PAUL
HARRIS
ROTARY
INTERNATIONAL FOUNDER
Paul
P. Harris
Founder of Rotary
Paul P. Harris was the founder of the Rotary. He was born in Racine, Wisconsin, on April 18, 1868 and spent his early years in Wallingford, Vermont, prior to attending the University of Vermont, Princeton University and the University of Iowa in 1891. He spent the next five years in seeing the world and in coming to know his fellow men before settling down to practice law.
He worked as a newspaper reporter, a business college teacher, a stock company actor and as a cowboy. He traveled extensively as a salesman for the marble and granite concern in the U.S. and Europe. These varied experiences broadened his vision and were material assistance in the early extension of Rotary.
In 1896, Paul Harris, went to Chicago to practice law. One day in 1900 he dined with a lawyer friend in Rogers Park, a residential section of Chicago. After dinner they took a walk and he was impressed by the fact that his friend stopped at several stores and shops in the neighborhood and introduced him to the proprietors, who were his friends. Paul Harris' law experience caused him to wonder why he couldn't make social friends out of at least some of his business friends and he resolved to organize a club which would band together a group of representative business and professional men in friendship and fellowship.
The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International
Paul Harris Fellows
Ballenger,
Kathleen Fellow |
Gawel,
Dave Fellow 2 |
Satiani,
Bhagwan Fellow |
Beneviat,
Barbara Fellow |
Green,
Karen Fellow |
Schneider,
Steve Fellow |
Beneviat,
John Fellow 3 |
Hixon,
Fred Fellow |
Schneider,
Sue Fellow |
Beneviat,
Michael Fellow |
Holycross,
Donna Fellow |
Schneider,
Tom Fellow 3 |
Bolton,
Al Fellow 3 |
Huddleston,
Jerry Fellow |
Sheatzley,
Brian Fellow |
Bolton,
Jeanne Fellow |
Huddleston,
Ron Fellow |
Sheatzley,
Sue Fellow |
Bonecutter,
Katie Fellow 3 |
Johnson,
Mary Fellow |
Snyder,
John Fellow |
Bonecutter,
Gary Fellow |
Kesser,
Jim Fellow 3 |
Snyder,
Thurman Fellow |
Bonham,
Bill Fellow |
Kesser,
Toni Fellow |
Taylor,
Ann Fellow |
Brindley,
Jeff Fellow |
Keyes,
Thomas Fellow |
Taylor,
Tim Fellow |
Cafaro,
John Fellow |
King,
Ray Fellow |
Tencza,
Pete Fellow 2 |
Calloway,
Dave Fellow |
Kitsmiller,
Gary Fellow |
Thompson,
Tom Fellow |
Calloway,
Marge Fellow 2 |
Lundstrom,
Gail Fellow |
Trejo,
Beverly Fellow |
Connor,
P.J. Fellow |
Lyons,
Kim Fellow 2 |
Trejo,
Richard Fellow 3 |
Conroy,
Chic Fellow 2 |
Lyons,
Robert Fellow |
Trejo,
Lynne Fellow |
Cremean,
Sharon Fellow |
Maier,
William Fellow 2 |
Viers,
Norma Fellow 2 |
Daniels,
Denise Fellow |
Maxwell,
Lynda Fellow |
Viers,
Robert William Weil Fellow |
Daniels,
Erin Fellow |
Maxwell, Dick Fellow 2 |
Viers,
Roger James Wayne Fellow |
Daniels,
Mark Fellow 3 |
Miller, David Fellow |
Viers,
Roger Fellow 9 |
Daniels,
Mitch Fellow 5 |
Mulisano,
Tom Fellow |
Weber,
Tom Fellow |
Degnen,
Nancy Fellow |
O'dell,
Dave Fellow |
Wigal,
Rebecca Fellow |
Degnen,
Tom Fellow 3 |
Pausche, Tom Fellow 2 |
Williams,
Timothy Fellow |
Doyle,
Bob Fellow 5 |
Press,
Larry Fellow |
Winderl,
Ed Fellow 2 |
Faist,
Julia Fellow |
Ramsey,
Dave Fellow |
Winderl,
Kathy Fellow |
Faist,
Kurt Fellow |
Ramsey,
Linda Fellow |
Wolfe,
Michelle Fellow |
Fought,
Gary Fellow |
Roll,
Richard Fellow |
Wolfe,
Rebecca Fellow |
Fritz,
Phyllis Fellow 2 |
Ruppel,
Dennis Fellow 3 |
Wolfe,
Vic Fellow 4 |
Fritz,
Mike Fellow 10 |
Ruppel,
Dianna Fellow |
Wolfe,
Wes Fellow |
Gawel,
Cheryl Fellow |
Sander,
Shari Fellow |
Wolfe,
Zachary Fellow |
Sander,
Rob Fellow 5 |
Many members of the Gahanna Rotary Club belong to lottery groups as a way of supporting the Rotary International Foundation. The groups meet annually to draw a name of the person to be designated a "Paul Harris Fellow." The Club then sends the $1,000 donated collectively by the group to the Rotary International Foundation in that member's name. The following are the current Paul Harris Fellows lottery groups:
Group #18 2009-13 Foundation Benefactors