About Our Club
The more than 100 year old Rotary Club of Salisbury is a well-respected member organization whose product is service. Fun, fellowship, and community service are hallmarks of the club.
The club was organized on January 14, 1920 and granted a charter on February 1, 1920. It was the first service club on the Delmarva Peninsula south of Wilmington, Delaware and one of the first in Maryland outside of Baltimore.
We have about 90 members with years of service ranging from more than 50 years to just joined this year.
We meet at the Rotary Scout and Community Center, owned by our non-profit Rotary Club of Salisbury Foundation, Inc. Our club is one of the few in the world that owns its own building.
A Visual Club History
To see highlights of the club's more than one hundred years of community service, click here. https://youtu.be/s6O8cywWCFw
A List of Club Leaders
Presidents of The Rotary Club of Salisbury
1920-1921 Marvin C. Evans
1921-1922 William F. Allen
1922-1923 Ralph H. Grier
1923-1924 Hooper Miles
1924-1925 Henry S. Todd, Sr.
1925-1926 William H. Morton
1926-1927 C.R. Disharoon
1927-1928 W. S. Sheppard
1928-1929 W. Lee Allen
1929-1930 Francis H. Dryden
1930-1931 Dr. J. McFadden Dick
1931-1932 Arthur Everett Williams
1932-1933 David Dallas
1933-1934 Dr. W. Orville Daisey
1934-1935 Ernest O. Wheatley
1935-1936 Dr. Justin C. Wood
1936-1937 Henry S. Todd
1937-1938 Frank M. Cline
1938-1939 Wilbur M. Rounds
1939-1940 Dr. J.D. Blackwell
1940-1941 John C. Krusen & Carl M. Paynter
1941-1942 E. Sheldon Jones
1942-1943 James M. Bennett
1943-1944 Ralph O. Dulany
1944-1945 George P. Chandler
1945-1946 Ernest C. Clark
1946-1947 W. Twilley Malone
1947-1948 Norman P. Foster
1948-1949 E.D. Owens Davis, Jr.
1949-1950 Calvin H. Cropper
1950-1951 W. March Gollner
1951-1952 Albert G. Allen
1952-1953 Dr. E.R. White, Jr.
1953-1954 George M. Dallas
1954-1955 Delbert M. Davis
1955-1956 Dr. Philip A. Insley, Sr.
1956-1957 George B. Fitzgerald
1957-1958 Pat Boccia
1958-1959 Glenn H. Benedict, Sr.
1959-1960 William J. Kindley
1960-1961 Raymond H. Simmons
1961-1962 George O. Hendrickson
1962-1963 Dr. Vernon S. Cantrell
1963-1964 John M. Broyhill
1964-1965 Dr. Wilbur Devilbiss
1965-1966 John M. Morris
1966-1967 Richard L. Moore
1967-1968 Thomas C. Roe
1968-1969 France E. Smith
1969-1970 Lewis R. Carman, Jr.
1970-1971 Dr. Orem E. Robinson, Jr.
1971-1972 Samuel Stein
1972-1973 Laurence M. Bates
1973-1974 John J. Snee
1974-1975 George W. Hart
1975-1976 Richard S. Wootten
1976-1977 Gerald B. Truitt, Jr.
1977-1978 Richard S. Barr, Sr.
1978-1979 Gordon D. Gladden
1979-1980 John H. Culver, Jr.
1980-1981 Herbert H. Fincher
1981-1982 Gudni K. Gunnarsson
1982-1983 William T. Davis
1983-1984 Otto K. Lange
1984-1985 Ralph W. Bender III
1985-1986 Dr. John O. Meadows
1986-1987 Roland R. Leimann
1987-1988 John G. Baker
1988-1989 W. Simpson Dunahoo
1989-1990 Dr. Philip A. Insley, Jr.
1990-1991 Michael G. Abercrombie
1991-1992 Glenn H. Benedict, Jr.
1992-1993 Arthur H. Goetz
1993-1994 William R. Cropper
1994-1995 Robert F. Brown
1995-1996 H. Michael Hickson
1996-1997 William G. von Paris
1997-1998 Michael K. Bloxham
1998-1999 Mrs. Lee F. Whaley
1999-2000 Arthur M. Cooley
2000-2001 Dr. Stephen L. Capelli
2001-2002 J. Andrew Phillips, Jr.
