubs and members — but rather by what it is doing to advance the Object of Rotary throughout the world.” — 1958 RI Convention
1958-59
Clifford A. Randall Rotary Club of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA RI Theme: Help Shape the Future “As we set our individual goals and prepare to meet the challenge of the changing world, let us ever keep before us the realization that this Rotary idea, which has captured the minds of free men everywhere, must be a part of us. It cannot be an external thing — something we put on and take off as a hat or jacket.” — The Rotarian , July 1958
1959-60
Harold T. Thomas Rotary Club of Auckland, New Zealand RI Theme: Vitalize! Personalize! Build Bridges of Friendship! “We have reached a stage where the all-important factor is the will to peace in the hearts and minds of men — the new and slowly developing sense of oneness, the newly born conscience of mankind.” — The Rotarian , July 1959
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1960-61
J. Edd McLaughlin Rotary Club of Ralls, Texas, USA RI Theme: You are Rotary — Live It! Express It! Expand It! “Since my earliest days in the banking business, I have given far more weight to the character of the man than to his collateral in my business dealings.” — The Rotarian , July 1960
1961-62
Joseph A. Abey Rotary Club of Reading, Pennsylvania, USA RI Theme: Act — Aim for Action, Communicate for Understanding, Test for Leadership “Because the ideals of Rotary, as written, are abstracts, it is difficult to convey them fully. That is why action is so important in communication. We are finally judged by what we do, not what we say. I can proudly report that throughout the world Rotary clubs have been, and are, in action. Through action their ideals have come alive and have meaning.” — 1961 RI Convention
1962-63
Nitish C. Laharry Rotary Club of Calcutta, West Bengal, India RI Theme: Kindle the Spark Within “When a man reaches out to help someone else, he helps himself because he identifies himself with the other man and thus grows in moral and spiritual stature.” — The Rotarian , July 1962
1963-64
Carl P. Miller Rotary Club of Los Angeles RI Theme: Meeting Rotary's Challenge in the Space Age “Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you sit down.” — 1963 RI Convention
1964-65
Charles W. Pettengill Rotary Club of Greenwich, Connecticut, USA RI Theme: Live Rotary “Rotary works through man's elemental confidence that something good can be made better.” — The Rotarian , July 1964
1965-66
C.P.H. Teenstra Rotary Club of Hilversum, The Netherlands RI Theme: Action, Consolidation, and Continuity “Rotary is at its best when there are distinct needs to fill.” — 1966 RI Convention
1966-67
Richard L. Evans Rotary Club of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA RI Theme: A Better World through Rotary “So long as there is someone who can qualify, some person or community whose life would be enriched by Rotary, we have an obligation to share.” — The Rotarian , December 1966
1967-68
Luther H. Hodges Rotary Club of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA RI Theme: Make Your Rotary Membership Effective “May I remind you that success in their business and profession was an important motivation of Paul Harris and others in starting the first Rotary club. They soon discovered, however, that exchanging patronage was not as useful to success as exchanging ideas.” — 1967 RI Convention
1968-69
Kiyoshi Togasaki Rotary Club of Tokyo RI Theme: Participate! “Participation is the key to involvement, to accomplishment, to an active and effective Rotary club.” — The Rotarian , July 1968
1969-70
James F. Conway Rotary Club of Rockville Centre, New York, USA RI Theme: Review and Renew “Rotary must be renewed constantly at the club level to avoid stagnation. Rotary must be renewed constantly at the international level to avoid retrogression. But Rotary at all levels depends on the individual Rotarian.” — The Rotarian , July 1969
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1970-71
William E. Walk Jr. Rotary Club of Ontario, California, USA RI Theme: Bridge the Gaps “The racial gap can be bridged through improving communication in both directions and fighting bigotry wherever it may exist.” — The Rotarian , July 1970
1971-72
Ernst G. Breitholtz Rotary Club of Kalmar, Sweden RI Theme: Goodwill Begins with You “Rotary is a continuing experiment in international coexistence and cooperation, an experiment that has advanced very far and with positive results.” — 1971 RI Convention
1972-73
Roy D. Hickman Rotary Club of Birmingham, Alabama, USA RI Theme: Let's Take a New Look — and Act “Every year is a new year. A club that doesn't review what it has been doing to see if it is still worth doing is making a mistake.” — The Rotarian , September 1972
1973-74
William C. Carter Rotary Club of Battersea, London, England RI Theme: A Time for Action “The good life means, to me, the life which is fulfilled, the life which, far from being bored and barren, is filled with the satisfaction derived only from service to mankind.” — 1973 RI Convention
1974-75
William R. Robbins Rotary Club of Miami RI Theme: Renew the Spirit of Rotary “Rotary derives its strength from the personal dedication of each individual member to the ideal of service — helping others. This is the spirit of Rotary.” — 1974 International Assembly
1975-76
