PAUL HARRIS AWARDS
Recognizing Generosity & Excellence
The Paul Harris Fellow recognition acknowledges individuals who contribute, or who have contributions made in their name, of $1,000 to The Rotary Foundation.
Rotary established the recognition in 1957 to encourage and show appreciation for substantial contributions to what was then the Foundation’s only program, Rotary Foundation Fellowships for Advanced Study, the precursor to Ambassadorial Scholarships.
The first Paul Harris Fellows included past RI Director Allison G. Brush, who served during the 1937-38 Rotary year, and longtime RI Treasurer Rufus F. Chapin, both for donations made in 1946. Mrs. Adan Vargas was the first woman to receive the recognition, for a gift made in 1953. Mrs. Harry L. Jones was the second, and one of only five people recognized for contributions actually made in that inaugural year.
The number of Paul Harris Fellows reached the 1 million mark in 2006, including the following from the Woodbridge Rotary Club.
Ruth Boynton
Murtiel L. Brownlee
Austin Button
Dudley Button
Mercedes Button
Ernie Chaplin
Jane Collins
Gabriel D'Aoust
Joe DeHaas
John Graham +
Stewart Hawman
Mahmoud Nezarati
James Parsons
Thomas W. Pearce
Roger Reid-Bicknell +
Derek Rowe
Wilf Scott
Charles Snider
Dorothy Tizzard
Gordon W Tizzard
Jack Weldon
Donald G Brownlee +
Fabrizio Burroni +
John Geoffrey Ing +
Taflyn Maynard
Samir Dossal
Kenneth N. Maynard +
Emmanuel Abara
Samir Dossal
Robert Leger +
Jamie Maynard +
Renata Pancini +
Alan Jackson
Evelyene Kersey
Robert Leger +
George Lewis
Fiorella Marinelli