2002-2003 Dr. Terrance Greenwood
2003-2004 Timothy Sargent
2004-2005 David Downes
2005-2006 George Vickers
2006-2007 Allen C. Brown, Sr.
2007-2008 Marion Keenan
2008-2009 Henry L. Vinyard
2009-2010 Dr. John Burkett
2010-2011 Dr. Henry Engster
2011-2012 Kathleen G. McLain
2012-2013 Hugh C. Livingston
2013-2014 Dr. George I. Whitehead III
2014-2015 Daniel P. Williams
2015-2016 Audrey E. Orr
2016-2017 Marie B. Calafiura
2017-2018 Kurt Schuster
2018-2019 Mark Granger
2019-2020 Christopher Layton
2020-2021 John Aukward
2021-2022 Bill Satterfield
2022-2023 Ford Waggoner
2023-2024 Ernie Colburn
2024-2025 Elizabeth (BJ) Summers
2025-2026 Chris Peek
Members of the Rotary Club of Salisbury
2025-2026 Members of the
Rotary Club of Salisbury Year Joining the Club
Mike Abercrombie 1980
Gil Allen 2015
Bob Anderson 2019
Gail Anderson 1995
John Aukward 2005
Craig Booth 2019
Tim Bozman 2025
Amanda Brooks 2017
Allen Brown 1998
Rocky Burnett 2023
Marie Calafiura 1989
Steve Capelli 1984
Ashley Clevenger 2018
Ernie Colburn 2015
Donnie Cooper 2012
Bill Cropper 1982
Luanne Dashield 2021
Colin DeVault 2025
Bob Dickey 1982
Bob Dodd 2024
Susie Dodd 2024
Dave Downes 1982
Hank Engster 1992
Lee Evans 2013
Robin Evans 2016
Greg Ferrier 2000
Tracy Fickett 2018
Bob Freeman 2024
Ed Goyda 2017
Mark Granger 2010
Terry Greenwood 1978 and rejoining in 1999
Gina Grier 2023
John Hall 1983
William Hall 2008
David Hanlin 2017
Chris Hardy 2021
Seth Hershberger 2022
Mike Hickson 1984
Tom Johnson 2018
Hunter Johnston 2010
Erica Joseph 2018
Carole Krueger 2022
Chris Layton 2005
Gus Lebois 2016
Barbara Leonard 2011
David Leone 2024
Michael Liang 2009
Hugh Livingston 1988
Bobby Malone 2017
Ginnie Malone 2017
Kathleen McLain 1997
Dick Meeks 2015
Jeff Merritt 2019
Freddy Mitchell 1980
Ken Montville 2019
Stan Morris 2001
Suzanne Murray 2025
Marty Neat 2024
Darryl Nixon 1985
David Orem 1984
Audrey Orr 2004
Ace Parker 1985
Jay Pearce 2022
Chris Peek 2007
David Plotts 2024
Richard Polin 2011
John Rankin 2023
Pete Reddish 1973
Tim Sargent 1987
Bill Satterfield 1984
Kurt Schuster 1999
John Snee 1969
BJ Summers 2015
Don Taylor 1988
Matt Tilghman 2025
Henry Tilman 2022
Sydney Tilman 2022
George Vickers 1983
Lee Whaley 1989
George Whitehead 1991
Phil Whitman 2013
Cynthia Williams 2021
Dan Williams 2005
Russ Winters 2024
Bill Wyatt 1982
Honorary Members
Mike Bloxham 1977
Bob Brown 1984
Art Cooley 1982
Simpson Dunahoo 1980
Phil Insley 1970
Dave Tontonoz 1988
Rotarians of the Year
1970s
1970-1971 Thomas J. Graham
1971-1972 Richard J. Elwood
1972-1973 Norman T. Baker
1973-1974 Michael Dilworth
1974-1975 John H. Culver, Jr.
1975-1976 G. Donald Sewell
1976-1977 John H. Culver, Jr.
1977-1978 Robert C. Hamill
1978-1979 L. Wayne Reichard
1979-1980 Joe Meadows
1980s
1980-1981 Donnie Williams
1981-1982 W. Simpson Dunahoo
1982-1983 Donnie Williams
1983-1984 Glenn H. Benedict, Jr.
