Beverly
Grogan
is
a
Dallas
native
and
now
resides
in
Grand
Prairie.
A
graduate
of
Tyler
Junior
College
and
the
University
of
Texas
at
Arlington,
she
began
a
long
career
at
Southwestern
Bell
Telephone
Company
in
a
variety
of
Marketing
and
Training
positions.
She
took
early
retirement
in
2000
and
began
a
second
career
as
Vice
President
–Events
at
the
Grand
Prairie
Chamber
of
Commerce.
5
years
later,
she
was
hired
by
the
City
of
Grand
Prairie
Parks
Department
where
she
served
as
Special
Events
Coordinator.
She
recently
retired
from
there
after
a
successful
career
of
staging
years
of
popular
events,
including
Prairie
Lights,
a
drive-‐through
Christmas
park
which
won
national
recognition.
Beverly
joined
Grand
Prairie
Metro
Rotary
in
2002,
and
has
served
in
a
variety
of
offices,
including
Club
President
in
2006-‐07.
She
has
served
in
a
variety
of
District
Roles
including
Assistant
Governor,
Service
Project
chairman,
Child
Identification
Chairman,
Events
Chairman,
and
Dream
Team.
One
of
her
favorite
jobs
was
being
on
the
faculty
of
Rotary
International
Leadership
Institute
(RILI).
She
served
as
Chair
of
that
group,
and
as
RILI
was
changed
to
Rotary
Engagement
and
Leverage,
became
a
co-‐developer
and
facilitator
of
that
Leadership
Program.
She
is
a
Benefactor,
Bequest
Society
member
and
a
member
of
the
Paul
Harris
Society.
Her
club
awarded
her
the
Star
award
in
2016.
Beverly
is
extremely
involved
in
her
community,
serving
on
several
charitable
boards
through
the
years.
Currently
she
serves
as
Board
member
of
Children
First
Counseling
center,
UTA’s
Christian
campus
Center
and
Board
Emeritus
of
Dallas
Children’s
Theater.
She
was
given
the
Woman
of
Distinction
award
and
President’s
award
by
Soroptimist
International
for
her
community
service,
and
the
same
organization
presented
her
the
Spirit
of
Volunteerism
Award
in
2019.
In
2014
the
Grand
Prairie
Chamber
of
Commerce
named
Beverly
‘Citizen
of
the
Year’.
Beverly
is
looking
forward
to
this
year
of
serving
her
District
5810
as
Governor,
hoping
to
meet
more
Rotarians
that,
like
her,
want
to
make
a
difference
in
our
world.
Grogan
is
a
Dallas
native
and
now
resides
in
Grand
Prairie.
A
graduate
of
Tyler
Junior
College
and
the
University
of
Texas
at
Arlington,
she
began
a
long
career
at
Southwestern
Bell
Telephone
Company
in
a
variety
of
Marketing
and
Training
positions.
She
took
early
retirement
in
2000
and
began
a
second
career
as
Vice
President
–Events
at
the
Grand
Prairie
Chamber
of
Commerce.
5
years
later,
she
was
hired
by
the
City
of
Grand
Prairie
Parks
Department
where
she
served
as
Special
Events
Coordinator.
She
recently
retired
from
there
after
a
successful
career
of
staging
years
of
popular
events,
including
Prairie
Lights,
a
drive-‐through
Christmas
park
which
won
national
recognition.
Beverly
joined
Grand
Prairie
Metro
Rotary
in
2002,
and
has
served
in
a
variety
of
offices,
including
Club
President
in
2006-‐07.
She
has
served
in
a
variety
of
District
Roles
including
Assistant
Governor,
Service
Project
chairman,
Child
Identification
Chairman,
Events
Chairman,
and
Dream
Team.
One
of
her
favorite
jobs
was
being
on
the
faculty
of
Rotary
International
Leadership
Institute
(RILI).
She
served
as
Chair
of
that
group,
and
as
RILI
was
changed
to
Rotary
Engagement
and
Leverage,
became
a
co-‐developer
and
facilitator
of
that
Leadership
Program.
She
is
a
Benefactor,
Bequest
Society
member
and
a
member
of
the
Paul
Harris
Society.
Her
club
awarded
her
the
Star
award
in
2016.
Beverly
is
extremely
involved
in
her
community,
serving
on
several
charitable
boards
through
the
years.
Currently
she
serves
as
Board
member
of
Children
First
Counseling
center,
UTA’s
Christian
campus
Center
and
Board
Emeritus
of
Dallas
Children’s
Theater.
She
was
given
the
Woman
of
Distinction
award
and
President’s
award
by
Soroptimist
International
for
her
community
service,
and
the
same
organization
presented
her
the
Spirit
of
Volunteerism
Award
in
2019.
In
2014
the
Grand
Prairie
Chamber
of
Commerce
named
Beverly
‘Citizen
of
the
Year’.
Beverly
is
looking
forward
to
this
year
of
serving
her
District
5810
as
Governor,
hoping
to
meet
more
Rotarians
that,
like
her,
want
to
make
a
difference
in
our
world.
