Pictured L-R:  Kurt Ingold and Jim Hutcheson
 
Jim Hutcheson was awarded a Percy Frazier award on September 17th for his continued contribution to the Rotary Foundation.
 
Jim has been a familiar face at the Missoula RC since June, 1991.  He has devoted part of his life to helping make positive, lasting change in his community and, through Rotary, the world.
First, some background.   Jim was born in Houston and grew up in the San Diego area.  He served five years in the US Army as a captain in Latin America in the 7th and 8th Special Forces Groups, the Green Berets,  SF in those days were teams of highly trained specialists who lived with and helped train people friendly to US.  Jim graduated from the Thurderbird School, known for its excellence in preparing students for a career in business.  Jim started in sales management with Wolverine Shoes and then with the alcoholic beverage industry in the Seattle/Portland area and Montana.  Jim has been active in Rotary on the west coast and Missoula, serving on the board of directors, international committee and club service.   It’s been Jim who has provided a bottle of wine for our birthday table each month for at least the last twenty years.   He’s supported our club financially and with his time.  As Missoula Foundation Treasurer, I can tell you Jim is often the one who writes the first check on a project or contributes to bring a project “over the top.”  If you wonder what service above self means, get to know Jim Hutcheson.
 
Kurt Ingold