1984-1985 David V. Downes
1985-1986 W. Simpson Dunahoo
1986-1987 Joel A. Boren
1987-1988 William G. von Paris, Jr.
1988-1989 Arthur H. Goetz
1989-1990 Arthur H. Goetz
1990s
1990-1991 Richard L. Levesque
1991-1992 Lee Whaley
1992-1993 R. Paul Fulwider
1993-1994 Raymond Hudson
1994-1995 George Vickers
1995-1996 J. Andrew Phillips, Jr.
1996-1997 Rev. Arthur F. Bebee
1997-1998 John Burkett D.D.S.
1998-1999 Jock McNair
1999-2000 J. Andrew Phillips, Jr. and Charles Whitmore
2000s
2000-2001 Charles Whitmore
2001-2002 Mike Hickson
2002-2003 John Nicholson
2003-2004 Kathleen McLain and Lee Whaley
2004-2005 Ray Hudson
2005-2006 Matt Maciarello
2006-2007 Jock McNair
2007-2008 Gordon Gladden
2008-2009 Richard Stover
2009-2010 Jock McNair
2010s
2010-2011 Marie Calafiura
2011-2012 Jock McNair and Kurt Schuster
2012-2013 Audrey Orr
2013-2014 Roger Follebout
2014-2015 Terry Greenwood
2015-2016 Steve Capelli
2016-2017 Hank Engster and Hugh Livingston
2017-2018 Art Cooley and Dan Williams
2018-2019 Allen C. Brown, Sr.
2019-2020 Audrey Orr
2020s
2020-2021 Joe Stefursky
2021-2022 Marie Calafiura
2022-2023 Gus Lebois and Stacey McMichael
2023-2024 Bill Satterfield
2024-2025 Robin Evans
Rotary Club of Salisbury Four-Way Test Award Recipients
This award is presented annually to a non-Rotarian to recognize community service while adhering to the Rotary Four-Way Test.
- Is it the TRUTH?
- Is it FAIR to all concerned?
- Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
- Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
1962-1963 J.I. Wells
1963-1964 Avery Hall
1964-1965 William Morgan
1965-1966 Ryder Jones
1966-1967 William Briddell
1967-1968 Ercel Wimbrow
1968-1969 Milton Ardis
1969-1970 Jerry Valliant
1970-1971 David Rodgers
1971-1972 Ross Waterman
1972-1973 Billy Jackson
1973-1974 Ercell Dove
1974-1975 Judy Glenn
1975-1976 Charles Messick
1976-1977 Tom A. Craig
1977-1978 H. Gray Reeves
1978-1979 Louis Adkins
1979-1980 Bill Rictor
1980-1981 Robert E. Brown
1981-1982 Warren and Lelia Mason
1982-1983 Carl Webster
1983-1984 Edward Wyatt
1984-1985 Sam Seidel
1985-1986 Marianna R. Holloway
1986-1987 Richard Hazel
1987-1988 Daniel Ulm
1988-1989 Sister Mary Elizabeth
1989-1990 Donald W. Mabe
1990-1991 Frank H. Morris
1991-1992 Richard D. Beals
1992-1993 W. Paul Martin
1993-1994 Rev. Jesse Abbott
1994-1995 Walden Howard
1995-1996 Edward S. Henry Jr.
1996-1997 Virginia B. Layfield
1997-1998 Susanne S. Morris
1998-1999 Julia Foxwell
1999-2000 Fred Vanderveen
2000-2001 David Larmore
2001-2002 Timothy Kane
2002-2003 Frank Perdue
2003-2004 Morgan Hazel
2004-2005 Marty Neat
2005-2006 W. Thomas Hershey
2006-2007 Orville Penn
2007-2008 William T. Middleton
2008-2009 K. King Burnett
2009-2010 Anthony Sarbanes
2010-2011 Peggy Bradford
2011-2012 Charles Dashiell
2012-2013 Curtis and Jane Massey
2013-2014 Vernon Rivers
2014-2015 Ernie Matthews
2015-2016 Ed Godfrey
2016-2017 Mary Gladys Jones
2017-2018 Rick and Melody Nelson
2018-2019 Ted Evans
2019-2020 Robert Cook
2020-2021 Bryan Murfree
2021-2022 JoAnn Blackmon
2022-2023 Maureen Williams
2023-2024 Rich Wiersberg
2024-2025 Keith and Lora Adkins