Ernesto Imbassahy de Mello Rotary Club of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil RI Theme: To Dignify the Human Being “Let us devote ourselves as citizens to the service of our countries. And let us remember that respecting all other nations opens up the prospects of world citizenship.” — 1975 International Assembly
1976-77
Robert A. Manchester II Rotary Club of Youngstown, Ohio, USA RI Theme: I Believe in Rotary “The Rotary ideal can be capsulized as service: to helping others, to kindness, thoughtfulness, consideration, tolerance, to a way of life.” — 1977 RI Convention
1977-78
W. Jack Davis Rotary Club of Hamilton, Bermuda RI Theme: Serve to Unite Mankind “My friends in Rotary, we would do well to remember that much of the trouble in the world today is not so much the noise of the bad as it is the silence of the good.” — 1977 RI Convention
1978-79
Clem Renouf Rotary Club of Nambour, Queensland, Australia RI Theme: Reach Out “I am here because Rotary takes ordinary men and gives them extraordinary opportunities to do more with their lives than they had ever dreamed possible.” — 1977 RI Convention
1979-80
James L. Bomar Jr. Rotary Club of Shelbyville, Tennessee, USA RI Theme: Let Service Light the Way “Service Above Self is another way of expressing the moral and spiritual commandment to love one another, truly turning our world neighborhood into a world brotherhood.” — The Rotarian , February 1980
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1980-81
Rolf J. Klärich Rotary Club of Helsinki-Helsingfors, Finland RI Theme: Take Time to Serve “The time we take to serve those who need us can be the turning point, not only in their lives but also in our own.” — 1980 International Assembly
1981-82
Stanley E. McCaffrey Rotary Club of Stockton, California, USA RI Theme: World Understanding and Peace through Rotary “Rotarians are bound together, in spite of national differences, by our sense of service, our desire to improve the lot of those in need, by our faith that we can, through our efforts, make this a better world.” — The Rotarian , May 1982
1982-83
Hiroji Mukasa Rotary Club of Nakatsu, Oita, Japan RI Theme: Mankind Is One — Build Bridges of Friendship throughout the World “Working to find peace in the world is a family problem. It is not too big a problem to deal with if we realize that we are all from the same family.” — The Rotarian , August 1982
1983-84
William E. Skelton Rotary Club of Christiansburg-Blacksburg, Virginia, USA RI Theme: Share Rotary — Serve People “Rotary is in the vanguard of those who care to act. As long as we help to hold this world together, and improve it, Rotary is timely.” — 1984 RI Convention
1984-85
Carlos Canseco Rotary Club of Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico RI Theme: Discover a New World of Service “Like ships carrying great discoverers in the age of exploration, Rotary clubs are vehicles of change.” — 1984 RI Convention
1985-86
Edward F. Cadman Rotary Club of Wenatchee, Washington, USA RI Theme: You Are the Key “I like to stress the importance of each individual Rotarian. They're the foundation blocks we build on.” — The Rotarian , July 1985
1986-87
M.A.T. Caparas Rotary Club of Manila, Manila, Philippines RI Theme: Rotary Brings Hope “[Rotarians] find in Rotary a medium for the expression of their compassion for others, for building a better world, and a delightful way of fulfilling their own selves.” — 1987 RI Convention
1987-88
Charles C. Keller Rotary Club of California, Pennsylvania, USA RI Theme: Rotarians — United in Service — Dedicated to Peace “But the one effort we must never relax is our search for the path to peace. The alternative is unthinkable.” — The Rotarian , June 1988
1988-89
Royce Abbey Rotary Club of Essendon, Victoria, Australia RI Theme: Put Life into Rotary — Your Life “Our greatest strength is in bonding — bringing people together, sharing values, and overcoming divisive barriers. Goodwill and fellowship are the heart of Rotary.” — The Rotarian , February 1989
1989-90
Hugh M. Archer Rotary Club of Dearborn, Michigan, USA RI Theme: Enjoy Rotary! “Only a few weeks ago, the concept of Rotary in the USSR was unthinkable. Now it is a reality, and I ask you to look upon the Rotarians of that nation as you would look upon a Rotarian from any of the other ... nations in which Rotary lives. They need us. We need them.” — 1990 RI Convention
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1990-91
Paulo V.C. Costa Rotary Club of Santos, São Paulo, Brazil RI Theme: Honor Rotary with Faith and Enthusiasm “What makes us Rotarians is our belief that our professions are more than just a source of income or a forum for personal achievement. It is seeing them as an unrivaled opportunity for service.” — The Rotarian , September 1990
1991-92
Rajendra K. Saboo Rotary Club of Chandigarh, Union Territory, India RI Theme: Look Beyond Yourself “Peace is nourished by truth and principles, and it is strengthened when we overcome our differences to work together, finding common ground for a noble cause.” — The Rotarian , February 1992
1992-93
Clifford L. Dochterman Rotary Club of Moraga, California, USA RI Theme: Real Happiness Is Helping Others “Every day, every hour, every moment, somewhere, a Rotarian is extending a hand of friendship. Around the globe, Rotarian service is the dawn of hope for those who live in the darkness of despair.” — 1993 RI Convention
1993-94
Robert Barth Rotary Club of Aarau, Switzerland RI Theme: Believe in What You Do — Do What You Believe in “The more you know about Rotary, the better you can serve. And you can never know too much about Rotary.” — The Rotarian , January 1994
