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Thursday Feb 9 - Noon

"RYLA Camp"

Speaker: RYLA Kids
RYLA Participants highlight the value of the program for them.

About our Club

WELCOME to the Rotary Club of Ashland, Oregon       

Established July 11, 1941 - Club #328
142 Active and 8 Honorary Members on 
May 1, 2011


The Rotary Club of Ashland, Oregon was Chartered by Rotary International on July 11, 1941.

At Charter Night, the club was presented gifts by three sponsoring clubs, the Rotary Club of Medford, the Rotary Club of Klamath County and the Rotary Club of Grants Pass.

The Club's first president was Ted Norby 1941-42.  World War II broke out soon after the Rotary Club of Ashland was formed.  Some say because of, but nobody has ever proven it.

This section contains much of the history of our club.   Click on to the links below and learn more about the history of the Rotary Club of Ashland, Oregon.

The Presidents of the Rotary Club of Ashland and the year of their service to the club.   * Deceased 
2011-12  David Lively
2010-11  Deedie Runkel
2009-10  Juli DiChiro
2008-09  Michael Donovan
2007-08  Ron Bolstad
2006-07  Dr. James Dunn
2005-06  Pete Belcastro
2004-05  Jim Green
2003-04  Bill Rupp*
2002-03  Gloria Thorpe
2001-02  Jeff Monosoff
2000-01  Sid Field    
1999-00  Jac Nickels
1998-99  Mike Gibbs
1997-98  Lenny Friedman
1996-97  Tim Bewley (DG)
1995-96  Kathy Cooper
1994-95  Dennis Cooper
1993-94  Barbara Allen
1992-93  Bob Johnson
1991-92  Denny Sweet
1990-91  Bill Cobb
1989-90  Tom Reid
1988-89  Al Carver
1987-88  Jim Matteson*  (DG) 
1986-87  Tom Smith 
1985-86  Greg Williams
1984-86  Chair of the Month
1983-84  Tom Howser*
1982-83   Bill Holmes
1981-82   BJ Holland* (DG)
1980-81   Ray Jackson
1979-80   Gordon Maderis*
1978-79   Joe Sayre
1977-78   Gary Prickett* 
1976-77   Hank Hampton*
1975-76   Bob Bernard*
1974-75   Marv Woods*
1973-74   Bob Bennett
1972-73   EB Esby McGill* (DG)
1971-72   LC Ireland*
1970-71   Dr Aubrey Hill*
1969-70   John Billings* (DG)
1968-69   Dom Provost*
1967-68   Frank Haines*
1966-67   Earl Newbry*
1965-66   Bob O'Harra
1964-65   Richard  Issacs*
1963-64   Gaylord Smith*
1962-63   Walt Hoffbuhr
1961-62   Archie Fries*
1960-61   Richard Cottle* 
1959-60   Dr Harvey Woods*
1958-59   John Thompson
1957-58   Dave Fortmiller
1956-57   Ed Singmaster*
1955-56   Bob Ingle*
1954-55   Bob Reinholdt
1953-54   Jean Ebberhardt*
1952-53   John Cotton*
1951-52   Jim Busch*
1950-51   Bill Stansbury*
1949-50   Bob Hardy*
1948-49   Elmer Biegel*
1947-48   O.N. Wray* 
1946-47   Will Dodge*
1945-46   John Dougherty*
1944-45   Walter Redford*
1943-44   GH Wenner*
1942-43   Art Hardy*
1941-42   Ted Norby*