1994-95
Bill Huntley Rotary Club of Alford & Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire, England RI Theme: Be a Friend “As Rotarians, we must discover the real needs of a community and never just provide what we think the community ought to have.” — 1994 RI Convention
1995-96
Herbert G. Brown Rotary Club of Clearwater, Florida, USA RI Theme: Act with Integrity, Serve with Love, Work for Peace “Peace must begin with each of us and within each of us.” — 1995 RI Convention
1996-97
Luis Vicente Giay Rotary Club of Arrecifes, Buenos Aires, Argentina RI Theme: Build the Future with Action and Vision “Every service project we undertake forms part of our testimony that Rotary's true value lies in the work we do. Actions will always speak more forcefully than words.” — 1996 RI Convention
1997-98
Glen W. Kinross Rotary Club of Hamilton, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia RI Theme: Show Rotary Cares — for your community, for our world, for its people “The business of Rotary is the business of people.” — 1997 RI Convention
1998-99
James L. Lacy Rotary Club of Cookeville, Tennessee, USA RI Theme: Follow Your Rotary Dream “The great heart of Rotary pulsates with a strong beat — the beat of service — because we care.” — 1999 International Assembly
1999-2000
Carlo Ravizza Rotary Club of Milano Sud-Ovest, Italy RI Theme: Rotary 2000: Act with Consistency, Credibility, Continuity “Rotary is men and women giving of themselves to make this world a better place.” — 1999 RI Convention
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2000-01
Frank J. Devlyn Rotary Club of Anáhuac, Distrito Federal, Mexico RI Theme: Create Awareness — Take Action “Thanks to you, the world is taking notice that Rotary is a power to be reckoned with because Rotary has the power to create good, the power to bring people together, the power to promote better understanding. That's the magic that Rotary can do.” — 2001 RI Convention
2001-02
Richard D. King Rotary Club of Niles (Fremont), California, USA RI Theme: Mankind Is Our Business “We are the most dedicated, competent business and professional people on earth. We can make the second century of Rotary service something never dreamed of, and because of our work, the 21st century mankind's best ever in all human history.” — 2001 RI Convention
2002-03
Bhichai Rattakul Rotary Club of Dhonburi, Thailand RI Theme: Sow the Seeds of Love “By sharing the gift of Rotary, we find fulfillment by helping others. It is only then that we understand the true meaning of Rotary and its ability to touch the heart.” — The Rotarian , August 2002
2003-04
Jonathan B. Majiyagbe Rotary Club of Kano, Kano State, Nigeria RI Theme: Lend a Hand “We all start as strangers, but if we come together in service, we are all members of the same family — the family of Rotary.” — The Rotarian , July 2003
2004-05
Glenn E. Estess Sr. Rotary Club of Shades Valley, Alabama, USA RI Theme: Celebrate Rotary “True humanitarian service is about having the courage, the vision, and the practical knowledge to commit to projects that might at first seem like dreams.” — 2005 RI Convention
2005-06
Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar Rotary Club of Göteborg, Sweden RI Theme: Service Above Self “I would like to be modern. I would like to recycle, and I also want to promote continuity. Therefore, I have chosen the best motto ever created for Rotary International, yet one that you will not find on the walls of this room: Service Above Self.” — 2005 International Assembly
2006-07
William B. Boyd Rotary Club of Pakuranga, Auckland, New Zealand RI Theme: Lead the Way “The simple principle of microcredit is also a principle of Rotary. Small changes can become great changes, and a seemingly inconsequential act can have tremendous consequences.” — The Rotarian , February 2007
2007-08
Wilfrid J. Wilkinson Rotary Club of Trenton, Ontario, Canada RI Theme: Rotary Shares “Rotary is more than the sum of its parts. Rotary is an idea, a concept, a force. It is what connects us and motivates us and allows us to change the world.” — 2007 RI Convention
2008-09
Dong Kurn Lee Rotary Club of Seoul Hangang, Seoul, Korea RI Theme: Make Dreams Real “Rotary changes who we are because it changes how we see ourselves and the world. We do not only see how things are now, but how they might be. We see potential, and we see possibility.” — 2008 RI Convention
2009-10
John Kenny Rotary Club of Grangemouth, Scotland RI Theme: The Future of Rotary Is in Your Hands “Rotarians are and must be people of a certain caliber, people with the capacity to do great deeds, the sense to do them wisely, and the strength of character to do them honestly and well.” — 2009 International Assembly
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2010-11
Ray Klinginsmith Rotary Club of Kirksville, Missouri, USA RI Theme: Building Communities -- Bridging Continents “Rotary is the best in the world at linking people of goodwill around the globe and then gaining their cooperation and support to make the world a much better place to live and work.” — 2010 International Assembly Listen to " Come Join Us "
2011-12
Kalyan Banerjee Rotary Club of Vapi, Gujarat, India RI Theme: Reach Within to Embrace Humanity “We need to commit ourselves absolutely and fully and say, What I must do shall indeed be done.” — 2011 International Assembly
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Gallery of past presidents

Paul P. Harris

Glenn C. Mead

Russell F. Greiner

Frank L. Mulholland

Allen D. Albert

Arch C. Klumph

E. Leslie Pidgeon

John Poole

Albert S. Adams

Estes Snedecor

Crawford C. McCullough

Raymond M. Havens

Guy Gundaker

Everett W. Hill

Donald A. Adams

Harry H. Rogers

Arthur H. Sapp

I. B. Tom Sutton

M. Eugene Newsom

Almon E. Roth

Sydney W. Pascall

Clinton P. Anderson

John Nelson

Robert E. Lee Hill

Ed. R. Johnson

Will R. Manier Jr.

Maurice Duperrey

George C. Hager

Walter D. Head

Armando de Arruda Pereira

Tom J. Davis

Fernando Carbajal

Charles L. Wheeler

Richard H. Wells

Thomas A. Warren

Richard C. Hedke

S. Kendrick Guernsey

Angus S. Mitchell

Percy Hodgson

Arthur Lagueux

Frank E. Spain

H.J. Brunnier

Joaquin Serratosa Cibils

Herbert J. Taylor

A.Z. Baker

Gian Paolo Lang

Charles G. Tennent

Clifford A. Randall

Harold T. Thomas

J. Edd McLaughlin

Joseph A. Abey

Nitish C. Laharry

Carl P. Miller

Charles W. Pettengill

C.P.H. Teenstra

Richard L. Evans

Luther H. Hodges

Kiyoshi Togasaki

James F. Conway

William E. Walk Jr.

Ernst G. Breitholtz

Roy D. Hickman

William C. Carter

William R. Robbins

Ernesto Imbassahy de Mello

Robert A. Manchester II

W. Jack Davis

Clem Renouf

James L. Bomar Jr.

Rolf J. Klärich

Stanley E. McCaffrey

Hiroji Mukasa

William E. Skelton

Carlos Canseco

Edward F. Cadman

M.A.T. Caparas

Charles C. Keller

Royce Abbey

Hugh M. Archer